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Transportation
9:14 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Fresno's Shaw Avenue to Get 'Intelligent' Synchronized Traffic Lights

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Traffic on Shaw Avenue may soon become less congested, thanks to a new "intelligent" synchronization system.
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Traffic on Shaw Avenue may soon become less congested, thanks to a new "intelligent" synchronization system.
Credit Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio
Traffic on Shaw Avenue may soon become less congested, thanks to a new "intelligent" synchronization system.
Credit Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio
Traffic on Shaw Avenue may soon become less congested, thanks to a new "intelligent" synchronization system.
Credit Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio
Traffic on Shaw Avenue may soon become less congested, thanks to a new "intelligent" synchronization system.
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Earlier this month, an article in the New York Times  showcased Los Angeles for being the first major city  in the world to synchronize every one of its 4,500 traffic signals. But closer to home, a similar project is already underway in Fresno, which could make commutes on Shaw Avenue quicker by the end of April. Valley Public Radio’s Ezra Romero reports.

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Transportation
10:04 am
Tue March 26, 2013

Centennial Corridor Freeway Project Divides Bakersfield, Neighborhood

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Amy Richardson, co-chair of the Westpark Home Owners Association, points to a homemade map of the area that will be taken by the freeway project.
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Stephen Milton, Caltrans project manager for the Centennial Corridor Project examines a map of the planned freeway route.
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This quiet neighborhood known as Westpark may soon be home to a new freeway.
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Margaret Smith has lived in Westpark for more than 40 years. She has witnessed the community grow from the ground up.
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A map shows the three options for the Centennial Corridor freeway project.
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The freeway portion of State Route 58 currently dead-ends into a shopping center at Real Road just west of Highway 99
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Victor and Mary Jones moved into the Westpark community four years ago. They love the neighborhood and are sad they will be forced to move.
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West of Highway 99, travellers on State Route 58 today must travel the busy surface street that is Rosedale Highway.
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Isabelle Boyd, a high school teacher in Bakersfield, will lose half her front yard to the freeway. Leaving her with a view of an on-ramp.
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The freeway portion of State Route 58 currently dead-ends into a shopping center at Real Road just west of Highway 99.
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Highway 58, comes to a hault at an existing shopping complex.
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Construction equipment is seen working on a new freeway bridge north of the Kern River, as part of the Thomas Roads Improvement Program (April 2012)
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The freeway connector project will take out more thatn 300 homes in central Bakersfield.
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The future of a well-established neighborhood in Bakersfield is on the rocks. The reason: a three decade old freeway project with intentions to connect Bakersfield with the rest of the state. Valley Public Radio's Ezra Romero visits the community, speaks with community leaders and reports on the future of what some call a better connected Bakersfield and California.

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Transportation
11:45 am
Wed March 6, 2013

New Study Shows California's Local Road System In Crisis

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Raymond Road in eastern Madera County (file photo)
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By Amy Quinton

A new study shows that local roads in California are falling into a state of disrepair at an alarming rate. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, the report says the majority of counties have roads at risk of failing.

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High Speed Rail
4:12 pm
Thu January 17, 2013

High Speed Rail Systems Team Up to Pursue Trains

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A computer rendering of California's planned high speed train system.
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By Amy Quinton

The California High Speed Rail Authority will work with Amtrak to seek out manufacturers of high speed trains. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, the two systems hope by teaming up they can lower costs.

 Amtrak and the California High Speed Rail Authority say by working together they hope to advance high speed projects on both the east and west coast.

Amtrak is looking to eventually purchase 32 trains for its east coast system, and California is hoping to acquire 27 trains that operate 220 miles per hour. California

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