Today's Headlines - more at Metro

1/11/2007

Transportation Headlines for Thursday Jan. 11, 2006

Bay Area Region seeks $2 billion from state for highways: Interstate upgrades, more carpool lanes among big projects
http://tinyurl.com/yahldm
San Francisco Chronicle

Budget squeezed: Deficit elimination claimed with new spending plan
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4989762
Daily News

Crude reality: Fuel prices still up as oil falls - Experts are at a loss to explain rising gasoline costs in California
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oil11jan11,1,7836625.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times

Gov.'s budget plan: no deficit, more debt
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget11jan11,1,1401538.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
Link to the State Budget: http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/pdf/BudgetSummary/FullBudgetSummary.pdf (pdf file)

L.B., L.A. ports get $14.7M in security funding: Cities hope to enhance water-based security
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_4982468
Press Telegram

Metrolink Delays Due To Track Maintenance Projects
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_010162331.html
CBS 2 TV

Railroad Museum seeks $1M in transportation funding
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20070110/NEWS/101100061
Nevada Appeal

Republicans take skeptical view of state budget
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-analysis11jan11,1,3780480.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Seeds of regionalization: Palmdale airport's day is on the horizon
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_4980656
Daily News

THE STATE BUDGET: GOVERNOR’S PROPOSAL - TRANSPORTATION
http://tinyurl.com/yhxxfj
San Francisco Chronicle

State... of the State of the State
http://tinyurl.com/y2xj5p
KQED Capitol Notes

Terminal Island Road To Be Closed For Construction
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_010184918.html
CBS 2 TV

Union Pacific Improves More Than 36 Miles of Track on Los Angeles Basin Lines: Railroad Invests $59 Million on 80 Miles of Track in Two Years
http://tinyurl.com/y2ghoo
Business Wire

Watching a hole in the ground fill with money (Tutor Saliba)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez10jan10,0,7886156.column?coll=la-home-local
Los Angeles Times