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Diamond Drive Striping Project Starts Thursday

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets Division will begin striping Diamond Drive at approximately 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

The crew will only be striping the center white line and certain areas with yellow pain, commencing at the Omega Bridge and working toward the round-a-bout at San Ildefonso Road, then heading back to the Omega Bridge.

Note: The paint will take longer to dry with the colder weather temperature. Motorists are advised to try not to cross on the fresh striping as paint will be disrupted and may get on vehicles and mark up other sections of the road.

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Erickson Discusses County Snow And Ice Control Plan

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Traffic and Streets Division Manager Dan Erickson. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
 
Snowstorms like the one that occurred New Year’s Day used to be the norm, Traffic and Streets Division Manager Dan Erickson remembers. But things changed. He said it’s been about 30 years since Los Alamos received four feet of snow.
 
So when Los Alamos was hit with a massive storm Jan. 1, it generated a huge reaction among residents. A good deal of that attention turned to the roads.
 
Erickson explained the County’s
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Letter To The Editor: Public Transit Provides Economic, Environmental, Convenience And Health Benefits

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By DENNIS SEGURA
Engineering Project Manager
Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities
 
For the past 4 1/2 years, I have been a regular user of public transit, as I live near Glorieta and work in Los Alamos. I utilize the NMDOT Park and Ride, Atomic City Transit and occasionally the Rail Runner from Santa Fe to Albuquerque. I choose to take public transit for a variety of reasons, among them economics, environmental impact, convenience and health.
 
My daily commute is 100 miles round trip. With a vehicle that only gets 14 miles per gallon (at an estimated $2.40 per gallon), I would
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County Crews Getting Handle On Pothole Epidemic

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Los Alamos County Traffic & Streets Division Manager Dan Erickson this morning on Trinity Drive getting a handle on the epidemic of potholes emerging around town following recent snow storms. Traffic and Streets Division crews are doing what they can to fill the potholes based on weather and availability of materials and labor. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Major Pothole Spotted On East Road Near Airport

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Motorists are urged to keep alert and on the lookout for potholes emerging throughout the county like this large one spotted this afternoon on East Road just west of the Los Alamos County Airport. County road crews are patching the potholes as weather permits. We encourage residents to send us their pothole photos so we can publish them to let others know the locations: caclark@ladailypost.com. Photo by Bonnie J.Gordon/ladailypost.com Read More

Caution: Potholes Emerging Following Winter Storms

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Traffic & Streets Division staff would like to remind motorists to be on the look out for potholes that are developing in the days following several back to back winter storms.

As snow begins to melt off of roadways, the potholes are exposed in the pavement.

“Until the hot mix plant re-opens this Spring, and we see much warmer temperatures return that are needed for the hot mix to be an effective patch, we are going to continue to be in a reactive mode to fix only the worst potholes with a temporary solution,” said Dan Erickson, Traffic and Streets Division manager. Read More

NCRTD: Martin Luther King Holiday Schedule, Closures

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RTD ‘Blue Buses’ will not be in service on Jan. 21, however, the RTD 255 Mountain Trail route to Ski Santa Fe and the 341 TSV Green route to Taos Ski Valley, will operate. Courtesy/NCRTD

NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced its schedule and closures for the Monday, Jan. 21 Martin Luther King holiday.

RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service, however, the RTD 255 Mountain Trail route to Ski Santa Fe and the 341 TSV Green route to Taos Ski Valley, will operate. Read More