News & Updates
The latest updates from SoCalRegion.com, including highways, geology, history, recreation, photography and other topics from across Southern California.
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New Bicycle Law Coming on September 16, 2014
A new law will be enacted in California on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 that requires motorists to pass a bicyclists with a minimum of three feet.…
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Original “SoCalRegion.com” page
I found an original copy of my website from 1996. It has been slightly modified (links removed, notes added) and is posted at: http://socalregion.com/introduction/early-version/ . Enjoy a…
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Caltrans Adopt-A-Highway
This month marks 16 years for me as an Adopt-A-Highway program volunteer. In August 1998, I adopted a section of Interstate 5 in Grapevine Canyon in…
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Park Blvd Traffic Update
While the buses aren’t running yet, most of the major changes to Park Blvd are complete. There are two new signals, one at Howard Ave and…
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Old State 67 near Ramona
Between 1970 and 1979, State Highway 67 was realigned between Archie Moore Rd and Mussey Grade Rd. This realignment left two sections of paving with white…
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San Diego Winery Showcase
Congratulations to the members of the San Diego Wine Country Association on another fine event held recently on the grounds of the Bernardo Winery. A dozen…
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Old US 99 in Colton, CA
Realigned sometime in the 1930’s, the original alignment of US 99 is still visible near the intersection of Valley Blvd and Pepper Ave. Little remains of…
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New Stop Sign in North Park – San Diego
The intersection of Howard Avenue and Alabama Street is a fairly normal intersection. Until today, it was a two-way stop where Alabama St stopped for Howard…
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State 76 – Salvage Rail Bridge
Construction, or replacement, of bridges during WWII was not without its problems. As most materials were set aside for the war effort, highway departments had to…
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Sharrows on Park Blvd
The City of San Diego has expanded the use of “sharrows” along Park Blvd to now include the section from I-5 to Market Street. This is…