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Posts From The Road: Indiana Dunes National Park

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Foliage: Indiana Dunes National Park is in northwest Indiana along the shores of Lake Michigan. The shoreline in this area of the park is large trees and ground foliage. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Shifting Sand: Sand dunes are dynamic and always shifting. Shown is a fire hydrant on a street just off the beach collecting shifting sands for quite a while. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

The Indiana Dunes National Park is one our country’s newest national parks. Formerly known as Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, the park Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of July 5, 2021

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COUNTY News:

The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors. For more information, email 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.

Contractors and County crews will not be working Monday, July 5, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.

Public Works Projects: 

Canyon Rim Trail Read More

NCRTD Buses To Begin Operating At Full Capacity Tuesday

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RTD News:

Upon the re-opening of the State of New Mexico, RTD Blue Buses will eliminate capacity restrictions effective Tuesday, July 6. Additionally, reservations will no longer be mandatory on routes previously requiring them.

Federal law also requires passengers and drivers (with limited exceptions) to wear a properly fitting mask at all times while on-board. Social distancing is encouraged when possible.

The NCRTD will continue to take aggressive measures to clean and disinfect passenger vehicles and provide air circulation.

The North Central Regional Transit District provides Read More

NMDOT And Local Law Enforcement Agencies Remind Drivers To Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – This Independence Day, the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and statewide law enforcement agencies are participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over impaired driving awareness campaign.

In support of the law enforcement community’s dedication to protecting the lives of residents in their communities, law enforcement agencies will be working together during the holiday weekend to take drunk drivers off the roads.

In New Mexico there were 2,237 alcohol-involved crashes in 2019; 149 of those crashes were fatal and 17 of those fatalities happened Read More

County: Face Coverings Required To Board And Ride Atomic City Transit Through Sept. 13

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ACT News:

Atomic City Transit (ACT) will continue to require through Sept. 13 “Face Coverings” to board and ride Act buses.

In compliance TSA Emergency Mandate EA 1546-21-01A face coverings for nonvaccinated and those already vaccinated will be required.

Informational flyers have been placed on each bus and at bus stop locations.

In addition, ACT will continue to follow other measures to enhance public health safety in providing transit services:

  • Hand sanitizer is available on all vehicles for both customers and staff;
  • All transit vehicles are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected prior
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NCRTD: Blue Bus Fourth Of July Holiday Schedule

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) RTD “Blue Bus” 255 Mountain Trail and 305 Taos Express will operate on its normal schedule, Sunday, July 4.

RTD “Blue Buses” will not operate Monday, July 5, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday with the exception of the 255 Mountain Trail into the Santa Fe National Forest which will operate.

Buses are now operating at 50 percent capacity and masks are required for all individuals per federal mandate.

The North Central Regional Transit District provides fare-free bus service on 27 of 29 routes to a service area that encompasses Read More

NMDOT-TSD Unveils New ENDWI Campaign

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NMDOT News:

The New Mexico Department of Transportation’s Traffic Safety Division (NMDOT-TSD) is releasing a new, summer ENDWI campaign capitalizing on the iconic good versus bad behaviors.

This concept created by local advertising agency RK Venture takes a serious topic and uses a healthy dose of humor to convey good versus bad choices through a personified angel and devil who share a space in an ‘Afterlife Office.’

The campaign includes television, radio, billboard, digital advertising and social media promotions.

“For the past 10 years, the ENDWI campaign has worked tirelessly to reduce Read More

Posts From The Road: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water

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Falling Water Exterior: An exterior view of Falling Water in southwest Pennsylvania shows the cantilevered levels of the house as well as the water fall below. The house has had major reinforcement steel and concrete to prevent the cantilevered levels from sagging over the years. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Treehouse: Falling Water appears as a treehouse from almost all exterior angles and directions. It was Frank Lloyd Wright’s intension to incorporate the human element, nature, and the architectural element into one cohesive unit. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

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Cone Zone: Week Of June 28, 2021

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COUNTY News:

The projects listed here 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. Note: the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.

Public Works Projects: 

Canyon Rim Trail Underpass 

Detour is active on N.M. 502, which allows the contractor to work on the north side of the road installing Read More

Bus Stop Closure Notice: Trinity-35th & Trinity-Timber Ridge

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Atomic City Transit Department announces a temporary Stop Closure Notice for Stop #103 at Trinity Drive and 35th Street as well as Stop #104 at Trinity Drive and Timber Ridge closed during construction.

This closure will affect the Route 1 outbound trips from the Transit Center.

Direct questions to (505) 661-RIDE (7433) or see the ACT Tracker to locate specific bus routes. For the specific route service schedules, visit click here. Read More