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Expect Delays on South Palm Canyon Drive as Crews Pull Beams From Tahquitz Creek
Drivers heading through South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs should give themselves extra time Thursday and Friday, as construction crews work to remove beams from the Tahquitz Creek riverbed.On Thursday, from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., drivers can expect intermittent lane closures and minor delays, with trucks entering and leaving the work area throughout the day.Friday brings bigger impacts. From 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., South Palm Canyon Drive will close in both directions between Mesquite Avenue and East Sunny Dunes Road for about five to 10 minutes at a time. Flaggers will be on site to stop and release traffic during those breaks.Drivers are asked to slow down, follow flagger directions and plan for extra travel time through the area. Businesses along the route remain open and accessible during the work, though the schedule could change depending on weather or conditions on site. For more Coachella Valley News visit NBCPalmSprings.com
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Residents Pick Name for Proposed North-South Expressway
A $1 billion project to construct a 12-mile expressway between San Jacinto and Winchester to expedite traffic flows has an official name now. The “San Jacinto Valley Expressway Project” was the title selected after public input was sought via surveys over the summer to finally affix a designation, according to the Riverside County Transportation Commission.
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San Clemente Voters to Decide Measure M as Coastal Erosion Threatens Beaches, Rail Line
Years of coastal erosion have narrowed stretches of San Clemente’s shoreline, threatened coastal infrastructure and contributed to repeated disruptions along the LOSSAN Rail Corridor. Now, San Clemente voters will decide whether to tax themselves to create a dedicated local funding source aimed, in part, at protecting and restoring the...
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Pavement Project to Start Later this Month on State Route 111 in Palm Springs
Construction work on a $3.2 million pavement preservation project on state Route 111 in and near Palm Springs will begin later this month. Work will commence from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays starting on Oct. 16. The California Department of Transportation project will span from Interstate 10 to roughly...
livability.com
Brightline West Could Transform High Desert Travel
Brightline West could connect Victor Valley to Las Vegas and Southern California while creating new opportunities for the region. Brightline West could reshape how people travel between Southern California and Las Vegas. The 218-mile, all-electric rail line will largely follow the Interstate 15 corridor, carrying passengers between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour. The trip is expected to take about two hours, roughly half the driving time.
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OCTA Declares Emergency Along San Clemente Coastal Rail Line
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors declared an emergency on along the coastal Rail Line in San Clemente to authorize shoreline protection and place 690,000 cubic yards of sand to protect the railroad from further erosion. This comes after California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Sept. 21 state of...
thepanthernewspaper.org
Battles escalate in the Chapman parking war
As a new school year rolls, so does the risk of parking tickets, fear of being late to class and going around the Anderson parking structure continuously due to the lack of car parking availability at Chapman's campus. This semester, the parking war has expanded beyond on-campus parking issues; campus housing now faces a similar issue.
US News and World Report
Sea Level Rise Is Reshaping a California Beach Town and Threatening a Key Rail Line
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — For years, residents of this Southern California beach town could walk a mile along a stretch of cream-colored sand and dip their toes in the waves lapping ashore. That trip has been cut short. Coastal erosion has been eating away at the beach in...