Several area road-planning meetings ahead

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People with interest in local road planning have an array of meetings to choose from in coming days, covering issues ranging from crosswalks to Salida overpasses to the North County Corridor.

Monday marks the first of four public workshops on the Stanislaus Council of Governments' Regional Transportation Plan, a blueprint for future improvements across the county.

The workshop will be held at the Patterson Library, 48 N. Salado Ave., followed by sessions on Nov. 18 at Modesto's DoubleTree Hotel, 1150 Ninth St., Nov. 19 at the Oakdale Community Center, 110 S. Second Ave. and Nov. 23 at the Turlock Youth Center, 1030 East Ave.

All workshops run from 6:30 to 8 p.m.; input will be compiled in a new transportation plan to be unveiled in January. For more information, call the agency's public outreach coordinator at 464-8707, ext. 101.

On Tuesday, state Department of Transportation officials will host an open house inviting comments on rebuilding two of Salida's Highway 99 interchanges.

Caltrans is seeking opinions on upgrades to the Kiernan Avenue and Hammett Road exits and onramps, as well as improvements to nearby intersections. The meeting is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Salida Library, 4835 Sisk Road. For more information, call Caltrans' project manager at 525-6545.

A monthly meeting of agencies collaborating on the North County Corridor is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Thursday in StanCOG's third-floor boardroom at 1111 I St., Modesto.

Officials are studying possible alignments for the 26-mile expressway from Salida to east of Oakdale, focusing on the portion east of Mo- desto's McHenry Avenue. For more information, see www.stancounty.com/publicworks/ncc-main.shtm or call 525-7547.

Following the North County Corridor meeting is StanCOG's monthly policy board meeting, scheduled to start at 6 p.m., also in StanCOG's boardroom. The agency has not yet released its agenda.

For more information, see www.stancog.org/policy-board.shtm.