The Idaho Transportation Department, Office of Highway Safety invites agencies that have highway/rail intersections within their jurisdiction to apply for a federal fiscal year (FFY) 2015 “Adopt A Crossing” Highway Safety Grant. The grant program is intended to reduce the number of motor vehicle train crashes to assist Idaho in the move toward our long term goal of “Toward Zero Deaths.” (more…)
The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council provides an important linkage between Local Highway Jurisdictions and the Idaho Transportation Department 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.
California Department of Transportation Director Malcolm Dougherty, South Carolina Transportation Secretary Janet Oakley, Oregon Department of Transportation Director Matthew Garrett and other leaders talk
about the value of innovation in a new FHWA video, Every Day Counts: Efficiency Through Technology and
Collaboration. They were interviewed during a series of summits held last fall to introduce the EDC-3 innovations FHWA is promoting in 2015 and 2016.
EDC News http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts/edcnews/02052015.cfm
Geosynthetic reinforced soil-integrated bridge system technology is an Every Day Counts innovation that can help reduce bridge construction time and cost. Because they are easy to build and use common equipment and materials, GRS-IBS projects can be built in weeks instead of months. (more…)
A free public event geared toward construction contractors available statewide.
On March 16, 1-3pm MST (Noon-2 p.m. PST), the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will be presenting construction contractors’ workshop on: