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Lebec, CA · Traffic & Transit
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GET's newish Toucan Trolley system wins six-month extention for its pilot program
It's only been six months since the Toucan Trolley began ferrying passengers from downtown Bakersfield to Old Town Kern and its historic eateries and nightspots, like Wool Growers Restaurant, Pyrenees Café, Los Reyes Restaurant, Arizona Cafe and Luigi's Restaurant and Deli. After exploring Old Town Kern, riders usually head...
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Wible Road between Brundage Lane and Belle Terrace closed July 13–17
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The City of Bakersfield said Wible Road will be closed in both directions between Brundage Lane and Belle Terrace from Monday, July 13 through Friday, July 17. The closure will be in place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day as crews remove falsework...
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Collision involving semi truck along NB I-5 near Grapevine Rd slows traffic
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A collision involving two semi trucks with one of them crashing into a guardrail, is causing delays for drivers along I-5 south of Bakersfield. The crash was reported at around 4 p.m. along northbound lanes of I-5 near Grapevine Road, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Traffic Incident Information Page. One […]
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Collision involving semi truck along NB I-5 near Grapevine Rd slows traffic
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A collision involving two semi trucks with one of them crashing into a guardrail, is causing delays for drivers along I-5 south of Bakersfield. The crash was reported at around 4 p.m. along northbound lanes of I-5 near Grapevine Road, according to the California Highway Patrol's Traffic Incident Information Page.
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Semi-trailer crash closes lane, delays northbound I-5 traffic south of Grapevine Road
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A semi-trailer crash slowed traffic on northbound Interstate 5 south of Grapevine Road, prompting a lane closure as crews worked to clear the scene. CHP Fort Tejon - Grapevine said the No. 1 lane was closed while cleanup continued in the area. The agency's website...
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California School District Jumps Into Solar, Storage, & Electric Buses
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The quite rural Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) in California, which sits between Los Angeles and San Francisco, or Los Angeles and Sacramento, has decided to go all-in on cleantech. It is getting solar, battery energy storage, and also electric school buses.
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Solar microgrid to support electric school bus charging fleet
Porterville Unified School District in California plans to develop a solar, battery storage, microgrid, and electric vehicle (EV) fleet charging project to support its transition to electric school buses. The PUSD Zero-Emission Transportation Infrastructure Project and Microgrid will include a 763-kW solar array mounted on existing shade structures in the...
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California school district to deploy solar-plus-storage microgrid to power 35 EV bus charging ports
Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) has partnered with commercial and industrial solar developer ForeFront Power to construct an integrated solar, battery energy storage, islandable microgrid, and electric vehicle (EV) fleet charging system. The project aims to tackle the district’s overlapping needs for localized grid resilience, operational expenditure reduction, and fleet...
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Caltrans to begin Garces Highway rehab project in Delano on July 6
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Caltrans said Delano residents should expect roadwork and improvements along a stretch of Garces Highway starting Monday, July 6, as the Garces Highway Rehab Project begins. The project limits are from Fremont Street to 0.1 miles west of Browning Road. During construction, the project will...
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GET Bus to tweak two routes, making the system ‘more dependable’
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Golden Empire Transit system is changing up its route schedule. Effective July 5, GET Bus’ Route 42 to Walmart Panama/Westchester will operate at new times on weekdays. The schedule changes — which the agency says are minor — will adjust Route 42’s departure times. GET also said some Route 42 […]
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Toucan Trolley pilot extended as Bakersfield ridership grows
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California High-Speed Rail abandons downtown Bakersfield station, for now
Due to cost overruns, the California High-Speed Rail Authority has scrapped plans for a downtown Bakersfield station, opting for a temporary facility north of 7th Standard Row. This interim solution will serve as the line's terminus until funding allows for the full extension through Bakersfield. The first phase, connecting Merced to Bakersfield, is projected for completion by 2033, with the ultimate goal of linking San Francisco to Anaheim at an estimated cost of $126 billion.
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Lanes reopen on SB I-5 north of Lebec: CHP
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATE (2:34 PM) There are no additional closures reported for southbound I-5 north of Lebec on the CHP's website. ---------------- Drivers on southbound Interstate 5 north of Lebec are seeing heavy delays after multiple vehicles crashed just before 11:50 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol’s website and Caltrans. All lanes were reported closed just after 12 noon.
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Construction on Hwy 155 in Delano to begin Monday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Highway 155 Rehab Project is set to enter construction in Delano next week, according to Caltrans. Construction is set to begin Monday, July 6, Caltrans said in a press release Friday. The project limits are from Fremont Street to 0.1 miles west of Browning Road. The project aims to rehabilitate […]