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Gonzales Public Works receives transportation excellence award
ransportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) awarded the City of Gonzales Public Works Department a 2019 Transportation Excellence Award for their work on the city's "5th Street Bridge Pilot Traffic/Pedestrian Safety Program" at the TAMC board meeting Jan. 22.
The award honors the Gonzales staff for their efforts to improve transportation in Monterey County.
The Fifth Street bridge is the main freeway interchange in Gonzales and is congested during the morning commute from residents driving to work and school children walking to the local middle and high schools. Gonzales Public Works staff members were nominated for their efforts directing traffic and pedestrians in the area during the morning commute hour, a project that started as a pilot program during the 2018-19 school year.
About City of Gonzales
The city of Gonzales, California is located in Monterey County. The quaint and culturally diverse community of approximately 9,000 people is in the heart of the Salinas Valley’s agricultural and wine region. Gonzales is an established regional leader in agricultural-technology and innovation, environmental awareness and sustainable practices. Gonzales is home to companies such as HealthySoil, which manufactures products to improve agricultural crop production; Converted Organics, a natural fertilizer company; Taylor Farms, a fresh vegetable production facility, Mann Packing/Del Monte Fresh, a leading supplier of fresh cut vegetables; Ramsay Highlander, an innovator, designer and manufacturer of technologically-advanced harvesting equipment; Papé Equipment Handling, Braga Fresh, Green Valley Farm Supply, Tessemae’s, American Bioscience, Caraccioli Cellars, and Constellation Brands, an international producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits.