MADERA COUNTY—The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), along with Cal Valley Construction, announces Wednesday night, December 18th, the traffic signals at the intersection of State Route (SR) 41 with Avenue 15 and with SR 145 in Madera County, will be flashing red during overnight hours (8:00 PM to 6:00 AM). Update January 8th, 2025 The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), ...
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Commuter Alert: Hwy 41 & Ave 15 and 41 & Route 145
MADERA COUNTY—The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), along with Cal Valley Construction, announces that starting the night of Monday, July 29th, the traffic signals at the intersection of State Route (SR) 41 with Avenue 15 and with SR 145, in Madera County, will be flashing red during overnight hours (8:00 PM to 6:00 AM). Updated 12.3.2024 The California Department of ...
Read More »Alert: Traffic Collision Hwy 41 and Rd 425B
OAKHURST–The California Highway Patrol is responding to a traffic collision near Highway 41 and Road 425B. Two vehicles are reported involved, with one vehicle down an embankment and the other blocking the southbound lane of Hwy 41. Traffic is at a stop coming from Oakhurst up the Deadwood Mountain grade, according to radio traffic. We will update this article when ...
Read More »YARTS Winter Service to Yosemite Begins in October
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–Beginning October 1st, 2024, Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) will transition to its winter schedule for bus service running from Merced and Mariposa to Yosemite National Park. Highway 140 Corridor Routes The service along the Highway 140 corridor operates year-round. However, by reducing the frequency of the runs to and from the park, YARTS is able to reflect ...
Read More »Man Arrested After Terrorizing Trek
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–According to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office: It all started Wednesday afternoon around 1:45 pm in the Buck Meadows area of Mariposa County on Hwy 120. Anthony Mehlhaff 40 years old from Los Angeles, CA walked up to a pregnant waitress in a local restaurant. He reached out and touched her stomach and reportedly said “The spirits led me ...
Read More »Highway 41 Fuels Reduction Project Returns
COARSEGOLD–The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), in cooperation with California Highway Patrol, CAL TRANS, Pacific Southwest Research Station/Fresno State University, private landowners, and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, aim to reduce large conflagrative fires and high suppression costs, to the citizens of California, by conducting a prescribed burn along the Highway 41 corridor. Historically, this stretch of Highway 41 ...
Read More »YARTS to Launch Fresno Service in June
FRESNO – Starting June 1st, the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) will operate service from the city of Fresno to Yosemite National Park for the duration of the 2024 summer season. This is an expansion of service on the Highway 41 corridor. This service currently operates between the city of Oakhurst to the Park. Beginning next month, YARTS will ...
Read More »Commuter Alert: Next Week Hwy 41
UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 12TH The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), along with Cal Valley Construction, announces that starting the night of Sunday, May 12th, the traffic signals at the intersection of State Route (SR) 41 with Avenue 15 and with SR 145, in Madera County, will be flashing red during overnight hours (8:00 PM to 6:00 AM). ...
Read More »Yosemite Awaits: Secure Your Entrance Reservations Today
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–Park officials are announcing that the daily rolling release of additional entrance reservations for the season has begun on April 6. Also, beginning April 13, a reservation will be required to drive into or through Yosemite National Park between the hours of 5 am and 4 pm on some days until October 27. More reservations for each day, ...
Read More »Alert: Yosemite National Park Road Closure
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–Yosemite National Park officials are announcing a Big Oak Flat Road (extension of Highway 120) closure. The closure is from the Foresta Junction to the intersection with El Portal Road (extension of Highway 140) due to rockfall. Park crews are currently assessing the situation as the rockfall area may still be active. Officials expect the closure to last ...
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