Placer County Transportation Articles

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Chain controls are in effect on Interstate 80 from the Donner Lake Interchange to Kingvale in both directions. "Roads are extremely slick, so slow down and increase your following distance," a Facebook...

Logistics is one of the largest industries in California and keeps the state economy running. But it also comes with a heavy cost to the environment. Here are the facts on the most important industry you don't know much about, …

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – On October 16, 2023, the Tahoe Transportation District and Tahoe Transportation Committee held a two-hour meeting to discuss several items related to current transit projects in the area. Budget amendments to...

In a destination known for million dollar views and SUVs named after it, some may not know that a significant demographic has a hard time getting around Lake Tahoe. That's according to the almost 90...

TRUCKEE, Calif. – During the Tuesday, Oct. 10 Truckee Town Council, councilmembers discussed survey results and the feasibility of renewing the transportation tax. During the public comment section, Ben Levine from Tahoe Donner's board of...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.— The inaugural Lake Tahoe Electric Transportation Summit was held at Lake Tahoe Community College on Friday, Sept. 29, bringing together community members, business owners, and agency leaders to discuss the importance...

Mountaineer, which provides free, on-demand winter transportation in Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows, will expand its operating schedule for the 2023-24 winter season. Passengers may request rides through the Mountaineer app.

Mike Costa, senior transportation planner with PCTPA, shared one project the agency is working on, its 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), a long-range planning document that guides investments, strategies and policies to support major and local transportation projects in the …

Daily service in Olympic Valley and between the two valleys will be extended by 30 minutes until 11 p.m., and in Alpine Meadows, an additional day and another hour of service has been added to offer five days a week …

According to the staff report, “Roseville Parkway is a multi-lane arterial roadway providing a connection from Northwest Roseville to East Roseville and Granite Bay. The roadway is continuous except for a 0.75-mile segment between Foothills Boulevard and Washington Boulevard.”

What started as a protest rolling into City Council’s regular meeting to oppose Caltrans’ proposed speed limit increases, has turned into something much bigger. As a result, the worldwide phenomenon, Critical Mass, has returned to the city of South Lake …

Now that electric cars are mainstream, higher-income Californians will no longer qualify for state subsidies. Lower-income buyers could get up to $12,000.

As part of the North Tahoe Community Alliance’s Community Vitality and Economic Health Investment Program, 17 projects and programs that benefit residents, businesses and visitors in the areas of workforce housing, transportation, trails and tourism mitigation services were selected to …

The Eastern Sierra Towns to Trails Plan, which will identify a multi-use trail network that will connect Eastern Sierra communities to each other and to public lands throughout the region, seeks stakeholder input

TART Connect will be operating every day from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and TART Night Service to Northstar is suspended through fall but will restart with winter service.

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 keep commuters and recreational cyclists safe.

Patterson presented a $500,000 check to the Rocklin City Council to build a connector bridge between the Sunset Whitney Recreation Area and Johnson-Springview Park.

The project plans to widen 1.45 miles of roadway from Woodcreek Oaks to Foothills boulevards. At completion, there will be three lanes in each direction, an additional two lanes being added near the center median.

Caltrans has agreed to keep existing speed limits along US 50 and SR 89. The speed zones where prevailing speeds justify speed limits will remain and be certified into law for the next 14 years.