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Do you have something to say about regional public transportation? You have until March 1 to share comments with the Council of San Benito...

With roads in disrepair and traffic building in San Benito County, the agency in charge of transportation planning is seeking public comments on a...

The county transit agency is required to put together a long-term funding blueprint every four years. That “Regional Transportation Plan” includes forecasts for future needs and budgets, and officials with the Council of San Benito County Governments are now developing the 2014 document.

Anzar High School students have a new route from their homes to campus available to them this year as the San Juan Highway Bike Lane project is completed. The bike lane connects Hwy. 129 near Hwy. 101 to downtown San Juan.

For a while, it looked as though San Benito County would take yet another painful blow to the chin from the state. Fortunately, and with a persistent, laudable push from local delegates, area residents will see a return on their tax investment in California and lose a significant financial liability.

A local delegation met with Caltrans officials this week and obtained a commitment from the state agency to fully fund millions of dollars in upgrades that were deemed necessary before a swap could occur in which the city receives control of San Benito Street in downtown Hollister.

The multi-county partnership that was studying the possibility of making Highway 152 a toll road has broken up.

A study on widening Highway 152 and installing a toll road as well as an attempt to approve minutes of a meeting that never happened have drawn the ire of Mayor Mike Villalta.

Caltrans has put up a major roadblock to a long-expected transfer of the Highway 25 bypass to the state.

It's not just commuters who are feeling squeezed at the gas pump.