Dealing with Inland Empire traffic woes

Two stories on current and future work trying to ease Inland Empire traffic, specifically the East Valley.

Riverside Press-Enterprise -- Officials envision rapid bus, rail hub

As Omnitrans expands its transit services in the coming years, downtown San Bernardino will become a regional hub for buses and commuter rail, officials say.

Omnitrans officials described the plans Thursday afternoon at a celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the agency, which provides bus service in the San Bernardino Valley.

Two major projects are at the center of the Omnitrans' plans: the San Bernardino Express line -- dubbed sbX by the agency -- and the San Bernardino Transcenter, to be at E Street and Rialto Avenue downtown.

Redlands Daily Facts -- Road work in Redlands

The freeway widening project on Interstate 10, which seeks to relieve congestion in the East Valley, is part of a larger, three-phase project of improvements and is possibly the largest freeway project in the history of Redlands.

"It is a challenge for us, just keeping up with traffic," said Cheryl Donahue, public information officer for San Bernardino Associated Governments (Sanbag). "We've seen an explosion of growth."