The Amador County Transportation Commission (ACTC) is seeking nominations for two members to serve on its Social Service Transportation Advisory Council (SSTAC). The SSTAC is currently a twelve-member body that advises the ACTC concerning transit needs of transit dependent persons in Amador County as well as efforts to coordinate transportation services provided by various organizations serving Amador County. The two SSTAC positions to be filled must be able to represent two specific categories as follows:…
Tuolumne County– The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily close Peaceful Oaks Road at State Route 108 (SR-108) for blasting on Thursday, June 6, 2013, from 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Motorists should expect 10 minute delays. Alternate routes should be taken whenever possible. Blasting is scheduled to begin as listed, but is subject to change due to traffic incidents, weather, availability of equipment and/ or materials and construction related issues. This work is…
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the northbound and southbound off-ramps from State Route 99 (SR-99) to SR-59/ J Street/ Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The closure will occur on Monday, January 21, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. (noon). The off-ramps will be closed in order to accommodate the local parade traffic on SR-59/ J Street/ Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Motorists should expect 10 minute delays. Alternate routes should be…
CAPCOA which is an Association of Air Pollution Control Officers representing all thirty-five local air quality agencies throughout California,tells us that a program related to the Lower Emission School Bus Program (LESBP) and Senate Bill 1018, signed into law in June 2012. Under LESBP, most recently funded through Proposition 1B bonds, air districts had until June 30, 2012 to fully expend $191 million in funding for replacement of older school buses or filter retrofits to…
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and VIA Motors will showcase the first extended-range electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) and cargo van for utilities at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. PG&E and VIA motors also teamed up at last year’s show to unveil an extended-range electric pickup truck. VIA Motors’ Extended-Range Electric Vehicles (eREV) not only have the potential to transform transportation, but also the way electric utilities like PG&E provide service…
