Tag: Ventura County

Death by Trench

Expect more criminal charges in trench deaths

June 11, 2018

Roadbuilding

Highway 101 reopens in Santa Barbara after Cal. mudslides

The California Department of Transportation reports that U.S. Highway 101 lanes through Santa Barbara opened January 22 following mudslides, but some off-ramps are still closed. Lanes are open between Milpas Street and State Route 150 in Ventura County, the agency says. State Route 33 remains closed from Fairview Road north of Ojai to Lockwood Valley […]

January 24, 2018

Roadbuilding

Work continues to open Cal. highways closed by mudslides

California Department of Transportation crews are working to clear mud off Highway 101 and State Route 33 following massive mudslides. Caltrans reports that multiple crews are working seven days a week on State Route 33 in Las Padres National Forest in Ventura County. The agency says it is clearing about 7 million pounds of dirt each […]

January 18, 2018

Roadbuilding

Cal. wildfires close freeways, create thousands of evacuees

Wildfires raging in Southern California this week have led to thousands of residents evacuating their homes. A fire out of control in Ventura County reached the Pacific Ocean on December 6 destroying homes along the way. The fire jumped Highway 33 and crossed the 101 Freeway into Solimar Beach, burning 50,500 acres, according to the […]

December 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Signs commemorate death of road worker on California highway

A California county has honored a road worker who was killed on the job in October by not only dedicating a section of the road to him, but also encouraging drivers to be more safe. The Ventura County Star reported that memorial signs were installed in Oak View, California, last week in order to honor Ventura County […]

January 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

California county names roadway after road worker killed in October

A California county has decided to honor a road worker who was killed in October by naming a section of the street he died on after him. According to the Ventura County Star, a new sign will be placed declaring a 1.5-mile stretch of Creek Road as the “Adan Lara Memorial Roadway.” Lara died Oct. 30 […]

December 15, 2015