January 2016 Interchange by WYDOT

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Procurement Services Securing sufficient supplies

Of Note

Governor sends Panos nomination to Senate for confirmation In December, Gov. Matt Mead nominated William T. “Bill” Panos to become permanent WYDOT director, pending confirmation by the Wyoming Senate. Panos has served as interim WYDOT director since October, following the departure of previous Director John Cox, who now heads up the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. Panos brought impressive credentials to his leadership position with WYDOT, drawing from the diverse experience he’s

Letters

West River Road citizen approved Dear Dan McAfee, As residents living on West River Road, we want to thank the Department of Transportation for the wonderful job done. It is safer and much smoother to drive on. We also want to thank you so much for returning the speed limit to 65 mph. It is less confusing without all of the speed changes along the way, and it does help get us where we need to go on time! Once again, thank you for the road improvements and the speed limit that is just as safe and less confusing.

Sincerely, Bill and Ellen Gotfredson

Road condition reporting top notch I just wanted to share that I love your road condition information. It is easy to read and you can get lots of information at a glance. I drive cross country and crossing Wyoming can be a challenge with winter storms. I always feel like I can make a good “go/no-go” decision because I have accurate, up to date, easy to access road condition information.

Thank you, Sue Crowley 2

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gained working in both the private and public sectors over the past 30-years plus. He is a California native and a graduate of California State University where he studied physics and forensic science. His previous work has included engineering and leadership positions with the TRW Corp., the commonwealth of Massachusetts, the state of Washington and local government. Before coming to WYDOT, he has been director of Wyoming’s School Facilities Department for two years. During his career, his work has intersected with numerous transportationrelated functions and issues, including safety, law enforcement, construction and infrastructure development, regulation, contractor management, multi-site operations, emergency preparedness and community relations. n

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Interchange is published for employees of the Wyoming Department of Transportation by its Public Affairs Office and a number of field correspondents. Interchange invites submissions from all employees. Please send them to either your district correspondents or to: Carlie Van Winkle, Interchange editor, 5300 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY, 82009-3340. The Public Affairs Office may also be contacted by phoning (307) 777-4165, or sending email to carlie.vanwinkle@wyo.gov

Staff WYDOT Director: William T. Panos

Safety messages on overhead signs and billboards make a difference

Public Affairs Manager:

I just wanted to let someone know that the “buckle up” bulletin sponsored by the Wyoming Highway Patrol on I-80 eastbound saved my husband’s life on Nov. 11. He saw it, buckled his seat belt and rolled his truck and trailer 22 miles later. Because of that bulletin, he is alive and my three children still have their daddy. God bless you and thank you for all that you do.

Contributors:

Bryana Wilson

Casper Driver Services earns kudos I recently moved back to Wyoming and was dreading my trip to the DMV to get a new license. Much to my surprise, it was a pleasant experience. Everyone working at the Casper DMV was helpful and kind. Not only to me, but other customers, each other and anyone who called in. And on top of that, they were smiling. Thank you, Casper DMV!

Doug McGee

Editor:

Carlie Van Winkle Bruce Burrows Dave Kingham Carlie Van Winkle Ross Doman Jeff Goetz Stephanie Harsha Ronda Holwell Cody Beers Sgt. David Wagener

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Contents Features 6 FAST Act legislation Increase federal funding, additional flexibility

8 Procurement Services Getting WYDOT what it needs

12 Training Services move Training classes now found in one place

13 Equipment Training

Training for major equipment available

Also in this issue Of Note.......................................................................................2 Letters.........................................................................................2 District briefs.............................................................................4

By the Numbers.......................................................................5 TechNotes..................................................................................7 District news...........................................................................14 Training at a glance...............................................................16 Passings....................................................................................18 Extra Mile Awards..................................................................18

WTDEA......................................................................................19 Break Time.............................................................................. 23 On the cover:

One of WYDOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rotary plows clearing deep snow. Photo: Rick Carpenter

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District Briefs Transportation Commission awards $26 million in highway contracts

Cheyenne – Contracts totaling $26.4 million for six highway projects around the state, including three to be funded with revenue from the 10-cent fuel tax increase, were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its December meeting in Jackson. Simon Contractors and Subsidiaries of Cheyenne was the low bidder at nearly $6.9 million for improvements to 7.6 miles of Interstate 25 north of the Iron Mountain Interchange north of Cheyenne. The work will include milling off deteriorating pavement and replacing it with a new layer of pavement, replacement of some concrete slabs and rehabilitation work on nine bridges. The contract completion date is Oct. 31. Hedquist Construction of Mills submitted the low bid of $6.2 million for improvements to two bridges on the US 20-26 west spur in Casper. The bridge over Casper Creek and the BNSF railroad tracks will get new pavement and be widened to match the width of the highway. The bridge over the Old Yellowstone Highway will get a new deck, approach slabs and guardrail. The work is expected to be done by June 30, 2017. Lander’s High Country Construction won a nearly $5 million contract for a pavement overlay, bridge rehabilitation and safety improvements on four miles of US 26 west of Riverton. The work will include rehabilitation of the bridges over Winchester Draw and the Big Wind River, flattening of shoulder slopes and a final chip seal. The project will be paid for with revenue from the 10-cent fuel tax increase, and the contract completion date is June 30, 2017. Cheyenne’s Knife River won the contract for another of the projects to be funded through the fuel tax increase with the low bid of $3.5 million to add passing lanes at five locations on US 20-26

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between Casper and Waltman. Three of the passing lanes will be for eastbound traffic, and two for westbound. The work is scheduled to be complete by Oct. 31. The third 10-cent-fuel-tax project went to Simon Contractors and Subsidiaries, with the low bid of $3.2 million to mill off deteriorating pavement and replace it with a new layer of pavement on eight miles of US 85 about 12 miles northeast of Cheyenne. The work also will include drainage improvements to prevent water from covering the highway during rainstorms, and the contract completion date is Oct. 31. The three projects are among 14 WYDOT plans to begin in 2016 with the additional revenue the department expects to receive from the fuel tax increase that took effect in 2013. Twenty-five projects have already been completed with the additional fuel tax revenue. Lewis and Lewis of Rock Springs won a $1.65 million contract for patching to extend the life of the pavement on sections of I-80 and WYO 372 in Sweetwater County, US 89 in Lincoln County, and US 191 in Teton County by Oct. 31.

More than turkey and stuffing found on I-80 during Thanksgiving holiday week Cheyenne – An abundance of controlled substances were seized over the Thanksgiving holiday by WHP troopers on I-80. Four separate traffic stops yielded more than 230 pounds of marijuana from Nov. 23 through Nov. 29. The first stop on Nov. 23 resulted in an arrest and seizure of 72 pounds of marijuana. The stop occurred on eastbound I-80 near east of Rock Springs. With the assistance of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, a 31-year-old resident of Old Bridge, N.J., was arrested and taken to the Sweetwater County Detention Center in Rock Springs. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver. It is believed the marijuana originated in California and was destined for New

Jersey. The seized marijuana from this traffic stop has an estimated street value of $300,000. The other three stops occurred on the 26th, 28th and 29th all in the Cheyenne area along I-80. They resulted in 161 pounds of marijuana seized, with a combined estimated street value of $670,000. These three cases are still under investigation.

REDDI reports keep troopers busy Cheyenne – Two separate Report Every Drunk Driver Immediately (REDDI) reports near Cheyenne in the early evening hours of Dec. 5 resulted in one vehicle pursuit and one manhunt. The first REDDI was dispatched to Cheyenne troopers at 4:33 p.m. It involved a 1999 Toyota Corolla traveling northbound on I-25. Near milepost 30, the Corolla crossed the median and turned southbound back toward Cheyenne. WHP located the Toyota at milepost 21 southbound and attempted to stop it. The Toyota failed to stop and continued southbound toward state troopers waiting with stop stick tire deflating devices at milepost 10. The troopers were successful with the stop stick deployment, but the driver of the Toyota, from Aurora, Colo. continued south on I-25 where he crashed due to his own actions at the Missile Drive on-ramp. The driver was taken into custody and initially transported to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center for evaluation. While at the hospital, he assaulted medical staff attempting to help him. The driver was booked at the Laramie County Detention Center in Cheyenne and charged with assault, eluding, impaired driving, interference and property destruction. The second REDDI was dispatched to Cheyenne troopers at 5:27 p.m. This report advised of a driver passed out in a 1997 Ford F-250 pickup at milepost 1 on WYO 212 (College Drive) east of I-25. The Ford was stopped in a lane of travel on the highway. Multiple vehicles had stopped attempting to render aid to the

unconscious driver. Before troopers arrived, an occupant of the vehicle fled from the scene on foot at 5:33 p.m. prompting a search. Troopers conducted the area search with the assistance of the Laramie County Sheriff ’s Office, the Cheyenne Police Department and thermal imaging equipment from Laramie County Fire District 1. Nearly two hours later, troopers located the 21-year-old Cheyenne resident in the 500 block of Williams Street. Troopers determined there was no need to continue to search for any other suspects. The man was arrested and initially transported to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center for injuries he sustained while fleeing the scene and was booked into the Laramie County Detention Center charged with impaired driving and illegal parking. The 33-year-old Wyoming REDDI program continues to be a success in helping motorists report suspected impaired drivers to law enforcement. To date, 3,312 REDDI reports have been made by motorists solely to the Wyoming Highway Patrol Dispatch Center. This number does not include the REDDI Reports handled by Wyoming county and city dispatch centers.

three law enforcement vehicles rammed the fleeing vehicle ending the pursuit. Both occupants of the fleeing vehicle were taken into custody and received medical treatment. Trooper William Kirkman and K-9 Gemma sustained non-life threatening injuries while ramming the pursuing vehicle at the end of the pursuit. Both Kirkman and Gemma were taken to medical facilities for treatment. At the request of WHP, Wyoming DCI took control of the investigation after the event. As is standard WHP policy in any officer involved shooting incident, Beran was placed on administrative leave with pay, pending the external investigation of the event by DCI and the internal investigation by WHP.

the winter months make maintenance of the mountain portion of U.S. 14A impractical. “The area Highway 14A passes through is known for producing huge drifts. Trying to keep it open is a losing battle,” Konetzki said. “As a safety precaution, WYDOT closes the road seasonally rather than as a reaction to a storm.” Seasonal road closure gates are located at Burgess Junction (just east of milepost 98.1) and on the Lovell side of the mountain near milepost 76.04. During the time the road is closed, motorists can use U.S. 14 via Granite Pass and Greybull as an alternate route from Sheridan to Lovell. U.S. 14A will open next spring after crews spend a projected three weeks removing winter snowpack from the road. n

Casper – The Wyoming Highway Patrol was involved with a vehicle pursuit Nov. 25. The pursuit was initiated by the Mills Police Department, but once the pursuit went southbound on I-25 from Mills, WHP took over as the primary agency in the pursuit. WHP utilized stop stick tire-deflating devices on the vehicle at milepost 170, however, the fleeing vehicle was able to avoid them. Near milepost 165, the vehicle crossed the median and began traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-25. In an attempt to end the pursuit for the safety of the northbound traffic, Trooper Doug Beran fired at the fleeing vehicle at milepost 162. The vehicle continued southbound for approximately one-half mile before

Photo: WHP

Vehicle pursuit ends south of Casper Trooper William Kirkman and K-9 Gemma, who were injured during the event, have since returned to duty.

U.S. 14A closed for the season Sheridan – Crews from WYDOT closed U.S. 14A west of Burgess Junction for the winter on Dec. 1. This 22-mile stretch of scenic mountain road in the Big Horn Mountains is closed annually at the end of the fall hunting season. According to WYDOT District Maintenance Engineer Larry Konetzki, heavy snows and relatively light traffic during

Total number of employees: as of Nov. 30, 2015

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FAST Act legislation will increase federal funding, bring additional flexibility A

long-term, bipartisan surface transportation bill, passed by Congress and signed by the president in early December, will increase federal aid for highway work in Wyoming over the next five years. Preliminary estimates indicate the measure, titled “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation” (FAST) Act, will provide $271 million in highway program apportionments to Wyoming annually through 2020. By comparison, Wyoming received $247 million in fiscal year 2015. “The increase will help us preserve what we have invested in our highway system over the last few years and make our highways safer,” WYDOT Director Bill Panos said. Panos added that it looks like a good portion of the highway funding increase to Wyoming provided by the FAST Act will occur as soon as the upcoming fiscal year, and WYDOT already has projects ready to go when those funds become available. The FAST Act will also serve to bump transit funding to Wyoming up to an average $12 million per year from $10.9 million. The enactment of the FAST Act is the first time since 2005 that Congress has been able to pass a long-term transportation bill. This situation will give WYDOT a much greater level of stability and certainty in the project design and development process. The prior long-term bill expired in 2009, and Congress passed a series of short-term extensions before lawmakers produced a two-year bill (MAP-21) in 2012, which also been extended several times since it initially expired in October 2014. The FAST Act emerged quickly from a House-Senate conference committee that negotiated differences between separate bills passed in each chamber. U.S. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming was a member of that committee, and was successful in including key provisions in the bill that provide regulatory relief and flexibility for rural states like Wyoming. Panos thanked Sen. Barrasso for his leadership in developing the FAST legislation, and also Sen. Mike Enzi and Rep. Cynthia Lummis for their support in ensuring the bill’s passage. An important feature of the new law is that it continues to allocate about 93 percent of federal-aid highway dollars through the pre-set formulas that help give Wyoming and other states control of their project funding stream. Maintaining this formula was WYDOT’s top priority for the bill. “WYDOT’s executive team, as well as personnel from a variety of programs, worked to supply Congress with information and advocacy to help produce this bill, and our efforts paid off,” stated John Davis of the Management Services Program. “The new law is extremely complex and comprehensive and will require considerable study before WYDOT fully understands what it contains,” Davis added. “Over the coming months, various WYDOT programs will work to assess impacts of the law as it is implemented.” n

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at FAST

he FAST Act authorizes about $225 billion in federal-aid highway spending over the next five years nationally, according to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. That amount includes more than $61 billion for transit, as well as nearly $11 billion for two new freightfocused programs, plus $8 billion for highway safety programs at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. One of the freight programs will distribute funds through the existing formula, while the other is discretionary and will require applications. A total of 90 percent of the discretionary program is reserved for very large projects and will be difficult for Wyoming to access. The portion of NHTSA grant funds under state control increased versus the portion of grant funds under NHTSA control. States must qualify for and apply for the grants under NHTSA control. Unused funds from the grants directly controlled by NHTSA will also be automatically transferred to the grant funds controlled by states. One WYDOT-supported measure included in the FAST Act makes it a state option, not a requirement, to collect inventory data on low-volume unpaved roads. Over the life of the bill, this relief could spare the state as much as $1 million in additional spending annually, according to one estimate. Increased flexibility for the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program will allow states to retain programming control of funds in areas where failure to meet particulate emission standards is the result of non-transportation sources such as wood-burning stoves. n

TechNotes

Seven steps to make identity protection a routine by Carlie Van Winkle, with excerpts from IRS.gov Identity theft has become more prevalent in our online generation. Personal information such as your name, Social Security number, address and your children’s names (even your children’s Social Security numbers) can be stolen in the blink of an eye. We need to remember to always be on guard while accessing the world around us, whether online or when using a credit card at the grocery store or gas station. Below are seven steps the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) believes will help you secure your tax and financial information and even help you make security part of your day-to-day routine. 1. Read your credit card and banking statements carefully and often – watch for even the smallest charge that appears suspicious. Your financial institutions and the IRS will not send you emails asking for sensitive personal and financial information. Emails under the guise of your bank, credit card company or the IRS asking you to update account information are fraudulent and should be deleted immediately. 2. Review and respond to all notices and written correspondence from the IRS. Warning signs of tax-related identity theft might include notices about tax returns you did not file, income you did not receive or employers you’ve never heard of or places you’ve never worked. 3. Review each of your three credit reports annually. Free credit reports are available; just visit www.annualcreditreport.com to get yours. 4. According to the IRS, you should review your annual Social Security income statement for excessive income reported. You can sign up for an electronic account at www.SSA.gov. 5. Carefully read your health insurance statements. Be on the lookout for care you haven’t received and claims your health-care provider didn’t file. 6. Shred all documents with personal and financial information including account numbers, names and addresses. Never toss documents with personally identifiable information, especially your Social Security number, in the trash. 7. If you receive any routine federal deposits, such as Social Security or Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, you probably receive those deposits electronically. You can use the same direct deposit process for your federal and state tax refund. IRS direct deposit is safe, secure and places your tax refund directly into the financial account of your choice. To learn more about protecting your personal and financial data, visit www.IRS.gov for more details. n

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WYDOT what it needs From office supplies to snowplows, Procurement Services is the program that supplies WYDOT employees with the commodities and services they need to do their jobs.

“We buy everything from road patching materials, to heavy equipment,” Procurement Services Manager Hans Hehr said. “Our office has purchased the aircraft for Aeronautics, as well as aviation fuel and aircraft maintenance contracts. We also outfit Highway Patrol completely, including their cars, guns, ammunition and uniforms.” If the department needs a new building, or an existing building needs modified or upgraded, Procurement handles that, too, with the exception of new rest area buildings. “New rest areas are federally funded, and the dividing line between what we do versus what is handled by the Contracts and Estimates Program is mostly federal funds,” Hehr said. “We do not do Hehr federally funded contracts. Those, and anything involving highways and bridges, are done through the Contracts and Estimates Program.” But the federal funding exception is not absolute. “In emergency situations like the Lusk flooding this year, we have let some federal contracts,” Hehr said. “We just did a bid for girders for the replacement of the bridge that got washed out there. The plan is to get work started now on fabricating the girders, so by the time Contracts and Estimates gets the contractor on board to replace the bridge, the girders will be ready to roll.” The only other purchases of products or services that Procurement doesn’t handle are contracts for architectural and engineering consultant services, which go through Engineering Services. State law requires competitive bidding be used for purchasing products or services costing $7,500 or more. Buying anything that costs between $7,500 and $50,000 must also be approved by Executive Staff, and anything over $50,000 goes before the Transportation Commission for approval. The number of companies competing for WYDOT’s business has increased since December 2010, when WYDOT began its partnership with Public Purchase for electronic bid notifications. “We’ve been able to reach out to more vendors because it’s a national third-party bid house,” Hehr said. “We also advertise them on our website and then they can register with Public Purchase. There’s no cost to the vendor to register and there’s no cost to WYDOT to use them.” Going to the electronic bid system has saved the department an estimated $100,000 a year in reproduction and mailing costs, saves staff time and provides real-time tracking of who has received bid notifications. “It’s been a big benefit,” Hehr said. “Once they get registered, there’s electronic notification to them, so they don’t have to worry about receiving anything in the mail or missing it. If anybody ever comes back and says they never got the bid, we can go online and look and say, ‘Yeah, you were notified on this date,’ and we can tell whether they downloaded it.” Hehr serves as a one of the program’s buyers, and his staff includes four addiJanuary 2016

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tional buyers, two warehouse operators and administrative professionals Bobbie Helvig and Amanda Pogoreski. “Our buyers are professionally trained in their field,” he said. “Three of us are certified professional public buyers. The certification is intended to let people know they have well-trained and educated buyers working for them, and to be recognized such as a CPA would be in their respective field.” Two of the buyers are working towards their certification, because they are relatively new to the position and a minimum of three years of experience in public buying is required for certification, along with a college degree and completion of professional accreditation courses. Each of the buyers has areas of expertise, and Hehr’s include new building construction and building modifications, above-ground fuel systems and fuel, facility maintenance equipment and supplies, geology equipment, Aeronautics contracts and audit services. Mike DeLeeuw serves as the program’s assistant manager and he specializes in buying vehicles, road equipment and machinery, asphalt and road repair materials, sand-salt and ice control materials, communications equipment, survey instruments and firearms and ammunition. Senior Buyer Diane Archerd specializes in contracts for janitorial maintenance, snow removal and snow fence replacement, weed and pest control, Driver Services, drug and alcohol testing services, bridge rail and guardrail, and work uniforms. Senior Buyer Cori Schrinar’s areas of expertise are computer hardware and software, copiers and fax machines, fabricated steel, information technology service contracts, ITS/GIS equipment, blades for snowplows and motor graders, laboratory equipment and supplies, maintenance materials, Motor Vehicle Services contracts, photogrammetry equipment and traffic equipment and supplies. Aubrie Adams is the program’s newest buyer, and her areas of expertise include furniture, printing, tires, vehicle supplies and repairs, office supply contracts, Patrol equipment and supplies, safety equipment, tools, maintenance materials, meals and lodging. Archerd, Schrinar and Adams also serve as subject matter experts for the procurement side of the enterprise resource project. Usually the buyers rely on product specifications provided by the WYDOT program requesting the purchase to make sure the product or service eventually bought will meet the department’s needs. “When we open bids, we check back with the end user, those people requesting the products and services, to make sure that the bids are compliant with our specifications,” Hehr said. “Some people

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Procurement Services Shipping and Receiving Clerk Gary Crawford stocking a shipment of new sledgehammers.

think that we always buy at the lowest price, but that’s not the case. We buy at the lowest price that meets the quality of the specifications we put out.” The program’s goal is to get quality products and services the department needs, while maximizing value for the taxpayers’ dollar. “If people say, ‘You buy cheap stuff,’ we say, ‘Help us develop a specification with the minimum quality requirements that you have,” Hehr said. “Often we’ll throw out bidders that don’t meet our specifications. We buy so many different kinds of items that we can’t be experts in all of it. That’s why we rely on our experts who work here for WYDOT.” Sometimes the programs requesting the products have the competing products tested to see which best meet WYDOT’s needs. When performance specifications for what the department needs can’t be clearly defined, requests for proposals (RFPs) are used. In those cases, bidders are requested to propose the best method for meeting WYDOT’s needs, and Procurement and the WYDOT program requesting the services then chose the best proposal. The program’s warehouse, managed by Jeff Madden with assistance from Gary Crawford, provides office supplies, field testing equipment, maintenance items, roll-up road signs for safety, hardhats, safety vests and gloves. The warehouse staff also is in charge of the online auction of the department’s surplus property, which brought in $1.16 million in fiscal 2015. The program began using Public Surplus for the online sale of surplus property in April 2007, and since then those sales have brought in more than $8 million. “The majority of those sales are the used vehicles, but we’ve sold everything from a hot plant to our old photo plane,” Hehr said. “The most popular is Patrol cars, because they cycle out of the inventory quicker than any other vehicle. We also sell all our old pickups, dump trucks, furniture and computers.” Anything that doesn’t sell through the auction is turned over to the state Department of Administration and Information’s Surplus Property Division or, if they don’t want it, sold for scrap. The Procurement staff stays apprised of current trends in the procurement world, what is being done in other states and nationally, and in the vendor community. “We always have to keep our finger on the pulse of things to make sure we stay up to date with everything that’s going on out there, so we can change as we need to,” Hehr said. “We let people know if there are new products we’ve heard of that we think might be useful.” n

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Training Services in new location by Jim Boyd, Training Services

The new WYDOT University and Conference Center building is now open. Training Services staff is now housed in the same building as our classrooms giving us more flexibility in what we can offer to WYDOT employees. WYDOT University has four rooms which can be used for meetings, trainings, events or other functions. We had fun naming the rooms, agreeing upon a transportation theme and Wyoming’s interstates. Our largest room is called the I-80 room. The I-80 room has a retractable divider wall in the center so it can be split into two rooms, I-80 East and I-80 West. When open, I-80 comfortably holds 30 people with tables and chairs. Divided, each room can accommodate about 15. Each room has ceiling-mounted projectors, power projector screens, built-in white boards on the divider wall, and in-ceiling speakers for sound. Our TLN equipment is housed in our I-25 room. The I-25 room will be used mostly for TLN video conference courses, but is also equipped with a ceiling-mounted projector, white board doubling as a screen and in-ceiling speakers. It can also be used for meetings and trainings. TLN events will comfortably hold between 12 and 20 people, while classes or meetings can accommodate 15-20. Finally, we have a new home for computers and computer-based training. Our I-90 room has a conference table which holds 10 people and, when not in use for a meeting or training, will have laptops up and running so that employees can access online content from the WeLL, WyoTraining, TLN LearnFlex and other e-Learning providers. Eventually, we hope to offer computer training in the I-90 room for computer-related topics such as ‘Getting around our Network’ and ‘ERP’. Feel free to visit the I-90 room where Training The spacious new layout of the training center allows for the large I-80 room to be separated into two smaller rooms and the I-90 room also houses the WYDOT Learning Library.

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Services staff can help guide you through the e-Learning content, or help troubleshoot any access issues you have with these sites. Like the other rooms, the I-90 room has a ceiling-mounted projector, white board doubling as a screen and in-ceiling speakers. You’ll also find our Learning Library in the I-90 room, so drop by. We hope you’ll visit and use the new WYDOT University and Conference Center for your trainings, meetings, and event needs. You can subscribe to the room’s calendars in Google to check for upcoming events and availability and our calendars are also accessible on our Intranet page. The rooms are titled: DOT-WYDOTU-I80E RM, DOTWYDOTU-I80W RM, DOT-WYDOTU-I25 RM, and DOT-WYDOTU-I90 RM. To avoid scheduling conflicts, we ask that you contact any of us in Training Services in order to book a room. n

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Welcome James Barry, Patrol-Safety and Training; and William Baxter, Patrol-Safety and Training.

Service Awards Leroy Everitt, Right-of-Way-Administration – 30 years; Eric Puente, Traffic – 25 years; Lynn Spence, Office Services-Mailroom – 25 years; Lana Fisher, Financial Services-Inventory – 20 years; David Stearns, Financial ServicesAdministration – 15 years; Clayton Barker, Patrol-Capitol Services Protection – 10 years;

Douglass Still, Port Of Entry-Cheyenne I-80 – 10 years; Kirk Rohde, Financial Services-Assets – 10 years; Amy Lambert, Right-of-Way-Engineering – 5 years; Brandon Hoover, ITS/GIS – 5 years; Dana Wood, Right-of-Way-Property Management – 5 years; and Sean Bibbey, Right-of-Way-Property Management – 5 years.

Oops! A clerical error led to some confusion in last month’s Interchange. Our apologies to Christy Stone who celebrated her 35th service anniversary in November, not her 10th.

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Melvin “Mel” Anderson retired from the Strategic Performance Improvement Program at headquarters early this month, after nearly 14 years of service with WYDOT. He joined the agency in April 2002 as a quality and customer service consultant and Anderson more recently worked as a performance analyst helping to set the direction of WYDOT through the facilitation of strategic planning. Anderson moved to Wyoming from his native California, where he worked as a marketing director with a financial services firm and as a human resources consultant and manager with transportation and health-care organizations. Prior to beginning his professional career, he served in an artillery unit during a threeyear hitch in the U.S. Army. He earned a master’s degree in human resources and organization development from the University of San Francisco and taught management courses at the University of California at Berkeley.

November also brought the retirement of Diane Meese, who completed her career with 37 years of WHD/WYDOT service. Meese had been the longtime senior grants manager with the Highway Patrol’s Mo- Meese tor Carrier Division at Cheyenne headquarters. She started with the agency in October 1978 as a records and communications technician in the Project Development program. The following year, she became a drafter in Project Development, and in 1982, she moved to Motor Carrier as an office assistant and vehicle load analysis specialist. Meese is a native of St. Louis, Mo., and is a 1971 graduate of Normandy Senior High School in the St. Louis area. She subsequently studied at Sanford Brown Business College in nearby St. Ann, Mo. Prior to moving to Wyoming, she worked at Community Federal Savings & Loan Association in St. Louis and at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Diane’s husband, Wayne Meese, is also a WHD/WYDOT retiree. Between 1964 and 2003, he worked in the Road Design, Planning and Inventory, Highway Safety, Project Development and Utility programs. Michael J. Miller, Right-of-Way program manager, retired in early November, after chalking up 39 years of service. Miller first worked for the old Wyoming Miller Highway Department (WHD) as a summer hire in the Materials Laboratory prior to earning his bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Wyoming. He began permanent employment with Right of Way in 1977 following his graduation from UW. He is a Cheyenne native who attended St. Mary’s Catholic High School and subsequently, Laramie County Community College. In Right-of-Way, Miller started as a negotiator and later worked as an appraiser

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and review appraiser. He became a manager in 2000 and then program manager in 2012. He is a certified general real estate appraiser in Wyoming, and he has volunteered in different capacities for WyHy Federal Credit Union.

Condolences

The WHP elves in green and their student shoppers had a great time Dec. 22 as they got to “Shop with a Cop” at a Cheyenne Walmart. Thank you to the Wyoming Highway Patrol Association, Cheyenne Walmart #4653, Interstate Batteries and random shoppers at the store who helped make Christmas a little more special for more than 20 Laramie County-area kids.

To employees Dalene Call and Ken Spear on the passing of their father-in-law, Valdean Call of Cheyenne. Call, 87, died Nov. 21.

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Also, condolences to retiree Nora Lyon on the passing of her father Jack Allen of Cody. Allen, 86, died Nov. 23.

District 1

Jorden Espinoza, Laramie Maintenance; and Sunny Madden, Laramie Driver Services.

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Promotions and Transfers

Kudos to Jeri Spoonemore, wife of Cliff Spoonemore from headquarters maintenance staff, for being nominated the Colorado-Wyoming MS Society’s 2015 Chapter Volunteer of the Year. Spoonemore was diagnosed with MS in 1996 and stopped working full time in 2007 to direct her efforts to volunteerism for the local MS chapter. She currently serves on the Walk MS Cheyenne planning committee, is involved in providing information about pediatric MS, and co-leads the local support group. Spoonemore was selected from among 1,800 volunteers for the honor. n

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Aaron Kirlin, Laramie Patrol; and Thomas Styles, Baggs Maintenance.

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Retirements Kevin Gerlitz, District 1 TelecomMicrowave.

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Photo courtesy of Larry Sheridan

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Larry Sheridan with Cheyenne Telecom serving as a guardian with the Michigan Talons Out Honor Flight from Kalamazoo, Mich. to Washington D.C. on Sept. 26. Sheridan is pictured with his dad, Don Sheridan, and uncle, Bob Sheridan, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It was truly a very rewarding experience – he recommends it to anyone who has the opportunity to go.

Mike Chesnut, District 1 Traffic, with Sally Martinez at the roadside memorial on WYO 70 at milepost 5.9 in remembrance of her son, Ronald, who died 42 years ago on Nov. 24. The recognition for Martinez’s son was initiated by District Traffic Engineer Randy Griesbach and she asked to be present when it was put up.

Service Awards Richard Shaw, Lusk Maintenance – 15 years; and Pennie Bliss, Douglas Construction – 10 years. Shaw

District 3

Pamela Cornia, Evanston Port of Entry; and Wilhelm Guenther, Rock Springs Maintenance.

Service Awards Edward Smith, Jackson Maintenance – 35 years; Lon Richardson, Lyman Maintenance – 20 years; Michael Christensen, Kemmerer Maintenance – 10 years; and Eric Loveland, Afton Mechanics – 5 years. January 2016

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Brayden Deguilio, Sheridan Maintenance; and Brandon Uecker, Sheridan Maintenance.

Troy Teter, Lovell Maintenance – 10 years; Chad Schlager, Riverton Construction – 5 years; and Shane Shoopman, Ten Sleep Maintenance – 5 years.

Driver License Program Supervisor Brenda Ellis from the Cody/Lovell Driver Services office retired with more than 16 years of service to the state in November. Ellis is a North Dakota native and began her career with WYDOT in 1998.

Service Awards Marvin Hulford, Buffalo Mechanics – 35 years; Anthony Niswender, Gillette Construction – 25 years; Dudley Bethea, Sundance Mechanics – 20 years; and Troy Tyree, Sheridan Port of Entry – 5 years.

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Congratulations Mark and Holly Redland’s son, Jeff, has been promoted to battalion commander for the NROTC company at USC. Mark Redland is with District 5 Maintenance in Ten Sleep. Redland

Check out these upcoming training opportunities from WYDOT-U, the Transportation Learning Network (TLN) and WeLL.

To register, or to find out more details, call the Training Program and talk to Jim Boyd (777-4791), Kurt Borgaard (777-4792) or Todd DePorter (777-4790).

Coming in January: Date Class 1/7/16 1/11/16 1/12/16 1/13/16 1/11/16 1/25/16 1/26/16 1/27/16 1/28/16

Stormwater Detention and Design WYDOT “Developing The Leader Within You!” Session 1 - Influence WYDOT “Developing The Leader Within You!” Session 1 - Influence WYDOT “Developing The Leader Within You!” Session 1 - Influence New Employee Orientation Evaluation of Grouted Splice Sleeve Connections for Reinforced Precast Concrete Bridge Piers John Maxwell’s “Becoming a Person of Influence: How to Positively Impact the Lives of Others” FISH! For Customer Service Email Etiquette Today

Coming in February: Date Class 2/3/16 2/9/16

District 4 Roadshow - Speed of Trust Foundations Basic Construction - Survey

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Learning at the WeLL in August: Check out this Quarter’s NEW Themes of “Navigating Change,” “Understanding Generations in the Workforce” and “Providing Internal & External Customer Service.”

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Ricky Hoffman , son of Ron Ho ffman with the harvested his fir Riverton engine st buck this fall. ering crew,

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Bill Schoening with the Cody construction crew harvested this 12-year-old Bighorn Sheep Oct. 7 in the Sunlight Basin area near Cody. It took Bill 18 years to draw the tag so this was a once-in-a-lifetime hunt.

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It is believed that when John Cole retired two decades ago, he was the last employee at headquarters to have worked for the agency when headquarters offices were still housed in the Barrett Building in downtown Cheyenne. (The current WYDOT main building was occupied in December 1958.) He is also remembered for fabricating the large license plate display board that adorned the headquarters building lobby for many years and is now housed in Motor Vehicle Service’s Eco-Center Building on Missile Drive in Cheyenne. It was in 1955 that Cheyenne businessman Howard L. Burke had donated his collection of Wyoming license plates, complete back to 1911, to the Highway Department. A feature article from a 1983 edition of the Highwayman magazine, formerly published by the department, described the collection, its evolution, and Cole’s involvement. “When the gift was made ... there was little room to display it for the public, and when the department moved to new quarters in 1958, the lobby of the new building provided the space needed for just such a display. “An engineering student at the University of Wyoming who was working summers for the department took it upon himself to build an appropriate display for the plates. “In the summer of 1959, John Cole, now state Right-of-Way engineer, procured two logs, hand peeled and finished them, acquired the 6” x 12” planks for the base and assembled the display. In order to carry as much continuity as possible, the top board was sent to the State Penitentiary where it was routed in the same fashion as the “Welcome to Wyoming” signs that greeted in-bound visitors to the state.” n

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John C. Cole, who headed up WYDOT’s Right-of-Way Program for 25 years, died Nov. 22 in Cheyenne. He was 78. Cole first worked for the old Wyoming Highway Department, WYDOT’s pre- Cole decessor agency, during the summer of 1957 as a traffic analyst. He continued to work summers for the department while attending the University of Wyoming. He graduated from UW in 1961 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He began permanent employment with WHD in the Planning and Research Program and subsequently transferred into Right-of-Way. Cole was promoted to

assistant program manager in 1968 and then to manager in the fall of 1970. He retired in December 1995. Cole was a native of Cheyenne, a graduate of St. Mary’s High School, and a long time volunteer with Cheyenne Frontier Days, serving as CFD general chairman for 1975-76. His work with CFD included serving as arena announcer during “slack” events for many years. He was inducted into the CFD Hall of Fame in 2003. Other civic affiliations included Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis and Jaycees, and he served on the Laramie County Community College board of trustees and the Laramie County Fair Board. In 2002, Cole received the coveted “Spirit of Cheyenne” award. Funeral services were conducted Nov. 28 in Cheyenne.

Bob Warburton Retired State Materials Engineer Bob Warburton, 84, died Nov. 25 in Chandler, Ariz. Warburton began his career with the old Wyoming Highway Department, WYDOT’s predecessor agency, in April 1964 in the Bridge Program at headquar-

Congratulations to our January recipients! WYDOT salutes the following Director’s Extra Mile Award recipients. The award is presented to individuals who have traveled the “extra mile” in service to WYDOT.

Simona Beltran Shelby Carlson Curtis Clark Rebecca “Becky” Hernandez Brian Lahnert Lyle Lamb Angie Lola Rudy Maestas

Randy Merritt Jennifer Mitchell Luke Mulford Jeff Mumm Kely Nelsen Shane Patrick Steve Paumer Misty Zimmerman

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Each year, the Headquarters WTDEA Chapter sponsors a blade painting contest held in the Cheyenne area. The snowplow blades are painted by area school art clubs and then are displayed prominently on a District 1 plow during the Cheyenne Christmas parade the first Saturday following Thanksgiving. This year’s entries were from Burns High School, Cheyenne South High School and Triumph High School. Each blade is voted on by employees from the headquarters campus. This year’s winner was Triumph High School. The winning school received a cash award for their art club.

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ters. He subsequently worked on Construction staff and in the Materials Program, and was promoted to head up Materials in 1973. He retired in September 1988. Warburton Warburton was a graduate of high school in his native Hanna, and a 1959 civil engineering graduate of the University of Wyoming. An active Cheyenne Frontier Days volunteer, Warburton was a past Grounds Committee chairman and Buckle Club member.

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Triumph High School

Burns High School

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Retiree Ralph Butler died April 28, 2015 in Tennessee. He was 78. Butler started with the old Wyoming Highway Department (WHD), WYDOT’s predecessor agency, in May 1981, working in Lovell as diesel mechanic. In 1990, he moved to Evanston where he was shop foreman, and in 1995, he was promoted to district equipment supervisor. Butler retired March 31, 1998, having accumulated nearly 17 years of service. Butler was a native of Gadsden, Ala., area. He graduated from Etowah High School in nearby Attalla, Ala. Butler worked for the Alabama Highway Department between 1960 and 1969. From 1969 to 1972, he owned and operated a Texaco gas station in York, Ala. He then relocated to Lovell, where he worked as a heavy equipment operator for Georgia-Pacific Corp., staying in that job until joining WHD. In November 1995, Butler was featured on the cover of Interchange in recognition for quick action he took to save the lives of two youngsters from carbon monoxide poisoning suffered while riding in the back of a pickup camper along I-80. Following retirement from WYDOT, Butler moved to Crossville, Tenn., where he resided until his death. n

Cheyenne South High School

Put a stop to distracted driving.

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It’s a wrap

The holidays are now over, the wrapping paper tossed, but all of this cheer needed to be shared rather than being stashed with the old ornaments. WYDOT holiday spirit abounded near and far – from border to border!

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Amanda Pogoreski and Bobbie Helvig in Procurement Services.

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Photo: Rick Carpenter

A tropical looking Christmas spirit in Jackson.

Come on in – the fire is delightful! The Compliance office had a cozy, inviting door theme. Photo: Rick Carpenter

The WTDEA and WyHy decorated a Christmas tree at the VA in Cheyenne. Tanya Hobson represented WyHy and Holly Hopwood from Employee Safety represented WYDOT.

Fuel Tax posing in front of their tree and other decorations.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Drivers Services had a nice display in which elves were helping woodland creatures with all their driver license needs.

Garlands neatly draped from the ceiling in Right of Way.

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Taqueria Mexicana Mi Tierra staff decked out the cafeteria at headquarters complete with a corner tree and table centerpieces.

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An abandoned tree lying on the road found a home in Kemmerer with homemade decorations in WYDOT style! Notice the tree topper and the survey flagging ribbons. Lovely isn’t it?

Dave Herdt stands next to his rather large Santa-clad minion.

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In the Highway Safety Office, the stockings were hung on the cubicle with care.

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Dave Bilderback driving a plow in the Greybull Christmas Parade.

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The Bridge crew in the holiday spirit.

Geology got into the holiday spirit.

This snowy village scene was found in Photogrammetry.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Natalie Crawford with Public Affairs at the headquarter’s front desk with a snowman display.

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Dave Kingham, Bruce Burrows and Carlie Van Winkle peering out of the Public Affairs Office.

Financial Services staff went all out with their themed display.

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The mailroom was transformed into Candy Cane Lane for the season.

Rudy Maestas checked the Naughty and Nice list.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Office Services staff lit up the hallways with their smiles and the twinkle-lights.

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Toys are part of Christmas and Matt Simpson in the Contracts and Estimates office likes to show off his collection.

Rhonda Deleeuw, Matthew White and John Davis in Management Services had a nice display of Christmas spirit.

There was a gentle snowfall, minus the cold temperatures, in Patrol Records.

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Maintenance staff were caught in the hallway as breaking news spread about dear old granny.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Heidi Bosch in the Field Operations office always has a cheery holiday display.

(From top) Kim Lamb, Maryann Furtney, Chelsey Lindsay and Nicole Klassen of Budget peek out their garlanded doorway.

Doorways downstairs in Records were elaborately decorated.

Christine Lummis with the countertop Christmas tree display in Traffic.

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The HR office worked in a “winter wonderland” for much of December.

Brian Lehnert with Facilities Management giving us a peek of a fine looking Christmas tree.

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