Tulare County residents are invited to attend a workshop Thursday, Jan. 28, to share their ideas for the Santa Fe Trail – the county’s first regional bicycle/multi-use trail.

The Ben Maddox Way Overcrossing Improvement Project, a Measure R regional project, will break ground on Friday, Jan. 8 in Visalia.

The location for the ground-breaking of the Ben Maddox Way Overcrossing Improvement Project, set for 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 8, has been moved due to inclement weather.

The Measure R Citizens’ Oversight Committee has a new chairman and vice chairman.

In the next two weeks, the City of Woodlake will repair 20 percent of its roads using recycled tires and Measure R funds.

The Measure R Citizens’ Oversight Committee is accepting applications for three at-large members.

The Tulare County Association of Governments has selected winners of the 7th annual “Make A Difference in Air Quality” student essay and poster contest.

The California Transportation Commission has awarded $77 million of Prop. 1B funding to Tulare and Kings counties to begin construction of the Highway 198 corridor project.

A total of $22.8 million in stimulus funding will come to Tulare County to help improve local roads, transit projects and transportation enhancement projects. The money will be distributed to local agencies through the Tulare County Association of Governments.

It’s time for students to get creative and enter the annual “Make A Difference in Air Quality” essay and poster contest.