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Editorial: From Carr Fire to Big Sur, one takeaway from disaster is how much we need good roads

The Sacramento Bee » Global warming is here. Its impact won’t be receding. Ever more volatile weather systems will be sink-holing roads, undermining bridges and sluicing boulder-filled mud down onto critical rail lines and transportation links. That’s something to keep in mind as the Nov. 6 election approaches, with its partisan debate over whether to repeal California’s recent tax increases for roads and transportation.

July 31, 2018|

Fix California roads without the new gas taxes? Here’s what it would take

The Sacramento Bee » Whether voters this November approve an initiative to repeal recent increases to California fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees, its proponents are already planning a sequel: a 2020 ballot measure that would ensure fuel taxes, car sales taxes and truck weight fees are spent on transportation projects.  But a Sacramento Bee analysis determined that the prospective initiative would require major spending cuts to other programs across state and local budgets. Opponents say it is unrealistic.

July 31, 2018|

Phillips 66 pipeline from West Texas to cost $2 billion

Beaumont Enterprise » Houston-based Phillips 66 Co. says a new pipeline from West Texas to the Gulf Coast will cost $2 billion to build. In its second quarter 2018 earnings report Phillips 66 Co. said the system will have a capacity of 800,000 barrels of crude oil, connecting two oil fields with the Texas coast.

July 31, 2018|

Locals enjoy first in-person look at Oroville Dam spillway since crisis

Chico Enterprise Record » Oroville Dam Boulevard East reopened to the general public on Monday from Glen Drive to Canyon Drive. Since February 2017, only those associated with construction and members of the press have been able to get in to see the spillway face-on from that stretch of the road.

July 30, 2018|
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