WSHEMA State Overview

WSHEMA State Overview Presented by: Bernie Kushnir State Equipment Manager Wyoming Department of Transportation June 11, 2014 History of WSHEMA • Early in 1969, the State Highway Equipment/Fleet Managers from Oregon and Arizona were discussing, by phone, some equipment matters. During the discussion, the Arizona manager who was new to the job indicated that it would be great if many states could get together and discuss these matters simultaneously. • The State Highway Equipment Managers from Washington, Oregon and California were participating in a short program on equipment at a Western Association of State Highway Officials’ meeting. The subject of a Western Equipment Group meeting surfaced again and they said ‘let’s do it’. With the blessing of the State Highway Engineers from local states, the first WSHEMA group met and organized in the fall of 1969 in a hotel at the San Francisco airport. Equipment Managers from Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Hawaii attended the first meeting. 2 History of WSHEMA • On a rotational basis, WSHEMA has met every year since 1969 in various states. States that are currently a part of the Association are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Prior to the formation of the Southeastern Group, Texas participated as part of the Western Group from the mid 70’s to the mid 80’s. • The members of the association are made up the of the principal State Highway (DOT) Equipment Fleet Managers. Fleet Operations and Repair Managers and/or Equipment Supply – Purchasing Managers also attend. The emphasis of the Group, initially, was to focus on Fleet related matters that included operation, shop management, specifications, warranties, parts, supplies and personnel. A principal area of concern was conflicting and marginal information from manufacturers and suppliers. 3 History of WSHEMA • The meetings were to be free of any personnel from manufacturing and supply industries, unless they were asked to attend for a specific subject. Upon completion of the subject addressed, these industry representatives had to leave the meeting. Also, this Group/Association would NOT be a part of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) program. State Highway and DOT administrators agreed that they best stand alone, for many reasons. • Members saw the advantages of their Western Group/Association and assisted other states with the formation of other Groups/Associations. 4 Low and High Elevations by State Low Point High Point State Elevation Location Elevation Location Alaska Sea Level Pacific Ocean 20,320 ft. Mt. McKinley Arizona 72 ft. Colorado River 12,637 ft. Humphrey Peak California (282 ft.) Death Valley 14,505 ft. Mt. Whitney Colorado 3,317 ft. Arikaree River 14,440 ft. Mt. Elbert Hawaii Sea Level Pacific Ocean 13,796 ft. Mauna Kea Idaho 713 ft. Lewiston, ID 12,662 ft. Borah Park Oregon Sea Level Pacific Ocean 11,249 ft. Mt. Hood Montana 1,804 ft. Kootenah River 12,807 ft. Granite Peak Nevada 481 ft. Colorado River 13,147 ft. Boundary Peak New Mexico 2,844 ft. Red Bluff Reservoir 13,167 ft. Wheeler Peak Utah 2,180 ft. Beaver Dam Wash 13,518 ft. Kings Peak Washington Sea Level Pacific Ocean 14,411 ft. Mt. Ranier Wyoming 3,101 ft. Belle Fourche River 13,809 ft. Gannett Peak 5 State Information State Square Miles Population Lane-Miles* Alaska 663,268 735,132 14,800 Arizona 113,990 6,626,624 27,722 California 163,000 38,332,521 49,000 Colorado 104,094 5,268,367 23,061 Hawaii 10,931 1,404,054 2,450 Idaho 83,570 1,595,728 12,000 Oregon 98,381 3,899,353 19,089 Montana 147,042 1,005,141 24,500 Nevada 110,622 2,758,931 13,368 New Mexico 121,589 2,085,538 30,781 Utah 84,899 2,900,822 17,968 Washington 71,300 6,971,406 20,000 Wyoming 97,814 582,658 15,577 *Lane-miles measure the total distance of all roadway lanes. 6 United States = 3,794,000 Square Miles WSHEMA = 1,870,500 Square Miles 7 ALASKA ALASKA 8 ARIZONA ARIZONA 9 CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA 10 COLORADO COLORADO 11 HAWAII HAWAII 12 IDAHO IDAHO 13 MONTANA MONTANA 14 NEVADA NEVADA 15 NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO 16 OREGON OREGON 17 UTAH UTAH 18 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 19 WYOMING WYOMING 20 2013 WSHEMA Conference - Utah 21 Thank you! Bernie Kushnir State Equipment Manager Wyoming Department of Transportation 5300 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82009 307-777-4061 [email protected] 22 .

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