John Foster awarded with his Road Masters Certificate

John Foster was awarded with his Road Masters Certificate last night at the Victor City Council meeting through the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council. John has completed the T2 program that consists of Road Scholar- Level I and the Road Master- Lever II. All together John has completed 160 hours of training and 22 courses. John worked for the Town of Jackson Public Works Department for several years and has been with the City of Victor Public Works department for the last 5 years.

The LHTAC Council and T2 Advisory Board moved forward with developing a new training program within the T2 Center. The Leadership Development Program is aimed at emerging leaders within the local agencies. These leaders can be at any level from road crewman, to clerks, to crew chiefs to  supervisors.

The cities, counties and highway districts are responsible for the majority of roads within the state of Idaho — over 32,000 miles of highways, roads, and streets.  These highways, roads and streets are seeing an ever-increasing traffic demand. With the increased demand and new technologies comes the need for more diverse skills and knowledge necessary for maintenance and preservation activities on the roadways.  The transportation professionals that are constructing and maintaining these roadways need to be recognized for their efforts at keeping up-to-date on the new technologies and skills required to construct and maintain effective highway systems.

John has successfully taken courses in: First Aid, CPR, Roadway Materials, Pavements Maintenance and Preservation, ATSSA Flagger Certification, ATSSA Traffic Control Technician, Roadway Drainage, Environmental BMPs, Speed Limits and Speed Zones plus 9 more elective courses. John has been a great asset to the City Public Works department and staff is proud of him for this outstanding achievement.