Travel

RTD Indigenous Peoples’ Day Holiday Closure Oct. 14

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RTD News:
 
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD Blue Buses will not be in service Monday, Oct. 14, in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
 
The exception will be the RTD 255 Mountain Trail route to the Santa Fe National Forest and the 800 Angel Fire, route which will be operating its normal schedule.
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Cone Zone: Week Of Oct. 7, 2019

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Public Works/Traffic Division provides the latest updates on the following projects:

North Mesa: Alamo, Sioux, San Ildefonso Rd and Tsankawi Street Curb & Sidewalks

GM Emulsion will finish replacing curb, sidewalk, repair valley gutters and driveway aprons along Alamo Road between San Ildefonso Road and Tsankawi Street by 6 p.m. Monday.

Road Striping and Curb Painting: Los Alamos and White Rock

Traffic and Streets crews will be striping roads and curbs on 15th Street, Knecht, Oppenheimer and 20th Street in Los Alamos and Longview Drive and Sherwood Read More

Posts From The Road: Split Rock Lighthouse

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A view from Highway 61 gives visitors a nice view of the Split Rock Lighthouse, which sits high on a cliff overlooking Lake superior. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
 
The lighthouse stands 54 feet high. The building to the left is the Fog Signal Building, which is equipped with two huge fog horns. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
 
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
 
The North Shore Scenic Drive, or Minnesota Highway 61, is a scenic route that starts in Duluth, MN running in a northeasterly direction along the shores of Lake Superior for more than 150
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County Transportation Board Meets 5:30 P.M. Thursday

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Transportation Board meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in Room 110 at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.

The meeting is open to the public.

Agenda

CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC COMMENT

This section of the agenda is reserved for comments from the public on items that are not otherwise included in this agenda. Please Limit Public Comment to 3 Minutes.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Approval of the Aug. 1, 2019 Transportation Board Minutes Presenters: Sriram Swaminarayan, Chair of the Transportation Board A – DRAFT – Aug. 1, 2019

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U.S. Military Personnel: Wounded, Sick, Injured Invited To Apply For Warriors To Lourdes Spiritual Journey

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Scene of previous Warriors to Lourdes Opening Mass. Courtesy/KofC
 
K Of C News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Military personnel, including the wounded, ill, and injured, are invited to apply for an all-expenses-paid, round-trip journey to the Marian grotto and spring baths at Lourdes, France, during the 62nd annual Pèlerinage Militaire International (PMI)—or “International Military Pilgrimage.”
 
The PMI is May 12-19, 2020, drawing thousands of troops, veterans, and others from around the world to the famous Marian shrine where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Saint
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On The Job In Los Alamos: At Rio Grande Travel

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On the job in Los Alamos is DS Travel Consultant Margaret OHalloran-Calabaza at Rio Grande Travel at 911 Central Ave. For more information, click here. The community is encouraged to visit Rio Grande Travel and the other small businesses in the shopping strip where the DMV is despite road construction as access to the parking lot is not impeded. #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of Sept. 30, 2019

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COUNTY News:

The Public Works/Traffic Division provides the latest updates on the following projects:

Diamond Drive Paving 

Final construction work is wrapping up. Minor road work may continue this week as the contractor cleans up around utility manhole covers within the work zone; expect some periodic lane drops. 

North Mesa: Alamo, Sioux, San Ildefonso Road and Tsankawi Street Road & Curb Work

Traffic and Streets crews will be paving a section of road starting 8:30 a.m. Monday on San Ildefonso Road from Sioux to Alamo Drive. Flagging operations will be in place. Slow down Read More

State Police Announce Sobriety Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols Across New Mexico In October

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NMSP News:
 
New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of October 2019.
 
NMSP is bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
 
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.
 
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right
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Rotary Exchange Student Dufal Discusses France

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Gabriel Dufal, the 2019-2020 Youth Exchange student hosted by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, recently told members about his life and family in Lyon, the second largest city in France. His mother is a teacher; his father an accountant. Dufal arrived in New Mexico for the school year in early August and has already participated in both the Fair and Rodeo Parade and Homecoming Parade. He also has spent a weekend in Chama, riding aboard the Cumbres and Toltec Railroad with other Rotary youth exchange students assigned to District 5520, which encompasses all of New Mexico and west Texas. Dufal Read More

NMDOT District Five Crews Out In Full Force For Litter Event On U.S. 84/285 Corridor From Santa Fe To Pojoaque & I-25 Corridor From Santa Fe To La Bajada

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NMDOT News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that maintenance crews will be out in full force conducting litter pickup along U.S. 84/285 from just North of Santa Fe to Pojoaque and on I-25 from La Bajada to Old Pecos Trail Exit in Santa Fe.
 
Wednesday Sept. 25 – motorists are advised to watch for maintenance crews conducting litter pickup along the U.S. 84/285 corridor from Pojoaque to Santa Fe from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
 
Thursday Sept. 26 – motorists are advised to watch for maintenance crews conducting litter pickup along the I-25
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