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Sand City officials ask Transportation Agency to waive all charges for a pedestrian/bicycling path project on an old rail line.
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Sand City officials ask Transportation Agency to waive all charges for a pedestrian/bicycling path project on an old rail line.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Sep 3, 2026

The Transportation Agency for Monterey County acquired the 100-foot-wide right of way on the old Union Pacific railroad line with the idea of …

Caltrans begins its adaptive traffic signal pilot program on Highway 68.
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Caltrans begins its adaptive traffic signal pilot program on Highway 68.

  • Aric Sleeper
  • May 4, 2026

As part of a five-year pilot project, Caltrans District 5 has installed nine adaptive traffic signals along Highway 68 between Salinas and Mon…

A key traffic project on Highway 156 has new life, and a lot more money.
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A key traffic project on Highway 156 has new life, and a lot more money.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jun 26, 2025

In December 2020, the California Transportation Commission approved $20 million for a project that had been in work for over a decade: A compl…

TAMC is adapting to expedite the commute to the Monterey Peninsula.
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TAMC is adapting to expedite the commute to the Monterey Peninsula.

  • David Schmalz
  • Nov 14, 2024

After the Transportation Agency for Monterey County started construction on a project to widen Imjin Parkway in February, Doug Bilse, a traffi…

Handcar tours in Marina will end, unless the city inks a new lease for train tracks.
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Handcar tours in Marina will end, unless the city inks a new lease for train tracks.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Oct 24, 2024

long-empty train tracks west of Highway 1 offer a spectacular view of the dunes and the Monterey Bay. Since 2021, people who signed up for han…

Handcar Tours in Marina will end, unless the city inks a new lease for train tracks.
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Handcar Tours in Marina will end, unless the city inks a new lease for train tracks.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Oct 22, 2024

Long-empty train tracks west of Highway 1 offer a spectacular view of the dunes and the Monterey Bay. Since 2021, people who signed up for han…

A divided Pacific Grove City Council votes in favor of proceeding with a roundabout at a problematic intersection.
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A divided Pacific Grove City Council votes in favor of proceeding with a roundabout at a problematic intersection.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jul 23, 2024

Anyone who has encountered the five-way stop intersection of Sunset Drive, Congress Avenue and Cedar Street in Pacific Grove knows how bafflin…

A gap in the Rec Trail might finally get closed – as long as it keeps room for trains.
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A gap in the Rec Trail might finally get closed – as long as it keeps room for trains.

  • David Schmalz
  • Dec 28, 2023

Before every plan, there must first come an idea. On Dec. 19, Zane Mortensen from EMC Planning Group, Sand City’s contract planning firm, pres…

Transit officials are seeking public input on Highway 68 corridor improvements.
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Transit officials are seeking public input on Highway 68 corridor improvements.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Nov 16, 2023

Having just released a draft environmental impact report on planned improvements to the Highway 68 corridor, transportation officials are now …

A project to improve Highway 68 traffic flow is moving along.
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A project to improve Highway 68 traffic flow is moving along.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jul 27, 2023

About 150 people showed up for an open house on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 19 at Laguna Seca Recreation Area on Highway 68. Many sat in …

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