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North Central RTD To Improve Service For Tribal Communities And Restore Service To Los Alamos County

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NCRTD Blue Bus. Courtesy/NCRTD

NCRTD News:

ESPAÑOLA — The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) is announcing key service improvements to its Blue Bus™ routes, effective Monday, April 14. The changes include the reinstatement of three dedicated routes that will enhance connectivity for tribal communities and restore service to Los Alamos County, which had been suspended due to labor shortages in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“These route restorations are a vital step forward in reconnecting communities across the region,” NCRTD Executive Director Anthony Mortillaro Read More

Posts From The Road: Death Valley, Zabriskie Point

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Zabriskie View: A view toward the south from the Zabriskie Point walkway reveals a portion of the badlands in the area. The textures of the landscape and the various colors of the soil and rocks are easily visible from the walkway and viewpoint. The popular viewpoint is named in honor of Christian Zabriskie who was an executive with the Pacific Coast Borax Company more than 100 years ago. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Manly Beacon: The triangular shaped geological feature seen looking north from Zabriskie Point is the most notable feature in the badlands around the point. The stripped Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of April 7, 2025

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Public Works Projects:

Los Alamos County Public Works staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors. For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150 or visit the County Projects page at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects.

Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to inclement weather or other issues.

Bathtub Row Reconstruction Project Updates

Construction crews with TLC Plumbing & Utility are working in partnership Read More

Geotechnical Soil Boring Activity To Occur April 9 In Support Of N.M. 4 Crossing And Multi-Use Trail Improvement Project

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Map of work location. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

GeoMat Engineering and Testing will be utilizing a truck mounted drilling rig to conduct Geotechnical Soil Borings on Wednesday April 9, at two locations along the N.M. 4 Trail between Sherwood Boulevard and La Vista Drive in White Rock.

Work will occur 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and access for pedestrians and bicyclists around the drilling equipment while on the trails will be facilitated by the drilling crew. 

No impact to traffic on N.M. 4 is expected as the drilling equipment will be working on the trail off the edge of the N.M. 4 roadway. 

This work is in support Read More

Atomic City Transit Service Alert On Suspended Routes

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County News:

City Transit Peak Service on Route 6 in the AM is suspended today Friday, April 4 from 6:15 a.m. to 9:21 a.m. Also, Peak Service on Route 1 from 11 a.m. to 12:58 p.m. Peak service on Route 6 in the evening will run as normal from 3:05 p.m. to 6:21 p.m.

These route suspensions are due to staffing shortages.

Peak service is highlighted in yellow on the timetables found on the County’s Routes & Schedules page.

Direct questions to (505)661-RIDE (7433) or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real-time. 

For the specific route service schedules, visit https://www.losalamosnm.us/Services/Atomic-City-Transit Read More

McQuiston: Distracted Driving Awareness Month #JustDrive

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963

It seems like every day we are hearing of a new accident caused by distracted driving. Whether it was caused by someone texting, scrolling on their phone, or just not paying attention to the road, distracted driving accidents are all too frequent and often fatal.

By now I believe 105 percent of the U.S. has a portable computer in their pocket that we still call a “phone”, even though no one actually talks on it anymore. What we do is tweet on Twitter, comment on Facebook, post on Instagram, send a gmail, respond to a Text, read ESPN Read More

Los Alamos County Council To Hold Public Hearing April 8 On Two Code Ordinances Encouraging Driver Safety

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8 in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave., as part of its scheduled Regular Session.

The hearing will consider adoption of Ordinance 02-367, relating to distracted driving, and Ordinance 02-369, relating to speed cameras.

Proposed Ordinance 02-367 seeks to address and minimize the occurrences of distracted driving by better-defining and describing mobile phone usage while driving. The Los Alamos Police Department’s crash data indicates distracted driving consistently Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of March 31, 2025

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Public Works Projects:

Los Alamos County Public Works staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors. For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the County Projects page at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects.

Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.

Bathtub Row Reconstruction Project Updates

Construction crews with TLC Plumbing Utility have resumed this project, which is a Read More

Posts From The Road: Death Valley National Park … Badwater Basin & Devil’s Golf Course

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Long Desert Highway: After exiting from I-15 at Baker, Calif. visitors still have 115 miles of desert highway to cover before arriving at Death Valley National Park Visitor Center in Furnace Creek. Views such as this are plentiful along the way. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Salt Flats: Salt Flats cover hundreds of square miles in the floor of Death Valley National Park. Shown are visitors as they explore the salt flats at Badwater Basin in the national park. The flats look like snow from a distance but are hard as a rock to walk across. In the distance in the photo is Telescope Peak which is Read More