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UPDATE: Oversize Load Arriving Friday Afternoon!

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COUNTY News:

Delivery of the Los Alamos Switchgear Substation (LASS) is delayed, according to officials with the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities.

The large oversize load, arriving on two commercial semi-trucks will arrive in the early afternoon Friday, March 2, rather than in the morning as stated previously.

Traffic on East Jemez Road, also known as the Truck Route, will be impacted for approximately 20 minutes to allow the west traveling semi-trucks to cross traffic to enter the area behind the Eco Station.

Flaggers on the Truck Route will be stationed and traffic control devices Read More

Meeting Scheduled To Discuss Road Improvements

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COUNTY News:
 
The Public Works Department invites the community to attend a public meeting to discuss the next phase of an upcoming road improvement project within the Cumbres Del Sol Subdivision.
 
The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Transportation Board’s regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in the Boards and Commissions Room 110 of the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.
 
Proposed improvements include roadway reconstruction of the following streets:
  • Camino Manzana from Camino Durasnilla to Camino Uva;
  • Camino Mora from Camino Cereza
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Comments Sought On State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)

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NMDOT News:
 
SANTA FE ― The public is invited to comment on the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s second amendment to the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).  
 
The program will serve as a four year plan for the state’s federal aid highway program.
 
The STIP contains proposed road and bridge projects and is required under the federal legislation. Projects on the list are on federal and state highways (roads with I, U.S. or NM designations).
 
The NMDOT has posted the 2018-2023 STIP amendment on the internet asking for public comment until March
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Oversized Load To Impact Truck Route Friday

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Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

  • Delivery Scheduled for 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Friday, March 2 

Two commercial semi-trucks will be delivering an oversized load to an area west of the Eco Station at 3701 East Jemez Road., according to officials with the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU).

Delivery of the Los Alamos Switchgear Substation (LASS) is scheduled for some time between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., after the morning commute Friday, March 2. Traffic on East Jemez Road, also known as the Truck Route, will be impacted for approximately 20 minutes to allow the west traveling semi-trucks Read More

LAPS: ‘Just Stop!’ For Our School Buses

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LAPS kicks off bus safety campaign Wednesday called, ‘Just Stop!’ Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools will be kicking off its bus safety campaign Feb. 14 called, “Just Stop!” in order to encourage drivers in Los Alamos to be extra vigilant and stop when the stop arm is extended on school buses.

Over the course of the next few weeks, LAPS will be displaying signs and banners across the county to remind drivers to be careful.

Since the beginning of the school year, and even the start of the new semester, LAPS Director of Facilities and Transportation Keith Rosenbaum has noticed an increase Read More

Hadassah: ‘Perspectives From A Visit To Cuba’ Feb. 19

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A 1950’s car in Cuba. Photo by Martin Cooper

A tobacco farmer in Cuba. Photo by Martin Cooper
 
By LAURA LOY
Los Alamos

Cuba, a country closed to American tourism for many years, remains a mystery to many of us. Local photographer Martin Cooper will give an inside glimpse into this fascinating and mysterious country as he presents a slide show of his recent trip there.

The event, which is sponsored by Hadassah, is 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at the White Rock Branch Library.

“This was an extraordinary opportunity to see a country that has been frozen in time since the communist takeover by Fidel Castro Read More

News Alert: Crash At 502 On-ramp … Use Truck Route

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News Alert:

The Los Alamos Police Department has asked anyone traveling from White Rock to Los Alamos this morning to use the truck route due to an accident at the on-ramp at 502 and N.M. 4.

Police and fire personnel are on the scene. Traffic flow is continuing slowly up the Main Hill Road, however, LAPD strongly suggests using the truck route.

 

 

 

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State Police: February Checkpoints & Saturation Patrols

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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 February 2018.

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 decision Read More