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Posts From The Road: Gateway Auto Museum In Colorado

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Gateway Auto Museum: Upon entering the Gateway Auto Museum, visitors are greeted by a 1934 Ford Custom Coupe and a 1955 Nash Metropolitan. The backdrop for the display is auto and oil company advertisements from years past. The museum has over 50 autos on display. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Olds F-88: The most prize possession of the museum is a 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Concept Car. This is the one and only car ever produced and was purchased by John Hendricks in 2005 for 3.24 million dollars. This car is displayed on a circular stage in a room by itself and surrounded by photos and text of the Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of Sept. 13, 2021

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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 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.

Canyon Rim Trail Underpass

The current highway detour will be shifted to the north side of NM502 allowing the contractor Read More

NM 502 Repaving Project Begins Saturday Sept. 11

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NMDOT News:

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) along with Albuquerque Asphalt Inc. will begin a pavement rehabilitation project Saturday, Sept. 11 on N.M. 502 in Los Alamos.

The 4-mile project from mile marker 2 to 6 is expected to last 15 working days and will include new pavement and striping.

Crews will work 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays on the Main Hill Road section, which will be closed during working hours, and traffic diverted onto the truck route.

Crews will work 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays on the Tewa Loop to Eastgate Drive section. There will Read More

NMSP C.A.R.E. Operation Over Labor Day Weekend Results In 1,700+ Traffic Citations And 15 Drunk Driver Arrests

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NMSP News:

STATEWIDE – During the Labor Day weekend, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) participated in the Combined Accident Reduction Effort (C.A.R.E.) operation across all roadways within the state.

The goal of the traffic initiative is to increase motorist safety and reduce the number of crashes through a strong law enforcement presence.

Because of the increased volume of traffic during the holiday, NMSP increased its patrol presence during this initiative on roadways throughout all State Police districts on the busiest travel days of the Labor Day weekend, specifically Saturday, Read More

Kristen Honig Of Los Alamos Visits Maasai Mara In Kenya

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Sunset in the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Photo by Kristen Honig

Maasai Warriors standing on either side of photographer Kristen Honig of Los Alamos were assigned to guard her the entire time she was in camp and walk her to her tent and guard it while she slept at night. Courtesy photo

By KRISTEN HONIG
Los Alamos

If you had told me 9 months ago that I would take two international trips during a worldwide pandemic, I would have said you were out of your mind. But the development and distribution of a COVID vaccine has made travel possible again for adventurous (or crazy) souls. Although traveling during a pandemic

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Cone Zone: Week Of Sept. 6, 2021

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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.

NOTE: Contractors will not be working Monday, Sept. 6 in observance of Labor Day.

Canyon Rim Trail Underpass

The current Read More

Posts From The Road: National Baseball Hall Of Fame

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HOF Exterior: The National Baseball Hall of Fame is on Main Street in the tiny village of Cooperstown, NY. The Hall was formed in the mid 1930s and the facility was dedicated in 1939. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Yesteryear: This exhibit in the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum features gloves, bats and other equipment used by professional players in the early 1900s. The museum features thousands of two dimensional and three dimensional items and documents from the game beginning in the early years up to the present time. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
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Scenes Of Latest Progress On Omega Bridge Project

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Ironworkers and painters working together to improve the Omega Bridge. Photo by Gayle Geis-O’Dowd/LANL

A painter hangs in a basket painting the railing recently on the Omega Bridge. Photo by Gayle Geis-O’Dowd/LANL

By Gayle Geis-O’Dowd
LANL

Work on the Los Alamos Canyon Bridge (Omega Bridge) is expected to be completed at the end of September – weather permitting.

Work on the bridge’s west side is expected to continue for about two more weeks. The crew is cleaning, painting and repairing the railings on the west side.

To further increase pedestrian safety, the crew will add a fence to the bridge. Read More

NMDOT: Get Home Safely This Labor Day Weekend

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — As New Mexicans participate in Labor Day weekend activities involving alcohol, the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and its partners are promoting a program to get people living in the Bernalillo County metro area home safely.

NMDOT is partnering with Bernalillo County, the City of Albuquerque, Cumulus radio stations and Uber to support the “Take a Ride on Us” program designed to combat drunk driving.

The program offers 1,000 participants an Uber credit of up to $10, two rides per person beginning noon Friday, Sept. 3 through 3 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7.

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‘Blue Buses’ Not In Service On Labor Day Sept. 6

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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, Sept. 6, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. 

The exception will be the 255 RTD Mountain Trail to the Santa Fe National Forest, which will be in operation that day. 

The RTD provides fare-free bus service on 27 of 29 routes to a service 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.

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