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Posts From The Road: 2022 Year In Review

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The Palouse: The Palouse is an area in eastern Washington state that I had been wanting to see for years and it did not disappoint. The beautiful rolling hills covered in fields of wheat and canola and a few other crops were breathtaking. Shown are crops of wheat and canola taken from Steptoe Butte State Park in June when the crops were bright green and yellow. The green is mostly wheat fields and the yellow fields are canola. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Multnomah Falls: We drove and camped on the Washington and Oregon sides of the Columbia River. While in Oregon we visited several of the many Read More

NMSP Increases Enforcement For Christmas Holiday

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NMSP Chief Tim Johnson

NMSP News:

With Christmas right around the corner, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) is encouraging drivers to make safety a top priority this holiday, as increased travel can present additional challenges for drivers.

As part of the nationwide Operation CARE (Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort) initiative, NMSP will be increasing patrols beginning Friday, Dec. 23, through Monday, Dec. 26. NMSP will be looking for drivers who violate the law, including those who are speeding, driving impaired, failing to wear a seat belt, texting, and driving, and driving without Read More

Atomic City Transit Services Closed Monday Dec. 26

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ACT News

Atomic City Transit regular scheduled bus service and para transit will not operate Monday, Dec. 26 in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Regular service will resume Tuesday Dec. 27, 2022.

Route 3 regular route, 2, 1 & 6 Peak Services will remain suspended until further notice due to staffing shortage.    

Call 505.661.RIDE (7433) for additional information or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real time. 

For specific route service schedules, visit:  https://www.losalamosnm.us/government/departments/public_works/atomic_city_transit Read More

NCRTD Announces 2022 Holiday Schedule

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) RTD Blue Buses and administrative offices will not be in operation Dec. 23, Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays respectively.

Exceptions will include the following:

  • 255 Mountain Trail to Ski Santa Fe will operate on its non-winter schedule each day Dec. 23 through Jan. 2;
  • The weekend service on the 305 Taos Express will not operate Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. It will operate Dec. 24 and Dec. 31;
  • 341 TSV Green which operates Thursday through Sunday only, will continue to operate on that schedule throughout
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Posts From The Road: Big Sur Country

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Bixby Bridge is an iconic landmark along the Pacific Coast Highway between Monterey and Big Sur, Calif. The bridge crosses Bixby Creek as it flows from the coastal mountains into the Pacific Ocean. The scenic setting makes this a popular landmark for photos as drivers travel the highway. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

A view of the coastline and Bixby Bridge is viewed from the south side of the bridge. There are several overlooks that give visitors a view of the bridge and coast. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos 

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Road Striping Project On Central Begins Monday Dec. 19

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COUNTY News:

Weather permitting, Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets crews will be laying out and striping the roadway on Central Avenue, between 15th Street and Oppenheimer beginning Dec. 19 until complete.

Crews will begin work at 8 a.m. and finish by 3:30 p.m. daily.

There will be a flagging operation in place. Please obey the flaggers and crew as they guide you through the work zone.

Please watch for wet paint, avoid driving on the striped areas. Read More

NMDOT Requests $889 Million For FY24 Budget

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Transportation Secretary Ricky Serna

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is presenting its final FY24 budget request to the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) at the state capitol.

The department is making a case for a one-time additional General Fund appropriation of $889.7 million to support road infrastructure investments. 

“The funds will create jobs, strengthen our economy, and address needed investments in our roads, railways and bridges,” NMDOT Cabinet Secretary Ricky Serna said. “The additional funds will allow the department to tackle Read More

Study Finds Drivers With Child Passengers At Significantly Higher Risk Of Fatal Crashes

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PIRE News:

A new study from the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), the University of Connecticut, and Bates College finds that adult drivers with child passengers are significantly more likely than those without child passengers to be involved in fatal crashes. 

The research was funded by a grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

In specific, the results of this important driver safety research show that:

  • Childhood crash exposure when traveling with an adult driver is low: 0.78 percent of vehicle miles traveled by adults included a child
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Atomic City Transit Peak Services Suspended On Dec. 12

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ACT News:

Atomic City Transit (ACT) Peak Service on Routes 1 and 6 will be suspended starting Monday, Dec. 12 until further notice. 

All other transit service will remain unchanged.

Call the ACT office at 505.661.RIDE (7433) for any additional information or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real-time.

For specific route service schedules, visit the website. Read More

Mountaineers Celebrate The Year’s Adventures Dec. 14

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Lana Martin will speak about ‘Hiking the Fisherman’s Trail in Portugal’. Fishermen’s Trail is an extensive network of stunning hiking trails throughout southern Portugal featuring magnificent scenery, excellent weather, and affordable accommodation. She followed the incredible Atlantic coastline all the way from Porto Covo to Lagos. Courtesy/LAM

Back side of Annapurna from Manang. John Sarracino will speak about the Annapurna area, past and present. In 2022, he returned to the area where he was a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1960s. He and companions took jeeps most of the way and then Read More