By Reed Hollinshead, ITD Office of Communication
A new eight-foot-wide multi-use path was recently completed in the northern Idaho town of Spirit Lake, connecting Idaho Highway 41 (5th Avenue), city hall, and the fire station, and adding sidewalk to many residences in the area. The path, identified as a need by the city since 2007, used $216,456 in TAP (Transportation Alternatives Program) funding.
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.
•December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report District 1 (PDF)
•December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report District 2 (PDF)
•December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report District 3 (PDF)
•December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report District 4 (PDF)
•December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report District 5 (PDF)
•December 2018 Quarterly Progress Report District 6 (PDF)
Fiscal Year 2020 Local Rural Highway Investment Program (LRHIP) application’s have been graded, approved through the Council, and the rankings are posted.
2020 LRHIP Final Scores (PDF)
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The scores and rankings were approved by the Idaho Transportation Board on 02/21/19. The following list represents the applications received ranked by score and the requested amount. Awards letters have been issued.
2019 CPS Rankings (PDF)
Program Background: Some Strategic Initiatives funds were directed to be spent specifically on projects addressing “children pedestrian safety on the state and local system.” LHTAC and ITD staff worked together to develop a joint program to fund these projects. Similar to the Local Strategic Initiatives program the project should be “shovel ready” and construction must be completed by late fall/early winter 2019.
The Children Pedestrian Safety Program projects must still be considered maintenance as stated in H312. This includes but is not limited to;
Check out the 2018 complete projects HERE!