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Two new KC Scout Board Members

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  Jon Nelson – MoDOT State Highway Safety and Traffic Engineer Jon Nelson is the State Highway Safety and Traffic Engineer for MoDOT. In this role, Jon leads the department’s highway safety and traffic efforts.  Jon is a registered professional engineer and has worked for MoDOT since graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2003. He has extensive experience with the Highway Safety and Traffic Division where he has worked in numerous areas, including highway signing, striping, intelligent transportation systems, traffic operations, and highway safety. Jon is most passionate about working with others to provide a transportation system that is both safe and reliable. Jon and his wife, Sarah, live in Jefferson City, MO with their two daughters, Riley and Makayla.  Mike Moriarty – KDOT Dir. Of Planning and Development Mike uses his 25 years of transportation experience to lead KDOT’s Division of Planning and Development. In doing so he oversees the Bureaus of Transportation Sa
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The TSMO Conference came to Kansas City

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MoDOT and KDOT personnel attended the Transportation Systems Operation (CTSO)’s Annual Meeting for the AASHTO Committee, which was held on Wednesday, August 28 through Friday, August 30 in Kansas City, Missouri. Those from the KC Scout team included Randy Johnson, Shari Hillard, Michael Flory and Kelly Alvarez. Randy Johnson co-presented with MoDOT’s Ray Shank, Alex Wassman, Ploisongsaeng Intaratip, and Owen Hasson on MoDOT’s TSMO Activities. Topics touched on MoDOT’s I-270 Project, Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Program, I-70 TSMO updates, and MoDOT’s newest Emergency Traffic Control guidance. The conference focuses on transportation system operations and associated intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and emerging technologies with a goal of improving safety, system reliability, and highway system performance. KC Scout effectively promotes TMSO by monitoring real-time traffic, managing incidents, coordinating with agencies, providing traveler information, and integrating
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Retirements

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  Troop A Lieutenant Mitch Mellick Thank you for your dedication and service to the citizens and state of Kansas for the past 27 years. It has been an honor to serve with you! Dar yl Smith Retiring from ER Emergency Response Operator, Daryl Smith retired from MoDOT on August 1 st , 2024. Smith had been with MoDOT 11 years. Thank you for your dedication and service to the citizens and state of Missouri.
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ER Operators attend Child Passenger Safety Conference in Iowa

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Emergency Response Operators Hector Ortiz and Kennith Robinson attended the 2024 Child Passenger Safety Conference in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, Sept. 9 through Tuesday, Sept. 10. The conference included guest speakers from organizations like Safe Kids News, Seat Belt Planet, and the National Safety Council. “I really enjoyed the opportunity to attend this conference and learn ways to help keep children safe,” stated Ortiz. The conference is a way for agencies to network and discuss ways to make a difference within their communities and utilize the proper safety practices. Emergency Response Operators are always on the road and play a huge part in identifying if children are not buckled in safety. “I am grateful we can come together and strengthen our knowledge on how to keep the youth safe,” stated Robinson. Child Passenger Safety Week was Sept. 15 – Sept. 22. Click the link to learn more: Child Passenger Safety Week 2024 | NHTSA
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KC Scout attends the OOIDA Health and Wellness Fair

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Scout Operator Jennifer Chambers and Emergency Response Shift Supervisor Ed Jackson represented KC Scout at the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association’s Health and Wellness Fair on Thursday, Sept. 19. OOIDA is a national trade association based out of Oak Grove, MO , dedicated to serving “owner-operators, small fleets and professional truckers; to work for a business climate where truckers are treated equally and fairly; to promote highway safety and responsibility among all highway users; and to promote a better business climate and efficiency for all truck operators,"  according to their mission statement . OOIDA employees had the opportunity to attend the fair and learn about different health and wellness organizations within the KC area. Two car seats were donated from Kathy Zents with Safe Kids to MoDOT’s Emergency Response team to utilize at the event. The car seats were won by two employees of OODIA. The day involved educating employees about KC Scout and all t
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Kansas City Employee Presented Safety Award

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At the April 3 Missouri Highways & Transportation Commission meeting, Chief Safety & Operations Officer Becky Allmeroth presented Kansas City District Emergency Response Operator Kenneth Cassway with a meritorious safety award. On Feb. 11, at just past 3:30 a.m., Kansas City Missouri Police Department dispatchers alerted officers of a wrong-way vehicle that was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Brooklyn Avenue. Cassway heard the police radio and entered I-70 from Sterling Road and U.S. Route 40 to locate the wrong-way vehicle. In the area of I-70 and Pittman Road, Cassway observed the wrong-way vehicle coming toward his MoDOT truck. He used the truck and the JAWS debris removal tool to stop and pin the wrong-way vehicle between his vehicle and the concrete median barrier. Cassway and the wrong-way driver were not injured, and no damage was made to his MoDOT truck.
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MoDOT State Highway Safety and Traffic Engineer retires after 29 years

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The KC Scout board of directors are always prompt with moving KC Scout forward. One director, Nicole Hood has worked at MoDOT for 29 years and 2 months in various roles including Planning, District Traffic, Design, Project Management and her current role as the State Highway Safety and Traffic Engineer. She joined the KC Scout Board of Directors during the Summer of 2017.  She has spent the last 7 years growing the “Buckle Up Phone Down” incitive into a nationally recognized movement. “MoDOT has given me the opportunity to make a difference and touch so many lives.  That’s what really has inspired me throughout my career.   I was empowered to lead engaging projects and teams and influence direction,” said Hood. She will be retiring and starting a new adventure with a career at Transystems. She is excited about the ability to instill her passion for highway safety in other projects across the nation. Her advice to KC Scout is to always maintain a positive attitude and keep smiling! 
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