El Dorado County Transportation Digest

A pedestrian and bicycle safety improvement project is on the horizon for Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines, expected to commence in spring 2024.

Hydrogen fueling stations will get 15 percent of funds in a state program — even though Californians own only about 12,000 hydrogen cars. The funds come from fees paid by drivers.

As the popularity of electric bikes continues to skyrocket, the California Highway Patrol is launching an online e-bike safety and training program to help commuters and recreational cyclists ride safely.

In response to a flood of reports from El Dorado Hills residents, California Highway Patrol officers will be paying close attention to drivers heading into and through Town Center.

With only 12,000 hydrogen cars on the road, and just two models for sale, California lawmakers are debating how much state money should support them.

Local micro-transit service, Lake Link celebrated one year in service while also celebrating "overwhelming" success, exceeding its original goals by more than 20,000 riders.

The Tahoe Transportation District, along with fundamental local partners, celebrated the brand-new electric bus fleet and mobility hub that has been created at Lake Tahoe Community College.

A June 27 decision by the Placerville City Council will begin the process of formalizing the Trip to Green project, an effort to mitigate congestion caused by Highway 50 stop lights.

The event is the culmination of years of planning and work to build an approximately 17-mile trail from Nevada’s capital city to the Tahoe Rim Trail, which connects to the Pacific Crest Trail.

Lane reductions and permanent roadside parking restrictions will begin Monday, July 10, as the Nevada Department of Transportation launches a project to install a traffic signal and improve U.S. 50 near Warrior on Lake Tahoe’s east shore.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received a portion of a $19 million grant from the California Highway Patrol to combat impaired driving.

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency governing board voted to approve the amendment to the Tahoe Area Plan in Incline Village's Special Area 1, with serious mitigations to promote mixed-use development and achievable housing, in addition to the extension of the special use permit for the East Shore Trail Shuttle located at the old elementary school in Incline Village.

U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced that the Tahoe Transportation District will receive $3.4 million to fund its Clean Transit Initiative.

The South Lake Tahoe City Council unanimously voted to oppose the proposed speed increases on U.S. Highway 50 and State Route 89.

Work projects conducted by El Dorado County's Department of Transportation will see Mosquito Bridge's May 30 closure continue through Sunday, Aug. 6.

El Dorado County is possibly losing out on collecting millions of dollars from developers — funds that could have been used for much-needed road improvements.

Ebbetts Pass on Highway 4 in Alpine County reopened Thursday, according to the California Department of Transportation. CalTrans is working to clear Sonora and Tioga passes still.

City Council approved the Heavenly Neighborhood Parking and Traffic Management Plan, which will focus on mitigating traffic caused by Heavenly Mountain Resort.

The California Trolley and Railroad Corporation of Santa Clara County has transferred ownership of a GE 65-ton center cab diesel locomotive to the El Dorado Western Railway Foundation of El Dorado County.

The South Lake Tahoe City Council heard multiple presentations, including an update on roadwork and an annual report from the department of public works.

A Latrobe Road project has been added back into the county’s Capital Improvement Program, three years after it was removed. The project will widen Latrobe Road between Investment Boulevard and Golden Foothill Parkway.

When El Dorado County closed the Rubicon Trail due to the atmospheric river storms, some users asked why. Resulting discussion led to a resolution that any closure should be for limited reasons and at the direction of the county’s transportation director.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has awarded $11.1 million to seven critical transportation projects across the Tahoe Region.

Asphalt pavement formulated with recycled plastic has successfully survived heavy truck traffic and the atmospheric rivers of the winter of 2022-23 after a section of California State Route 99 flooded in January.

A bipartisan congressional group from Nevada and California is asking the Biden administration to fast-track federal funds for a private company to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area.

Lake Link has recently expanded its micro-transit service area further into Nevada and now covers more of the residential areas near the state line in Douglas County.

After years of multi-modal project planning, a second roundabout will be constructed at the intersection on Highway 50 and Pioneer Trail in Meyers as soon as summer of 2024.

A years-long study looking into concerns regarding a stretch of Highway 49 between Cool and Auburn provides a list of potential fixes.

Snowplows have been deployed to reopen Highway 89, which has been closed on and off due to excess snow since Feb. 23.

Potholes on U.S. Highway 50 through South Lake Tahoe have nearly become trenches that span from one end of the city to the other.

Public transit is a lifeline for low-income Californians, and the key to realizing reduced carbon emissions. But the state’s major public transit agencies are facing myriad issues and are looking to state lawmakers for a solution.

In addition to renewing the current agreement with the South Shore Transportation Management Association, the South Lake Tahoe City Council committed $662,500 toward the expansion of the service.