Rob Vardon
Rob Vardon is the Daily Pilot’s city editor. He can be reached at robert.vardon@latimes.com
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All metered parking on both sides of Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach have been closed, along with all beaches in Huntington Harbour, in an effort to promote social distancing amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Work on the Bushard Street bridge over the 405 Freeway in Fountain Valley will require weeknight closures of the freeway between Slater Avenue and Warner Avenue through April, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority.
John Wayne Airport is slated to receive $44.9 million in government aid to help respond to plunging travel demand created by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. JWA estimates it will lose as much as $50 million in revenue in the 2020 fiscal year as a result of the outbreak.
Costa Mesa requires face coverings for residents and businesses; fines possible but not the ‘intent’
The city of Costa Mesa is making face coverings mandatory within city limits when in public for essential purposes as a way to help curtail the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the city announced Monday evening. A face covering is not required for residents walking, biking or running, the city manager says.
Demolition of the old half of the Magnolia Street bridge in Fountain Valley will cause full closures of the 405 Freeway between Magnolia Street and Warner Avenue from 10 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday and for the same period next weekend.
Crews are working to shift traffic Monday to the reconstructed half of the Magnolia Street bridge over the 405 Freeway in Fountain Valley, requiring overnight closures of the bridge and continuous closure of the southbound freeway ramps at Magnolia through the weekend.
The city of Costa Mesa is closing its City Council and Planning Commission meetings to in-person public attendance effective immediately and indefinitely as a measure to stem the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
UC Irvine announced Monday at a digital news conference that it is participating in a clinical trial to test the antiviral drug remdesivir as a potential treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus that has sparked a global pandemic.
In an effort to stem confusion by many residents and businesses about what they could and couldn’t do, Orange County on Wednesday issued a clarification on its emergency order the day before that placed strong new restrictions on gatherings and some businesses as a precaution against the coronavirus.
The expanding list of closures aimed to stem the tide of the coronavirus outbreak now includes Orange County Superior Court and most movie theaters.