Engineering Excellence Awards – Application

Posted October 2, 2014 & filed under LHTAC News.

Each year the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Idaho sponsors the Idaho Engineering Excellence Awards Competition. This competition is open to all engineering or surveying firms, whether or not they are a member of ACEC of Idaho. The competition is to give public recognition to those engineering achievements that demonstrate a high degree of merit and ingenuity, and that provide a major contribution to technical, economic, and social advancement.

For guidelines and application information click on the link below.

2015 Idaho Engineering Excellence Award Competition (PDF)

Contact the ACEC office at 208-321-1502 or tottens@amsidaho.com with any questions.

OSHA Releases Interactive Training Webtool

Posted September 29, 2014 & filed under Technical Articles.

Reprinted with permission of OSHA, Office of Communications

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a new interactive training tool to help small agencies or businesses effectively identify hazards in the workplace. Employers and workers can virtually explore how to identify common workplace hazards in the manufacturing and construction industries. Users of the new training tool will learn not only hazard identification skills but also learn about hazard abatement and control. (more…)

Work is scheduled to begin today for the Middle Fork Emergency Relief (ER) Project

Posted September 25, 2014 & filed under Funding News, LHTAC News.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Work is scheduled to begin today (Thursday, 9/25/2014) for the Middle Fork Emergency Relief (ER) Project

Boise – Work is scheduled to begin this week to reopen the Middle Fork Boise River Road near Atlanta, Idaho. This road is the only access route for winter travel to the small mountain community of Atlanta.

On September 9^th U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the immediate availability of $500,000 in Emergency Relief funds from the U.S. DOT’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help cover the costs of repairs.

The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC), in cooperation with the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), is providing project oversight for the Middle Fork ER project. This includes coordination with Forest Service and Atlanta Highway District.

A road closure from Loftus Hot Springs and Campground to Forest Road 376 is expected to last for 60 days for all traffic, until construction is complete. Traffic using other portions of the Middle Fork Road should be aware of construction vehicles.

Total project cost for Middle Fork Road ER is expected at $800,000.

Idaho Local Highway Financial Needs Study

Posted September 22, 2014 & filed under Reports.

LHTAC Study Origin

During the 2008 Idaho Legislative Session, local agency representatives requested additional revenue to adequately maintain and improve local roads. Legislative representatives requested additional analysis to support this request. The purpose of this report is to answer the questions generated during the 2008 session so that additional revenue can be applied towards local highway needs. (more…)

September 2014 Progress Status Report

Posted September 19, 2014 & filed under LHTAC News, Reports.

New Quarterly Progress Reports!

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. (more…)