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I-580 Commuter Lane Groundbreaking Ceremony

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This page provides links to transportation-related articles in local Bay Area newspapers.

July 2010

New I-580 Carpool Lane Segment Opens
New Segment of I-580 Carpool Lane Opens This Weekend

October 2009

Carpool Lane Opens on I-580
First Segment of Interstate 580 Carpool Lane Complete

March 2009

Draft Environmental Document - Notice of Release

September 2008

Caltrans to Flip Metering Lights on I-580
Carpool Lane Coming to I-580
Congestion Relief - Work Begins on I-580 Carpool Lanes

March 2007

Bond to finance I-580 carpool lane
Transportation officials' put finger on I-580 woes
Isabel Interchange Wins Enough Money to Finish
Area transportation work set to benefit
Deadline met-Billions parsed out of freeways
Your agency will get its share of highway money
Battle of highway funds paid off
CTC's reversal a boon to Bay Area commuters
Area may speed off with more money
Govenor's Strategic Growth Plan now speeding along
Bay Area grabs highway funding

February 2007

Bay Area must lobby for transportation funds
CTC Should rethink highway congestion list
State panel reconsidering road projects
Rural counties stake their claim to highway funds
California Road Funds could face rough ride
State road project choices rile officials
A Road to Nowhere
Put money where it will help most
Leaders to beg for rethinking of road funding
Tauscher 'troubled' transportation funding
Rural roads nab biggest bond bucks
How to spell traffic relief
Fierce fight for local road projects
Rural Traffic Project Views for Funds
Road extension decision awaiting traffic study
Rural areas fight Bay Area to fund traffic projects

January 2007

Transportation Bond Money Sent to Rural Areas
Playing politics with infrastructure funds
Step in the right direction
Transportation Funds gouged
MTC approves transportation bond wish list

December 2006

Valley Commercial vacancy rates 'healthy'
Council novice ready for challenge
When will the feds really help our ports?
MTC seeks public input on allocating bond money
McNerney has high hopes for transit.
Scott Haggerty County is central to traffic solutions
How much would an open lane be worth
1B dollar plan will improve drive to, from the city
Transit bond funding under area microscope
Transportation planners want new toll lane by 2010
Counties unhappy with projects
Caltrans recommends 2.2 billion in bond money for Southern California Freeways

November 2006

Lets get moving on I-580, 680
Race begins for transportation funds
Race begins for transportation funds
Californians invest big in their future
Prop.1B a treasure chest and a Pandora's box both
Race begins for transportation funds
Infrastructure bonds ok'd for roads, school, levees
THE CHRONICLE RECOMMENDS FIXING CALIFORNIA FOR THE FUTURE

October 2006

Proposition could bring big money to county
11th District needs to re-elect Richard Pombo
Bay Area may get cash for projects
Voters Guide to the Nov. 7 Election Prop 1B
Pros & Cons of Prop. 1B, Transportation Bond
Infrastructure bond; good for the Bay Area
I-580 MAY GET SOME RELIEF
Interest high when borrowing for future
Public works bond loom large
Engineers say $42 billion not enough
Drivers may be able to pay to zip through I-580 traffric
A Massive upgrade of state roads, rails
On Nov. 7, Californians can choose to build for the future

September 2006

Bond measures have tenuous voter support
Transportation Officials Praise Proposition 1B
Bay Area in dire need of transit fixes
Agency Director lauds Caltrans-formation
Agencies release I-580 documents

August 2006

Interstate 580 Corridor is Clearly on Pombos Radar
Transit Problems get Federal Forum
Glimpse Turns into an Earful Feds get insight into Valley Transportation ills

July 2006

Spare the Air Funding Robs I-580

June 2006

Area transit gets surprise cash
Voters hold possible decongestant for freeways
MTC Throws Support Behind Transportaiton Bond Measure
Bay Area long and grinding roads Annual survey points out what most commuters already know- Traffic bad and getting worse
Back ups are back up
Traffic the main issue in mayors race
Congestion up 9 Percent on Bay Area Freeways
Bay Area freeway congestion grows worse in 2005
Officials Eye Funds for Traffic Relief

May 2006

Selling off public assets part of Mineta congestion plan
Port to Port Corridor needs immediate help
Group has goods on Improvements

April 2006

Johan Klehs Bay Area Regional Transportation and Environmental Protection Act Moves Forward
Regional Rail Plan on track for talks
Haggerty Passionate about Issues of Transportation in Tri-Valley Area
Officials push for improvement of arterial streets
Officials aim to extend more roads
Officials seek relief for I-580 congestion
Time to put I-580 on the radar
Transportation deputy named by governor
What is future for BART in East County
Regional Lobbing Key to Fixing I-580
Leaders gather to talk transportaiton issues
Officials stress I-580 gridlock perils

February 2006

Congestion managers OK car pool agreement
Biggest Bay Area beef is traffic
580 HOV lane near approval
State report ignores good movement on I-580 corridor
County leaders call I-580 corridor a priority
Supervisors mull bond proposals
Local officials must help improve I-580
Local mayors must get Washington to improve I-580
ITS Regional Architecture
MTC 2002 HOV Lane Master Plan Update for the San Francisco Bay Area

January 2006

CMA will work to manage traffic during construction

Press Releases

Archive of Press Releases.

September 2008

Carpool Lane Opens on I-580

December 2006

Improvements to Relieve Congestion on I-580 Begin