September 2017 Interchange

Interchange September 2017

District 1:

At home in the southeast corner of Wyoming

Letters Kudos to WYDOT

We were at Orin Junction rest area on Aug. 21 for the total solar eclipse and want to thank the staff there.

The restrooms were cleaned several times while we were there, plenty of tissue paper and coffee was available. Thank you for the coffee – that went toward making our experience memorable.

Thank you again.

Sheila Lang

I just want to thank all employees who worked so hard making sure the rest areas were clean and stocked on Aug. 21.

They did an excellent job, and it was much appreciated by the large number of us who were at the Exit 92 area.

Thank you again

WYDOT, I just wanted to express my sincere thanks to everyone for all your thoughts, prayers and generosity during my time of illness.

A special thanks goes out to Motor Vehicle Services for picking up my slack from being gone. Another special thanks to Deborah Lopez, Larry Emery, Christopher Mitchell and Shannon DeGrazio for all their extra hard work and time in keeping the license plate plant running smoothly in my absence.

This was an unforeseen illness that hit me very hard and unexpectedly. I am very appreciative for everyone’s hard work and help.

I am happy to say that I am on the road to recovery, even though this road is turning out to be a stubbornly long and hard one for me. I am anxious to come back to work.

Thank you again WYDOT! Hoping everyone has had an awesome summer.

Steven Lund License Plate Manager

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Grateful for WYDOT family

WYDOT family, I want to take this opportunity to thank those who donated their sick leave to me while recovering from multiple fractures.

It warms my heart to think of those who helped me during my time of need!

Thank you all so very much.

Marilee Manalo Planning

Interchange

Vol. 45, Issue 9

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, Wyoming, 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

Public Affairs Manager: Doug McGee

Editor: Carlie Van Winkle

Contributors: Aimee Inama J.L. O’Brien Carlie Van Winkle Matt Murphy Jeff Goetz Stephanie Harsha Ronda Holwell Cody Beers Sgt. Kyle McKay

Public Affairs Public Affairs Public Affairs District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 Patrol

Photography: Rick Carpenter

Public Affairs

Be sure to check out the online version of Interchange at http://issuu.com/wydot.pao or click on the link found on the employee’s internal website home page.

A WYDOT PUBLICATION

Contents

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Features 9 Distracted pedestrians Distracted walking dangerous for teens

10 District 1 in the spotlight At home in the southeast corner of Wyoming

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12 Director Panos employee update 100 year anniversary, budget, employee survey results

13 Total solar eclipse over Wyoming Event traffic epic in scope

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Letters.........................................................................................2 District briefs.............................................................................4 By the Numbers..................................................................6, 8 Noteworthy..............................................................................14 Aeronautics..............................................................................14 TechNotes................................................................................16 Training.....................................................................................17 District news...........................................................................18 Awards......................................................................................21 Passings................................................................................... 22 Extra Mile Awards................................................................. 22 Rides......................................................................................... 23 Break Time.............................................................................. 36

On the cover:

Flowers in bloom this summer along WYO 130 southwest of Laramie.

Photo: Carlie Van Winkle

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District Briefs WYDOT’s 2018 STIP now available for review

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s road improvement planning document is now available for review and public comment.

WYDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) for 2018 is available on its website. In addition, printed copies of the STIP are available at WYDOT offices and city and county government offices.

Quarterly updates are available on the WYDOT website.

The STIP contains a listing of highway and bridge projects, and also airport improvement work WYDOT tentatively expects to contract for during the upcoming fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The STIP is published annually and updates are issued quarterly.

The public can submit their comments about the 2018 STIP to Tim McDowell, State Programming Engineer for WYDOT. Besides 2018 projects, the draft STIP includes a listing of planning transportation projects slated through 2023. It also includes a summary of pass-through federal funding for public transportation throughout the state.

Highway projects are listed by county and note the general character of work for the various transportation system projects. These projects include highway, transit, airports and others.

WYDOT emphasizes that the STIP project listing is tentative and is revised in accordance with changes in funding levels, highway conditions and other issues that may arise during the advance project design phase.

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Department of Transportation’s history.

WYDOT auctioned off five, 8 by 4 foot aluminum Welcome to Wyoming signs that once greeted travelers to the state.

The auction was held online on the state public surplus website. The sign auction began July 31 and ended on Aug. 14.

“This is the first time we’ve auctioned off our Welcome to Wyoming signs,” said Gregg Fredrick, WYDOT’s chief engineer.

“These are a unique aspect of transportation because these are the signs that welcomed visitors to our state every day.”

The five signs come from different parts of the state. For each auction, WYDOT listed a brief description of the sign’s previous location along the Wyoming border. One sign on the auction site had never been out on the highway – it was brand new.

WYDOT officials decided to auction off the signs because of a large number of public requests for the decommissioned signs. WYDOT recently replaced its Welcome to Wyoming signs with a new version that matches the state’s license plates.

The department changes the welcome signs when the state issues a new license plate. The state changes its license plates every eight years, and the Welcome to Wyoming signs typically last about the same time. After that, the signs need replacement because of normal wear and tear.

“We were getting interest from the public, so we decided to auction off the signs as a way to allow everyone an opportunity to get a sign,” Fredrick said. “The money from the auction will go into the highway fund, which will be used to help us take care of our state transportation system.”

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RAWLINS – Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were involved in a vehicle pursuit that spanned more than 91 miles on Interstate 80. On Aug. 8, a trooper observed a 2017 Ford Explorer driving 91 mph in posted 75 mph speed zone. The trooper stopped the vehicle for the speeding violation at milepost 224 near Sinclair.

The trooper had reasonable suspicion during the stop to request a K-9 team with the Carbon County Sheriff ’s Office.

The officer’s K-9 alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. When troopers attempted to get all of the occupants out of the Ford Explorer to conduct a vehicle search, the driver started the vehicle and sped off with his girlfriend and her two kids, ages 7 and 2, still within the vehicle.

Several times throughout the pursuit, speeds were in excess of 110 mph. The pursuit lasted 91 miles before the Ford Explorer ran out of gas near milepost 133 between Wamsutter and Rock Springs.

The driver exited the vehicle, and a short foot pursuit ensued. Troopers were able to catch the driver, and he was taken into custody.

The driver has been identified as 33-year-old Marsing, Idaho, resident Jason Carr.

Carr is facing several criminal charges and was booked in the Carbon County jail. The two juveniles were taken into protective custody by the Department of Family Services in Sweetwater County.

Patrol found suspected methamphetamine and other drug contraband in the vehicle.

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Photo: Rick Carpenter

Former ‘Welcome’ signs auctioned CHEYENNE – Transportation enthusiasts, sign collectors or regular citizens interested in Wyoming’s heritage will soon be able to own a piece of Wyoming

Vehicle pursuit spans 91 miles on I-80

WYDOT auctioned five, 8 by 4 foot aluminum Welcome to Wyoming signs that once greeted travelers to the state.

Inter-agency teamwork nets 72 pounds of marijuana in traffic stop CHEYENNE – Patrol, with help from the Cheyenne Police Department K-9 team, seized 72 pounds of marijuana on Aug. 3.

The trooper was monitoring a construction zone near milepost 365 on

I-80 eastbound near Cheyenne when the trooper stopped a 2016 Hyundai Accent for speeding 54 mph in the posted 45 mph construction zone. During the stop, the trooper established reasonable suspicion to request a drug detection K-9 to respond. No WHP K-9 teams were in the area at the time of the stop, but a nearby Cheyenne Police Department K-9 team responded.

Cheyenne P.D. K-9 Kapo alerted to the vehicle, establishing probable cause to search the Hyundai. With the assistance of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and the Cheyenne P.D., the marijuana was discovered in the trunk area of the Hyundai.

Charles Hinton, of Lithonia, Georgia, was arrested and taken to the Laramie County Detention Center in Cheyenne where he has been charged with felony possession of marijuana and felony possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.

The marijuana originated in California and was destined for Georgia.

The detour began Aug. 7 and was in effect Mondays through Thursdays for about two weeks.

The work is part of a larger project that has been repairing concrete slabs on roads in Cheyenne, including I-80, Lincolnway and College Drive.

The project began in June and will continue through October.

Chip seal work in downtown Saratoga SARATOGA – Crews worked on a chip seal project on WYO 130 (First Street) in late July and early August in Saratoga.

Crews started work on July 31, and completed it on Aug. 5. The work occurred between reference markers 20 and 28.

When work started, traffic was not allowed to parallel park on WYO 130 (First Street).

During construction, no traffic was able to cross WYO 130 from east to west except: n To cross Rochester, Bridge, Elm and Constitution avenues, and n To access businesses and residences

Photo: WHP

that have no other point of entry.

A traffic stop snagged 72 pounds of marijuana on eastbound I-80.

Slab repair causes downtown Cheyenne detour CHEYENNE – Ongoing work to repair concrete slabs in the Cheyenne area caused a detour in a section of downtown Cheyenne beginning on Aug. 7.

Crews worked on westbound Lincolnway in the area in front of the Jack Spiker parking structure and the Dinneen Building.

As a result, westbound traffic was rerouted north on Carey Avenue, west on 17th Street and back south on Thomes Avenue.

No right turns were permitted from Pioneer Avenue to westbound Lincolnway. Traffic on Pioneer Avenue seeking to go across Lincolnway or make a left turn to eastbound Lincolnway was allowed.

Those crossings were controlled by flaggers.

A pilot car guided north/south traffic on WYO 130 through the work zone.

Chip seal projects involve several steps, including cleaning the road of debris, applying the chip seal and letting the fresh chip seal set.

Traffic may be allowed onto the road while the chip seal sets, but at reduced speeds. Drivers should use caution in the work area.

The project followed another chip seal in Carbon County on WYO 789 from reference marker 30-40.

Chip seal work on Bill Nye Avenue LARAMIE – A chip seal project in Laramie closed a section of Bill Nye Avenue for several days starting on July 28.

The work happened between Boulder Drive and Vista Drive.

The street was closed from July 28 through Aug. 1.

Trooper’s vehicle struck CASPER – A trooper’s vehicle was involved in a collision on WYO 258 near Casper on July 25. Around 8:20 p.m., a trooper with the Wyoming Highway Patrol was stopped with another vehicle near milepost nine when his vehicle was struck.

The collision caused the trooper’s vehicle to collide with the back of the vehicle he had stopped. The trooper wasn’t in his vehicle at the time of the crash and wasn’t injured.

Wyoming Statute 31-5-224 states when an authorized emergency vehicle making use of any visual signals is parked, the driver of every other vehicle, as soon as it is safe, should do one of the following: n When driving on an interstate highway or other highways with two or more lanes traveling in the direction of the emergency vehicle, shall merge into the lane farthest from the emergency vehicle, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.

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n When driving on a two lane road, shall

slow to a speed that is 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.

A violation of this law can result in a $235 citation. Wyoming has had a Slow Down/Move Over law in place since 2001.

I-80, WYO 89 will see speed limit changes ROCK SPRINGS – WYDOT has made changes to speed limits on I-80 from the Red Desert and Creston Junction interchanges, as well as north of Evanston on WYO 89.

After conducting a speed study of the area and considering public input, WYDOT made changes to the speeds on the two sections.

Speeds on WYO 89 north of Evanston have decreased from 70 mph to 65 mph.

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Briefs continued from page 5 between the Red Desert Interchange and Creston Junction Interchange were increased to 80 mph from 75 mph. This speed change was implemented when crews were able to install the new speed limit signs.

The process for determining reasonable and safe speed limits is divided into two phases: the engineering investigation and the traffic investigation. n Engineering investigation looks at the geometric design of the road, including alignment, terrain, lane and shoulder width and pavement type and condition. Also considered are commercial and residential development, parking and the number and types of entrances, exits and intersecting streets. n Traffic investigation involves gathering

and analyzing traffic volumes, prevailing vehicle speeds, crash numbers and traffic control devices affecting or affected by vehicle speeds.

WYDOT continues work on Elk and Dewar

Boulevard, traffic will be reduced to head to head traffic using chevrons.

The chip seal operations are part of a district-wide job that was awarded to Intermountain Slurry Seal Inc. for $2.3 million. The completion date for the work is set for Aug. 31.

Other areas crews chip sealed were: n Aug. 7-Aug. 8: US 89 Near Etna (MP 104.57 to MP 107.33)

ROCK SPRINGS – WYDOT continued paving on Dewar Drive and Elk Street. Areas being paved need additional time to harden before vehicles can drive on the pavement. Recently paved areas were not accessible for half an hour to an hour. Operations began on Elk Street first, and upon completion, crews moved paving operations to Dewar Drive.

The job was awarded to Kilgore Companies, doing business as Lewis & Lewis Inc., of Rock Springs, for $4.5 million.

The work included grading, milling and full depth reclamation paving, as well as some bridge work repair and other miscellaneous work on about 2 miles of Elk Street and Dewar Drive. The completion date is set for Oct. 31.

n Aug. 8-Aug. 12: US 191 near Boulder

(MP 72.19 to MP 91.96)

n Aug. 11-Aug. 12: WYO 28 East of Far-

son (MP 14.21 to MP 24.40)

n Aug. 14-Aug. 15: US 191 North of Rock

Springs (MP 36.84 to MP 38.88)

n Aug. 15: US 189 near La Barge (MP

85.70 to MP 91.50)

n Aug. 16-Aug. 17: Lincoln County Road

340, north of Opal (MP 0.00 to MP 10.00)

n Aug. 18: Lincoln County Rd. 304, south

of Kemmerer (MP 0.00 to MP 3.20)

n Aug. 19-Aug. 21: US 189 South of Kem-

Photo: Stephanie Harsha

merer (MP 24.00 to MP 34.50)

Paving operations on Elk Street.

Total number of employees: as of August 7, 2017

1,928

One month ago

1,925

One year ago

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Chip seal work underway in western Wyoming ROCK SPRINGS – WYDOT is working on road improvements on WYO 410 through Mountain View and on Wasatch Boulevard in Evanston.

Chip seal work began on WYO 410 the week of Aug. 24. Crews will then move to Wasatch Boulevard immediately following the WYO 410 section.

“Chip sealing is a treatment used on roadways to extend the life of a pavement, making it more durable and protecting the surface from water,” said WYDOT Public Relations Specialist Stephanie Harsha. “Chip seals can be used as a standalone measure, or in conjunction with new construction.”

During chip seal operations near Mountain View, traffic moved through the work areas at reduced speeds on a single lane using flaggers and pilot cars.

During chip seal operations on Wasatch

n Aug. 22-Aug. 23: US 189 Lazeart Junc-

tion (MP 0.00 to MP 10.24)

In addition to the chip seal work, WYDOT crews began improvement work on WYO 414 with some ADA enhancements.

The scope of the project will include some grading, milling, paving, widening and bridge deck repair work of about 2.69 miles of roadway on WYO 414 north of Urie.

WYDOT awarded the work to Kilgore Companies, doing business as Lewis & Lewis Inc., for about $1.7 million and the completion date is set for Oct. 31.

New North Sheridan Interchange now open SHERIDAN – The new North Sheridan Interchange bridge and alignment opened on Aug. 24.

The new interchange directs traffic to the new North Main Street alignment and new interchange bridge. The old interchange (Exit 20) was closed once

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the new interchange opened. The new interchange is now marked as Exit 20.

The $46.4 million project began in July 2016 and is scheduled to be fully completed by October 2019.

Currently, the project is ahead of schedule. The contractor plans to have the majority of the new interchange bridge and new North Main Street alignment completed by this fall. The majority of the work will be done in the westbound lanes of I-90 later this fall. In 2018, the contractor will begin reconstructing North Main Street from Fort Road to Goose Creek Bridge and working on the Eastbound lanes of I-90.

way improvement project is Century Companies Inc. of Lewistown, Mont.

Century Companies’ contract with WYDOT calls for grading, milling asphalt plant mix, placing crushed base and asphalt pavement surfacing, placing asphalt plant mix wearing course, concrete pavement, electrical, and other work on 1.26 miles on Coulter Avenue (US 14A) beginning at milepost 20.374 in the City of Powell.

The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded the project to Century Companies Inc., at its November 2016 meeting. Contract completion date is Oct. 31.

Photo: WYDOT

Guardrail upgraded in Hot Springs, Washakie counties The newly opened North Sheridan Interchange will be fully completed by October 2019.

Asphalt paving underway on Powell project POWELL – Minor traffic delays occurred during the final weeks of the 1.26mile highway improvement project on US 14A in Powell.

The $2.31 million project included asphalt paving between Clark Street and Homesteader Park, and that work is scheduled to begin later this week, according to WYDOT Resident Engineer Todd Frost of Cody.

“Concrete work and median removal finished up the second week of August,” Frost said. “Milling of the highway main line was scheduled for the following week.

The removed median locations were paved and a two-inch asphalt overlay and .75 inches of asphalt wearing course was placed on this entire section of roadway.”

Frost said the contractor was also milling and repaving short sections of US 14A at mileposts 20.37 and 20.66 on the westbound lanes to repair minor settlement areas near Road 12 and Frannie Canal.

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WORLAND – Four bridges are receiving safety improvements east of Ten Sleep on US 16, and a 14-foot width restriction is in place across the bridges.

The 14-foot width restriction is in place on the project to allow the contractor to install temporary concrete barrier to protect workers while new bridge railing and guardrail are being installed, according to WYDOT Resident Engineer Dan McAfee of Worland.

Prime contractor on the $951,000 project is HL Construction Inc. of Billings. HL’s scope of work includes grading, removal and replacement of guardrail, bridge railing modifications and other work in Hot Springs and Washakie counties.

Contract completion date is Oct. 31.

US 287/WYO 789 project begins near Sweetwater Station LANDER – A $2.85 million project started the first week of August between Lander and Muddy Gap to repair a pair of bridges and improve 5.98 miles of highway.

Prime contractor is Hedquist Construction Inc. of Mills. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Hedquist the project at its January meeting.

WYDOT Project Engineer Brian Martin of Lander said the contractor is underway on bridge work at mileposts

41.62 and 46.34 near Sweetwater Station and US 287’s intersection with WYO 135, southeast of Riverton.

“During bridge work, traffic was restricted to a single lane across each bridge deck,” Martin said.

Work on the Sweetwater River bridge (milepost 41.62) includes guardrail upgrades, drainage work, replacement of approach slabs and an epoxy overlay of the bridge deck, while the bridge over Antelope Creek (milepost 46.34) will see drainage work, approach slab replacement and an epoxy overlay of the bridge deck.

Other work on the US 287/WYO 789 project includes grading, milling asphalt, placing pit-run gravel base and crushed gravel base, asphalt pavement surfacing, chip sealing, construction of a turn lane at Bison Basin Road and other work on 5.98 miles on US 287/WYO 789 starting at milepost 41.14 between Muddy Gap and Lander.

Contract completion date is Oct. 31, with the exception of chip sealing, which has a June 15, 2018, deadline.

Bridges close for rehabilitation in Powell, Cowley; bridge work underway on US 14-16-20 west of Cody CODY – A 45-day closure of a pair of bridges near Powell and Cowley began July 31.

Bridge rehabilitation took place on WYO 295 (Bent Street Canal Bridge in Powell (milepost 12.55)) and WYO 35 (Cannery Road outside of Cowley (milepost 0.72)).

“Citizens will need to use alternative routes during the closures,” said WYDOT Resident Engineer Kaia Tharp of Thermopolis.

The work near Powell and Cowley is part of a $2.95 million bridge rehabilitation project on four bridges this year and 14 bridges this year and next year in northwest Wyoming. The work is scheduled in Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs and Park counties.

Repairs and improvements include bridge deck repair, silica fume overlay, expansion joint replacement and a few approach slab replacements.

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Briefs continued from page 7 summer and next summer on the other 14 bridges includes seven on the north fork of the Shoshone River (US 14-16-20 west of Cody, one bridge on the south fork of the Shoshone River (WYO 291), three bridges between Cody and the Montana state line on WYO 120, the Greybull River Bridge in Greybull, and two bridges south of Dubois on US 26287 southeast of Dubois.

Work started west of Cody on Aug. 1 at 50 Mile bridge (milepost 4.7), about 45 miles west of Cody. “The contractor replaced expansion joints and repaired bridge decks,” Tharp said. “Two-way traffic was maintained the weekend of the eclipse (Aug. 17 to Aug. 23).

“The contractor is trying to get as much work done this summer and fall while the weather is good, so they won’t run into problems if the weather does not cooperate,” Tharp said.

WHP Total number of highway fatalities: as of August 25, 2017

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Meetings address future highway projects in northwest Wyoming BASIN – WYDOT held a series of public meetings in August to address future highway improvement projects in northwest Wyoming. Meetings were held in Cody, Basin, Worland, Thermopolis and Lander.

A key part of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) process involves annual meetings with public officials and other individuals who play a key transportation role in Wyoming, according to Pete Hallsten, P.E., WYDOT district engineer in Basin.

“These meetings provide an opportunity for local officials and citizens to provide input into WYDOT’s planning process,” Hallsten said.

The STIP is a prioritized construction plan for the 1,326 miles of highway in northwest Wyoming. Projects enter the STIP process based on a complex long range planning and needs analysis process, along with public input on known development issues that impact highway capacity.

Highway improvements scheduled on Gas Hills Road east of Riverton RIVERTON – Highway improvements began the first week of August on 12 miles of WYO 136 (Sand Draw Road) east of Riverton.

The highway improvements involve cold in-place recycling, a method of removing and reusing the existing asphalt surface. It involves grinding off the top two to five inches of the existing asphalt surface and mixing the crushed asphalt with an asphalt recycling agent, and placing it back down on the surface with an asphalt paver.

“Cold in-place recycling improves the road surface and strength while minimizing expenses typically incurred during the paving process,” said WYDOT Resident Engineer Robert Scheidemantel of Riverton. “In addition, cold in-place recycling can correct deep asphalt defects such as

rutting and fatigue (alligator cracking).

This is a cold process that requires minimal additional heat during the rejuvenation of the asphalt material, resulting in a decrease in the amount of energy required to produce the final material.”

The $2 million project involves grading, profile asphalt milling of existing pavement, placing pit-run gravel base, cold in-place recycling, a chip seal and other work on 12 miles of WYO 136 beginning at milepost 31.53, which is 31.5 miles east of Riverton. The project extends to the east end of WYO 136.

Prime contractor on the $2 million project is Knife River of Cheyenne. Contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2017.

Slide repairs begin on Togwotee Pass DUBOIS – Repair of two landslides on US 26-287 is underway between Dubois and Moran Junction.

The slides are at mileposts 20.9 and 28.3 on US 26-287, about 21 miles and 28 miles, respectively, east of Moran Junction.

“There will be some minor traffic delays as work moves into the roadway in the coming months. Currently, work is centered on installation of horizontal drains off the roadway,” said WYDOT Resident Engineer Robert Scheidemantel of Riverton.

The scope of work involves grading, milling asphalt, placing crushed gravel base, asphalt paving, placing slide stabilization rock and other work at the Wet Meadow and Quarantine slides.

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Distracted walking dangerous for teens

By J.L. O’Brien School is back in session, and along with buses and excited students, drivers need to be on the lookout for pedestrians distracted by electronic devices.

Since 2013, the number of 12- to 19-year-old pedestrians killed has increased 13 percent. During that same time frame, high-school-aged students were observed walking distracted 35 percent more – 20 percent in 2013 versus 27 percent in 2016.

A Safe Kids Worldwide 2016 study showed that while 15-19 year olds made up only 26 percent of all children 0-19, they made up half of pedestrian fatalities. In fact, five teen pedestrians are being killed each week in the United States.

A contributing factor may be that distracted walking is on the rise. The study showed that one in four high-schoolers were distracted by texting, talking on the phone or listening to music

Distractions by gender

Problem behavior

Boys were more likely to be distracted by headphone use and girls by texting and talking.

The study revealed issues for both pedestrians and drivers.

Males

Females 58%

51% 36%

40%

Driver issue areas • • • •

Didn’t follow rules of the road Double-parked Parked on opposite side of street Parked blocking crosswalk

Pedestrian issue areas • •

Headphones

Talk or text

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Crossed against light Did not use designated crossing • Did not look before crossing Source: Safe Kids Worldwide

Headphones and texting The greatest distractions for teen pedestrians were use of headphones and texting both in high school and middle school.

Middle school

High school 46%

40% 32%

31% 21%

7%

16%

7%

More than one distraction

Wearing headphones

Source: Safe Kids Worldwide

Texting

Talking on phone

with headphones while crossing the road near their school.

Girls were more likely to be distracted by texting or talking (58 percent), while boys were more likely to be distracted by listening to music with headphones (51 percent).

The study showed that distracted walking, along with other factors, led to only 20 percent of students crossing the street safely. Eighty percent of students exhibited unsafe behavior including crossing against the lights, not looking before crossing and not crossing at a designated crossing.

Additionally, the study identified that nearly one in three drivers engaged in unsafe behavior during dropping off and picking up their student. The drivers double parked, stopped in the middle of the crosswalk and parked across the street from the drop-off lane or school. Additionally, one in 10 of those drivers were observed using a mobile device after they dropped off their student. n

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By Matt Murphy, District 1 Public Involvement Specialist

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District 1: At home in the southeast corner of Wyoming

tretching from Baggs in the west to Albin in the east, WYDOT’s District 1 encompasses a variety of topography and streetscapes among its counties and the district’s crews take pride in keeping southeast Wyoming moving.

More than a quarter of Wyoming’s population lives in District 1.

It contains both urban and rural features ranging from Wyoming’s largest city, Cheyenne, with a 2016 estimated population of about 64,000, to small rural communities like Dixon and Savery. It contains Albany County, most of Carbon and Laramie counties and a small section of Sweetwater County.

Weather ranges from “milder” temperatures in Pine Bluffs to notoriously windy areas around Arlington to high mountain roads – WYO 130 (the second highest paved road on WYDOT’s system) and WYO 70 – that close seasonally.

Some of Wyoming’s busiest sections of interstate highway are also in District 1. Interstate 25 between the Colorado state line and Cheyenne has an average annual daily traffic count of about 20,000 vehicles.

Meanwhile, Interstate 80 – a major national trucking corridor – sees thousands of trucks per day on its route through the district.

As many as half (or sometimes, more) of vehicles on sections of I-80 are trucks.

That variance in the district’s elevation poses unique challenges for WYDOT crews. It is often pointed out that I-80 through Wyoming is essentially a 402-mile long mountain pass, with an average elevation of around 6,000 feet, including the highest point on I-80 in the country – The Summit at 8,640 feet.

I-80’s elevation through Wyoming is comparable to I-80 high points in other states like Parley’s Summit in Utah (elev. 7,120 ft.) and Donner Pass in California (elev. 7,239 ft.).

Not surprising to residents, southeast Wyoming is also the windiest section of I-80 in the country. That combination of elevation and wind makes keeping the interstate open a challenge during the winter months, as blowing snow can create icy roadways and whiteout conditions.

Wyoming’s transportation history is weaved across District 1.

The Transcontinental Railroad first entered what would become the state of Wyoming near Pine Bluffs and continued being built west, establishing new communities and shaping the state’s future as it went.

There are other connections to national transportation history, too. The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City was originally painted

Cars and trucks heading westbound toward Laramie at the Summit on I-80.

Photo: Matt Murphy

Photo: Rick Carpenter

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with “Rawlins Red,” a pigment derived from iron oxide mined from the hills behind Rawlins.

In the early 20th Century, the Lincoln Highway was routed through Wyoming, largely paralleling the Union Pacific route.

When it came time to route the road through Albany County, the communities of Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow each sought the path of the road.

August Grimm, the owner of the Virginian Hotel and mayor of Medicine Bow, helped secure the route of the road through his town, according to a Wyoming PBS documentary about the Lincoln Highway.

Grimm’s goal was to save his hotel after the Union Pacific no longer stopped at Medicine Bow. Grimm and a group he assembled made their own Lincoln Highway signs and placed them along a route from Laramie to Rawlins through Medicine Bow – which is the routing of US 30/287 today.

A rotary plow clearing WYO 70 in May before the annual Memorial Day In the 1960s, weekend opening.

I-80 – the secondDistrict 1 crews begin working to open WYO 130 and WYO longest interstate 70 several weeks before the roads are able to be open. For WYO in the United States 130 – one crew from Laramie and one from Saratoga work from – began construceither side of Snowy Range Pass until they meet. tion in Wyoming. It Once WYO 130 opens, attention turns to WYO 70. There, the was built in sections Saratoga crew and another from Baggs perform a similar task – that paralleled or moving from their respective sides of Battle Pass until meeting replaced the Lincoln somewhere in the middle.

Highway. But unlike WYO 130 and WYO 70, along with WYO 230 and WYO 210, the Lincoln Highway, provide direct access to recreation opportunities in Medicine Elk Mountain was Bow National Forest. I-80 also passes through National Forest I-80 closed due to severe weather. successful in getting land around The Summit.

I-80 built through its As a result, District 1 and U.S. Forest Service representatives community. have developed a close working relationship, with each agency Many Wyoming residents have heard the myth that Lady Bird recognizing and assisting the work of the other.

Johnson, the First Lady of the United States from 1963-1969, seDistrict 1 also has been the location of some of WYDOT’s lected the route of I-80 between Laramie and Rawlins. In fact, the more innovative transportation solutions. routing was the decision of the federal government in the 1950s After I-80 was built, Wyoming became a leader in snow fence in order to shave miles off of I-80, according to research by Jim technology. Snow fences, which are found along I-80 and other Waggener, an archivist and historian at the American Heritage roads around the state, have been a key component of efforts to Center in Laramie. keep roads open during the winter.

The section of interstate through the Arlington and Elk MounIn the fall of 2010, the first two roundabouts on the WYDOT tain area opened in October 1970, and quickly became known for system opened at the High Plains Road interchange (Exit 4) on its notorious winter weather.

I-25. The design of that interchange included a roundabout at Today, WYDOT crews are stationed in both Arlington and each interstate ramp.

Elk Mountain to provide 24-hour snow removal on I-80, which WYDOT also added roundabouts to the Vandehei Avenue remains open as long as it is safe to allow the traveling public on interchange (Exit 13) on I-25. This helped resolve traffic congesthat road. tion that was present in the old design.

Sometimes, snow is heavy enough to necessitate the use of A few years later, the first diverging diamond interchange in rotary plows on the interstate. Resembling large snowblowers, Wyoming opened on the College Drive exit for I-25 (Exit 7). This the rotaries were used on I-80 in May 2017 between Laramie innovative design is meant to reduce the number of crashes at and Cheyenne during a record-setting the interchange, particularly among spring snowstorm. vehicles trying to turn left onto the The rotaries are also used on District interstate.

1’s two seasonally closed roads that are Today, District 1 continues to among some of the most scenic in the provide top-rate service to southstate highway system. WYO 130 over east Wyoming. WYDOT crews and the Snowy Range typically opens in late Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers May, with WYO 70 over the Contibased in Baggs, Rawlins, Saratoga, Elk nental Divide at Battle Pass opening in Mountain, Medicine Bow, Arlington, early June. Both roads close sometime Laramie, Cheyenne and Pine Bluffs all The diverging diamond intersection at I-25 and College in the late fall. contribute to the district’s successes. n

From the Director Employee Survey Results and Follow-up

Over the last 30 days, I have met with Executive Staff, Program Managers and others to review and assess the employee survey results. We already know we have an incredible staff and an important mission, but more can be done.

More than half of you Panos completed the survey and half of those responses included feedback in the comments section. Thank you for providing that important input.

A majority of those comments expressed concerns with compensation. In light of

this we are ramping up our efforts to have better control over salaries and looking into creative ways to enhance benefits.

As I have explained in the past, salaries are currently controlled by the Legislature.

During the last session, the Legislature removed all General Funds from WYDOT. That may give us some reason to go back to the Legislature and ask them to consider more agency control over our salaries and position classifications. I have increased efforts to this end and the conversations have started with the Legislature. For benefits, we cannot currently control the basics such as health insurance or retirement, but we can look at other areas to make your work life better. We will continue to voice our ideas, on behalf of WYDOT employees, regarding these matters.

We have travelled to district offices numerous times in an effort to keep you

WYDOT Director Panos updates employees on department topics

By Aimee Inama WYDOT employees now know more about the department’s budget, legislative analysis work, 100-year anniversary and other key issues and events.

To keep employees up-to-date on the latest WYDOT issues and activities, Director Bill Panos held a series of all-hands meetings in mid-August. The meetings helped Panos keep employees informed and provided an opportunity for employees to ask the director questions.

During the hour-long meetings, Panos gave an overview of the budget, the recent employees survey, WYDOT’s legislative analysis work, the Aug. 21 solar eclipse and the department’s 100-year anniversary. Panos held meetings in WYDOT’s five districts and at headquarters in Cheyenne.

“I hold these meetings about four times a year as a way to keep you informed,” Panos said. “I want to hear your suggestions and know how we can improve as a department.”

For the budget, Panos gave an overview of WYDOT’s revenues and expenditures. WYDOT receives about 50 percent of its budget from federal funds, 35 percent from highway user fees and 15 percent from other state funds. Previously, WYDOT received 20 percent from other state funds, which also included general funds.

State lawmakers, looking for more cost-effective ways to streamline government and ensure education is funded, removed about $25 million in general funds for each fiscal year from WYDOT’s budget this past legislative session.

To make up the difference, lawmakers approved increasing the motor vehicle registration and driver license fees, which haven’t increased in decades. WYDOT previously received $15 for the

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informed. We are heading out to all the districts again starting this week. While I have received positive feedback from you, I understand we need to enhance that effort to make it more meaningful. As I travel the state for meetings, I am now starting to build in more time to come visit you in your shops, at the ports and in your offices.

If you would like to help in any way, please contact me. You are always welcome to email me or call my office.

I mean it when I say I want to hear from you. Your feedback allows us to make decisions with a better perspective. The WYDOT family is unique and special. I want to do all I can to strengthen that bond and make it better for our future.

Thank you, again, to those who participated in the survey and thank you for your service to the State of Wyoming.

Sincerely, Bill

state’s portion for registrations. The new fee will now be $30. For driver licenses, fees have increased for the different classes. For example, for a new regular license, the fee increased from $20 to $40.

Besides revenues, WYDOT looks at expenditures to ensure the department is spending wisely. As a way to live within its means, WYDOT made some budgetary changes, such as moving to an asset preservation focus for its roads.

WYDOT also recently surveyed its employees several questions to get an idea of what they thought of and working for the department. Results from some of the questions showed that 66 percent were satisfied with their workplace, 64 percent felt appreciated and valued, and 23 percent agreed that WYDOT needed more transparency.

“We had a 52 percent participation rate, and I want to thank all of you who participated,” Panos said. “Our results show we have more work to do. We want to get ideas from you on how to improve. We want you to help us make this a better work situation.”

Another way WYDOT officials are helping to improve the state is by providing analysis on several draft bill proposals that may come before the state Legislature. Some of those bills include a “Move Over” law for non-emergency vehicles, better control of employee compensation, indexing user fees and specialty license plates.

“We don’t oppose or support any of these,” Panos said.

“WYDOT’s role is to just provide information and analysis to the legislature.”

As part of its commitment to transparency inside and outside of the state’s transportation agency, these meetings further employee understanding and workplace engagement. n

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percent on Friday (1,277 more vehicles), 40 percent on Thursday (902 more vehicles) and 36 percent on Wednesday (766 more vehicles).

Total solar eclipse traffic epic in scope

Northwestern Wyoming

By Aimee Inama The Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Highway Patrol kept traffic moving as best as possible while the state experienced historic traffic volume during the Aug. 21 solar eclipse.

Overall traffic increased by more than 536,000 vehicles (almost 68 percent) during the Monday, Aug. 21 solar eclipse compared to the five-year average for the third Monday in August. Traffic increased the most in the central, western and southern parts of the state.

“The Wyoming Department of Transportation and the Wyoming Highway Patrol worked together to ensure traffic flowed as smoothly as possible with the amount of traffic we saw on Monday,” WYDOT Director Bill Panos said. “These are historic traffic numbers for Wyoming. Our maintenance crews and troopers did an outstanding job under extremely difficult circumstances.”

Laramie County saw the largest increase for Monday at 209,394 more vehicles. Laramie County is where interstates 25 and 80 meet.

The other counties that had significant increases included Converse at 40,220 more vehicles, Albany at 34,629 more vehicles, Fremont at 32,973 more vehicles, Lincoln at 23,409 more vehicles, Niobrara at 23,389, Platte at 20,381 more vehicles and Sublette at 19,269 more vehicles, Uinta at 16,846 more vehicles and Carbon at 13,303 more vehicles.

Although the Wyoming Department of Transportation can’t say for sure that the increase is the result of the eclipse, it is a good indicator it’s the result of the solar event. The increases don’t consider vehicles that pass the same spot multiple times a day, like commuter vehicles or local delivery vehicles. The traffic counts also don’t reflect all traffic movement in the state as all roads don’t have counters.

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Traffic increased significantly on US 287 south of Tie Siding near the Colorado border. Monday’s figures had increases at 245 percent for the entire day (10,083 more vehicles). Traffic has steadily increased on that road over the past few days with Sunday’s figures showing an 88 percent increase (4,877 more vehicles), Saturday’s, at 85 percent (4,402 more vehicles), Friday’s at 60 percent (3,281 more vehicles) and Thursday’s and Wednesday’s at both more than 40 percent (1,989 and 1,815 more vehicles), WYDOT figures showed.

North of Laramie on US 30-287 north of WYO 34, traffic increased by 718 percent on Monday (7,454 more vehicles). On Sunday, traffic increased 214 percent (2,527 more vehicles) and on Saturday, traffic increased 107 percent (11,146 more vehicles).

On US 30-287 south of WYO 34 near Laramie, traffic increased by 835 on Monday (12,051 more vehicles). On Sunday, traffic increased 145 percent (2,804 more vehicles) and on Saturday, traffic increased by 78 percent (1,298 more vehicles).

Also in the southern part of the state, traffic on US 85 south of LaGrange increased by 821 percent (16,300 more vehicles) on Monday. Traffic increased 150 percent (3,613 more vehicles) on Sunday, 63 percent on Saturday (1,487 more vehicles), 50

Traffic also continued to increase in the northwestern part of the state. On US 287 east of WYO 28 and Lander, traffic increased by 222 percent (2,395 more vehicles). Traffic increased by 119 percent (1,418 more vehicles) on Sunday, 158 percent (1,685 more vehicles) on Saturday, 81 percent (1,026 more vehicles) on Friday, 45 percent (519 more vehicles) on Thursday and 22 percent (253 more vehicles) on Wednesday, figures showed.

Traffic continued to increase locally in several spots. Those areas include Jackson, Afton, Etna and Moran Junction along US 89 and 191, which are high-volume roads in the state.

Traffic counts for US 89 south of Etna increased by about 132 percent (7,658 more vehicles), figures indicated.

Some other areas in the northwestern part of the state where traffic continued to increase included: n US 89-191-187 north of Moran Junction north of Jackson - 79 percent (3,354 more vehicles) percent (3,248 more vehicles)

n US 89-191-187 near Colter Bay near the Grand Teton National

Park - 56 percent (2,309 more vehicles)

n US 189 north of Lazeart Junction near Evanston - 315 percent

(3,809 more vehicles)

n US 89 south of Afton - 181 percent (4,594 more vehicles) n US 189-191 at Teton National Park - 148 percent (3,169 more

vehicles)

Interstates

On I-25, traffic increased the most for Monday. I-25 north of Horse Creek had a 403 percent increase (46,484 more vehicles), I-25 at Central Avenue had a 229 percent increase (42,421 more vehicles), I-25 at the Colorado border had a 167 percent increase (38,247 more vehicles), I-25 north of Glendo had a 171 percent increase (14,626 more vehicles), I-25 west of Glenrock had a 105 percent increase (11,386 more vehicles) and I-25 south of Buffalo had a 165 percent increase (6,087 more vehicles).

Traffic along I-80 also increased on Monday. East of Evanston, traffic increased by 41 percent (5,879 more vehicles). West of Evanston, traffic increased 46 percent (7,159 more vehicles).

West of Laramie on I-80, traffic increased by 45 percent (5,116 more vehicles). West of Rawlins on I-80, traffic increased by 26 percent (3,432 more vehicles). East of Little America on I-80, traffic increased by 16 percent (2,252 more vehicles), and west of Green River, traffic increased by 10 percent (1,661 more vehicles).

Traffic on parts of I-90 in northern Wyoming also had some significant increases over what that area had during the past few days. I-90 north of Buffalo had a 44 percent increase (4,042 more vehicles). From last Wednesday to Sunday, that section had anywhere from a 6 to 12 percent increase.

On I-90 north of Ranchester, traffic increased by 36 percent (1,863 more vehicles). The other sections of I-90 had increases of between 10 to 15 percent. n

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Safe 2 Sturgis Highway Safety event at the Southeast Travel Center

Photo: Carlie Van Winkle

The Wyoming Highway Patrol joined the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Colorado State Patrol, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety and the Wyoming Department of Transportation and other local law enforcement agencies to raise awareness for motorcycle safety on Aug. 4 at the Southeast Wyoming Travel Center. The agencies at the second #Safe2Sturgis event urged motorcycle enthusiasts traveling to the 77th annual Sturgis motorcycle rally to practice safe riding habits.

“Motorcyclists are dying at a higher crash rate on our highways than other road users,” said NHTSA Region 8 Administrator Gina Espinosa-Salcedo. “Of all of the motorcycle fatalities that

happen throughout the year, the majority take place during the three week period that surrounds the Sturgis motorcycle rally.”

The Sturgis rally draws more than 739,000 motorcyclists from all over the U.S. The campaign started July 29 and ended Aug. 19, corresponding with the week before, during and after the rally. The campaign encourages all motorists to use a #Safe2Sturgis hashtag on social media to help the campaign by posting photos with the hashtag to show how all motorists, including motorcyclists, have stayed safe through Wyoming on their trip to Sturgis.

In 2016, 226 motorcycle crashes were reported in Wyoming.

Of those 226 crashes, 24 were fatal. Wyoming averages three motorcycle fatalities per year during the Sturgis rally alone.

WHP Col. Kebin Haller, Colorado State Patrol District 3 Commander Maj. Tim Keeton and Ken Ledet from WYDOT Highway Safety also spoke to the issue of motorcycle safety.

A second kick-off event was held Aug. 8 near Gillette at the Spearfish Rest Area along I-90 in S.D. n

The WYDOT Highway Safety Program hosted a #Safe2Sturgis campaign kick-off event on Aug. 4 with the help of representatives of NHTSA, Wyoming Highway Patrol, Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Department of Transportation and other city and county agencies from Colorado and Wyoming.

Aeronautics Future of Wyoming aviation

A group of Wyoming leaders met in Casper June 20 to discuss the future of commercial air service and its importance in the state’s economy. The meeting was a brainstorming session to examine current and future needs in aviation and develop a task force to identify additional alternative funding sources for aviation in Wyoming.

WYDOT Aeronautics Division administrator Amy Surdam said WYDOT is working on an analysis of what consistent, reliable, affordable air service in Wyoming would involve. This analysis will be available when the group meets again in late summer.

Air service generates $1.4 billion in economic activity in the state annually and supports more than 12,000 jobs, according to the 2013 Economic Impact Study for Wyoming Airports prepared by ICF International, Kramer Aerotek and Jviation.

“Wyoming’s airports and air service are a critical part of our state’s economic development strategy,” WYDOT Director Bill Panos said. “Our goal is to restore and expand rural air service in Wyoming.”

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grams that fund air service. Currently the state receives funding from two federal programs including the Essential Air Service (EAS) program and the Small Community Air Service Development (SCASD) program. However, only two airports get EAS funding – Cody and Laramie. The EAS program may also be cut at the federal level.

The SCASD program is a competitive, one-time funding grant program. Cheyenne, Riverton and Sheridan have recently received grant funding through the program that awards only 20 communities from 200-300 applications each year.

“Air service is essential in the recruitment and retention of business in Wyoming,” said Wyoming Business Council (WBC) CEO Shawn Reese. “Not having consistent, reliable air service throughout the state is one of the biggest issues when trying to recruit new business or expand existing business.”

The 2013 study indicated 90 percent of businesses rely on commercial airline service, and many businesses factor in air service when determining where to locate. The study found that 38,000 nonaviation jobs in the state had improved efficiency through the use of air service.

“Reliability and consistency are key and having a longterm vision is critical for the economic future of Wyoming,” said Jerimiah Rieman, director of Economic Diversification Strategy and Initiatives and coordinator of the Economically Needed Diversity Options for Wyoming (ENDOW) initiative. n

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WYDOT manager named nominee for Women of Influence award One of the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s top officials was recently named as a nominee for a Women of Influence award. Airports Planning and Programming Manager Christy Yaffa was nominated under the Government, Military and Law category, which also includes Wyoming Deputy State Treasurer Patricia Arp; District 8 Sen. Affie Ellis, R-Laramie County; and Wyoming Army National Guard Brigadier General Tammy Maas.

“Christy has been instrumental in the development of the Wyoming airport classification system, the Priority Rating Model for Wyoming airports, the original and ongoing development of the Wyoming Aviation Capital Improvement Program as well as many statewide system planning efforts for Wyoming,” Aeronautics Administrator Amy Surdam said. “She has been a strong advocate and supporter of the WYDOT Aeronautics intern program. This program has helped many young aviation

Group makes recommendation to USDOT on small community air service challenges Addressing the pilot shortage, partially a result of the “1,500hour rule,” was one of the top priorities given by the Small Community Air Service Working Group, when it submitted its report to the U.S. Department of Transportation June 30.

Wyoming Department of Transportation Air Service Program Manager Sheri Taylor said reevaluating how the Federal Aviation Administration recognizes pathways to Restricted Air Transport Air Pilot certificates is key to maintaining and improving air services in rural states like Wyoming.

Taylor was one of 25 people appointed by Secretary Elaine Chao to serve on the working group, charged with addressing and finding solutions to the challenges of small community air service.

“One of the biggest issues with the pilot shortage is the new (FAA) regulations that came into effect in 2013,” Taylor said. The number of hours required for a Restricted Air Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate was increased from 250 to 1,500. This, coupled with impending pilot retirements, has made it difficult for small regional airlines to find pilots, she added.

While the group had 21 recommendations, the two primary recommendations to Congress to address the pilot shortage were to direct the FAA to: n Reevaluate and increase the number of hours of credit awarded to academic pathways for the issuance of an ATP certificate.

Congress should affirm that qualifying “academic” training should not be limited to military and aviation degree programs. n Award substantial hours of credit toward a carrier‐specific and

type‐specific Restricted ATP based on carrier‐specific and type‐specific training and testing. Effective implementation of

professionals develop a career in the aviation industry. Many of these interns have gone on to work in both the public and private sectors and some have become recognized leaders themselves.”

Yaffa, who also served as the department’s interim Aeronautics Division administrator during 2016 and 2017, has been with the department since June 1994. She began as an assistant airports planner after graduating from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University with a degree in aviation business administration.

The awards, given by the Wyoming Business Report and Connect to Women, were announced Aug. 24-25 at the Cheyenne Radisson Hotel.

The Women of Influence awards are given in several categories including Lifetime Achievement; Banking and Finance; Business and Business Services; Education; Energy and Utilities; Government, Military and Law; Health Care; Hospitality; Manufacturing and Technology; and Nonprofit. Two new categories were added this year: Best Mentor and Best Company to Work for. Eightyfive people were nominated this year, the fifth year of the event.

Previous year’s events have been featured on Wyoming PBS’s Wyoming Chronicle.

Yaffa’s 2017 nomination is not her first. She was nominated in 2016 as well. n both of these recommendations would re‐open the pathway for aspiring aviators to become competent professional airline pilots.

Currently, if a student obtains a two-year degree at an accredited aviation school, they will have 250 hours credited toward their ATP. A four-year degree will get a student to 500 credit hours, while a military pilot receives 750.

“What we’re doing is asking Congress to reiterate to the FAA that it can create other pathways toward the 1,500,” Taylor said.

“Those pathways need to be deemed by the FAA as safe or safer than existing pathways.”

For instance, when an airline hires a pilot, the pilot is put through rigorous training. These instructional programs could be approved by the FAA as an alternative pathway to the required 1,500 hours.

“We want to create more pathways to encourage more potential pilots to take up a career in commercial aviation,” Taylor said.

“We’re working hard to make it financially feasible for people to become pilots.”

WYDOT Aeronautics administrator Amy Surdam said the group also recommended that Congress act to preserve the Essential Air Service (EAS) program and increase funding for the Airport Improvement Program.

Taylor said the group concluded that the current rules governing EAS are overly restrictive and prevent communities with legitimate air service needs from accessing air service.

The mandate of the working group was to consider three subject areas: n Current or potential new air service programs, including the EAS program and the Small Community Air Service Development program; n Initiatives to help support pilot training and aviation safety; n Whether federal funding for airports serving small communities is adequate. n

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Portal Manager is also easily found by typing “portal manager” into the search box and selecting the corresponding icon.

Portal Manager, a new tool now available for employees

By Brandon Patton, Information Technology In the never ending quest to improve the security of WYDOT’s computing environment through effective software management and patching, IT has a new tool available that will do just that, Portal Manager. The benefits of using the Portal Manager when appropriate are many, but I would like to focus on two of the most important.

First, Portal Manager allows WYDOT IT to pre-configure and standardize a wide breadth of software applications that are in use in each and every department here at WYDOT. Having one standardized location to store these continually changing pieces of software ensures each component is always up to date at the time it is installed. This further reduces potential down time by no longer needing to patch already outdated software. It also becomes difficult even for IT staff to stay current and fully aware of all updates and changes in every single piece of software in use across our entire computing environment so as our library of available applications within the Portal Manager expands so does our efficiency in providing the most current software to meet growing demands.

Second, it allows software applications to be installed on an “as needed” basis by end users. Fully configured working software that may be missing from a machine can be installed quickly and efficiently to better accomplish job tasks without the need for a call to IT or submitting a GroupLink ticket.

The Portal Manager is available to all end user machines with the current version of the Ivanti Endpoint Manager Agent, also known as LANDesk.

Users may access the Portal Manager at any time by clicking on the Start Menu and going to All Programs > Ivanti Management > Portal Manager.

Beware of ‘RoboCalls’ Your work cell phone rings and you are unsure of the number showing on caller ID, what do you do? If your job includes being contacted frequently by unknown individuals the answer is to, of course, answer the call. If your cell phone is not frequently called by individuals outside of your organization or your area code it may be best to allow the call to go to voicemail. Why? RoboCallers do not leave messages, anyone trying to reach you for the first time, should leave a voicemail with call back information and details about their request.

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Portal Manager will provide a list of available software installations to each computer at WYDOT. The list will start out small and will continue to grow as IT identifies more software that fits this model of deployment. Our goal would be to have available as many pieces of software as possible, however, there may be some applications that are too intricate or simply not a good fit for the Portal Manager because of licensing concerns or other various reasons. Keep in mind that many applications may not show up in the Portal Manager if they are already detected on the machine.

The Portal Manager is one of many new tools that IT will be using in the future to continually stay ahead of software requirements and security concerns to promote a computing environment of efficiency and stability. As always we appreciate employee patience as we work to deploy these new tools that will provide a more seamless and unobtrusive computing experience.

If there are any questions please call IT.

However, if you do answer a call and are greeted by a pre-recorded voice it is likely a RoboCall. Google in its FAQ section states that it does not use RoboCall software to initiate contact with customers. Google admits to using RoboCalls to verify information about your business, AdWords account or your GooglePlay account, but these calls would never be unsolicited. Any call from Google in attempt to promote Google services will be made by a live person.

The following is taken directly from Google in response to RoboCalls.

“If you receive an unwanted RoboCall

from a recorded voice claiming to be Google or working with Google, hang up immediately. Do not press any key even if the voice recording prompts you to in order to speak with a live person or to be taken off the call list. Pressing a key may mean you will receive more unwanted calls.”

There are ways to avoid RoboCalls, but many companies who are using this approach are not typically obeying the law, making legal steps to prevent these calls very difficult. You can help prevent by contacting the Federal Trade Commission about unwanted calls at 1-888-382-1222.

Training

Course Catalog

The new WELL – what’s in it for me?

By Amy Bale, Training Services In the past few issues, we’ve talked about some of the features of the new WELL. But what, exactly, does that do for you?

First, the site will be easy to access, from the WELL icon already on your desktop. Second, it will be easy to use, with a simple menu giving you quick access to training information.

Not just eLearning, like in the current WeLL, but live classroom events and webinars from Training Services, Employee Safety, Driver Services, Maintenance, Construction and Human Resources as well.

1. Want to view your training info? Click ‘My Learning’ and see what you’re scheduled to take, what you’ve already taken, search for more training or add training you’ve taken outside the agency.

My Learning 3. Don’t have regular access to a computer? No worries! Your supervisor can also access your training records, search for classes, and sign you up for training on the ‘My Team’ page.

My Team

2. Curious about what training WYDOT offers statewide? Click the ‘Course Catalog’ to see all training – for every skill, competency or topic you’re interested in and enroll immediately. No more trying to remember to make that call or send that email requesting registration.

I know what you’re asking yourself. Does this mean that I have to figure out how to use this tool and sign up for all these classes, all on my own? On top of everything else I have to do?

No way. We will provide you with simple training guides and tutorials and all the support you need, both at headquarters and in the districts. We want this tool to be useful for you and we welcome any suggestions on modifications and improvements.

These are just some of the features and training groups the new WELL will offer. As more are added, they will be featured in upcoming articles. Training Services staff is excited about this change and hope that you will be too. n September 2017

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Nebraska Western and radiation safety from Oklahoma State University. He is also a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers.

Headquarters

Welcome

Service Awards

Joseph Balestrieri, Patrol-Safety and Training; Jason Beal, Patrol-Safety and Training; Cristy Bigelow, Motor Vehicle Services-Registration/Title; Kelly Brittain, Office Services-Files; John Bruso Jr., IT-Financial Systems; Clint Christensen, Patrol-Safety and Training; Adalita Daves, Driver ServicesPolicy and Records; Jerry Davis, Human Resources; Jessica Goostree, Driver Services-Laramie; Rhonda Harsy, Financial Services-Administration; Morgan Lanteri, Patrol-Dispatch Manager; Bryan Martin, Patrol-Dispatch Manager; Caleb Massie, Patrol-Safety and Training; Denise Moberg, Patrol-Dispatch Manager; Amanda Santee, Human Resources; Eric Spring, Patrol-Safety and Training; David Thomas, Patrol-Safety and Training; and Andrew Woodman, Telecom-District 1 Radio Shop.

Kevin Messman, Planning-Truck Weight – 30 years; Martha Ojeda, Facilities ManagementCustodial – 25 years; Curtis Olson, Maintenance Staff – 25 years; Alisha Reese, Materials-Surfacing – 15 years; Michael Flaim, Highway Development-Photogrammetry/Survey – 10 years; John Radomicki, Materials-Bituminous – 10 years; Sarah Abbott, Patrol-Dispatch – 5 years; and Autumn Sanchez, Office Services-Files – 5 years.

Promotions and Transfers

Retirements

Germain

Photo: WYDOT

Karl Germain, Patrol-Support Services Operations; Melinda Harmon, Motor Vehicle Services-Registration/ Title; and Meadow Ridley, Highway Development-Project Development.

Chief Engineer Gregg Fredrick visited a project in District 4 along WYO 14. While there, he toured a crushing operation of McGarvin Moberly’s. (From left) Fredrick; Leroy Sayles, McGarvin Moberly’s aggregate crushing project manager; Isaac Finkle, resident engineer in Buffalo; and Katie Legerski, the executive director of the Wyoming Contractors Association.

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Ron Chavez, Employee Safety program manager, retired from WYDOT on July 8 after almost 32 years of service with the department.

Chavez started at WYDOT as a highway traffic flow technician in Cheyenne. He also worked as assistant manager in Facility Maintenance.

Besides WYDOT, Chavez worked for the Wyoming Emergency Management Agency, which is now the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security.

Chavez, who is from Fort Collins, graduated with a degree in electronics from

Messman

Lorraine Sopko retired from WYDOT on July 7 after 38 years of service with the state. Sopko worked in the overweight loads office with the Wyoming Highway Patrol, a position she held for 24 years.

Sopko originally worked at the Port of Entry in Cheyenne when she started in 1979. She is a graduate of Central High School in Cheyenne.

David Stearns, account manager, retired from WYDOT on July 15 after 16 years of service to the department.

Congratulations Ojeda

Olson

Bryan Wenger has been selected as the Equipment program manager in Cheyenne effective Aug. 1.

Wenger has worked with the state of Wyoming since 1993 and most recently as a district equipment manager for WYDOT. Wenger

s S tate E mployee

SERG

up Retirement Gro Gather with other state retirees monthly.

Flaim

Chavez

SERG meets at noon the second Monday of each month at the Cheyenne Radisson (formerly the Holiday Inn).

The gatherings include a brief business meeting, social luncheon and an educational program.

Contacts for further information:

Stearns

Roger Nelson – 634-1881 Ron Labreque – 632-8240 Donella Marrs – 635-5858

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Welcome

Retirements

Adam Duerschmidt, Highway Development-Project Development-Laramie Design Squad.

Charles Kakalecik retired July 6. He worked in Telecom-Microwave.

Service Awards

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Kelly and Aaron Miller had a baby boy April 1 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie. Matthew Ray weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and was 18 inches long.

Mom, Kelly, is a Construction and Field Survey Technician and dad, Aaron, is a Heavy Equipment Mechanic. Both are in Rawlins.

Photo: Kelly and Aaron Miller

James Chesnut, Traffic-Signing – 15 years; Ted Gallegos, Laramie Construction – 10 years; Timothy Romig, Cheyenne Patrol – 10 years; Justin Fehlberg, Cheyenne Maintenance – 5 years; and Jason Jurca, Rawlins Patrol – 5 years.

Romig

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Jurca

District 2

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Service Awards

William Neeland Jr., Telecom-District 2 Radio Shop; and Lance Wedemeyer, Wheatland Maintenance.

Adam Bruning, Casper Patrol – 10 years; Travis Hauser, Wheatland Patrol – 10 years; Delena Corning, Wheatland Maintenance – 5 years; Janice Crays, Casper Driver Services – 5 years; and Kacee Ewing, Torrington Maintenance – 5 years.

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Retirements Mark Shinost retired on July 3 with more than 27 years Shinost of service to the state.

Shinost had been a WHP trooper stationed in Wheatland.

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District 3

Promotions and Transfers Thomas Scott, District 3 GIS/ITS.

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Mark Gray, Afton Maintenance – 15 years; Chris Hunsaker, Afton Mechanics – 15 years; Karen Bartek, Driver Services-Rock Springs – 10 years; Brandon Deckert, Pinedale Patrol – 10 years; Landon Call, Pinedale Patrol – 5 years; Nathan Harrison, Lyman Maintenance – 5 years; and Joshua Powell, Rawlins Patrol – 5 years.

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Retirements Richard Lewis retired on July 22 with more than 21 years of service to the state.

The U.S. Army veteran was originally assigned as a trooper Lewis in Kemmerer and later moved to Evanston.

During Lewis’ military service, he was stationed in Georgia and South Carolina stateside, as well as abroad in Germany and Korea.

Rita Vickrey retired on June 30 with more than 36 years of service to the state. She retired as a supervisor at the Kemmerer Port of Entry.

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District 5

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Retirements

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Shawn Hofmeister, Gillette Maintenance; and David Reid, Driver ServicesSheridan/Buffalo.

Calvin Cook retired on July 19 from Newcastle Maintenance with 32 years of service to the state.

Alesha Dern, District 5 Maintenance Staff – 10 years; David Bilderback, Basin Maintenance – 5 years; and James Weck, Lander Patrol – 5 years.

Scott Templeton, Gillette Patrol – 10 years; Andy Harkins, Sheridan Port of Entry – 5 years; and Brian Kessler, Gillette Patrol – 5 years.

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Shawn and Danielle Thorson welcomed Hunter Marie on June 14. She weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces and was 18.5 inches long.

Dad, Shawn, is a project engineer in Sheridan.

Bilderback

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Weck

Retirements Photo: Shawn Thorson

Service Awards

Kay Hovey retired on Aug. 1 with 28 years of service to WYDOT. She worked in the District 5 Maintenance Staff office in Basin.

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Awards

National group awards WYDOT employee with special member honor A national organization recently recognized Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Curtis Clabaugh for his work on a national committee in the field of photogrammetry and surveys.

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee designated Clabaugh, state Photogrammetry and Clabaugh Surveys engineer, as a member emeritus on the Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies subcommittee.

The membership designation is one of the highest a member can achieve.

The award is unique because a cross section of people picked Clabaugh. That group of people consisted of members of departments of transportation, academia and consultants and commercial applications people nationally and internationally.

“Being recognized by this cross-section of people is truly an honor,” Clabaugh said. “There aren’t a lot of people with this

designation. This is difficult to get. Once you get this, it’s for life. I believe I’m the first person in Wyoming to receive this designation.”

The TRB’s letter also indicated that his selection “represents peer recognition at the highest level.”

The board selected Clabaugh because of his service to the organization’s standing committees. He served two terms as chairman of TRB’s Geospatial Technologies for Design and Construction, and currently serves as chairman of the small Unmanned Aerial Systems subcommittee.

Serving on one of TRB’s subcommittees also is a requirement to receive the member emeritus designation.

“TRB established the emeritus membership category to recognize the significant and long-term contributions of individuals who have provided outstanding service through participation in our standing committees,” the letter indicated.

Clabaugh’s appointment will be reflected at the Jan. 10, 2018 annual meeting.

Clabaugh has devoted his expertise to the field of photogrammetry and survey throughout his 41 years of service at WYDOT. While at WYDOT, Clabaugh worked for 17 years on the construction side of the agency before moving to Photogrammetry and Surveys. During his time at WYDOT, he was instrumental in getting new technologies implemented and modernizing the Photogrammetry and

Surveys program.

While at WYDOT, Clabaugh introduced electronic data collection and digital photogrammetry to WYDOT. His work also enabled WYDOT to be the first state to be fully digital in surveying and data collection.

He also helped WYDOT to be the second state to fully implement a digital aerial camera.

“I’m blessed that I work for an organization that lets me attend conferences and learn new technologies in my field,” Clabaugh said.

Besides his work on the TRB, Clabaugh has been a presenter at various conference, societies and groups about data collection, photogrammetry, Lidar, geodesy, automated machine control and preliminary surveys.

He also recently presented a topic on small Unmanned Aerial Systems titled, “So you want to fly a drone?”

Clabaugh has an associate degree in engineering from Northwest College in Powell. He also has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Wyoming. Clabaugh has an additional 34 hours in surveying courses beyond his bachelor’s degree.

In addition, Clabaugh is a professional engineer in Wyoming and a professional photogrammetric surveyor in Virginia.

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Passings Gary W. Hanley

Gary Wayne “Grape Ape” Hanley, 61, died July 23 in Wheatland after a short battle with cancer surrounded by family and friends.

Hanley was born Aug. 20, 1955 in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. Upon graduating from high school in 1973, he enlisted with the United States Army and served his country with honor for 22 years.

He met the love of his life, Evelyn R. “Ev” Kissel in 1988. He drove a semitruck for several years before he made the decision to work closer to home by taking a position with WYDOT as a highway maintenance technician in Wheatland.

Hanley worked for WYDOT from 2008 until his retirement from the department in April 2017.

He loved classic cars and followed the Pittsburgh Steelers passionately. He was a “true” Steeler fan.

He never new a stranger and always had a story to tell. He always wanted to make everyone smile and have a good time. He will be missed by all who knew him.

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An enormous

Thank you

to WTDEA and WyHy for all of their support as WYDOT celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the agency.

Congratulations to our July 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.

Tiffany Christensen Stuart Eckhart Kasey King Josh Newell Rachelle Teuscher Leslie Thronburg For more information about the Extra Mile Award or to nominate someone, contact Katherine Castaneda at Katherine.Castaneda@wyo.gov.

Carla Brown works in the Resident Engineer’s office as a senior Construction and Field Survey specialist. She owns this gorgeous 2013 mustang GT, 420 hp, 6-speed manual, 5.0 liter V8.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Calla Power, Patrol Headquarters office assistant, and her husband purchased the car last year as an early wedding present to each other. It is a 2014 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 L V8 6-speed manual 420 horsepower. Only the exhaust and striping is custom, everything else on the car is stock.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Bob Milburn, retired engineering manager from Planning (right) and son Greg, Materials Program manager, enjoy this 1946 Willys Jeep.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Jeff Sherman, from the Headquarters Sign Shop, owns this “Yellow Jacket” yellow 2017 SRT 392 Dodge Challenger, 6.4 L Hemi, 6-speed manual, 485 hp, 475 ft-lbs and it can go 0-60 4.2 seconds.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

James Branscomb, in the Headquarters Sign Shop, owns this beautiful 2014 Camaro 2SS, 6-speed manual, 6.2L LS3 V8 with dual performance exhaust.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Rides

Dustin Macy works as a construction engineer in Cheyenne and owns this 1969 Dodge Charger R/T with a 440 engine, 727 Torqueflite 3-speed automatic transmission. He bought it October 1998 in his senior year of high school. The car was special ordered in March 1969 at Cheyenne Dodge. He is the fifth owner.

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Brett Renick with Farson Maintenance entered his 2008 Pontiac Solstice in the 2017 Rods & Rails car show in Rock Springs where he snagged first place in the sports class.

Matt Gribble, with Facilities Management in Cheyenne, restored the 1937 John Deere Model A that had once belonged to his grandpa (on the right). He remembers growing up on it. The unpainted one (left) is a 1934 John Deere Model D that he had saved from the scrap yard. Gribble had the tractors in the 2017 Cheyenne Frontier Days parades.

Shawn Coggins from the District 5 Meeteetse shop shows off his two pickup trucks. The Ford is a 1952 239 flathead with a 3-speed transmission and a 3.92 rear end. The Chevy is a 1972 and was previously owned by Coggins’ father. Coggins purchased the Chevy about 15-years ago from his father. It’s a 1972 and has the original 350 motor and turbo 350 transmission. Both are driven daily. Jake Spoon, the dog, didn’t mind getting in the photo.

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Photo: Mike Watters

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Lawrence Pavone with the Lusk Maintenance crew owns this beauty – a 2012 Yamaha Stryker.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Photo: Lawrence Pavone

Harold Chase, a District 3 retiree, found and bought this truck in Evanston when he was on the striping crew. It’s a 1937 Ford oneand-a-half ton truck.

Photo: Harold Chase

Photo: Harold Chase

Rides

Mike Watters, a retired Headquarters Bridge employee, owns this 1931 Ford Model A Roadster. He has been restoring it for the past two years. Watters is also restoring a 1931 Ford Model A Deluxe Coupe.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Jesse Burgess, with the Rigging shop at Headquarters, owns this 1972 Chevrolet C-10 short box pick up. It is lowered 3.5 inches in the front and 4 inches in the rear on progressive springs. The engine is a 350 turbo.

Photos: Rick Carpenter

Bruce Linch (standing), retired senior engineer from Cheyenne, owns the gray 1951 8N Ford tractor in the background. A fellow member of the Cheyenne Antique Engine and Tractor club, Ben Heath, owns the 1940 9N Ford, 3-speed tractor in the foreground.

Photos: Donald Pruter

(Left photo) Keith Fulton, assistant chief engineer-engineering and planning, and his dad, Larry, with an orange 1940 Cletrac Row Crop Tractor and a rope water well drill. (Right photo) Keith and Larry Fulton with a 1945 Oliver Model 60 tractor and Model 26 manure spreader. The tractor features automotive type steering and a low profile. It had steel wheels originally and was converted to rubber tires by previous owner in the 1950s.

Retiree Donald Pruter owns this 1936 Master Deluxe Sedan. The left image is in Cheyenne on a trailer Dec. 31, 2004 and the finished photo taken in Lake Havasu City, Arizona 2007.

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