Monterey County Transportation Digest

An update in the ongoing Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project, focused this week on the roundabout on Abrams Drive.

Work is focusing on the south side of the Imjin Parkway in Marina as the second phase of the Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project advances.

When California motorists fill their tanks, they are often paying the nation’s highest gas prices, an average of $4.65 a gallon currently and about $1.50 above the national average.

For the last century, the money has gone to counties with large amounts of federal land that can’t be taxed. Congress failed to include it in the upcoming budget.

Work on clearing a massive rockslide is progressing smoothly and one lane of Highway 140 into Yosemite National Park is expected to reopen within days.

A major rockslide has closed the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park. Read on for details.

The permit lays the groundwork toward a driverless taxi service. Tesla has said it will launch such a service in Austin, Texas in June.

The ports of LA and Long Beach are the biggest sources of air pollution in the LA basin. Air quality officials have drafted new rules to help electrify the ports. But community groups representing 400,000 residents say they don’t go far enough or fast enough to clean up their dirty air.

Read on for details about the Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project in Marina as it enters phase 2.

Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on energy, water and transit.

Since 2016, the DMV has collected more than $8 million from nearly 5,300 car sales, according to a CalMatters analysis.

The Highway 218 bridge in Del Rey Oaks is where the work on the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway is being concentrated in Del Rey Oaks. Read on for details.

Read on to learn more about the overnight closure of Highway 1 in Big Sur at the Rocky Creek slipout site.

In their February 24 meeting, the Monterey Regional Airport District Board of Directors selected the construction company to build the new terminal for an estimated $88 million. Read on for details.

The Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project in Marina is entering its second phase with a switchover of traffic on the completed north side. Read on to learn what's next.

California’s new Low Carbon Fuel Standard has been stalled because it lacks ”clarity.” The new standard, which offers incentives for cleaner fuels, is highly controversial because it would raise gas prices.

California lawmakers are rushing to fix last year’s controversial changes to the state’s lemon law, which critics say weakened protections for car buyers.

Read on to learn more about upcoming night work for the for the Highway 218 span of the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway project in Del Rey Oaks.

Read on for more information about the progress of the Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project in Marina as it approaches the one-year mark and prepares to enter the next phase of work.

Read on for more information about the latest progress in the ongoing Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway project in Del Rey Oaks and Seaside.

More than 600,000 passengers were served by the Monterey Regional Airport in 2024, the third year in a row of increasing travelers at the facility. Read on to learn more

Read on for details of what's next at the end of the first phase of the Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout project in Marina.

Monterey-Salinas Transit was the recipient of a federal grant to test a new contactless payment system. Read on to learn more.

Read on to learn about recent progress in the development of a new terminal and the Monterey Regional Airport.

In a striking setback to reduce California’s air pollution but a win for trucking companies, state regulators have walked away from their ambitious plan to phase out diesel trucks less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Read on to learn more about the over $22 million in federal funds awarded to Monterey-Salinas Transit for construction of the SURF! Busway connecting Marina and Sand City.

Work on the first phase of the Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project in Marina is almost complete. Read on to learn about the next phase to come.

While cities in California continue to pass ordinances to combat illegal sideshows, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several laws that go into effect this year statewide to give municipalities more legal tools to address them. 

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

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decree that by 2035 all new cars sold in California must be powered by batteries or other zero-emission systems has received a double dose of legal and political support.

The US EPA granted California’s waiver, which the incoming Trump administration is likely to try to overturn in the courts. The state’s zero-emission vehicle mandates have been the driving force behind California’s progress in cleaning up dangerous air pollutants.

Learn how CalTrans installed huge pre-cast girders over the December 14-15 weekend at the Rocky Creek slip-out and progress in restoring full two-way access to that portion of Highway 1.