San Joaquin County Transportation Digest

Two bicycle rodeos hosted by the Ripon Police Department will take place at the Ripon Community Center in May.

The Ripon City Council approved funding to repair the foot bridge over the Stanislaus River, closed to use since being damaged by a falling tree in October 2023.

Input from Lodi residents is being sought as the city undertakes development of an Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Master Plan.

A CalTrans project to improve traffic, bicycle and pedestrian safety on a stretch of Kettleman Lane is set to begin on April 29 and will be completed by June.

In their April 16 meeting, the Manteca City Council approved a development project at corner of Lathrop and Union roads which will include a gas station, auto part store and new EV chargers.

In their April 9 meeting, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors voted to allocate $500K for the Freeway Corridor Beautification Plan sponsored by Supervisor Tom Patti for the areas around Stockton.

In their April 9 meeting, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved over $26M for upgrades and improvements for Stockton Metropolitan Airport.

In their April 9 meeting, the Ripon City Council discussed hosting a public workshop about the East Main Traffic Signal Project.

The Ripon City Council awarded a $1.5M contract to American Pavement Systems for the South of Main resurfacing project.

A program that allows solo drivers of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to use carpool lanes on freeways and bridges in California may be removed for good next year.

The Lodi City County voted to add hourly fees for use of city-owned EV charge stations beginning June 1.

Cheema Freightlines has commenced construction of a new terminal and shop at 16200 McKinley Avenue in Lathrop.

Highway 1 is closed indefinitely from Palo Colorado Road to Rocky Creek Bridge, the California Department of Transportation said on social media after a new landslide eroded part of the roadway.

Planning is underway to address congestion at South Main between the 120 Bypass and Woodward Avenue with additional lanes and traffic signals.

Citing recent traffic deaths, residents ask for traffic safety measure including more stop signs at intersections.

The Ripon City Council heard about a propoaed traffic signal to mitigate congestion and delays caused by commuters bypassing highway traffic at the Highway 99 on and off ramps at East Main Street.

Congressman Josh Harder (D-Tracy) secured a $500K federal grant towards expansion of the Highway 99/120 Bypass interchange connector project.

As the new McKinley/120 Bypass nears completion, work begins on the upgrades to the Austin Road/Highway 99 interchange and the 120 Bypass/Highway 99 interchange.

The City of Lathrop has made the Draft Active Transportation Plan available for public feedback.

On March 1, the California Public Utilities Commission gave approval for driverless taxi company Waymo to expand service into Los Angeles and San Mateo counties.

A new Central Valley railroad project will soon have hydrogen-powered passenger trains running on them.

California electric vehicle sales dropped significantly in the last half of 2023, raising questions about the state’s ability to phase out gas-powered cars.

The San Pedro ports had a busy January as they rebounded from last year’s labor troubles and picked up cargo redirected because of Suez and Panama canal troubles.

Tesla is recalling nearly 200,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to a software glitch that can cause the backup camera to go dark.

The proposed bill would require new California cars to have a speed limiter.

A project to connect Los Angeles and Las Vegas via electric high speed rail could break ground in early 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced.

The numbers and letters on your car can reveal more than you think.

A car sharing program is a step toward making lives better for the folks in the Tracy Homes public housing neighborhood, and also boosts clean energy and transportation goals.

Rental car company Hertz is walking back its push into the electric vehicle market.

Caltrans has set a Jan. 25 deadline for tech companies to show how generative artificial intelligence might reduce traffic congestion in the state. This follows an executive order that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in September related to this type of AI.

Heavy snow is projected in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Previously, warmer storms had been bringing precipitation mainly to higher elevations in the Sierras.

Faraday Future, the luxury electric vehicle company that has a manufacturing plant in Hanford, could soon be off the Nasdaq exchange.