Sacramento County airport officials said Friday they are looking into ways they can pay to keep the Sacramento Executive Airport traffic control tower open if the federal government follows through on a plan to cut tower financing.

The average price of gasoline in the area rose only 0.7 cents to $3.90 a gallon, according to national gas price tracker GasBuddy.com's weekly report, released Monday.
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The California Department of Transportation said Monday that it was reviewing whether the large bolts that broke last month on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge had failed quality-control tests by the agency's materials lab.
The far left lanes of eastbound and westbound Interstate 80 between Dixon and Vacaville will be closed to traffic late Monday to early Tuesday as the California Department of Transportation prepares for a major paving project.
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Top congressional Republicans are preparing new roadblocks for an ambitious California high-speed rail project that’s received both praise and caution flags from a long-awaited federal audit.

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New Airport Terminal B
The new Terminal B at Sacramento International Airport opened to great fanfare in early October. Go inside the terminal with our interactive map, see panoramic photos and more in our special Airport section.
Back-seat Driver Q&A / The Bee's Tony Bizjak answers questions about transportation and travel by any mode -- auto, plane, train, bike or on foot.
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