Summertime means road trips — not just for those of us heading out for fun or vacation, but also for crews working to maintain and improve San Diego County’s unincorporated roads to protect drivers and keep the public safe.
Credit: Taos Air A new seasonal air charter service is scheduled to start flying Thursday between the County’s McClellan-Palomar Airport and Taos, New Mexico through the end of March.
Snow is predicted for local mountains on Thanksgiving, and we can expect thousands of San Diego County residents to jump in their vehicles to head up there for some wintry fun over the long holiday weekend.
The Board of Supervisors approved an 11-page list of roadwork Wednesday to qualify for $39.5 million state gas-tax funding from California’s 2017 and received a “Building Better Roads” report.
The County Board of Supervisors took a step Wednesday toward the possibility of building a safe parking area for thousands of hikers who park and traipse dangerously close to traffic along Highway 67 in Ramona to get to Mount Woodson and the popular Potato Chip Rock trail.
Be sure to check the road conditions before embarking on a trip to the snow.
A series of powerful storms means this rainy weather won’t be stopping anytime soon. County Public Works crews hit the road-even in heavy rain-to keep you safe. They work 12-hour shifts, setting up barricades on flooded roadways, and fill potholes, to make the hazardous driving conditions a little less hazardous.
