Improvements have been made in job flexibility and a Leadership Academy has been created that offers management training. GOAL FIVE Proactive maintenance and construction practices that assure safe, reliable travel conditions. The department has invested a great deal of resources in the improvement of our ability to control snow and ice. New practices, like using two shifts in the winter, have been implemented. An ODOT Construction Information Program has been created, along with an ODOT Web Site where the information is made available to the public.
Work continues on the creation of a statewide access management plan.
Other innovations that have been employed include the use of customer surveys and experiments with Superpave. GOAL SIX A quality culture that embraces continuous improvement as fundamental to the way we do business. All of the department's work force has received Quality training. Hundreds of improvement teams have been formed to enhance the delivery of products and services. A Quality Assurance Review process has been developed and implemented to provide statewide consistency in our business.