The Idaho State House and Senate recently recognized Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Director Brian Ness by unanimously approving concurrent resolutions honoring his outstanding service to the State of Idaho and to its citizen taxpayers. Ness will retire in late May from ITD as the longest-serving director in the history of the department. … Read more
The Idaho Transportation Department will use a new machine this spring to pick up trash along Interstate 90 from Washington to Coeur d’Alene. “Now that the snow has melted, everyone can see the ugly truth about how much garbage has been piling up all winter,” Operations Engineer Jerry Wilson said. “This year, we have already … Read more
The $325M Transportation Enhancement and Congestion Mitigation (TECM) highway bonds have earned very high ratings by the two major rating services. Fitch rated them at AA+ (the highest rating possible is AAA). The rating by Moody’s Investor Services is Aa1. The bonds are expected to be sold later in March, if market … Read more
AMES, Iowa – March 3, 2022 – The Secondary Road Fund Distribution Committee (SRFDC) will meet at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March 10, at the Veterans Memorial Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center, Room 402, 833 Fifth Ave., in Des Moines, Iowa. AGENDA Introduction of Committee Members Approval of the Aug. 26, 2021 Minutes … Read more
AMES, Iowa – March 7, 2022 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed bridge replacement on U.S. 63 over Crane Creek, 1.5 miles south of Iowa 188. The proposed project involves replacing the existing 73’ x 30’ steel girder bridge with a triple 12’ x 10’ x 141’ reinforced … Read more
Weather dependent, work is expected to begin next week (March 8) on State Highway 75 north of Hailey. Construction for this project will be divided into two phases with initial work focusing on updates to pedestrian ramps and reconstruction of a section of the roadway. “The first phase of this project will … Read more
Work is expected to begin Wednesday, March 9, to build the next 2.3 miles of a new passing lane for southbound drivers on US-95 between Culdesac and Winchester. Construction will begin with tree removal and excavation east of the highway. “Some blasting is planned to make room for the extra lane and … Read more
AMES, Iowa – March 3, 2022 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames. The public may attend in-person if comfortable in doing so. Face coverings are not required … Read more
AMES, Iowa – March 3, 2022 – The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) will convene a meeting via conference call Monday, March 7, at 10 a.m. Interested parties may join the call by dialing 800-509-6344 and passcode 5778996#. The phone line will be active shortly before the meeting and discontinued immediately after the meeting … Read more
The State of Hawaii showing support for Ukraine by lighting Aloha Tower blue and yellow Posted on Mar 2, 2022 in Harbors News, Main, News HONOLULU – At the direction of Governor David Ige, the Hawaii Department of Transportation will light Aloha Tower yellow and blue to show support for Ukrainians as they continue to … Read more