The city of Madera has been busy making the Fresno River Trail Beautiful again, and it now has a helping hand in the form of an $832,000 state grant. The funding from the Clean California Grant Program will help bring new improvements to a four-mile stretch of the Fresno...
Train Wreck Near Goshen Closes Highway 99 in Both Directions
[aggregation-styles] Visalia Times Delta Subscription A train heading along northbound Highway 99 wrecked Monday leaving a mess of mangled and twisted train cars. At least seven train cars derailed, according to law enforcement. Hazardous materials are spilling out from the tankers. The California Highway Patrol is on scene trying to...
Millions in Highway Funds Should Be Restored, Valley Leaders Tell Panel
Dozens of Valley politicians and transportation leaders showed up to a face-to-face meeting with state commissioners, asking them to keep funding for local highway improvements intact. The California Transportation Commission met Friday in Fresno to discuss the recent funding controversy over projects on Highway 99 and 46. Representatives from Madera...
Valley City in Turmoil as 3 Top Officials Put on Leave, Another Fired
Four top officials in the city of Manteca have been fired or put on leave, raising concerns among residents who say officials haven’t explained why. The city's police chief, Jodie Estarziau, was placed on paid administrative leave on Wednesday. Hers was the latest in a string of abrupt personnel moves...
Gov. Newsom Says Highway 99 is 'Top Priority'
Gov. Gavin Newsom says funding Highway 99 is a "top priority," dispelling the notion that a September executive order diverted money from improvement projects in Madera and Tulare counties. "As it relates to Highway 99 in particular, it is a top priority for our administration, a top priority for our...
Finally, Veterans Boulevard Is Going Somewhere Big and Exciting
Thirty-five years after it was envisioned by Fresno planners, long-stalled Veterans Boulevard moved forward Tuesday morning with phase one of a plan that ultimately should ease some of the city's most congested traffic. This phase is modest: a new $5.5 million section of Bullard Avenue helping residents south of Herndon...
NW Fresno Traffic is a Horror Show. How Would Council Candidates Fix It?
In northwest Fresno, "traffic" is a dirty word. Decades of piecemeal planning and years of rapid growth have spawned long lines of vehicles on major avenues during rush hour. There's a release valve planned for the plugged-up traffic surrounding Shaw and Herndon avenues, but it's been on the drafting board...
Driver in Fresno Greyhound Crash Had Suspended License
The Greyhound driver who crashed his bus into a Highway 99 guardrail Sunday in Fresno faces six years in prison if convicted of the charges filed Tuesday. The Fresno County District Attorney's Office charged Ashton Rennick Castillo, 28, of Los Angeles, with driving under the influence of a drug and...
Drive 100 MPH on I-5?, Highway 99? Bill Creates Valley Autobahn.
State Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) introduced a bill Friday that would add new lanes to I-5 and Highway 99 with no posted speed limit. Moorlach told Los Angeles television station KTLA he came up with the idea in part to help ease traffic and reduce greenhouse gases, but also...
Who's #1? Nunes-Janz Most Expensive House Race in Nation.
According to the campaign finance tracking website Open Secrets, the battle between Devin Nunes and Andrew Janz is the most expensive congressional race in the country. Based on the criteria of money raised by the candidates — not independent expenditure groups — the two garnered $17.7 million in contributions through...