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12/22/2006

Transportation Headlines for Friday Dec. 22, 2006

Editor’s note: Transportation Headlines will resume publication on Tuesday December 26th. Have a safe holiday weekend. Metro bus and Metro rail is free from 9pm to 2am on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

15 Freeway work takes a holiday
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_4884382
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Busway woes seemingly run deep: MTA, contractor dispute reasons for cracks in Valley line's roads
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4884011
Daily News

City (Santa Clarita) Transit Gets the Gold
http://tinyurl.com/yasczv
KHTS 1220 AM

Census - American Community Survey: Trading Precision For Timeliness?
http://www.planetizen.com/node/22248
Planetizen

Culver Blvd. ramps closed as part of construction of Marina Freeway extension
http://tinyurl.com/y6hmg6
The Argonaut

For car-crazy L.A., 77 white-gloved saviors: The mayor's 'Holiday Shopper Traffic Relief Initiative' aims to relieve congested intersections near popular shopping centers
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1222/p01s02-ussc.html
Christian Science Monitor

Freeway upgrade nixed: Caltrans won't fund 10/605
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_4884519
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Holiday Shoppers Will Not Get Wrapped Up on Streets
http://tinyurl.com/ycqlua
Westside Chronicle

How many gift toys can fit in OCTA bus? Find out Friday
http://tinyurl.com/y3ql3e
Orange County Register

New Amtrak president reshuffles senior management
http://tinyurl.com/tkd24
Boston Globe/AP

Orange Line pavement crumbling: Transit officials and the contractor disagree about who is to blame. Repairs are underway
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-orangeline22dec22,1,5433875.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

SANBAG readies its wish list for transportation: The high desert corridor doesn’t make the cut
http://tinyurl.com/tw6bm
Press Enterprise

SANBAG widens freeway wish list: 5 interchanges for I-10 deemed critical
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_4877348
San Bernardino Sun

Traffic expected to be heavy in requests for transportation money
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_4880741
Redlands Daily Facts