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Caltrans Awarded $7.7 Million For SoCal Moblilty Wallet Project

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) was awarded a $7.7 million federal grant for the development of the Southern California Mobility Wallet, a digital payment system. The federal “Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation” (ATTAIN) grant was awarded to Caltrans to support an “innovative” way to revamp access to transportation through a “seamless” payment system. “We have to innovate and incorporate ...

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Metro Breaks Ground On I-5 North County Enhancement Project In Santa Clarita

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) celebrated the groundbreaking for the I-5 North County Enhancements Project in Santa Clarita on Wednesday morning with a ceremonial shovel groundbreaking. The $679 million project is meant to improve the operations and safety of the I-5 Freeway for motorists in the Santa Clarita Valley, in order to accommodate expected population growth, as ...

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5 Freeway Traffic Capacity Enhancements In Newhall Pass Approved By Metro

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5 Freeway traffic improvements in the Newhall Pass were approved by the Los Angeles County Metro board of directors, officials said Thursday. The board unanimously approved actions Thursday to move forward on two projects identified by North Los Angeles County leaders and residents as high priorities under Measure M. This will include a construction support services contract for the I-5 ...

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Presentation Of Metro Antelope Valley Line Study Moves Forward Following Push From Santa Clarita Mayor

A presentation of the Metro Antelope Valley Line Study is set to move forward to the Metro Board following a push from Santa Clarita Mayor Marsha McLean. McLean spoke before the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Planning and Programming Committee on July 17.  “The study identifies strategic improvements that can be constructed and phased in over time to deliver ...

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Metro, CalTrans Hosts Meeting On I-5 Freeway Construction In Santa Clarita

Metro and CalTrans officials hosted a joint meeting recently to discuss construction on the I-5 freeway, which will add lanes from SR-14 to Castaic. The project will add a HOV lane going both directions from the I5-14 Freeway interchange to Parker Road in Castaic, while also adding soundwalls to certain areas along that stretch. Click here for the full Metro ...

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Santa Clarita Sales Tax Set To Rise July 1

Santa Clarita residents have until Saturday, July 1 to make purchases before the sales tax is set to increase. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The sales tax across Los Angeles County is expected to increase one-half of a percent to 9.25 percent in the City of Santa Clarita, according to the State ...

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A Day In The Life Of LASD Explosives Detection Dog ‘Sstack’ (VIDEO)

A Day In The Life Of LASD Explosives Detection Dog ‘Sstack’

When six-year-old LASD detection dog “Sstack” isn’t enjoying time off at his home in Santa Clarita, he’s patrolling the Metro rail systems throughout L.A. County with K-9 Deputy Amy Raniag, searching for explosives using his carefully trained nose. See the full collection of KHTS Feature Stories and Videos on hometownstation.com here. Raniag and Sstack — whose double “S” indicates he ...

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McLean Questions Ballot Measure Over Metrolink Funding

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Santa Clarita voted against regional support for a potential sales tax measure on transportation funding Thursday, due to a concern about Metrolink getting the short end of the funding stick. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Councilwoman Marsha McLean represents Santa Clarita in the  San Fernando Valley Council of Governments (COG), a ...

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