August 22, 2010 | Summit to Focus on Delivering
Sustainable Transportation Solutions
Mark your calendar for Friday, Oct. 29,
when Mobility 21 will host its ninth annual Southern California
Transportation Summit. Each year the Mobility… [more] |
August 17, 2010 | The Golden State Gateway Coalition has released the Summer 2010 edition of its newsletter, Interchange. The newsletter is published quarterly and
provides current information on north Los Angeles County transportation matters,
emphasizing roadway improvements… [more] |
August 17, 2010 | Why Truck Climbing Lanes?
By Victor Lindenheim
Executive Director,
Golden State Gateway Coalition
Designated truck lanes, also called truck climbing lanes, are designed to improve freeway operations by providing additional throughways for trucks and other… [more] |
August 17, 2010 | Trucks Headed for New Lanes
L.A.
County Metro’s New Long-Range Plan Sets Stage for Allocation of Measure
R Funds to Build Truck Lanes from State Route 14 to Lyons Avenue
January 2010
By Tim Whyte
Interchange… [more] |
August 17, 2010 | Freeway Upgrades Will Bring Direct and Indirect Economic Benefits
Commentary
By Victor Lindenheim
Executive Director,
Golden State Gateway Coalition
“The first priority for the coming year is the economy and jobs…”
— Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger… [more] |
January 19, 2010 | Top Ten Reasons to Support Improvements to Interstate 5
The Golden State Gateway Coalition believes there are many great reasons to favor I-5 improvements in Northern Los Angeles County, and these are the Top 10. We take… [more] |
August 31, 2009 | Mobility 21 Summit Set for Sept. 21The Golden State Gateway Coalition is proud to support the Mobility 21
Transportation Summit, scheduled Sept. 21 at the Westin Bonaventure in
Los Angeles. The event's theme is, "Making Transportation Work:
Planning and Funding Southern California's Transportation Future." More
information on the summit and… [more] |
July 31, 2009 |
There Are No Guarantees, but L.A. County Voters’ Approval of Measure R May Eventually Pay Dividends for the I-5 Gateway
By Tim Whyte
InterChange Editor
By the narrowest of margins, voters have approved Measure R, the half-cent… [more] |
July 31, 2009 | The Golden State Gateway Coalition is proud to support the Mobility 21 Transportation Summit, scheduled Sept. 21 at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles. The event's theme is, "Making Transportation Work: Planning and Funding Southern California's Transportation Future." More information on the summit and on Mobility 21, the Southern California… [more] |
May 31, 2009 | A Seamless Connection
Interchange Improvement Will Enable Drivers to Transfer from Route 14 to I-5 without Leaving the Carpool Lane
If you’re a commuter who uses State Route 14, and you’ve lamented that the new Interstate 5… [more] |
May 31, 2009 | Economic Stimulus Money: What Does it Really Mean for Transportation Improvements in North L.A. County?
By Victor Lindenheim
Executive Director,
Golden State Gateway Coalition
There
are 2,569,568,320 reasons to believe California will see its highways,
roads… [more] |
May 31, 2009 |
A Heavy-Hitting Ally for I-5
Rep. Buck McKeon Urges House Leaders to Include Interstate 5 Gateway in Federal Funding PrioritiesU.S.
Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon is going to bat for the Interstate 5 Gateway
Improvement Project, actively seeking federal funding to add
much-needed capacity… [more] |
January 31, 2009 |
What the Obama Presidency May Mean for Transportation
By Victor Lindenheim
Executive Director,
Golden State Gateway Coalition
Very
little was said by either presidential candidate during the campaign
regarding transportation… [more] |
August 15, 2008 |
I-5 Project Included in SCAG Regional Priorities
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), the largest regional planning agency in the
nation, released a draft of its 2008 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)
in… [more] |
August 15, 2008 |
Analysis: MTA, County Vote to Place Transportation Initiative on Ballot
By Victor Lindenheim
Executive Director,
Golden State Gateway Coalition
On
July 24, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation… [more] |
August 14, 2008 | FHWA Releases SAFETEA-LU
Funds for I-5 Project
In
August 2005, the president signed the long-awaited $286 billion
national surface transportation bill. This past December, most of the
$1.6 million specified in the bill for the Santa Clarita I-5 Gateway
Improvement… [more] |
August 14, 2008 |
Leaders, Commuters Celebrate Grand Opening of Carpool Lanes South of Highway 14
A measure of relief for carpoolers traveling to and from the Santa Clarita Valley has arrived two months
ahead of schedule.… [more] |
February 08, 2008 | Check this space regularly for updates on the progress of roadway improvement projects in Northern Los Angeles County. Click on any headline below to read the full story:
News Story: Bond Money
Could Help Repair Roads
Contractor Prepares to Build Retaining Walls
at I-5 and Magic Mountain Parkway
[more] |
October 31, 2007 | The regular traffic lanes of Interstate 5 reopened Monday morning as cleanup and repairs continue after the fiery, multi-truck crash that closed the freeway in the Newhall Pass. The chain-reaction wreck occurred Friday night and all lanes of the freeway were closed throughout last weekend. The southbound truck route remains… [more] |
October 14, 2007 |
A Tragic Reminder
of the Importance of I-5
Most motorists have, no doubt, seen and heard the numerous media reports of the tragic multi-truck crash that caused the closure… [more] |
September 01, 2007 |
Caltrans Begins Scoping
for I-5 Improvements
Caltrans has launched the public review and study processes for much-needed improvements along the Interstate 5 corridor through the Santa Clarita Valley.
[more] |
August 23, 2007 | Contractor Prepares to Build Retaining Walls
The city of Santa Clarita has provided the following update on progress for construction of the interchange improvements at Interstate 5 and Magic Mountain Parkway.
August 2007: The
contractor, Security Paving, has completed removal of vegetation in
preparation… [more] |
August 18, 2007 | I-5 HOV Lanes on Schedule South of the SCV
Paving and bridge construction are on schedule for new carpool lanes on Interstate 5 between State Route 118 and the Antelope Valley Freeway, SR14.
Caltrans is building High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV), or carpool lanes, on the 6.2-mile stretch of… [more] |
August 12, 2007 | Construction Continues
at Magic Mountain Parkway/I-5
Work
has begun on the second phase of the 11-phase improvements to… [more] |
August 12, 2007 | Hasley Bridge Construction
Set to Start This Month
Construction
is scheduled to begin in August 2007 for new roundabouts and freeway
ramps at Hasley Canyon Road and… [more] |
August 12, 2007 | County Provides Update
on SCV Area Roadway Projects
The
following status report on road projects in the Santa Clarita Valley
was provided by Richard Yribe of the… [more] |
August 12, 2007 | County Provides Update on
Antelope Valley Area Road Projects
The
following status report on road projects in the Antelope Valley was
provided by Richard Yribe of the… [more] |
