Over two feet of new snow was reported Wednesday morning in Yosemite's Tuolumne Meadows area by National Weather Service weather spotters. NWS is also expecting heavy snow throughout the remainder of Wednesday and into Friday throughout the foothills. Wind gusts as high as 40 miles per hour could occur throughout...
Dangerous Stretch of Highway 41 Will Change to ‘No Passing Zone’ as Officials Seek Widening
A dangerous two-lane stretch of Highway 41 in south Fresno County will be changed to a no passing zone to help reduce accidents — some fatal —that have long plagued the roadway. To complete the conversion, about six miles of the highway between Elkhorn Avenue and Excelsior Avenue will be shut...
Caltrans Approves Concrete Dividers for Deadly 2-Lane Hwy 41
[aggregation-styles] FOX26 News FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26 NEWS) — Caltrans has finally approved a plan to incorporate a center divider in a dangerous two-lane stretch of Highway 41. A 6-mile span between Riverdale and Lemoore leads to constant accidents, as people cross into oncoming traffic to pass the car in...
Ashley Swearengin Joins Caltrans for Virtual Town Hall on VMT Plan
The first words on the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) virtual town hall announcement tell the story. "Taking full effect this summer, SB 743 will ensure that new development projects are built in a way that allows Californians to drive less." OPR and Caltrans will host the town...
VMT Law Could ‘Thwart’ Efforts to Finish Highway 99 Widening
Future Central Valley highway projects — including the expansion of Highway 99 to six lanes — will be impeded if Caltrans follows a new controversial state law, a large regional planning agency says. The San Joaquin Valley Regional Policy Council, which represents more than 60 cities, shared its concerns about Highway...
Clovis City Manager Says July 1 Law ‘Real Hindrance’ to Development; COG Seeks Delay
More questions and concerns are piling up in the lead-up to a controversial new California law. Opponents say Senate Bill 743, or "Vehicle Miles Traveled" as it is commonly called, will put housing out of reach for many middle-class Californians. Estimates are that it will add $20,000-$30,000 on every home...
How Much You Drive Soon Will Dictate the Price of a New Home
If you dream of buying a new house in the suburbs — or anywhere outside the urban core —the cost is going way, way up because of a California law taking effect July 1. Critics say the law will price new homes beyond the reach of middle-class families at a...
Caltrans: Grapevine Is Open Again to Traffic
Update 11:10 a.m., Friday Caltrans says the Grapevine I-5 is open to traffic accompanied by CHP escorts. Motorists are asked to drive carefully and not tailgate the escort vehicles. The highway remains icy. GRAPEVINE: I-5 is now OPEN with CHP escorting traffic over the pass. Please drive carefully and follow...
Caltrans: Grapevine Is Open Again to Traffic
Update 11:10 a.m., Friday Caltrans says the Grapevine I-5 is open to traffic accompanied by CHP escorts. Motorists are asked to drive carefully and not tailgate the escort vehicles. The highway remains icy. GRAPEVINE: I-5 is now OPEN with CHP escorting traffic over the pass. Please drive carefully and follow...
Can You Handle Some Good News About Fresno Freeways?
Mark my words, Fresno's trash-littered freeways will get cleaned up. But, to what degree they are restored in a manner that reflects well on our city depends, in part, on the state Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Listen to this article: That's what I learned Monday morning at a...