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News Release

Caltrans to start two projects on Highway 25 Sept. 19

Traffic delays are expected to be of up to 10 minutes.

File photo.

News Release

Highway 156 traffic collision results in two fatalities

Victims identified as Salinas residents.

Traffic from Highway 101 merging onto Highway 25. File Photo.

Transportation

Reports highlight traffic issues on Highway 25

Data comes from Caltrans and the Valley Transportation Authority studies.

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News Release

Highway 25 resurfacing project to include two-day striping work

Work will occur all day Jan. 11 and Jan. 12.

Jim Ostdick. Photo by Robert Eliason.

Features

Ostdick’s 11-year litter cleanup effort reaches end of the road

As Highway 156 traffic increases, a new generation is being called upon to walk the walk and take on the responsibility Ostdick and others like him have carried.

File photo: Cars at the stop light at Union Road and Highway 156 intersection near the San Juan-Hollister Road intersection. Photo by Noe Magaña.

News Release

Highway 156 closed between Hwy 101 and Union Road

Downed power lines in the area started a brush fire.

Hollister Police Department vehicle. BenitoLink photo

News Release

HPD awarded $50,000 traffic grant

Funds to be used on DUI checkpoints, enforce violations such as speeding, failure to stop and yield, and community education presentations.

Homes along Highway 156 in San Juan Bautista. Photo courtesy of Shelby Schipsi.

News

SJB changes fence height limits along Highway 156

The city agrees to ask Caltrans for a sound wall.

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News Release

Lane closure on Hwy 101

Moving lane closure in effect Dec. 14 through Dec 18.

July 27 traffic on Panoche Road near the Wiggle Tail grade, between Panoche Valley and Paicines General Store. Photo courtesy of Robert Frusetta.

Police / Fire

Traffic delays due to Cottonwood Fire on Hwy 152

Panoche Road backed up with cars and semis traveling into the county.

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Transportation

State Route 129 Resurfacing Project Near San Juan Bautista Begins July 6

Work to take place July 6 through July

The intersection of Bolsa Road and Highway 25. Image from the Mobility Partnership meeting agenda packet.

Transportation

Pilot program aims to ease Hwy 25 congestion

In a six-month trial, left turns from Bolsa Road will be prohibited during afternoon rush hour.

Kollin Kosmicki in San Juan Bautista. Photo provided.

Community Opinions

COLUMN: Housing plan would slow growth, require affordable units

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki says his plan would not only limit new single-family housing while the county upgrades its road infrastructure, but it would also eliminate developers' option to buy their way out of building affordable units.

District 2 Supervisor candidate, Kollin Kosmicki. Photo provided.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Vote on substance, not name recognition

District 2 Supervisor Candidate Kollin Kosmicki urges voters to look beyond name recognition and political signs to choose the best leader based on substance.

Kollin Kosmicki in San Juan Bautista. Photo provided.

Community Opinions

COLUMN: Why I’m not prioritizing public endorsements in supervisor campaign

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki explains why he hasn't asked for public endorsements in the campaign and how he'd rather focus on gaining the trust of everyday voters.