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| URS Corp. Inc. has determined that an all-tunnel
option wouldn't be feasible to construct, but a route
using a combination of tunneling and surface roadway
would be most cost-effective. Construction costs alone
are projected at $2.6 billion in today's dollars, with a
total project cost of $3.1 billion, or roughly $130
million per mile. |
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| Mayor Jim Ledford said Friday he is interested in
exploring a third route to the Los Angeles. "On the
138, on the 14, we're looking at significant dollars for
improvements there, and we're in partnership with Santa
Clarita on getting improvements on the 5." Ledford
said the plan agreed to by the North County
Transportation Coalition - including Lancaster, Palmdale
and Santa Clarita - calls for improvements worth several
billion dollars. |
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| Projects include expanding Highway 138 to four lanes;
adding reversible carpool lanes on the Antelope Valley
Freeway; adding mixed flow, carpool and truck lanes on
Interstate 5; expanding Highway 138 west of Lancaster to
Gorman to four lanes; and developing the High Desert
Corridor from Palmdale to the Victor Valley. The Antelope
Valley is expected to nearly double in population to
700,000 residents by 2020. |
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