February 7, 2023 VC Star The County of Ventura and Federal Emergency Management Agency will open a disaster recovery center in Ventura this week to help residents in the aftermath of January storms. FEMA recently approved disaster relief for local residents whose homes and businesses were damaged by flooding or mud and debris flows. The…
TRAFFIC UPDATE: Did you know industry standards recommend replacing traffic signal lenses (i.e. red, yellow, and green indications) every 10 years? VCPWA is pleased to announce the completion of the Countywide LED Signal Lens Project. A total of 1,806 traffic signal lenses were replaced in as little as eight months through a signal maintenance contract.…
La Agencia de Obras Públicas del Condado de Ventura recibe un Subsidio de $3.49 millones de dólares para un Proyecto de Mejora Peatonal. La VCPWA recibe el segundo subsidio del Comité de Transporte Activo patrocinada por el estado. (CONDADO DE VENTURA, California) – 7 de febrero de 2023 – Hoy, la Junta de Supervisores del…
Ventura County Public Works Agency Awarded $3.49m Grant for Pedestrian Improvement Project VCPWA receives the second state-sponsored Active Transportation Committee Grant (VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.) – Feb 7th, 2023 – Today, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors approved the acceptance of active transportation program cycle 6 grant funds for the Saticoy pedestrian project. This is the…
January 28, 2023 Moorpark Acorn Eye on the Environment George Doran was the first to say goals should be “SMART.” His mnemonic acronym for goals, in the November 1981 issue of Management Review, said goals should be specific, measureable, assignable, realistic and time-related. While various adjustments have slightly changed the acronym since then—the last three…
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION Hueneme Road Widening (Edison Dr to Rice Ave) ESTIMATED ENVIRONMENTAL COST $880,000 ESTIMATED DESIGN COST $1,200,000 ESTIMATED RIGHT OF WAY COST $15,000,000 ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST $26,000,000 CONST. START DATE TBD CONST. END DATE TBD PROJECT MANAGER/ DESIGN ENGINEER Matt Hespenheide CONTACT NUMBER (805) 654-2187 Location Map – Hueneme Road Widening (Edison…
January 21, 2023 Yahoo! Written By David Goldstein Gas stoves have been entangled by a social media kerfuffle in recent weeks after a U.S. Consumer Product Safety commissioner’s comments prompted exaggerated responses that government agents would be coming for said stoves. Amid the drama, regulators have been described as technocratic authoritarians. But through examples in…
January 18, 2023 VC Reporter Written By David Goldstein George Doran was the first to say goals should be “SMART.” His mnemonic acronym for goals, in the November 1981 issue of Management Review, said goals should be specific, measurable, assignable, realistic and time-related. While various adjustments have slightly changed the acronym since then — the…
January 7, 2023 VC Star By David Goldstein Boxing Day, which follows Christmas, is a holiday originating in Great Britain and now celebrated throughout Europe and in many countries previously part of the British Empire. In America, any trash collection day in the two-week period following Christmas might also be called Boxing Day, but for…
January 3, 2023 Ojai Valley News An engineer who’s served Ventura County for more than 37 years has been named Legacy Professional of the Year by the American Public Works Association. Chris Hooke, deputy director of the Ventura County Transportation Department, has overseen approximately 200 transportation improvement projects on the county road system in the…