Fourth of July travel crunch about to begin

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Traffic flows on westbound U.S. 50 in Sacramento, Wednesday, April 13. California wants electric vehicle sales to triple in the next four years to 35% of all new car purchases. Regulations passed Tuesday, April 12, by the California Air Resources Board set a roadmap for the state to achieve California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious goal of phasing out the sale of new gas powered cars. The draft must go through a months-long state regulatory process and get approval from the U.S. EPA. AP photo/Rich Pedroncelli photo
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Southland freeways and airports will be getting a lot busier starting today, as the holiday getaway begins for millions of residents traveling for the Fourth of July weekend.The Automobile Club of Southern California estimates that nearly 3.3 million SoCal residents will be traveling for the holiday, the third-highest number for a Fourth of July holiday, behind only 2019 and 2018.According to the Auto Club, 2.7 million Southern Californians will drive to their destinations for the long weekend, while 426,000 will fly. About 168,000 will travel by other means, such as bus, train or cruise ship.At Ontario International Airport, passenger traffic is expected to be 13% higher than it was at the same time during the July 4 holiday period in 2019.More th
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