Monterey County Transportation Digest

Read on for details about the project to widen Boronda Road in Salinas and add roundabouts.

This report on the $63 million grant recently awarded to fund rail transit between Monterey and Santa Barbara includes details about the agencies involved and the part this segment plays in a larger rail line linking San Francisco and Los Angeles. Read on to learn more.

Experts don’t know how much gas prices may rise from the revised California climate program, which tightens standards and gives incentives for low-carbon fuels. The board ordered an annual review of the cost impacts.

California motorists buy and consume a billion gallons of gasoline each month and are very sensitive about pump prices, which are markedly higher than those in other states. Naturally, they are a political football.

Bus rides are free on all Monterey-Salinas Transit routes on election day, November 5.

Learn more about Monterey-Salinas Transit and King City plan to utilize recent state funding to improve transportation options.

CalTrans announced the overnight closure of Highway 1 on October 29 at 10PM until 6AM October 30 at the site of the Rocky Creek slip-out.

The state air board will vote on changes to its landmark clean fuel program that would cut more greenhouse gases but could raise the cost of gas and diesel.

An update on progress in the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway project in Del Rey Oaks.

An introduction to the candidates running for seats on the Monterey Peninsula Airport District Board in the November election.

Tens of thousands of California ride-hailing drivers, and possibly more, could eventually get back pay after a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that clears the way for the state and some cities to proceed with their lawsuits against Uber and Lyft.

The state Senate signs off on Gov. Newsom’s bill to stop spikes in California gas prices. A final vote is scheduled on Monday.

On Aug. 31, when Gov. Gavin Newsom called a special session on gas prices, California motorists were paying $4.61 per gallon on average, $1.27 more than the national average.
On October 7, when the state Senate finally convened, prices were $4.68 in California, or $1.51 above the national average.

Toyota announced an additional $500 million in Marina electric aviation manufacturer Joby Aviation.

The Assembly approves Gov. Newsom’s bill on oil refineries on a 44-17 vote. But the state Senate will have its say during the special session.

The governor wants new gas reserves to dampen seasonal price spikes. Refiners say the move would raise prices and require new storage tanks.

Following the approval of permits by the California Coastal Commission, the way is clear for Monterey-Salinas Transit to begin construction of the SURF! Busway.

The Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project in Marina is proceeding, but the reopening of Preston Drive is delayed until late October.

California is the seventh U.S. state to adopt mobile driver’s licenses for iPhones, part of a growing push by businesses and governments to make digital IDs commonplace.

Montery County is prohibiting parking at Bixby Bridge in Big Sur until further notice.

California Highway Patrol officers received historically high raises in 2022 and 2023, but it continues to face a high vacancy rate of 16%.

In their August 21 meeting, the updated terminal design was presented to the Monterey Peninsula Airport District Board of Directors.

Monterey-Salinas Transit responded to a Coastal Commission staff report recommending denial of permits to advance the proposed SURF! Busway.

Continued shifting of the Regent's Slide on Highway 1 has caused work to be delayed as CalTrans engineers access the situation.

The EPA must grant a waiver before the diesel truck measure can be implemented. It’s one of California’s most controversial measures to clean up air pollution and greenhouse gases.

A $2.58 million federal grant has helped cover the cost of the design of a new terminal at the Monterey Regional Airport.

An update of progress in the two-year Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project in Marina.

CalTrans announced upcoming delays and overnight full closures as repairs continue on the Rocky Creek slip-out on Highway 1,

A $2.25 million CalTrans grant was awarded to the Transportation Agency for Monterey County to conduct study on vulnerability of an 8-mile long section of Highway 1 at Moss Landing to effects of climate change and storm surges.

Public chargers must be built at an unprecedented pace to meet the target in less than 7 years, and then doubled to 2 million in 2035. The high cost — $120,000 or more for one fast charger— is just one obstacle.

The first 1.5 mile segment of the FORTAG project is set to begin construction in Del Rey Oaks later in July.

On June 20, Joby Aviation announced it had received FAA authorization to use its ElevateOS software for air taxi services.