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Cone Zone: Week Of June 20, 2022

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects: 

The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors.

For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link at www.losalamosnm.us. Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.

Sherwood Boulevard and Aztec Avenue

Crews with Star Paving Company will continue road and drainage improvements on Sherwood Read More

‘Clean New Mexico’ Beautification Plan In Full Swing

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) announced Wednesday that the state’s ‘Clean New Mexico’ program has beautified more than 283 miles of New Mexico roads since its launch in April. 

Funded with $10 million secured by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in the 2022 legislative session, the “Clean New Mexico” program has contracted with several local companies, along with the assistance of the New Mexico Department of Corrections, to remove litter and beautify New Mexico roads across the state.

Since its launch April 18, the program has collected more than 8,200 Read More

Atomic City Transit Closed Monday For Juneteenth

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Atomic City Transit closed Monday but Bandelier Shuttle service will continue. Courtesy/ACT

COUNTY News:

Atomic City Transit regular scheduled bus service will not operate Monday, June 20, in observance of Juneteenth holiday. 

Bandelier Shuttle service will continue to operate with 20-minute service Saturday June 18 through Monday June 20.  

Regular Atomic City Transit service will resume Tuesday, June 21.

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

For the specific route service schedules, visit Read More

LAPS: Eligible Students Encouraged To Complete Bus Cards

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Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Eligible students who will be attending Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) for the 2022-23 school year are asked to complete a required bus card for each student that will ride the school bus.

This form may be found on the Transportation page of the district website.

The education department defines eligible students for bus transportation and funding as: elementary students that live one mile or more from their school; students in grades seven through nine that live one and a half miles or more from school; and students in grades 10 through 12 that live two miles or more Read More

Registration Underway For LAMS Spring Break Trip To Washington, Early Bird Discount Deadline Is Saturday

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LAMS News:

Registration is underway for the annual Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) spring break trip to Washington, D.C. for 2023.

An “Early Bird Discount” ends Saturday, June 18. Registration will continue into the fall.

Direct questions about the trip to Roberta Cocking at 505.670.0679. Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of June 13, 2022

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects: 

The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors.

For more information, please e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link.

Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.

Sherwood Boulevard and Aztec Avenue

Crews with Star Paving Company will continue road and drainage improvements on Sherwood Boulevard Read More

Posts From The Road: Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park

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Coral Pink Sand Dunes: The Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park 3,750 acres in size and is located a short drive north of Kanab, Utah. A unique wind pattern creates the dunes as they blow through a notch in the nearby mountains and dumping the sand in fairly small area. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Hikers: A few hikers are seen walking through the deep sand on their way to a popular area of the dunes for recreation. Sandboarding and driving Off Highway Vehicles, OHVs, are other favorite activities at the park. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos Read More

Intersection Striping Project On Diamond 2 AM June 10

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COUNTY News:

Traffic and Streets crews will be striping the intersections of Trinity and Diamond and Canyon and Diamond 2-5 a.m. Friday, June 10.

Crews will close lanes intermittently as needed and a flagging operation will be in place.

Pedestrian and vehicle traffic are urged to follow all traffic control devices and slowdown in the work areas.

For questions or concerns about this project, contact Traffic Operations Manager Aaron Park at 505.709.0949. Read More

Atomic City Transit Launches Community Survey

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County’s Atomic City Transit (ACT) launched two short community surveys June 3 through its vendor LSC Transportation Consultants.

One survey is designed to solicit feedback from intermittent and non-users, and the other is for frequent users of the ACT bus services. Transit officials encourage community members to provide feedback on the survey that best describes their ridership before midnight Monday, June 20.

Survey results will assist the staff in updating the 2015 ACT Comprehensive Transit Study. Specifically, the staff aims to use this essential feedback Read More