Thanks to the recent voter passage of Proposition 30, which restored some budget dollars to California Community Colleges, West Hills Community College District will add about 100 classes to the spring schedule at its campuses. Class offerings will be expanded for next year’s summer schedule as well.

The additional 100 classes are those with the highest demand, and the expansion of offerings is specifically designed to alleviate the logjam students have faced in recent years. The classes were chosen with the goal of providing students the ability to complete career training or obtaining credits needed for college transfer. The expanded schedule includes traditional classroom as well as online courses.

The decision comes as open registration for spring classes is already under way. The additional classes will be added to the online schedule and available for registration on Monday, Dec. 10 beginning at 12:01 a.m.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in cooperation with Flatiron Construction announces the opening of eastbound traffic lanes as the final phase of the State Route 198 Hanford Expressway Widening Project in Tulare and Kings Counties between State Route 99 and State Route 43.  This final phase of construction will open the two newly constructed lanes (south side) that will serve as eastbound State Route 198 and re-stripe the previously constructed lanes (north side) that will serve as westbound State Route 198.

Beginning late tonight Tuesday, November 27th into tomorrow morning Wednesday, November 28th, 2012, construction crews will begin removing barricades and signs to allow traffic onto the newly constructed eastbound State Route 198 alignment.