Placer County Local News: Transportation


All Local Transportation News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

Image caption: California transportation history runs from railroads to today’s car culture.
California’s History of Transportation: From Railroads to Highways

The history of transportation in California has shaped the state, from the railroads to today’s highways, making the need for planning increasingly urgent. Here’s how it all happened, and where we stand today.

Image caption: Over two weekends last October, residents of Santa Cruz and Watsonville  participated in demonstration rides aboard an electric streetcar on rails.
The ‘Rail Trail’ Movement, Explained

Thousands of miles of railroad track, including some in Santa Cruz County, now sit idle. The fate of those largely abandoned tracks has become a burning controversy.

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04/17/2025
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The complete demolition and replacement of Fanny Bridge is coming this summer with planned closures and impacts.

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04/15/2025
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The Placer-Sierra Railroad Heritage Society meeting on Tuesday, April 22, will include a presentation on the 1976 Bicentennial Freedom Train.

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04/13/2025
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District 5 Supervisor Cindy Gustafson is inviting the community to a virtual town hall meeting April 21 to hear updates regarding large transportation initiatives coming soon to North Lake Tahoe. The event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. and will be live-streamed on Zoom.

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04/13/2025
The California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again.

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04/11/2025
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The Town of Loomis has finally removed the shuttered WW Moulding building on Taylor Road to make way for much-needed downtown parking.

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04/03/2025
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A springtime winter storm forced the relocation of the Placer County Board of Supervisors from the planned Tahoe location to the chambers in Auburn, Calif., but that didn't keep the board from discussing vital topics for the Tahoe basin, including housing and transit.

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03/24/2025
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.

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03/24/2025
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.

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03/24/2025
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.

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03/20/2025
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Roseville officials plan to take emergency action this week to fix a dangerous sinkhole at the Old Fiddyment Road trail bridge, authorities said.

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03/20/2025
A major rockslide has closed the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park. Read on for details.

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03/19/2025
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.

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03/19/2025
The permit lays the groundwork toward a driverless taxi service. Tesla has said it will launch such a service in Austin, Texas in June.

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03/14/2025
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Don Anderson, resident engineer on the Foresthill Bridge project, was a recent speaker at the Newcastle United Methodist Church.

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03/06/2025
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Loomis Town officials are interested in a vacant lot behind the firehouse for more parking downtown.

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03/06/2025
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The Roseville City Council is spending roughly $293,000 for electric vehicle charging stations at three new city parks.

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03/03/2025
Since 2016, the DMV has collected more than $8 million from nearly 5,300 car sales, according to a CalMatters analysis.

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03/03/2025
Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on energy, water and transit.

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02/20/2025
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.

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02/19/2025
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.