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> CHP creates snowy roads strategy... Nov 30/07
Yesterday's spate of traffic accidents caused by overnight rain, cold temperatures and fog is a sign that the winter driving season is here. The California Highway Patrols Yreka Area Command is taking steps to prepare itself for winter emergency operations. Capt. Frank Parrish, Yreka Area commander, said that his management staff has produced a fairly comprehensive emergency operations plan. With Yreka situated along the busy I-5 corridor, Lawson said, plans for highway closures, traffic control in the aftermath of wrecks, snowplow deployment and even evacuation plans are needed.... cont...

> Icy roads and fog cause several wrecks along i-5... Nov 28/07
Ice and fog are blamed for 10 crashes Tuesday morning on Highway 97 and Interstate 5, near Hilt in Siskiyou County. No one was injured in the crashes. The incidents, which included a car that rolled over and a big rig that jackknifed... cont...

> Man drives car into Churn Creek off i-5... Nov 27/07
A Redding man apparently fell asleep and lost control of his car, which partially sank into Churn Creek off southbound Interstate 5 Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Donald Burner, 80, the driver, was rescued by two people who stopped to help, said CHP officer Jason Dotzenrod. The officer said with the help of passersby he rescued Norma Bernardi, 82, from the car, which was submerged to its dashboard... cont...

> Local attorneys disagree on notice time for widening I-5... Nov 25/07
Walt McNeill, a Redding attorney representing two fiscal watchdog groups, asked Redding City Attorney Rick Duvernay for 14 days' notice of any meeting where officials may consider raising fees on new business and home construction to collect money for widening Interstate 5 from Corning to Mountain Gate. The California Department of Transportation and county transportation planners have asked Redding and other far northern Sacramento Valley cities and counties to consider traffic impact fees -- also known by the acronym TIF... cont...

> North state officers watch for rise in pot distribution... Nov 23/07
Tis the season for north state marijuana growers to smuggle their illegal crop south. "The harvest is done, they've dried their product and it's on the move," said Kurt Heuer, spokesman for the California Highway Patrol in Redding. As officers cope with increased holiday traffic, they are on the lookout for people who could be carrying drugs or large amounts of money for dealers, Heuer said... cont...

> Delays Expected Thanksgiving Weekend on I-5 Pit River Bridge... Nov 21/07
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 2, advises motorists to prepare for moderate to major delays during the Thanksgiving Weekend, over the Pit River Bridge (a.k.a. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Bridge), 10 miles north of Redding on Interstate 5... cont...

> Traffic delays expected on I-5 near Grants Pass... Nov 21/07
Holiday travelers driving on Interstate 5 near Grants Pass, Ore., can expect delays during peak travel times today and Sunday. Bridge work will cause I-5 to narrow to a single lane in each direction over Beacon Drive near the north end of Grants Pass... cont...

> Driver arrested following chase... Nov 14/07
A wanted, unlicensed Red Bluff driver led officers on a six-minute chase and made a U-turn on Interstate 5 before Redding police arrested him and his passenger Tuesday... cont...

> Big box building plan gets nod... Nov 14/07
The committee recommends allowing big-box stores near the Interstate 5/South Bonnyview Road interchange, the Highway 44/Airport Road interchange and along East Cypress Avenue, should the current K-Mart/Ross/Meeks property ever redevelop. Kent Manuel, the senior planner handling the general plan, told the commission that Redding has about 600,000 square feet of pent-up demand from big-box retailers wanting to build in town... cont...

> New Airport Road bridge to cost less than estimated... Nov 11/07
Building what will probably be the largest bridge in Shasta County's system will cost less than expected. Bids for construction of the $26 million bridge came in Thursday, with the lowest at $21.2 million -- $3 million less than the county's estimate, Public Works Director Pat Minturn said. The multimillion project is designed to make the crossing on Airport Road, also called the North Street Bridge, safer for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians, Minturn said... cont...

> I-5 traffic snarl predicted for Thanksgiving weekend... Nov 8/07
A bridge repair project that has been underway since June 2006 is predicted to cause traffic delays of two hours or more during Thanksgiving weekend on Interstate 5 ten miles north of Redding. The 3,588 foot long Pit River Bridge is having its deck replaced... cont...