Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Stay on course, focus on safety

Here's  what I've been up to the last few weeks: 

After the Innovations Challenge and DOMInno meeting in Springfield, I hit the road and sat in on as many spring meetings as I could. I have been to six districts (Wayland, Houston, West Plains, Nevada, KC, Lebanon and Trenton ) and wanted to reinforce a couple of things.

First, that MoDOT's direction has not and will not change regardless of what happens with the transportation funding debate.  Second, that I want you to coordinate your work and focus on safety and quality instead of focusing on deadlines that may not let you make the best decisions. 

The best part about my travels the last few weeks is that I got to talk with many of you one on one during breaks at the meetings. I get more value from hearing your challenges, your concerns and what you are proud of. This helps me in figuring out what decisions we make going forward.

Ed