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Virtual Lunch n’ Learn: Durable Pavement Markings

Posted & filed under LHTAC News.

Have you used spray-applied thermoplastic or other durable marking products? Have you considered the safety benefits of a longer-lasting and higher reflectivity products? Have you thought about potential funding sources for the added cost? Have you questioned the feasibility of these product applications on north Idaho roads?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then join us for this interactive panel discussion of Durable Pavement Markings. Then, stay on for an interactive brainstorming session about the opportunities and challenges of using Durable Pavement Markings in your community.

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LHTAC Project Bundling Highlight in FHWA Innovator Magazine

Posted & filed under Every Day Counts Initiative, LHTAC News.

Kudos to LHTAC’s Safety Team and their innovative approach to funding guardrail projects. The most recent project was featured in the FHWA Innovator Magazine.

Highway agencies in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Idaho combined the benefits of the Every Day Counts innovations on project bundling and reducing rural roadway departures to make their roads safer for drivers while using resources cost-effectively.

Read the Article HERE.

GRS-IBS Bridge Construction Webinar

Posted & filed under LHTAC News, T2 News.

August 20, 2020
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. (Mountain Time)
This course will be offered virtually using Zoom.

Description: 
GRS-IBS is an innovation to help reduce bridge construction time and cost. GRS-IBS projects can be built in weeks instead of months, due to the ease of construction and the use of readily available materials and equipment. Reduced construction schedule translates into less exposure around work zones improving safety. Idaho has adopted GRS-IBS as a focus for the state.
 
Learn more about GRS-IBS Bridge construction during this 2.5-hour webinar hosted by LHTAC and HMH Engineering. Webinar will include pictures and video from the recent construction of Ruby Creek Bridge #3 in Boundary County, Idaho.

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June 2020 Quarterly Progress Report

Posted & filed under LHTAC News, Reports.

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.

•June 2020 Quarterly Progress Report District 1 Design (PDF) Construction (PDF)
•June 2020 Quarterly Progress Report District 2 Design (PDF) Construction (PDF)
•June 2020 Quarterly Progress Report District 3 Design (PDF) Construction (PDF)
•June 2020 Quarterly Progress Report District 4 Design (PDF) Construction (PDF)
•June 2020 Quarterly Progress Report District 5 Design (PDF) Construction (PDF)
•June 2020 Quarterly Progress Report District 6 Design (PDF) Construction (PDF)