by News Staff | Dec 11, 2020 | Government Agencies/Utilities, CalTrans, News Releases
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...
by News Staff | Jun 18, 2020 | Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, News Releases
[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,...
by News Staff | Nov 26, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
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...
by News Staff | Sep 4, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Submitted by Andre Long Regarding Deb Murphy’s recent article on Olancha (https://thereal395.com/olancha-cartago-the-gateway-to-the-sierra-nevadas/), here is the stone cold truth about the subject: Caltrans has completely disregarded the...
by News Staff | Aug 30, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
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...