UPDATE, MAY 26: The Metro Board of Directors today voted to approve the proposed budget. *** Here’s the earlier blog post on the proposed highways budget: Metro’s proposed $8.8 billion budget for the next fiscal year – which begins July 1 – is being considered by our agency’s Board of [continue reading]
Metro and Caltrans invite community members, stakeholders, and residents to participate in the I-710 South Corridor Task Force’s eighth meeting on Monday, May 9, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This meeting will be an opportunity for the public to provide feedback on the task force’s efforts. Please note that [continue reading]
Metro and Caltrans invite the community to participate in the I-710 South Corridor Task Force (710 Task Force) meeting on Thursday, February 17 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The fifth Task Force meeting will be open to the public and provide an opportunity for public comment throughout the agenda. [continue reading]
As the year begins, we’re back with an important update on the Traffic Reduction Study to determine if, where, and how to test congestion pricing (i.e. tolls) in our region to reduce gridlock and offer better mobility options to everyone. We want to share some new information we’ve learned from [continue reading]
Metro will hold the first listening sessions for the newly formed I-710 South Corridor Task Force (710 Task Force) on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm and Thursday, December 9, 2021, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. These sessions are designed to present information on the [continue reading]
Metro is extending the comment period on the I-405 Sepulveda Pass ExpressLanes project from 30 days to 60 days, through October 1, 2021, to allow more time for the public to submit their scoping comments. The project proposes to build ExpressLanes on the 405 between the 10 and 101 freeways. [continue reading]
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been receiving questions about the I-605 Corridor Improvement Project. In particular, many of the questions concern whether properties would need to be acquired and demolished to build the project. Before going any further, we want to be abundantly clear: Metro has made no decisions [continue reading]
pdf here Friendly reminder: Metro’s draft version of Goods Movement Strategic Plan is still available for public comment! Metro is pleased to have developed the draft plan along with a very wide spectrum of goods movement stakeholders. We’re looking for ways to improve the economy-sustaining movement of goods while minimizing impacts [continue reading]
One of the freeway projects Metro is pursuing is building ExpressLanes on the 105 freeway between the 405 and Studebaker Road in Norwalk. A draft environmental impact report/assessment (EIR/EA) has been released — the document is here. A virtual public hearing will be held Wednesday, July 15, from 6 p.m. [continue reading]
Here is the news release from Caltrans: Caltrans today announced that construction has begun on the Harbor Freeway (I-110) and San Diego Freeway (I-405) interchange to ease traffic congestion for approximately 275,000 motorists who travel it daily. The $35-million I-110/I-405 interchange improvement project will widen the northbound San Diego Freeway [continue reading]
