Idaho Transportation Department

ITD Board selects new ITD director

After an extensive nationwide search, the Idaho Transportation Board selected Brian W. Ness (left) to serve as its next director beginning Jan. 11, 2010. Ness comes to the state after a 30-year career with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). Pictured are Ness and his family during a recent visit to Boise. Read More...

Use caution when driving during winter conditions and near snowplows

Winter is coming and ITD snowplow drivers take advantage of the calm before the storms to improve their plowing skills using a snowplow simulator - a machine that has the look and feel of a high tech video arcade game, complete with road hazards and obstacles! ITD reminds all motorists to put safety first when driving the state's highways during winter conditions and give plow operators plenty of room to make everyone's journey safer. Read More...

Workshop focused on reducing traffic-related deaths in Idaho

Ensuring safe travel on Idaho's highways was the primary focus for highway safety professionals from throughout the state who met in Boise recently. The Idaho Transportation Department sponsored the all-day workshop that included discussion and strategies for improving safety.

"Safety for users is ITD's highest priority," said ITD Acting Director L. Scott Stokes as he welcomed nearly 100 participants gathered to work with ITD's Office of Highway Operations and Safety to update Idaho's strategic highway safety plan. Read More