Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Construction continues along Avenue 12 as the State Route 41 Expressway Project carries on. The SR41 Expressway Project is the largest transportation improvement project in County history. Madera County residents and the thousands of commuters traveling daily on State Route 41 between Avenues 10 1/2 and 15 will now be able to receive Expressway Project updates in real time. Construction began Tuesday on the project, along with the launch of

It’s been a year since I revisited my old standby topic for this column: California’s High Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA). That’s because nothing much has happened. Oh sure, if you drive up and down the valley, you can probably see people working on various projects every day. They have jobs to do, and they are well-paying jobs. According to the CAHSRA website, the Authority sent out requests for proposals to contractors for laying tracks. The Board approved $3.5 billion for t

For The Madera Tribune The intersection of SR 41 and Avenue 12 will receive a major upgrade after the SR 41 Expansion project is completed. Although it may not look like it now, the area around Avenue 12 and State Route 41 will soon be booming with business. But, before that can happen, infrastructure has to be laid down, and that may cause some inconvenience. In the biggest public works roads project in Madera County history, construction began last week on widening SR 41 f

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Local dignitaries shovel dirt for the official groundbreaking for the SR 41 expansion ceremony on Friday. The biggest public works road project in Madera County history finally broke ground during a ceremony last week. Dignitaries from Madera County and beyond converged to the corner of State Route 41 and Avenue 12 to celebrate the SR 41 expansion project that will improve traffic flow on SR 41. The project has been on the books since 2001, a

Every time I go biking or walking around my area in Bass Lake, I have to live through the decay of each street, of what used to be a place much like Oakhurst; a hub for people to live at. My hands itch from vibrations, not from allergies; the roads are in almost complete ruin. The original 1940s infrastructure is slowly wasting away into oblivion. These old houses that people remember are either becoming a “Jenga” style of rebuilding, or just wasting away. So many people left

Courtesy of Tim Riché of Madera Unified School District The reconstruction of Memorial Stadium is going strong, and foundation is starting to be poured as seen in a drone photo last week. Occasionally, we hear the lingering heartbreak from alumni regarding the beautiful red-brick, Spanish-style buildings that were lost in the 60s and 70s due to earthquake safety mandates. Today, the Madera Unified School District Board of Trustees faces those same heavy considerations: How t

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune A section of Yosemite Avenue is detoured at E Street as construction crews from Rolfe Construction continue working on replacing the water mains. People driving through downtown may have to maneuver around traffic cones or suffer delays, but it’s all for the better in the long run. The City of Madera is working diligently to replace the water main underneath Yosemite Avenue, some of which have not been replaced in more than 75 years. All o

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Future modifications are planned for the existing signal at Avenue 15 and State Route 41. The growth and expansion of Eastern Madera County is now ready to pave a new path forward for one of the most traveled expressways in the entire region. In a historic vote, the Madera County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the single largest public works expansion project, ever, with the widening of State Route 41 between Avenue 10 and Avenue