“It has been a hard decision, but I plan to retire on May first of this year. The Council has met and appointed Laila Kral to be the new LHTAC Administrator upon my departure. I have the greatest confidence in her and her abilities to guide LHTAC in the future. Please give her all the support she needs as she leads LHTAC forward.” – Jeff R. Miles, LHTAC Administrator.
Members of the Local Highway Community:
Since I have been with LHTAC and in my role as the Administrator, I have strived to innovate and improve every day. We have developed a positive and beneficial relationship with the Idaho Transportation Department and the Federal Highway Administration. Our relationship with the legislature has improved. In partnership with the consultant community, hard work has allowed us to more than double the amount of Federal-aid we manage for the local highway jurisdictions without significant increases in staff. Our stewardship agreement with ITD allows us to operate with the least necessary oversight because we have put in place policies and procedures that allow us to perform at our best every day.
During this time, we have successfully added a Safety Program, Emergency Relief projects, Freight projects, Infrastructure Grant projects, Transportation Alternatives projects as well as moving several Federal Lands Access Projects to our program at the request of the Idaho local agencies. We have increased T2 courses, gained grants for updated equipment, completed innovation projects and innovation training classes.
I have enjoyed my transportation career including my time with the Idaho Transportation Department, however working with the local highway jurisdictions and consulting firms of Idaho has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
It has been a hard decision, but I plan to retire in May of this year.
I wish there were more that I could say, but I give my greatest thanks to the Council, our fantastic staff at LHTAC, the Local Highway Jurisdictions, the Consultant Community, the Idaho Transportation Department and our many partners and friends over the years.
Thank you,
Jeff R. Miles, PE
LHTAC Administrator