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Old age caught up to Richard Burton a year ago, when his eyesight deteriorated to the point he could only ride his beloved motorcycle on sunny days. Difficult though it was for the lifelong off-road rider, Burton, 76, stowed his street-legal yellow Yamaha dirt bike in a storage space near his Yucaipa trailer, recognizing it Continue reading

The next couple of days are going to rock in Jurupa Valley. A 340-ton boulder bound for a downtown Los Angeles art museum starts its 100-mile move through four counties Tuesday, but not without a sendoff celebration. via JURUPA VALLEY: Rock starts trip to LA Tuesday | Breaking News | PE.com – Press-Enterprise. 120227ROCK PDF Continue reading

Officials believe a proposed downtown Riverside shuttle carrying county workers to and from a temporary parking lot east of Highway 91 is the answer to a small problem. But it still doesn’t fix the city’s ongoing problem of the freeway barring some local movement and splitting city transit options. The shuttle, called Route 54, would Continue reading

Gasoline prices are marching into springtime at record highs, and some drivers are already bracing for cutbacks in their car use if prices stay this high for long. “If I could, I’d park my truck right now,” said John Isner, 41, of Riverside. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Riverside Continue reading

Even when he’s not driving — just standing on Southern California freeways — Caltrans maintenance worker Maurice Coggins has his eyes on the road. “You never feel safe out here,” Coggins said as traffic whizzed by along Highway 60 near Interstate 15. “It’s like post-traumatic stress disorder.” He and other Caltrans workers — and probationers Continue reading

It’s beginning to feel a lot like springtime 2008 around Southern California. Warmer weather. Check. Presidential election heating up. Check $4 gasoline prices. Check, unfortunately. After a winter of slight increases, the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in the Riverside-San Bernardino region leapt 16 cents in eight days — and a Continue reading

A persistent Perris bottleneck along Interstate 215 is almost a thing of the past. A new eight-lane bridge spanning the freeway is set to fully open next week, ending years of stop-and-go traffic as drivers tried to enter and exit the freeway via an outdated two-lane overpass. “It’s not been pleasant at times,” said Perris Continue reading

Drivers and local officials continue to express frustration over a massive weekend traffic jam on Interstate 10 in the San Gorgonio Pass and Coachella Valley, and were joined Wednesday by federal officials. Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Palm Springs, wrote U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, asking him to look into the matter. “It has happened Continue reading

Caltrans overseers of a construction project along Interstate 10 have been reassigned after a construction breakdown left drivers inching along the freeway for hours Sunday, backed up as far as Palm Springs. Banning Mayor Don Robinson said Caltrans District 8 Director Ray Wolfe assured local officials in an email that the matter is being dealt Continue reading

It’s not possible to silently widen a Southern California freeway, but workers connecting carpool lanes along Highway 60 near Moreno Valley are coming close. The $56 million East Junction project will connect the carpool lanes east of where the 60 merges with Interstate 215 to the carpool lanes west of the interchange. via RIVERSIDE: East Continue reading