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Atomic City Transit Rte 2M (Main Hill) Suspended June 7-9

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Atomic City Transit. Post file photo

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Atomic City Transit has announced that service will be suspended on Route 2M (Main Hill) starting Tuesday, June 7 through Thursday, June 9 due to a staffing shortage.

Bus riders are asked to use Route 2T (Truck Route), which will continue to operate its regular schedule from 5:55 a.m. until 6:58 p.m. Monday through Friday. The County apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. 

Call (505) 661-RIDE (7433) for additional information or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real-time.  For the specific route service schedules, Read More

County: Trenching Scheduled Next 2 Weeks In White Rock

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will replace about 1,500 feet of underground electric line over the next two weeks on Cheryl Avenue and Aragon Avenue.

The work will be done between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays by Parker Construction.

The replacement, starting Tuesday and ending by June 21, will require excavation along Aragon Avenue from Cheryl Avenue to Bryce Avenue and along Cheryl Avenue for about 160 feet from Aragon heading west.

A trench will be dug in the street next to the curb. Traffic barricades and utility work signs will be placed in the vicinity and if necessary, Read More

New Mexico Tourism Department Seeks To Create Nation’s First Statewide Tourism Exchange

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NMTD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) released a Request for Proposal (RFP) May 20 for an integrated tourism exchange platform, which will enable a better travel planning and booking experience for suppliers and customers.

Tourism exchanges are government-supported digital business-to-business distribution platforms that connect suppliers and distributers, as well as intermediaries such as online travel agencies. It then can provide the engagement data from the platform to provide more sophisticated analytics to those intermediaries, as well as local destination Read More

Posts From The Road: Zion National Park’s Kolob Canyons

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Initial View: After leaving the visitors center, visitors travel a short distance before rounding a bend in the road giving them their initial view of the Kolob Canyons. The first of several stops allow one to get out of the car and ‘take in’ this magnificent view. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Red and Orange: Another vantagepoint gives visitors a view of the brilliant red and orange canyon walls that rise from the valley floor. Many of the cliffs in Kolob Canyons are 2,000 feet high. The light green spring growth accent the red walls and darker green conifer trees in this view. Photo by Gary Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of June 6, 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, e-mail 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

Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Oliver Morris Running In Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run In Florida

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Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Oliver Morris, front right, running in the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run Friday in Orlando, Fla., enters Disney World to cheers from the crowd. The 2022 Special Olympics Games take place June 5-12. Courtesy/Special Olympics USA 

Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Oliver Morris, running center right behind the banner, in the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run Friday as they enter Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Courtesy/Special Olympics USA Read More

County: Cable Work Affecting Traffic Downtown June 6-16

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COUNTY News:

CableCom, LLC and 2 Men 1 Cable will replace cable system pedestals in the Los Alamos downtown area Monday June 6 through Wednesday June 16.

Crews will work in the roadway on 15th Street between Central Avenue and Trinity Drive, as well as on Central Avenue just east of 15th Street. Some traffic delays in the area are expected. 

Between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., crews will bore on 15th between Central and Trinity on the east side of the street, shifting northbound vehicular traffic to the center of the road and closing the sidewalk to pedestrians.

Additionally, boring on Central east of 15th, Read More

Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández: $7.5 Million Federal Investment To Improve Airport Infrastructure In Farmington

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Congressional Delegation News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are welcoming $7.5 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). This federal funding will be used by the City of Farmington to upgrade taxiways at Four Corners Regional Airport.

“Local airports like Four Corners Regional are key economic drivers for our state,” Heinrich said. “This grant will make sure Four Corners Regional is able to best serve New Mexicans, while maintaining the highest levels Read More

Free Bandelier Shuttle Begins Saturday June 4  

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Beginning this Saturday, June 4, all visitors will be required to take the free shuttle 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. into Frijoles Canyon, the most popular part of Bandelier. Courtesy/BNM
Bandelier News:
It’s been a busy spring at Bandelier National Monument – parking lots have already reached capacity several times. When this happens, visitors are not permitted to enter, and are asked to return later in the day.

Beginning this Saturday, June 4, all visitors will be required to take the free shuttle 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. into Frijoles Canyon, the most popular part of Bandelier. Check the Bandelier website

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Posts From The Road: Natural Bridges National Monument

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Sipapu Rocky Landscape: The natural erosion of the rocky landscape around the Sipapu Bridge is evident by the swirly patterns and shapes in the sandstone landscape seen all around Sipapu. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

Natural Bridges National Monument is located in a remote area in southeast Utah and is home to three impressive geological formations known as natural bridges. The bridges vary in size and shape with the younger bridges being more massive and stronger in size while the older bridges may appear thinner and more fragile Read More