FEMA: How to Help Disaster Survivors in Texas

The compassion and generosity of the American people is never more evident than during and after a disaster. It is individuals, non-profits, faith- and community-based organizations, private sector partners, and governmental agencies working together that will most effectively and efficiently help survivors cope with the impacts of Tropical Storm Harvey.

Please follow a few important guidelines below to ensure your support can be the most helpful for Tropical Storm Harvey disaster survivors.

TO DONATE TO RELIEF EFFORTS
The most effective way to support disaster survivors in their recovery is to donate money and time to trusted, reputable, voluntary or charitable organizations.

Cash donations offer voluntary agencies and faith-based organizations the most

flexibility to address urgently developing needs. With cash in hand, these organizations can obtain needed resources nearer to the disaster location. This inflow of cash also pumps money back into the local economy and helps local businesses recover faster.


Please do not donate unsolicited goods such as used clothing, miscellaneous household items, medicine, or perishable foodstuffs at this time. When used personal items are donated, the helping agencies must redirect their staff away from providing direct services to survivors in order to sort, package, transport, warehouse, and distribute items that may not meet the needs of disaster survivors.

Donate through a trusted organization.  At the national level, many voluntary-, faith- and community-based organizations are active in disasters, and are trusted ways to donate to disaster survivors. Individuals, corporations, and volunteers, can learn more about how to help on the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) website.

In addition to the national members, The Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (Texas VOAD) has a list of vetted disaster relief organizations providing services to survivors.  Texas VOAD represents more than three dozen faith-based, community, nonprofit and non-governmental organizations.    

TO PERSONALLY VOLUNTEER IN THE DISASTER AREAS
The State of Texas is asking volunteers to not self-deploy, as unexpectedly showing up to any of the communities that have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey will create an additional burden for first responders.

The National VOAD has also noted the situation may not be conducive to volunteers entering the impacted zone and individuals may find themselves turned away by law enforcement.

To ensure volunteer safety, as well as the safety of disaster survivors, volunteers should only go into affected areas with a specific volunteer assignment, proper safety gear, and valid identification.

At this time, potential volunteers are asked to register with a voluntary or charitable organization of their choice, many of which are already in Texas and supporting survivors on the ground.

The National and Texas VOAD websites are offering links to those who wish to register to volunteer with community- and faith-based organizations working in the field.

Most importantly, please be patient. Although the need is great, and desire to help strong, it is important to avoid donating material goods or self-deploying to help until communities are safe and public officials and disaster relief organizations have had an opportunity to assess the damage and identify what the specific unmet needs are.

Volunteer generosity helps impacted communities heal from the tragic consequences of disasters, but recovery lasts much longer than today. There will be volunteer needs for many months, and years, after the disaster, so sign up now.

Tropical Storm Harvey is still dangerous, with the potential to impact additional areas of Texas and Louisiana. As the situation changes, needs may also change in these areas. Continue monitoring traditional and social media channels to learn more.

If you have any questions, please contact FEMA’s Intergovernmental Affairs Division at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-IGA@fema.dhs.gov. 

Safety Shout: First Things First

You’ve probably heard the expression, “First things first.” When it comes to safety, putting first things first (and second things second, and third things third) is a very important thing to do. But what does it really mean? Make the conversation your own, but here are some thoughts to get you started:

• When performing critical duties such as flagging, stay focused on your task. You should not be trying to pull double duty by helping the crew perform other work during periods of light traffic. It only takes one errant vehicle to injure or kill someone, or potentially an entire crew.
•  Plan all jobs ahead of time, including all the necessary equipment and adequate number of personnel, especially for flagging positions. While impromptu work might seem to be an efficient use of time, lack of planning can result in unnecessary risk. Unplanned work can also defeat efforts by communications staff to keep the public informed and in the loop, resulting in confusion and needless complaints.
• Make sure your hi-visibility apparel is in good condition. If it isn’t, say something and get it replaced ASAP. It is extremely important that you stand out to the driving public. Supervisors are also responsible to make sure their employees have and utilize PPE that’s in good condition. If it’s dirty, Tide works wonders. You can wash most of this stuff, you know. If it’s worn out or too nasty for your washing machine, replace it.
• Irrespective of your MoDOT job title, you are also a safety officer. You can and should stop a job if it’s truly unsafe. You can and should speak up if the need arises. Part of a robust and effective safety culture is the mutual understanding that every one of us wants to go home safely at the end of the shift. Employees need to be bold enough to ask questions, especially when something doesn’t seem right. Supervisors need to be thick-skinned enough not to take it personally, and to act in good faith to either correct unsafe situations or to explain to employees why a method or condition is acceptable practice, if it is so. Everyone needs to put safety above both image and ego.
• When multiple sets of rules exist, follow them all to the maximum extent possible. If there is a conflict, choose the safer of them rather than the easiest, most convenient, or most expeditious. An example might be the allowable length for a work zone versus following the guidelines for distances, sign placement and number of signs when flagging. Another example might be whether you call something a mobile operation when it really ought to be a stationary one. If doing it the safest way limits convenience or production a little bit, so be it. In the long run, the safe way will usually produce the best product and most bang for the buck anyway.
• Include good risk management in everything you do, even if it seems low-risk. Do you really need to park that big truck in that little parking lot to go in and get a Big Gulp, or does it make better safety sense to park somewhere else and walk? Should you really be mowing that tight area, or is it better suited to string trimming? Do you really need to park on the shoulder, when there’s a great place to turn off the road just ahead? Are you on that cell phone when the wheels are turning? Really?

What does, “First things first” mean? It means SAFETY FIRST, PRODUCTION SECOND, and CONVENIENCE THIRD, in that order. To steal a phrase from L’Oreal…because you’re worth it! If you would like more information on this or any safety topic, contact district risk management.

MoDOT KC's Highway Heroes Receive Award

Part of the crew that ran to the aid of two vehicle crash victims are honored.

Stadium Maintenance Workers Mike Ashby, Chris Osbern, Lerita Morrow and Wayne Walker all received the Meritorious Safety Award and Certificate of Appreciation on Tuesday, Aug. 29. 

They were presented with the award by MoDOT District Engineer Brian Kidwell and Assistant District Engineer Chris Redline.

The group was acknowledged for running to the scene of a two-vehicle crash near 40 Highway and Cemetery Rd. in Blue Springs back on Aug. 14.

This special group of folks were able to comfort the crash victims while the others directed traffic around the scene.

Local TV news station Fox4 featured them in their newscast several days later after they learned what the group had done.  

Maintenance Worker Seth Jones was also honored, but was not available for the presentation. 

ICYM: MoDOT KC's 40 Highway Heroes

Maintenance workers at the Stadium Maintenance Facility in the Kansas City District found themselves in front of a TV news crew for going above and beyond the call of duty.

Fox4 stopped by the maintenance shed to interview the group after the TV station learned that the crew had rushed to give aid to two drivers involved in a horrific car crash.

The crash happened Monday, Aug. 14 near 40 Highway and Cemetery Rd. in Blue Springs.

Wayne Walker, Lerita Morrow, Mike Ashby, Chris Osbern and Seth Jones happened to be there where they were planning to clean out a ditch. 

They gathered at a nearby commuter lot for a quick team meeting when they suddenly heard a loud crash.

Without hesitation, Osbern said that he, Morrow and Walker ran towards the scene. 

When they realized that it was a bad crash they instructed their teammates to help direct traffic.

Jones and Ashby immediately began directing traffic to help avoid a secondary crash. 

Osbern also had the presence of mind to call 911 and KC Scout to get more assistance with directing traffic around the active crash scene.

Osbern told the Fox 4 reporter, “We were immediately able to get on the highway and start directing traffic off of the scene and just keep everybody away from it until the first responders came.”

By then, Maintenance Supervisor, Ryan Davis has also arrived on the scene to help direct traffic. 

With emergency crews on the way, Osbern ran down a small embankment to help the younger driver involved in the crash. 

Morrow and Jones went to help assist the older driver.

As she spoke to the reporter, the anguish could be seen on Morrow’s face. 
“Yesterday my thoughts were, when I was done here at work, all I could think about was my two children, coming through the door and hugging them.” Morrow said. 

Morrow and Jones did their best to comfort the elderly man. Morrow said she tried to hold his hand, but it was difficult because of how he was positioned in the mangled car. Sadly, the man did not survive.

The crew returned to their maintenance building where they had time to look back on what happened. They didn’t say much, but rather took time to think about life, their families and their children.

Morrow said this about her children. 

“I want them to be productive in life, and love everyone and be the best they can, and thank the Lord for everyday that they’ve been given, because you may not get to see another one.”

Safety Shout: Work Zone Driving Reminders

It’s been said that when it comes to safe and sane driving, emergency responders are some of the worst offenders. That may not be true, or fair, but that’s the perception. Unfortunately, the reality is not that simple, or that limited. More and more drivers these days are paying less and less attention, especially in work zones.

With apologies in advance if this tune gets stuck in your head, here’s a little jingle to serve as a reminder of how highway workers on the receiving end feel every day.

(Sung to the tune of “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks)

Blame it all on their roots and coke in their snoots
And texting away as they drive
I’m working here in continual fear,
Just hoping to get home alive
Despite all the signs and the doubling of fines
They won’t even tap on the brake
So I’m asking you hey baby drive slowly through
‘cause I’ve got a living to make…
Hey, please slow down in work spaces, I’ve got bills to pay, and my kid needs braces
Won’t you be my friend in work spaces?
Well I guess you were wrong, it won’t take that long
Just lift up off of the gas
It would help if you slowed, I’m fixing your road,
So please don’t run over my…….foot
Hey I didn’t mean to cause a big scene
Just give me a brake and it’s known
You’ll get through safely and I’ll get the job done
If you’ll stay the heck off your phone…
Hey, please slow down in work spaces, I’ve got bills to pay, and my kid needs braces
Won’t you be my friend in work spaces?

How’s your work zone driving? Are you part of the solution, or part of the problem? How about your friends, family and neighbors? Just like any other bad habit, inattentive driving can be corrected. Have the conversation, even if it means talking to yourself first. And by the way, if you find yourself answering yourself, it doesn’t mean you’re crazy. It just means you care enough to listen. So we go home safe.

If you would like more information on this or any safety topic, contact district Risk Management.

MoDOT KC Witnesses the Solar Eclipse (Photo Gallery)

MoDOT Part of New Trail Opening

Last week Area Engineer Rich Shipley represented MoDOT Kansas City during a ground breaking for the final phase of the Spirit Trail through Knob Noster State Park. This three-mile, shared-use trail will connect Knob Noster to Whiteman Air Force Base, as well as all the state park recreational opportunities. 

Once the Spirit Trail joins the Rock Island Spur and on to the Katy Trail State Park, this link will serve the residents, student and airmen of Johnson County

This $1.2 million trail is part of a four-phase project that began in 2012.

Safety Shout: Back to School

It’s that time of year again; the time when kids head back to classes and parents everywhere breathe a sigh of relief. Unfortunately, it also tends to be a time when tragedy strikes too many children due to the acts of adults. The National Safety Council provides these things to remember to keep back-to-school time the safe and exciting time it ought to be for our kids.

• All 50 states have laws making it illegal to pass a school bus that is stopped to load or unload children. Red flashing lights and an extended stop sign arm signals to motorists that the bus is stopped and children are getting on or off the bus. Traffic in both directions must stop on undivided roadways when students are entering or exiting a school bus. Also, never pass a school bus on the right. It is normally illegal and could have tragic consequences.

• The area 10 feet around a school bus is where children are in the most danger of being hit. Stop your vehicle far enough from the bus to allow children the necessary space to safely enter and exit the bus. Be alert. Children are unpredictable. Kids walking to buses or home from school are usually comfortable with their surroundings. This makes them likely to take risks, ignore hazards or fail to look both ways when crossing streets.

•  Remember many young children are fascinated with heavy equipment (such as the big yellow truck you’re driving). They don’t understand the dangers, and might walk past warning devices into an active work zone or work site. As the responsible professional adult, you must be alert and ready for this. Children are the least predictable pedestrians and the most difficult to see. No matter what you’re driving or operating, take extra care to look out for children not only in school zones, but also in residential areas, playgrounds and parks. Many MoDOT highways go through towns and cities, so all of these areas co-exist with our work areas.
• Drivers should not block the crosswalk when stopped at a red light or waiting to make a turn. Do not stop with a portion of your vehicle over the crosswalk. Blocking the crosswalk forces pedestrians to go around your vehicle and puts them in a dangerous situation. Don’t honk your horn, rev your engine or do anything to rush a pedestrian in front of your car. People have been killed running into other traffic after being startled by impatient drivers trying to get them to hurry up.
• Lots of kids ride bicycles to and from school, so watch out for them. When passing a bicyclist going in the same direction, do so slowly and leave at least three feet of space between you and them. The most common causes of collisions are drivers turning left in front of an oncoming bicycle or turning right, across the path of the bicycle. If your vehicle is turning right and a bicyclist is approaching on the right, let the bicyclist go through the intersection first before making a right turn. Remember to always use your turn signals.
• Backing always presents special hazards all drivers need to prepare for. Many kids are injured or killed by vehicles backing out of driveways, for example. ALWAYS take a second to physically look behind your vehicle before you back up. Use a spotter whenever possible, whether or not required by MoDOT policy.

If you would like more information on this or any safety topic, contact district Risk Management.

More than 600 Books Find Their Way to Youth in Urban Core

In just a few short weeks, our Kansas City employees have donated more than 600 books for Turn the Page KC, an organization founded by KC Mayor Sly James in 2001 as an initiative to raise the reading proficiency of third graders. 

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, reading to your kids from infancy "stimulates early brain development and helps build key language, literacy and social skills." The mission of of Turn the Page KC is to put books into family homes at an early age to support and encourage reading. 

Thanks to our generous employees, an additional 600 books will support this mission. 

The department or individual with the most donations will receive some form of prize from the Communications department for their generosity. 

For more information on Turn the Page KC, check out the website here: http://turnthepagekc.org/

Coming Together as a District and Celebrating Our Differences

A note from District Engineer, Brian Kidwell:

It’s only been a few weeks since I began as your District Engineer, but I’ve already learned so much. I want to share some of this now because it pertains to what I see for our future. First and foremost – you do great work and I want us to continue doing it. I am so proud to be leading such an outstanding group of people. Every day, I see examples of hard work, selflessness, kindness and creativity. I am constantly amazed by your achievements.

No matter how good we are though, each of us can always use help once in a while. I want us all to realize that we need to lean on each other as one team because together we are stronger. Put simply, look out for one another. Help when you can and ask for it when you need it. Let me know when I can help you. We all want to enjoy what we do and where we work, and by working together we can make our district better every day.

One of my other major goals is to truly honor the diverse work force we have. I want to spotlight our individuality and celebrate our diversity of experience and passions. We try to do this through a number of ways like awards and events but we’ve found another way to highlight some of you and I hope you’ll find it as interesting as I do. The Communications Department has begun a series of podcasts known as "Off The Clock.” Check it out at here: https://soundcloud.com/user-355623837/off-t 

Finally, please let me know if you have other suggestions on anything. Be proud MoDOT KC and thanks for all you do!!

Your KC District Engineer, Brian Kidwell 

Solar Eclipse Safety Tips

A total solar eclipse will pass over the Kansas City District on Monday, Aug. 21. This once in a life time experience is sure to be spectacular but it is also important to note these handy safety tips from NASA.  

• If you have solar eclipse glasses, be sure to wear them while viewing the partial eclipse. Most of the Kansas City region will only experience a partial eclipse, if you are in the path of totality (find out here), you can remove your glasses ONLY when the moon is completely over the sun. If you are NOT in the path of totality, glasses must be worn at all times for viewing.
• Cover your eyes with your eclipse glasses or solar viewer before looking up at the sun. After looking at the sun, turn away BEFORE removing your filter — do not remove it while looking at the sun.
• Do not look at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed sun through an unfiltered camera, telescope, binoculars, or other optical device.
• Don’t wear “eclipse glasses” while you’re driving or working.
• Don’t stop along the interstate and no parking on the shoulder.
• Don’t take photographs while driving.
• Turn your headlights on and do not rely on your automatic headlights.
• Prepare for extra congestion especially on the interstates in the path on the day before, day of and day after the eclipse.
• Avoid travel during the eclipse or in the area of the main path if you can.
• Be prepared for potential cell service outages.
•  Make sure your car has a full tank of gas and you bring water with you.
•  If you have a minor crash on the eclipse day, please exit the highway to exchange insurance information. MO law requires vehicles to get out of the driving lanes when involved in a minor crash with no injuries.
• Make room for emergency vehicles with flashing lights to get through crowded roads.

·         Check traffic conditions on MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/ also available as a free app at MoDOT Traveler Information.

Off the Clock with Dave Capell

Kansas City Highlights Employees As Part of Unique Podcast Series

In last week's Connections Newsletter, the Kansas City Communications Department featured their new podcast series, Off the Clock. Check out the full article here: http://sharepoint/support/CR/SiteAssets/MoDOTConnections.aspx?

“Off The Clock” is different because it’s not about what employees DO for MoDOT but rather what they do when they’re NOT at work.  Employees from around the district interviewed about their cool and unusual hobbies, extra jobs, and special talents.

The first episode highlights a Certified Appraiser who strums a mean bass hook in a hard rock band that played the biggest one-day outdoor concert in the nation. Check out the interview here: https://soundcloud.com/user-355623837/off-t

The podcasts are scheduled to come out once a month for the next twelve months and will be found on Daily DOT and on our bi-weekly powerpoint, KCNN.

If you want to be part of the podcast series, e-mail us at kccr@modot.mo.gov

Kansas City District Volunteers at 2017 State Fair

The Missouri State Fair is in full swing in Sedalia, MO. The event kicked off on Thursday, Aug. 10 and runs through Aug. 20. Eleven district office employees attended the fair on Friday, Aug. 11, to chat with and help educate visitors about the transportation industry at the Transportation Exposition Center within the Highway Gardens area.




MoDOT employees from all over the state participate at the fair each year and help staff the expo center. The fair draws in thousands of visitors every year and many of these visitors stop by the Highway Gardens to rest in the air conditioning and take in the beautiful gardens. This is a great opportunity for MoDOT to meet with and serve our customers face to face.







Kansas City Safety Officer Charles Boone, Certified Appraiser David Capell, Communications Specialist Lairyn McGregor, Construction Project Office Assistant Kimberly Cornine, Assistant Maintenance Supervisor Paul Valadez, Support Services Manager Joni Roeseler, Senior Financial Services Specialist Judy Magruder, District Safety and Health Manager Eric Ramsey, KC Adopt a Highway Coordinator Gina Scott, Senior Office Assitance Mikyong Kim, and Maintenance Crew Leader Marty Lambertson all participated in the event.

Safety Shout: Equipment Maintenance

It’s been said the only things certain are death and taxes, but many of us would add equipment breakdowns to that equation. While any machine can quit when you need it most, it’s much less likely to happen with good preventive maintenance. In an equipment-intensive environment like MoDOT, productivity and safety depend on how well we take care of the machines that take care of us.

• Always follow the routine maintenance schedule as closely as possible. If something needs maintenance, don’t put it off. It’s easy to let the small things slide, and the next thing you know the equipment is failing from too many small things turning into big problems.
• Keeping equipment clean is more than just an image thing. Road film, salt, and oil can corrode paint and other coatings, and it’s very hard on rubber and plastic. Mud holds moisture, causing rust. Keep vehicles and other machinery as clean as reasonably possible, following department environmental guidelines.
• Use lubricants and filters rated for the application at hand. Nothing will cause failure faster than poor or inadequate lubrication. If it takes grease, grease it, grease it again, then grease it some more.  Always run a checklist on vehicles and equipment prior to use. Don’t just go through the motions—actually check the machinery out. If a significant safety hazard exists, take the equipment out of service and get it corrected. Don’t pass it off on someone else.
• Be wise enough to know what you don’t know. Don’t attempt repairs you’re not comfortable with. MoDOT has some great equipment technicians for that.
• Be especially careful with hydraulics and electrical components. Hydraulic systems contain fluid under extreme pressure that can injure or kill you if there’s an unexpected release. Even low voltage electrical components can cause heart failure under some circumstances (such as increased conductivity caused by salt brine). Don’t stand in water, and wear rubber-soled boots.
• Treat department equipment like you paid for it, because you did. We owe this to the taxpayers. When we make good stewards of tax dollars, the public remembers. This is more important than ever in these challenging economic times.
• In CASE you didn’t know, your equipment will perform better and more safely if you treat it like a DEERE and not an old SCAG! Follow the WESTERN STAR, and STIHL the grease cartridge from my hand, GRASSHOPPER. EXMARK’s the spot. At first it’s like herding CATS, BOB, but it will pay off big later! If poor maintenance causes early failure, don’t blame MoDOT…it’s your asphalt! Whether it’s a piece of heavy equipment or the family car, all machines need some TLC. An ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure.
  
  If you would like more information on equipment maintenance, contact district Risk Management staff.

Thank You From Director McKenna

Director McKenna thanks MoDOT employees for their participation in the OHI survey.

Safety Shout: You Might Be Offensive If...

We’ve all heard of defensive driving, and understand it prevents crashes and injuries. Well, the opposite of defensive is offensive. Offensive language and behavior can get you in trouble, and so can offensive driving. In a low-budget knockoff of Jeff Foxworthy’s “You Might Be A Redneck If…” here are some offensive and pet-peeve-worthy driving habits. We’ll call them, “You Might Be Offensive If…”

• You Might Be Offensive If…you get in the passing lane, and just stay there, forever. Did you miss the part of driver’s ed. class that told you the passing lane is for passing, and the driving lane is for driving? Or did you miss driver’s ed. class completely?
• You Might Be Offensive If…you pull right out in front of somebody, then creep along like one of the golden girls. No offense to them, but come on. While you’re thinking about this, check your turn signal too. It’s stuck on.
• You Might Be Offensive If…you pick up about 20 MPH because of the song that’s playing on your stereo. You’re super-offensive if it’s anything by Nicki Minaj or One Direction.
• You Might Be Offensive If…you speed up when someone’s trying to pass you. Go ahead and make your excuses about subliminal competitiveness, Sigmund Freud. The fact is, you’re just offensive.
• You Might Be Offensive If…you won’t slow down, even a little, to let someone merge from an onramp. Sure, you technically have the right of way, but do you really have to force someone off the road?
• You Might Be Offensive If…you get annoyed when a motorcycle asserts right of way. Motorcycles are full vehicles, and they have equal right of way to your big stomping SUV. That applies to parking spaces, too.
• Speaking of motorcycles…You Might Be Offensive If…you come flying up from behind and pass people so fast and quietly their automatic thought is, “Man, I’m glad I wasn’t changing lanes.” Make a little noise, for cryin’ out loud. Just not so much you cause someone to wet themselves. That’s offensive on every level.
• You Might Be Offensive If…you think a big yellow truck with flashing lights gives you special privilege to turn first, fail to yield, hog the whole flippin’ road, or make a U-Turn where no one should.
• You Might Be Offensive If…you don’t even comprehend what the word “Yield” means. Enough said.
• And finally… You Might Be Offensive If…your face is in that smart phone while you’re operating a deadly weapon that weighs thousands of pounds. See all those little memorials on the side of the road? No, because you’re texting. What would you like yours to say? How about your final words before you crash? aOMG!

So there’s the list. Try not to get so defensive about it. If you would like more information on this or any safety topic, contact district Risk Management staff.

Employees Fall in Glorious Battle Against Interns

Several MoDOT employees took aim against the interns Aug. 1 on the lot 
flanking the pond to battle it out in a game of kickball.  After a disappointing loss in the flag football game against the interns the previous summer, the employees were out to regain their title as champs.

There were numerous accounts of smack talk leading up to the game as interns and employees alike prepared their minds for the battle that was to ensue after hours. 

The rules were simple:  five innings, no headshots.

The game started strong for the employees who scored four runs in the first inning.  However, the interns weren’t going to be easily overtaken.

Over the course of the next couple innings, the interns pulled the score back to even and duked it out with the employees to pull ahead.

A hamstring injury occurred for the employees and a designated runner was assigned, but the interns took no mercy, kicking doubles and triples, they aimed for the cracks in the employees’ defensive line.

 

That was, until the last inning, when the heat began to take its toll on the interns, who were confidently ahead.  The employees capitalized on this weakness and scored run after run to close some of the point gap.  However, the gap was too big, and the employees fell in defeat.

All was in good spirits and the two teams shook hands afterward in show of sportsmanship.

Check out more photos from the game here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/143507022@N05/?

Summer Interns Deliver Final Presentations

As summer 2017 winds down, the MoDOT summer internship program also nears its end.

On Tuesday, August 1, our interns gathered at the District Office for one final task this summer. As part of the internship program here at MoDOT, our interns deliver presentations of what all they've learned and experienced during their time here at MoDOT. 

Several district office employees gathered to hear them speak and wish them luck in their future endeavors!