Accurately measuring winter operations saves $2.7 million each year

April 30, 2015

As DOT employees, we all have tasks to accomplish. Have you ever asked yourself or has your supervisor ever asked you if the tasks you’re working on are really what need to be done to reach the goals of your work unit?

This basic performance-based question is critical as we think about how we, as an agency, move forward. As you read in a previous blog post on the DOT’s strategic planning process, management team developed five key initiatives that guide change at the department to lead us to our vision of Smarter, Simpler, Customer Driven. The first initiative is performance management.

Innovative I-74 bridge feature wins an Eddy Award

April 29, 2015

Casting a vision and forging a new path are often key concepts of leadership. For the Interstate 74 construction project in the Quad Cities, the vision is to strengthen the vital link between Iowa and Illinois. The new path included an innovative trail along the I-74 bridge crossing the Mississippi River and connecting Davenport, Iowa, to Moline, Ill., to allow bicyclists and pedestrians to utilize the structure. 

Message Monday - April 27, 2015 - Headlights on, wipers on

April 27, 2015

Spring is in the air. Green grass, construction zones and rain showers are all signs that we made it through the winter. Two phrases that are synonymous with this time of year could not be more true. “April showers bring May flowers” and “Wipers on, head lights on.”

Modernizing Iowa’s highways – what does that really mean?

April 20, 2015

As part of a series of blog posts about transportation asset management and what that means at the Iowa Department of Transportation, this article  focuses on a little Iowa transportation system history and where we go from here. 

Message Monday - April 20, 2015 - Don't be a number

April 20, 2015

Too many times in life we are assigned a number - whether it is a social security number, driver’s license number, phoning a radio station just to hear “...you are now caller 7,”  or at the lunch counter, “…now serving number 25.” In these situations, you don’t get the chance to speak up and say “I’m not just a number.” 

Personnel updates for March 27 to April 9 , 2015

April 17, 2015

Information provided by the Office of Employee Services