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' •v.;^;?. /• 4 , J'h -'^.'/ '^^^: '.-^ h -> v," r/' i'l,; 351.875 N3adti S3s,1f,?„^3L*,'?tSTATELIBRARY STATE cncujiJIras CS .1991- ThtMOTInterchange. JAN B1?^" 3 0864 00075273 6 •'/ •'^^ MCNT"\'/V 8TATE Lie* 1 3 e. 6th AVE. MELt MONTANA i9L Department ofTransportation Employee Newsletter August 1991 Lights out for Helena Anundereround powercable "grounded out"July 16at 1:30pm, MDT throwing headquartersinHel- enainto neartotal darkness. ^*il HaroldMohn,buildingmaintenance supervisor, said Montana Power respondedwithin20minutesand had thepowerrestoredby6:30pm, althoughit tookMohn'screwuntil pm 11:30 tobringallelectrical sys- temsbackon-linein thebuilding. A skeletoncrewwaskeptonineach office to answerphones. Allother employees wereallowed togo home at2:45 pmwhenit wasde- termined thepowerwouldn'tbe |*/eivemnLteswoifsthsehoNwastitohnealstTrersasnsopfocrotmapteitointiRvoearduRnanciengChaasllheencgreo.s.seTshteherefsiunlitssholfinteheduervienntgsocnaenofbethe back onuntil afternormal business foundinastoryonpage3. hours.* MDT Small division has big role in mission Althoughit'sonlyoneoftheir Aeronauticscame to MDTaspart Thesmall unitisresponsiblefor manyactivities, theAeronautics ofthenew reorganization. Themain the 1,750pilotsand 2,500aircraft Divsion maybebestknown fortheir off-ice, which isowned bythedivi- (fixed wingand rotary)currently effortsinairsearchprograms. When- sion,islocatedat theHelena airport. registered inMontana. evera pilotisreported down, oneof Thisisconvenient, since thedivision thebureau's volunteercoordinators concernedwith thesupervisionand Thedivision isdividedinto two goeson24-hourduty toassistthe regulationofMontana'saircraft, bureaus: Safetyand Education and organizationsand pilotsconducting and pilots. Airport/Airways. thesearch. Thebureau alsopaysfor thefuel, trainingprogramsana work- Although oneofthe state'ssmallest TheSafetyand EducationBureau, man'scompensationexpensesofthe divisions. Aeronauticshasoneofthe accordingtoChiefFredHasskamp, is volunteers. largestareasofresponsibility. responsibl—efortheregistrationof seeAeronautics,page3 Since our reorganization, we've been joined by some employees of the Departments of Commerce and Revenue, as well as the entire Aeronautics Division. The wide variety of services goes beyond ovi old mission as the Department of Highways. We feel your newsletter should reflect that new identity and we're asking for your suggestions for a new name Drop us a note, or . call 444-6200, if you have an idea. We would appreciate getting your submissions by September 30. r no r WM|tMyi»Ji B '1 i\L Ui\ .ai 3 t What's going on in the Deparment of Transportation? Service Awards Retirements ServiceawardsforMay,JuneandJuly Retireeswith30ormoreyearsof werepresented inthefollowing service with stategovernment were: categories: ArthurBaranko,GreatFalls,33;Cecil Lincoln, Forsyth,32;RobertWagner, 35years: RalphHobbs,JamesWilliams, Dillon,31 (27MDT);andJackLiedle, GordonTreftz,RobertSwanson. Billings,30. 30years: WilliamMaart, Eugene Longevityhonorsfor20-plusyears Piedalue, Robert Gilman, Ray Grant, wentto: RussellWrigg, Missoula, Gordon Garpestad, Eugene Bankey, and KarlNorwell, Libby,who retired RobertWebb. with morethan29yearsofservice each. Otherretireesbreaking the20- 25years: WilliamSteyh,CliffordKirby, yearmark were: Alfred Mann, Ray Halvorson, Edward Reuterdahl,DanielBartsch,LarryMaier, GordonGould,Cohagen,27; Ronald Myrvik,BruceOpie. John Knowles,GreatFalls, 27; Richard Walstrom, Emigrant,21; 20years: NancyStephens, Keith RobertNewhouse, Helena,21 (13 McFarlane,LarryFrideres,Gary MDT);and NormBrighton, Gilmore,Julian Federico,Norman Helena,20. Brighton,Gordon Koterba, James Reynolds, LawrenceParsons, Longevityhonorsfor thoseretiring Russell Angwin,JackBarisich. with less than 20yearswent to: 15years: Waldo Lagge, Mark -byJohn Degel Richard Lewis,Stevensville, 14; Goodman,Donald Dusek, Larry AllenJones,Qancy, 13 (6MDT);and New computer service Talseth,MarkLeighton,Jerry Lynch, ShirleyNeuhardt, East Helena, 13 (12 UserSupportServicesrecentlyin- MarkChandler,James Harmon, MDT).* stalled an uninterruptiblepower Joseph Kolman,Gregory Kovich, source(UPS) inHelena. Itslikea DennisKeaster,DanielCarpenter, combinationofa surgeprotectorand JosephCrodfisso,JamesErickson, Theemployee abattery. Gary Kalberg,ThomasStroisch, newsletteris According toDon Lovely, Assistant published six LarsOlsen, David Kelly,Gregory timesayearbythePublicAffairs Administratorforthe Administration Avent,Jay Donley,John Huber, Bureau,MontanaDepartmentof Division, the UPS systemprovidesa GordonCharlton. Transportation: clean,uniformpowersource that smoothespowerspikesand nullifies JohnRothwell,Director poweroutages. 10years: DaleJohnson, Roy Parmly, MarkMoberley, Alan Aspenlieder, PublicAffairs Bureaustaff: Severalcritical componentsofthe departmental computersystemhave RKoegveirnSBcrhuuslktiz,,DDeanrnriesllDZieotorki,ch, Dan Bartsch bteeemnwialtltascthaeydotnoeLvfreSn.inNtohweetvheenstyso-f JohnDegel LarrySchwarz, MarleneSwartz, lighteningstrikesora poweroutage. JeannieHuntley Daniel Hansard, LyrmDale. DennisUnsworth Even ifyou losepowertoyour terminal,you will usuallybeableto 5years: KevinHendrickson,Theresa Submissionsandcorrespondence start rightwhereyou werebefore the Davidson,ThomasMarchwick, Merle shouldbeaddressed to: outage. The systemwill evenprotect Bearden,Steven Petrashek, David Lee, workingdocumentsyoudidn'thave PublicAffairs Bureau Carolyn Rogers,TerrySteen, 2701ProspectAvenue time to save. GRaoryyRCohdreins,toMpahretrisnonL,eaTnihmaortt,hyFord, Hel(e4n06a),4M44T-652900620 mIfoyroeuihnafovremaatniyonq,uecsatliloUnsse,rorSunpepeodrt ' DonaldJohnston, FrankLubick. at444-6311.* Tim Call wins 6th race in a row TheNational TransportationWeek Derek Morgan and Tina Kroll Road RaceChallengeisheld annually were the winnersof theirrespective MDT toallow employees tocompete one-mileraces. Kroll was followed I against the finish timesofother by Brie MuUinsand Traci Sheen. transportationemployees fromother Zach Willert placed second in the states. men'sdivision. TimCall wonhissixth 10-k with a In teamcompetition, theThree wiiuiing timeof40minutes, 10sec- Turtles: BobTholt, Dana Chapman onds. Hewasfollowed by and KenNeumiller, took first in the Ken Neumillerand DenisBurke. 10-kevent. Top women finishers in the 10-k The5-k racewaswonby Fussion wereJean Bond, Dana Chapmanand Feet: Mike Lynch, AndyNelson and Jo AnneEschler. Rex Hoy. The top three men in the5-krace wwMeeirrkeeeTABhoneudrsyeislNameaClnas.sohnW,,oTRrmeuexdniHHoweiylnvanienkrdsand TBheraTehaeenGdoennTeer-arcmaitiilSoetnetsee,nacamonmwdpirnHineseaertdhweoarfs TtDhraeannfasinpCiosrhhtaalptimineoannofiRtsahaeclellsWOm-eikelekrsa.caesShsoefhetwhcaersoNsaosteniseonoafl and AnnetteStockdale. Allison. the top three finishers. Walther honored for encouraging training fames Walther, ChiefMaterials encouraging cross-training for Engineer for the Materials women in traditionally male- Bureau, was named public dominated areas. sector Employee of the Year by the Helena Chapter ofPro- This cross-training included fessional and Business Women skills that gave employees last May. extensive knowledge of materials used in highways construc- He was selected for his efforts tion, sampling and testing to provide training opportuni- procedures, as well as require- ties for his employees, and for ments for certification. Classes for Native Americans The Airport/AirwaysBureau expensessuchaspaving, grasscutting assistscommunityairports with and snowremoval, BonnieSedita, Missoula District technical expertise,and maintenance • bettersupport for funding, and Personnel Specialist, workswith the and operation of: • use ofhighway radio repair workers Salish Kootenai Collegetodevelop • 25 non-directional radiobeacons, onairport equipment. post-secondaryclassesforNative • 65 air-to-ground communication "We see a lot ofpotential in this Americans. sites. relationship, " said Burrows. "In Theseclassesqualifythem forposi- Bureau ChiefGerald Burrows dealings with the engineering people tions with MDT, such as survey aides pointed out thebureau operates 14 and other sections we found MDT's or temporarywinter truckdrivers. state-owned airports, includingthe people to be very helpful. We are According to Sedita, these courses aircarrierairport atWest lookingforward to usingthatexperi- willenableNativeAmericanstoqualify Yellowstone. Thebureau isalso ence and talent a lot more in the responsible for 123 public use forjotsrequiringapplicationinterviews airportsin Montana. Burrowssays future. orspecial licensesorjsermits.* hisofficehasinspected 114 so far " We're also enthusiastic about the benefits to the public from this thisyear. Aeronautics (continuedfrompage1) According to the study tocreate reorganization. Having access to Montana-based aircraftand pilots, theMDT, including Aeronauticsin other resources makes it possible for trainingand organizingair search thenew agency created a numberof us to serve the public faster and at a 'volunteerprograms, and conducting cost-cuttingpossibilities: lower cost, Burrows said, so we're competencychecksand proficiency • Combiningknowledge, equipment savingtime and money." flight instructionforpilots. and resources toreduceairport — byJohn Degel 3 EAP offers confidential assistance to employees and families Haveyou everhad oneofthose days? You know, whenyou realize Servicesand benefits offered: Counsellingoffered: incomenever,evermeetsoutgo. Or, when thekidswakeupcoughingand • confidential,no-charge assess- • parenting and familyissues crankyand youjustknow you'vegot mentofanypersonal problem, • eating disorders thesamebug theydo? • early identification ofproblems, • legal issues Someofushaveyears likethat. allowing foraquickerrecovery, • marital relationships Luckily, MDToffersanewbenefit • 24-hour-a-day crisis counseling, • aging programprovidingconfidential • assessments performed by • drugs and alcohol abuse assistance and information forper- master-level counselors, and • depression/grief sonal and physical problemscompli- • assistancewith locating appro- • financialmatters catingyourlifeoryourwork. priate communityresources. • child abuse. "TheEmployeeAssistanceProgram has two distinct components,"accord- physical healthissue. " Examples tance Program (EAP) services for you ing Barbara Martin, coordinator of the include: andyourfamilyarestrictlyconfidential program. "One part provides short- term counseling and referral to help •patientrights • birthcontrol withabsolutelynoinformationgoingto you gain control and perspective in • medication • immunizations thedepartment, yourspouseor fannily yourlife. Theotherpartisa'healthhot- • genericdrugs without your direct knowledge and lfionre,m'aotfifoenrionvgefrreteheantdelceopnhfiodneentoinalainny- • "sTeheekyi'nllgeavseenceoxnpdlaoipninmieodnical terms appIrfoavnaEl.APcounselorhelpsyoudeter- and"Waillthhetahlethheiaslsutehs.h"otline," Martin aManrdtidnessacirdi.b"eThmiesdiisctahlepplraocceetdouarseksa,l"l mMairnteinthsaeidn,eyeodufcoarnmgeotruepctooufnosuerlifnrge,e said,"youdon'teven have togive thosequestionsyou'retooembarrassed visitsperissueperyear. Afterthat,the yourname. Themedical staffwill to askyourdoctor." statehealthinsuranceusuallypicksup answeryourquestionsaboutany MartinstressedallEmployeeAssis- 50% of the tab once your deductible's been met. Martin advised all employ- eestocheckwithBlueCross/BlueShield Do you need assistance? forquestionson insurancedeductibles and allowablepayrnentsbycalling 1-800^23-0805. Martinencouraged supervisors to I referemployeeswhose workperfor- mance maybeaffected bypersonal problems. She said theEAP would alsobeaperfectplaceforsuf)ervisors togetassistanceindealing with problem employees. Martinstressed thepoint that supervisorscan'treceive Jasic personality change Avoidance of co-workers feedbackon an employee'sinvolve- ment in theprogramwithout written consent from theemployee. IfyoudecideEAPisjusttheticketto gettoknowyourselfalittlebetter,orto ease workorfamilystrain,allyouhave todo is make onephonecall: Billings- 652-8844 GreatFalls-727-4358 Miles City-232-3040 Bozeman - 587-8238 Helena- 443-1127 Missoula-721-0291 Butte-782-0471 Kalispell- 752-6443 24-hoiu-crisis line:1-800-833-3031 Healthline: 1-800-821-6222 (8am- 5pm,weekdays) 'Thisprogam can doa lotofgood ' Unusual lack of energy Inappropriate dress forpeople, Martin said. "We'vejust ' _ gotto useit." byjeannie Huntley Remodeling Underway- Ed Gordonseems tobe taking thechaos instrideduring remodelingoftheMotor ^iarrierServicesofficearea. Theremodel- mngis the resultofrecent reorganization thatcreated the Montana Departmentof Transportation. MByDtTheendoftheyear,everyfloorofthe buildingwillhave undergonesome changes. Theofficespacechangeswill takesomespacefroma numberofoffices inordertoaccommodateincoming personnel. MotorCarrierServices,for example, lostsomefloorspacein their firstfloorlocation. Insomeinstances,divisiorts willactually find theirworkspaceexpanded. The remodelingworkwassimplified bythe fact thatallinteriorwallsandfixtures aredesigned tobemovedquicldy.^ -photobyJohn Degel Unique projectunderway Butte highlights Billings bridge project spans Yellowstone River TheButteDistrictheld itsgolftourna- Abridgeprojectisunderway inBill- total offivepipelines750-feetlong, ment and picnic for employees and ingsthatengineerssayisoneofthe whichwill bemoved ina single retireees August 9. Thegolftourna- trulyuniqueprojectsin thehistoryof effort. Thisisauniqueactionin the menttookplaceatHighlandViewand thedepartment. Whendone, thepro- department. waswonbythe teamofCarl Peil, jectwill completelychangethe BillGromljez,TonyOlsenand appearanceoftheYellowstoneRiver Thecrossingmustbeaccomplished VictorSchatz. |prossingsnear the Metra. duringlow waterflowsand com- pleted beforefishspawning season After thetournament,thepicnicwas Theprojectcallsforreplacing theBill- beginsaroundOctober1. Thejobis held atStoddenPark. Someofthe ingsEastBridge-whichiscurrently furthercomplicatedby theheavyuse retirees honored wereRichard Wal- stromand RobertWagner. a three-span,540-foot long, 24-foot oftheareaduringhorseracing, wide,continuoussteel trussstructure county fairandNILEactivities. Buttealsoreports thatBrettWilliams -witha 566-footlong,82-foot wide, transferred in from Helena. Rickie four-lane structure,and replacing the Roy Ventura, Billings DistrictEng- Fulwileristhe newmaintenance Montana Rail Linkoverpasswith a ineer,believesthe movementofthe supervisorin Bozeman; Marianne four-laneoverpass. pipescanbe madewithoutserious Matthewsisthenewadministrative trafficproblemsarising. assistantin Bozeman,and Carla Anumber ofpipelinesforfourutility BeBoermoved into Marianne's companiesmustberelocated across Construction activitieswill bepro- administrativeclerkjob. therivertomakewayforthenew ceedingonbothbanksoftheYellow- bridge. Themoveincludesa stone Riverat thesame time.* LaryDassinger transferred to Carbella from Livingston. He was replaced byRussell Sutton.* Radio "shacks" rebuilt Several buildingsintheGlendive District that house radio relayswere recentlygiven a new leaseon life. Thebuildings werereconstructed during the winterbymaintenance crewsin the district because they were infested with mice,cold to work inand in pxx)rcondition. Threenew shackswerebuiltand moved to spots cLi^ose- er/ocouf\rine.S o*=- -m-e I-'IO fci>Jcl near Baker,Richeyand Makoshika -CourtesyofKevin Beckstrom, Utah DOT StatePark.* 5 Publication dates set Inaneffort to providemoretimely coverageofMuTpersonneland events, thenewsletterisincreasing thenumberofissuespublished from fourayearto sixayear. ^ Submissionsand photographswill need tobein thePublicAffairs Bureauofficeonadifferentschedule thanin thepasttomeetthenew deadlines.Theschedulechangesare asfollows: DeadlineDate RoseGarden Visit- Duringa recentseminarin Washington, transportationoffidab fromaround thecountrywent to the WhiteHousetoxnsit with President Busk. Amongthoseattendingaspeech bythePresidentin theRoseGardenwere(l-r) Don Dillard, DirectorofWyoming's DOT;RonHill,Assistant Director,Nevada DOT; RobertChampion,ActingDeputyDirector,MDT;and JohnRothwell,MDTDirector - WhiteHousePhoto New MDT logo attracts national attention Oneofthemostobviousand quickly ThelogowasdesignedbyClayShulz, noticed changescreated byrestruc- who hasa lotofexperience indevel- turingtheDepartmentofTransporta- opingcorporate identities. He'sbeen tionwasthedepartment'snewlogo. involved incorporatedesignfor Coors,General Electric,Nikeand a AccordingtoDennis Unsworth,Public numberofotherinternational corpor- AffairsBureau Chief, thechangewas ations. initiatedbyDirectorJohnRothwell's Thelinesthrough thelogoand the desiretomakeacleanbreakwiththe slantoftheletterssuggestsmove- identityoftheold Departmentof ment,whichisthelifeblood ofMDT. Highways. Awarmgraywaschosenforthecolor becauseitappearsmorebusinesslike Rothwell hascontinuallyemphasized and fitsthe logobetterthan theblue thatthenewdepartmentisnot colorusedbythedepartmentinthe concerned justwithhighways,but past. withall aspectsoftransportation, Unsworth said.Thedesign selected AlthoughShulzdesigned thelogo,all forthedeparmentlogodoesn't oftheusesofthelogo arefound in emphasizeanyonefacetofthenew designscreatedbyAmyGlasscockof department'sstructure. ofSmithKleinjanAdvertisinginHel- ena. "Wechosethepresentlogobecauseit wassimpleandbusinesslike, "said "All ofour envelopes, letterhead, de- Unsworth. "It'ssimpleand doesn't calsandcapsweredesignedbyherand lookstifforfeel stuffy." we're very pleased by the appearance ofherwork,"Unsworthsaid. "WechosetheMDTacronymbecause thereareseveral MDOTsaround the There were a number of designs sub- country,"hecontinued. "We'rethe mittedbyShulzand otherartists. 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