Canby Road and Browning Street intersection near Kohl's in Redding to close next week
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Roadwork to close Kohl's intersection next week
Friday, July 7, 2023
Motorists should watch for lane closures and diversions next week at the intersection of Canby Road and Browning Street in Redding.
Redding Public Works Department announced it will have traffic controls and signage in place from Monday through July 14 while crews replace a gas main for the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Motorists are asked to drive slowly in the area and to watch for crews working from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, according to the announcement.
The intersection includes the corner where Kohl's department store is located. Browning is a popular cross street between Hilltop Drive and Churn Creek Road.
― Jessica Skropanic
Interstate 5 lanes, ramps near Weed to close during paving project
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Motorists traveling north from Shasta County may face delays due to lane closures and traffic controls on a stretch of the Interstate 5 corridor in Siskiyou County, according to the California Department of Transportation.
Starting Monday, July 10, Caltrans District 2 and J.F. Shea Construction begin work on a $2.3 million paving project on northbound and southbound lanes on the highway near Weed, Caltrans announced. The project covers a stretch of highway from just south of the I-5 junction with Highway 97, to just north of the North Edgewood overhead near the Weed rest areas. The project doesn't include bridge decks in the area, Caltrans said in the announcement.
Caltrans asked that motorists drive carefully in the area, and to watch for signs announcing reductions in speed limits and crews working on the road. Travel plans should include possible delays during lane, shoulder and ramp closures, the agency said.
Planners estimate crews will finish the paving project by mid-August, Caltrans reported.
For more information go to the Caltrans District 2 website at dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-2 or call 530-225-3426.
― Jessica Skropanic
Firefighters put out fire started by illegal fireworks
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Firefighters dealt with several incidents involving illegal fireworks over the Fourth of July holiday, the Redding Fire Department reported.
Crews put out a vegetation fire on July 3, started by people using illegal fireworks, according to a report issued Wednesday, July 5 by Fire Prevention Specialist Camber Dietrich.
The Redding Fire Department received 15 calls about people using illegal fireworks between July 1 and July 4, Dietrich said in the report.
The fire department didn't immediately return reporter requests for more information.
― Jessica Skropanic
Lane to close at busy Redding intersection during red light camera maintenance
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Lanes in a busy Redding intersection will close early next week while crews replace the radar units on the mast arms of red-light cameras, according to the engineering department at Redding Public Works.
The intersection of Cypress Avenue and Hilltop Drive will be subject to nighttime lane closures from Monday, July 10 through Wednesday, July 12, according to a Redding Public Works announcement.
Crews will work from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., during which times traffic controls will be in place to help direct vehicles safely, the announcement said.
Motorists are asked to drive carefully in the area, to watch for workers and to avoid the intersection when possible, the department said.
― Jessica Skropanic
New fire restrictions on BLM lands in effect
Monday, July 3, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management announced summer fire restrictions in Northern California went into effect Monday, July 3, on BLM public lands in Shasta, Trinity, Siskiyou, Tehama, Humboldt, Del Norte and northern Mendocino counties. These seasonal restrictions are necessary due to warming temperatures and increased fire risk, according to a BLM announcement.
The following restrictions will remain in place until fire danger subsides, the announcement said.
No campfires, briquette/charcoal barbeques, or stove fires are allowed outside of agency-providedfire rings or barbeques at designated developed recreation sites.
In the Redding Field Office, designated sites are limited to the Shasta and Bohemotash campgrounds in the Chappie-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle area, and the Junction City, Steel Bridge and Douglas City campgrounds in Trinity County.
Portable stoves using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel may be used outside of developed recreation sites. Users must have a valid California Campfire Permit, available at www.readyforwildfire.org, or at any BLM, Forest Service or CAL FIRE office.
There's no smoking allowed, except within an enclosed building, or at a designated, developed recreation site or other designated area.
No motorized vehicles or tools powered by internal combustion engines are allowed off designated roads or trails. Chainsaws with functional spark arrestors may be used for firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
Target shooting is allowed from a half-hour before sunrise to noon daily. Fire restrictions prohibitpossession or use of steel jacket, steel core, armor piercing, tracer, incendiary or exploding ammunition,and targets that explode or emit sparks.
No possession or use of fireworks is allowed, including those labeled “safe and sane.” The only exception is on July 4 when California state fire marshal-approved fireworks can be used at a designated area at the Samoa Dunes Recreation Area, along the Pacific Ocean, near Arcata. No fireworks are allowed in Shasta County.
For a map of current fire restrictions and active fire prevention orders go to go.usa.gov/xmUEG. For specific site information, call the Redding Field Office at 530-224-2100.
― Jessica Skropanic
Library, First 5 to give free books to children at drive-through event
Monday, July 3, 2023
The Shasta County Library’s Anderson branch will host a drive-through book distribution for young children on Saturday, July 22.
Children must be present at the drive-through at 3200 West Center St. in Anderson between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to receive a free book, one per car, and toy; both while supplies last.
Motorists can enter the library parking lot via the main entrance.
The event is sponsored by First 5 Shasta.
For more information, call 530-365-7685.
― Jessica Skropanic
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