Q: Don Leiffer Jr. of Highland said he and several friends were kicking around the idea of what the Department of Motor Vehicles plans to do when the license plate sequence the DMV is using on regular vehicles reaches 9ZZZ999.
“We see plates into the 9Rs these days so the current run will end soon and DMV must have a plan on their books. Will we get 10AAA00 or some new combo with the max of seven characters?” Leiffer asked.
A: Yes, the DMV does have a plan. California’s standard vehicle license plates have the following configuration: “Numeral Alpha Alpha Alpha Numeral Numeral Numeral” (i.e. 1AAA000). This sequence began in 1980 with the numeral “1” in the first position (such as 1AAA000 to 1AAA001 and so forth). The first numeral is not tied to the car’s model year as some people may believe, said DMV spokesperson Ronald Ongtoaboc.
The current nine series configuration which will end with 9ZZZ999, as our reader noted, is projected to end sometime at the end of this year, Ongtoaboc said. The next sequence will be “Numeral Numeral Numeral Alpha Alpha Alpha Numeral” (or, 000AAA0), Ongtoaboc said.
Q: Two readers, Mark Brenner and Steve Nelson, asked about freeway lane striping. Brenner said the lanes are hard to see on the 91 westbound in the area of the 215 and Van Buren in the afternoons when the sun is low. Nelson had the same complaint about lane visibility on the 15 southbound from Fontana, especially when it’s cloudy or raining.
A: We shared these concerns with Caltrans spokesperson Eric Dionne.
“This is always a recurring issue on many of our highways depending on dusk and dawn alignment with the sun during certain seasons. This is an issue all over the world,” Dionne said. He said he would have Caltrans’ safety team look into these concerns. In the meantime, Caltrans maintains an online Customer Service Request system ( csr.dot.ca.gov/) for citizens to report things like striping issues, graffiti and weed abatement. Or, call 909-383-4416. If you get voicemail, leave a message with the specific location as well as details about the problem you are reporting.
Q: Scott Hathaway wants to report a large pothole in Montclair to city officials. He said the damage is near a railroad crossing on Central Avenue southbound, on the far right side. Hathaway asked us to reach out to Public Works regarding the pothole for help reporting it to the right person.
A: We’ll steer our reader directly to the source online where he can report the pothole to Montclair via their pothole web portal: www.cityofmontclair.org/issues/pot-hole/.
Most Inland Empire cities have a webpage where citizens can directly report potholes they see, and reporting them helps get potholes in their communities repaired.
Transportation project funds
Finally, in Dec. 2024, the California Transportation Commission allocated about $3.8 billion for more new transportation infrastructure projects, enhancing safety and creating more transportation options. Most of the funding – almost $3.5 billion – came from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021.
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