Snow Removal Efforts Underway In Tsikumu Village
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County will be mobilizing snow removal crews beginning today to the Tsikumu Village area and the work will continue until all streets in the village are passable.
The efforts will include snow plowing and removal by truck to an offsite location. Atomic City Transit services will remain open; however, services will work around the snow removal efforts.
Residents are asked to use caution around the operation and to remove vehicles from the roadway and park vehicles in driveways.
Los Alamos County thanks you for your patience.
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County: New Snow Removal Operation On North Mesa Begins This Evening … Avoid Parking On Streets
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County, in conjunction with one of its private contractors, will be unveiling a new snow blower machine that is capable of quickly and efficiently loading several large dump trucks used to haul snow away.
This new machine will be able to load trucks faster than the traditional heavy equipment loader and increase efficiency in the snow removal process.
The new operation will commence this evening on North Mesa and the neighborhood surrounding San Ildefonso Road, Big Rock Loop, Capulin Road and Broadview Drive.
Residents are asked to avoid parking on the street if possible Read More
County: Snow And Ice Removal Update
Large piles of snow fill corners of parking lots around town including this small mountain in the lot at 20th Street and Trinity Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County is continuing its snow and ice control efforts from recent storms.
As a recap, when a snowstorm is greater than 6”, the top priority is to keep major arterials and collector streets plowed before moving on to residential streets as outlined in the Los Alamos County Snow & Ice Control Plan.
The County has many narrow residential streets, which makes plowing efforts difficult since there Read More
County: Road Construction Alert
COUNTY News:
Guzman Construction Solutions, the contractor for the new homes being built for Mirador on Parcel A-19 just north of N.M. 4 near the Visitor Center in White Rock, will begin work this afternoon for utility tie-ins for the subdivision.
The work requires the closure of the west entrance leading into the White Rock Visitor Center overflow parking lot.
Initial work involves potholing the area to locate existing utilities and to determine the quantity of rock excavation required in order to place the utility lines in the area. Work is being initiated at this point to avoid impacting the Read More
NMDOH: New Mexico Shows Continued Improvement In Drug Overdose Death Rankings
NMDOH News:
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH ) and former Gov. Susana Martinez have reported that for the third consecutive year, the state’s drug-overdose death rank among states has improved.
Based on a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), New Mexico’s national ranking has improved from the second highest death drug overdose death rate in the United States in 2014 to 17th highest in 2017, the most current available data nationwide.
This is the first time New Mexico has ranked outside the top 15 rankings since the CDC started reporting drug overdose Read More
