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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
What's Driving You Crazy? – Even small towns have road work
ELY, NV ( KLAS ) – It's not always about the cones and construction in and around Las Vegas. It was standing room only recently in downtown Ely at a Nevada Dept of Transportation public meeting on upcoming road work. At least one person was excited about. Lifelong Elyite Virginia Terry: 'It's going to increase the pride of our downtown. This will bring more and more [business] in.: The head of NDOT, Linda Larkin Thomason, was on hand to talk about the impact of the 'Complete Streets' project: 'Think of every single cone as 'someone has a job, and progress is being made.'' So was Ely's mayor, Nathan Robertson: 'Infrastructure is the one main thing that government can do that's an investment, and the city is proud to be a partner of that.' Just like us 'big city' folk in Las Vegas, drivers in Ely, you have about a year-&-a-half of cones and lane restrictions before the project wraps up. Buckle up, drive carefully – and please put down that phone! You can join the Driving You Crazy conversation: traffic8@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
City of Greenfield to begin assessing sidewalk conditions
GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The city of Greenfield will be conducting a Sidewalk Condition Assessment after receiving a $45,000 grant from the Massachusetts Office on Disability. AG Campbell to discuss opioid crisis impact on rural western Mass. The city says it's been working to repair or replace over six miles of sidewalk over the last seven years. Starting on Tuesday, they're using the state grant to figure out what is left to be repaired. A contractor from Westfield, Tighe & Bond, will be doing a walkthrough of the city's roughly 78 miles worth of sidewalks and 35 miles of curbing. The assessment will continue through June. They'll pinpoint where conditions are worst and what still needs to be fixed. The contractor will be walking and surveying every street in Greenfield and will be taking notes and photos while doing so. They will likely be rolling a cart with a mounted camera on it and might be riding around on a bicycle, also with a mounted camera on it. The Greenfield 'Complete Streets' project started back in 2018, when the city got over $400,000 from the state to improve sidewalks. This is the latest push to target areas in need. The project will provide safe and accessible pedestrian routes that will foster equity for all sidewalk users and will encourage residents to choose walking (or 'rolling') or public transit as healthy and sustainable modes of transportation. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘Have some concerns': Safety improvements to be made to Penman Road
Major traffic upgrades could soon be coming to Penman Road. It goes through Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, and Neptune Beach. City leaders held an open house at the Neptune Beach City Hall at 5 p.m. Tuesday evening to get feedback from the community. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< Action News Jax Shanila Kabir spoke to neighbors and city leaders who said improvements are long overdue, in terms of convenience and safety. According to a 2023 study, Penman Road alone had more than 300 accidents between 2016 and 2021. Peggy Meola works at St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store on Penman Road, and she said she is looking forward to any improvements on the busy road. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] 'We do have some concerns about the traffic, but we do feel that the roundabout will help, especially at the five-way down by Florida Boulevard,' said Meola. Leaders with Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, and the City of Jacksonville said Penman could see a path for pedestrians and bikers, more turn lanes, and about five roundabouts. However, some residents said they are unsure about roundabouts on roads with heavy pedestrian traffic. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] 'I personally love roundabouts when they're appropriately designed when I'm in an automobile, not when there's pedestrians. Roundabouts are designed to move traffic,' said Patricia Hazouri, a Neptune Beach resident. City leaders said these changes to Penman Road are part of the Florida Department of Transportation's 'Complete Streets' initiative. 'That's going to create a streetscape that is very pedestrian-friendly. In Jacksonville, we were number 6 in terms of pedestrian fatalities and now we've down on that list and we're safer,' said Neptune Beach Mayor Cori Bylund Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
