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Santa Clarita City Public Works Department Earns Two Statewide Awards For Street Projects 

The City of Santa Clarita’s Public Works Department was recognized by statewide organizations with a pair of 2020 capital improvement projects honored by the Outstanding” Local Streets and Roads Awards Program.  The City received an award in the Efficient and Sustainable Road Maintenance, Construction and Reconstruction Projects category for the City’s Annual Overlay and Slurry Seal program and was a ...

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Trash Fire Closes 13th, Arch Street In Newhall

Trash Fire Closes 13th, Arch Street In Newhall

A trash fire in Newhall prompted officials to temporarily close down 13th Street and Arch Street after a smoking Waste Management vehicle dumped its fiery garbage, according to officials. Around 5:40 p.m. reports were received of a possible vehicle fire on Arch Street, according to Supervisor Flores with the Los Angeles Fire Department. “We got a report of trash truck ...

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Construction On New Sheriff’s Station Expected To Begin Within One Month

The City of Santa Clarita Public Works Department recently provided an update on the ongoing construction of the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. New Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station construction update Construction on the new 46,000-square-foot Sheriff’s Station, located on Golden Valley, is well underway! ?? City Public Works Director Robert Newman shares an update on the new station. ...

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Bouquet Canyon Road To Close Until Thursday Due To Rain

A portion of Bouquet Canyon Road is scheduled to be closed due to rainy conditions in the Santa Clarita mountain areas, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Los Angeles County Public Works officials are expected to close public access to a portion of Bouquet Canyon Road located within the Angeles ...

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City Of Santa Clarita Recognized For 2018 ‘Project Of The Year’

The City of Santa Clarita has been recognized by the American Public Works Association (APWA) with five Public Works awards in 2018. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The city received the “Outstanding Public Works Project of the Year” award from the APWA High Desert Branch for the Old Town Newhall parking ...

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Sandbags To Be Offered At Santa Clarita Valley Fire Stations

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Sandbags are being provided in Santa Clarita by the Los Angeles County Public Works Department at 15 local fire stations to prevent mudslides in the recent burn areas. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Los Angeles County officials are concerned of possible mudflows in the recent Rye Fire burn areas in the ...

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Santa Clarita Employee Honored As Top Public Works Leader

A City of Santa Clarita employee has been honored as one of the top public works employees of the year, according to a national public works association. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Santa Clarita Public Works Director Robert Newman has been honored with a 2017 Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the ...

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Vasquez Canyon, Bouquet Road Set For Two Different Paths

The slow-moving landslide that has destroyed, and continues to destroy, part of the road along Vasquez Canyon Road has left geologists and public works officials unclear of the roads future.

While Vasquez Canyon Road might be open within the month, a dangerous stretch of Bouquet Canyon Road — a vital path for many in the north half of the Santa Clarita Valley — is expected to stay closed until mid-April. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Bouquet Canyon Road A recent petition ...

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Work Nears Completion For Highway 126 Bridge Construction

With the concrete being poured on the eastbound portion of the SR-126 and Commerce Center Drive Interchange bridge Monday in Castaic, the project is nearing completion. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “The bridge is being constructed in two different stages. We did the westbound first and are going to do the eastbound ...

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