Congratulations Karissa Nelson and Matt Koster for their work on Old Highway 37 The Narrows Project – recognized at Gold Award Level. Click HERE for more info.
ITD and AGC announce Excellence in Construction Partnering Award winners
State-Wide Virtual Safety Fest
SAVE THE DATES—March 9-11, 2021
Safety Fest of the Great Northwest will be on its 16th year of FREE training conferences around the state.
Safety Fest is typically held at 6 locations across Idaho: Post Falls, Boise, Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, Pocatello, and Lewiston.
The upcoming 2021 event will be completely virtual. All 6 local events are joining together to offer 3 full days of classes.
Stay tuned for more details coming soon!
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Work Zone Safety – Instructor Led Training (Online)
PURPOSE: This class provides training to local agency personnel for their daily labor and maintenance activities.
TOPICS COVERED: Traffic control devices, traffic control plans, and work zone safety.
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
PDH’s: 1.5
Instructor: Juan Pava (IDOT) and Dean Mentjes (FHWA)
MUTCD Notice of Proposed Revisions
The long-awaited proposed revisions to the national MUTCD are finally out. The public inspection document is available at the following link and it will be official and open for public comment starting on Monday for 90 days.
Public Inspection: National Standards for Traffic Control Devices: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision
Rebuilding bridges
Span built in 1919 will be replaced early next year
Article from the Lewiston Tribune 12/7/2020
By Joel Mills, of the Tribune
Nez Perce County’s effort to replace the century-old Cherrylane Bridge has spanned almost two decades, but construction is finally set to begin early next year.
One of the biggest holdups has been the cost, with estimates higher than $20 million at some points. The county won a $15.75 million federal grant in 2018 after five years of unsuccessful applications, leaving officials to look for other funding sources to cover the rest of the cost.
The final engineer’s estimate from the state Local Highway Technical Assistance Council came in at $16,195,348. And when the project was presented to potential contractors, the low bid came in at $15,792,205 from Cascade Bridge LLC of Vancouver, Wash., about $403,000 under the estimate.