(Note: Sierra Wave News wanted to share this horrendous accident with our listeners and readers that happened yesterday, March 23, 2021, in the San Joaquin Valley. It is a reminder of just how dangerous the job of our California Highway Patrol Officers can be. Our state’s highways are very dangerous places to make emergency stops. […]
What is the progress of the Olancha Cartago Four-Lane Project? [By: Melissa Maddux, Contributor] In 2017, the Olancha/Cartago Four-Lane project moved into the right of way and design phases, said Michael Lingberg, construction public information officer for Caltrans District 9. According to the Caltrans website, construction is set to begin in October of 2021, with […]
UPDATE: State Route 89/Monitor Pass to Close Ahead of Storm MONO COUNTY — With another winter storm in the forecast for the Eastern Sierra, Caltrans is closing State Route 89/Monitor Pass. The closure is planned for Friday, December 11, at 2:00 pm. The other two mountain passes in Mono County remain closed with State Route 108/Sonora […]
[CalTrans Press Release June 16, 2010] BISHOP – Caltrans announced today, Tuesday, June 16, it is resuming litter pickup and trash removal along the California State Highway System following a temporary suspension due to COVID-19. Since the stoppage on trash removal, litter continued to accumulate along the beautiful highways of the Eastern Sierra, even with […]
State of California • Department of Transportation __________________________________________________________ NEWS RELEASE Date: November 26, 2019 District: 9- Bishop FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would like to alert the traveling public of today’s closures in Mono County. An impending winter storm is expected to drop between one and three feet of snow […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Submitted by Andre Long Regarding Deb Murphy’s recent article on Olancha (http://sierrawave.net/olancha-cartago-the-gateway-to-the-sierra-nevadas/), here is the stone cold truth about the subject: Caltrans has completely disregarded the wishes of the Olancha community from the very beginning of this project. Why else would they construct a 50-acre open pit material mine and asphalt plant […]
By Deb Murphy A four-lane version of U.S. Hwy. 395 may by-pass Olancha and Cartago some time in the future, but CalTrans won’t leave the little communities in the lurch. The future of both was outlined at Tuesday’s Inyo Board of Supervisors’ meeting by James Powell of Alta Planning and Design. Olancha/Cartago will be re-branded […]
By Deb Murphy You’d think folks didn’t realize those bright red octagons at the intersection of Wye Road and U.S. Highway 6 meant what they said—“stop”. When Grocery Outlet owner Dennis Freundt gave his business report at last month’s Bishop City Council meeting, he mentioned the seven car crashes near the store. It’s gotten to […]
Caltrans press release BISHOP – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reminds drivers to be alert of wildlife along roadways throughout Inyo, Mono, and Kern counties. The Eastern Sierra and Eastern Kern County are home to a wide variety of animals – including wild deer and horses in the north, bears and antelope in the […]
From Caltrans Lane Closure Report for the week of 7/29/19 – 8/2/19 Inyo, Mono & Eastern Kern Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would like to alert the traveling public to be careful of workers on the highway, to Be Work Zone Alert and Move Over where possible. The scheduled lane closures for […]
Lane Closure Report for the week of 7/22/19 – 7/26/19 Inyo, Mono & Eastern Kern Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would like to alert the traveling public to be careful of workers on the highway, to Be Work Zone Alert and Move Over where possible. The scheduled lane closures for the week […]
By Deb Murphy Bishop Fire Chief Joe Dell delivered the classic good news-bad news scenario at Monday’s Bishop City Council meeting. There will be no gate fee at the department’s July 4th fireworks display at the Bishop Airport. Instead, members of the Bishop High School girls’ soccer team will be making the rounds for donations […]
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