{"id":112759,"date":"2020-08-12T10:59:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T14:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=112759"},"modified":"2020-09-28T11:45:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T15:45:27","slug":"county-highway-department-is-first-place-in-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=112759","title":{"rendered":"County Highway Department is first place in innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-112765\" data-id=\"112765\" src=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/P2140009-900x675.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/P2140009-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/P2140009-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/P2140009-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/P2140009.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Shoulder<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-112764\" data-id=\"112764\" src=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shoulderdamage2-900x675.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shoulderdamage2-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shoulderdamage2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shoulderdamage2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shoulderdamage2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Shoulder damage<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-112763\" data-id=\"112763\" src=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop-900x675.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Wing stop<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-112762\" data-id=\"112762\" src=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop1-900x675.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop1-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Wing stop<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-112761\" data-id=\"112761\" src=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop2-900x675.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop2-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Wing stop<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-112760\" data-id=\"112760\" src=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop3-900x675.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop3-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wingstop3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Wing stop<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Madison County Highway Department finishes at the top in Cornell Local Roads Program\u2019s 2020 Build a Better Mousetrap Competition<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cornell Local Roads Program recognized the Madison County Highway Department for its outstanding achievement in innovation by awarding the department first place in its 2020 Build a Better Mousetrap Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The department displayed exemplary ingenuity in the development of its \u201cWing Stop\u201d snowplow attachment. This innovation acts as a travel limiter for the snowplow blade and helps prevent unnecessary road damage during winter maintenance operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cMadison County\u2019s winning entry shows how innovations developed to fix one problem can solve a second problem,\u201d said Cornell Local Roads Program Director David Orr, P.E. \u201cThe \u2018Wing Stop\u2019 helps the plow operator plow snow more efficiently while protecting shoulders along the road.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CLRP Build a Better Mousetrap Competition is a statewide contest for highway and public works departments held annually to discover and share innovations that solve everyday problems. Entries are judged under the criteria of cost, implementation, transferability and commonality of the problem solved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winners are entered in a national competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cornell Local Roads Program provides technical assistance and training to highway and public works departments across New York state. For more information about the CLRP Build a Better Mousetrap Competition, visit clrp.cornell.edu\/trainingevents\/BBMT, call 607.255.5833 or email clrp@cornell.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madison County Highway Department finishes at the top in Cornell Local Roads Program\u2019s 2020 Build a Better Mousetrap Competition The Cornell Local Roads Program recognized the Madison County Highway Department for its outstanding achievement in innovation by awarding the department first place in its 2020 Build a Better Mousetrap Competition. The department displayed exemplary ingenuity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[27298,27297,27300,27296,27299],"class_list":["post-112759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-top-story","tag-2020-build-a-better-mousetrap-competition","tag-cornell-local-roads-program","tag-cornell-local-roads-program-director-david-orr","tag-madison-county-ny-highway-department","tag-wing-stop-snowplow-attachment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/112767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=112759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=112759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}