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SFNF Issues Orders For Seasonal Road Closures On Española, Cuba And Jemez Districts

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Monday issued separate closure orders for seasonal road closures on the Española, Cuba and Jemez Ranger Districts.

The orders are issued to protect public safety during the winter months and to prevent damage to natural resources and infrastructure.

Order 10-499 for the Española Ranger District prohibits traffic on the following restricted roads:

  • Forest Road (FR) 31 starting at the gate south of La Careda and continuing south for approximately 10.6 miles;
  • FR 27 from its intersection with FR 31 south to the cattle guard at the boundary
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Blue Bus 255 Mountain Trail Winter Service Begins Jan. 15

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RTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (RTD) Blue Bus 255 Mountain Trail route from downtown Santa Fe to Ski Santa Fe begins operating on its winter service schedule Saturday, Jan. 15.

During the winter season, the 255 Mountain Trail provides seven roundtrips on the weekends and three roundtrips Monday through Friday. The Mountain Trail provides service through downtown Santa Fe up Hyde Park Road to trailheads in the Santa Fe National Forest and Hyde State Park, concluding at Ski Santa Fe where riders can be dropped off steps from the ticket window and lifts.

The route is now permanently Read More

Atomic City Transit Suspends Route 1 Mid-Day Peak Service

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COUNTY News:

Atomic City Transit Route 1 Mid-day Peak service is suspended through the remainder of today due to a staffing issue.

Regular Route 1 service will remain in place.

Atomic City Transit apologizes for the inconvenience this may cause.

Direct calls to (505) 661-RIDE (7433) or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real-time. For specific route service schedules, click here. Read More

Diamond Drive Lane Closure Between 38th & 36th Jan. 13

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COUNTY News:

Eastbound Right Lane Closure On Diamond Between 38-36 Streets Jan. 13

Los Alamos County traffic electricians will be repairing a streetlight damaged during a vehicle accident.

The streetlight is at the corner of 36th Street and Diamond Drive.

The Eastbound right lane will be closed between 39th and 38th streets to just past 36th Street.

Motorists will be directed to merge to the left eastbound lane on Diamond Drive at 38th Street. Please follow all traffic devices and slow down in the work zone.

Work is scheduled between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13.

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NCRTD Announces Martin Luther King Holiday Closure

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RTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (RTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday.

The exception will be the 255 RTD Mountain Trail route to Ski Santa Fe, which will operate.

About North Central Regional Transit District:

The RTD provides fare-free bus service to an area that encompasses more than 10,000 square miles of north central New Mexico including the counties of Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos, the Eight Northern Pueblos and the Jicarilla Apache Nation.

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Posts From The Road: Reata Restaurant In Alpine, Texas

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Reata Restaurant: The Reata Restaurant in Alpine, Texas is housed in an 1890 adobe house. The Reata logo is displayed on the wooden gable and repeated in the walkway to the front. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Cowboy Country: Most of the art and decor within the restaurant leave no doubt you are dining in cowboy country. The beautiful wood plank flooring and bead wood ceiling runs throughout the dining areas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

It’s all about the journey, not the destination. That is how we travel. Usually, we are on Read More

Motorists Urged To Use Caution On SFNF Roads

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SFNF Roads:

SANTA FE – The forest roads listed below and in a Jan. 3 press release are not closed under an official closure order. However, the Cuba and Jemez Ranger Districts of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) urge motorists to use extreme caution on all forest roads that may be impacted by recent weather and snowfall.

District staff report that several vehicles have gotten stuck and required assistance while on the SFNF.

Motorists may want to avoid these roads for now:

  • Cuba District: Forest Roads 70, 69, 531, 534 and 93; and
  • Jemez District: Forest Roads 144, 376, 10, 378, 280, 268 and 289.
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County Plans Brief Lane Closures Around Townsite Jan. 8

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County announces that temporary lane closures of approximately 20 minutes are scheduled at six locations Saturday, Jan. 8 in the Los Alamos townsite. 

Staff with Los Alamos County Information Management Division will be rotating from Camino Entrada, Trinity Drive, 15th Street and Diamond Drive to perform routine inspections of fiber optics infrastructure in vaults within the roadway.     

Closures expected 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday as follows:

  • One location at Camino Entrada just north of Entrada Drive (roadway to the Holiday Inn Express, New Mexico Consortium
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Town Of The Day: Santa Fe

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The City of Santa Fe. Courtesy/townoftheday.org

By JAMES HOGAN
Town of the Day

Featured as the Town of the Day, New Mexico’s city of Santa Fe clearly lives up to its title, “The City Different At Every Corner”.

You’re bound to learn something new about yourself when you visit, thanks to the city’s storied history and culture, its diverse art scene, its world-class lodgings, its award-winning food, and the endless opportunities for discovery that await you.

The Readers’ Choice Awards 2019 ranked Santa Fe as the world’s sixth best city (Condé Nast Traveler). Dresden, Merida and Tokyo were all in Read More