Posts Categorized: LHTAC News

LHTAC wins multiple awards at the recent WTS Awards Gala

WTS is an international organization dedicated to building the future of transportation through the global advancement of women. With over 6,500 members, including both women and men, WTS is turning the glass ceiling into a career portal through its professional programs, networking opportunities, and unparalleled access to industry and government leaders.

The WTS SW Idaho Chapter met on February 21st to celebrate those who’ve made valuable contributions to the transportation industry.  (more…)

Innovation Exchange Webinar: Project Bundling

Innovation Exchange Webinar: Project Bundling (PDF)

Target Audience: Local Agencies, Tribes, and Federal Land Management Agencies (Please Share this information)

Happy New Year! Center for Local Aid is starting off the year with cost effective information that will help you stretch your money. It’s no secret that our infrastructure needs attention. But how can you provide that on a shoestring budget?

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December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report

The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) provides an important linkage between Local Highway Jurisdictions (LHJs) and the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) in the utilization of Federal-aid highway funds available to the LHJs in Idaho. These quarterly progress reports include the status listing of current and upcoming LHTAC projects for each district.

December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report District 1 (PDF)
December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report District 2 (PDF)
December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report District 3 (PDF)
December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report District 4 (PDF)
December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report District 5 (PDF)
December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report District 6 (PDF)

Number of crashes at Benton St. and 2nd Ave. reduced by 91.67%

By City of Pocatello
From the Idaho State Journal January 30, 2019

POCATELLO – Two full years after improvements were completed at a Pocatello intersection, the number of crashes are down by more than 90 percent at the site.

Staff with the City of Pocatello Engineering Department compiled accident data from the Pocatello Police Department and the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) at the Benton Street and 2nd Avenue intersection. Their findings show that crashes at and near the intersection dropped by 91.67 percent in 2017 and 2018 when compared to 2014 and 2015. In 2017 and 2018, there was one accident. Meanwhile, 2014 and 2015 saw 12 accidents. Staff did not use 2016 in their comparison because it was the year construction was underway. In 2016, there were two crashes reported.

“The City of Pocatello takes the safety of its citizens very seriously and prior to starting the project, the intersection at Benton Street and 2nd Avenue was identified as one of the most dangerous intersections in Pocatello,” said Jeff Mansfield, Public Works Director/City Engineer. “The drastic decrease in accidents is proof that the improvements were a success.”

The first aid at this point only crash following construction was in August 2018.

The cost of the project was roughly $359,000 with 92.66 percent being paid through federal sources and 7.34 percent paid by the City through cash and in-kind contributions.

To view the compiled data, visit pocatello.us/DocumentCenter/View/5303/Benton2ndAccidentData and to see LHTAC’s data, visit gis.lhtac.org/safety.

For more information on other projects happening around Pocatello, visit projects.pocatello.us.