Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Metro Highway Program

Metro and Caltrans 605 Freeway Valley Boulevard Project is All Too Typical of Harmful Incremental Highway Widening

By Joe Linton | Oct 20, 2021 | No Comments

The 605 Freeway/Valley Blvd project isn't among the most destructive widening projects that Metro and Caltrans do, but it's bad.

The 710 Freeway in Long Beach. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro and Other So Cal Freeway Builders Express Frustration About Addressing Equity

By Joe Linton | Oct 14, 2021 | No Comments

Metro leadership complain that "inclusion of equity and race impact assessment[s]" and "expanded public participation in project development" are hampering the agency's plans to widen freeways.

East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice 710 Freeway graphic

Tuesday Newsbits Round-Up: Metro Ridership, 710 Freeway, Metro Buses and More

By Joe Linton | Sep 14, 2021 | No Comments

Another 710 Freeway task force, Metro CNG bus fire, 210 Freeway crash barrier, Metro ridership recovering from COVID lows, and local return money for driving

Rail bridge on segment 2 of Metro/Caltrans SR-71 widening project. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro & Caltrans Under-Construction 71 Freeway Widening Project Hitting Cost/Schedule Overrun Snags

By Joe Linton | Sep 10, 2021 | No Comments

Construction started on SR-71 segment 1 less than two months ago and is already 3-6 months behind schedule. Segment 2, budgeted to cost $40 million now faces a $61M construction funding shortfall.

210 Freeway truck crash onto the L Line tracks - photo via Metro

Metro Completes Design for 210 Freeway Crash Barrier to Keep Trucks Off Gold Line

By Joe Linton | Sep 9, 2021 | No Comments

The six-mile 210 Freeway barrier through Pasadena and Arcadia costs $425M. If funded, it could be completed in 2028.