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| BOB WILSON, Valley Press Staff Writer |
| February
6, 2005 |
| TUNNEL VISION |
| Private toll roads, tunnels
may aid commuter traffic |
| The
Details:
The proposed Palmdale-Glendale connection would consist
of about 5 miles of surface road plus two tunnels: one
about 5 miles long and the other about 11 miles long. To
maximize efficiency, a pair of tunnels, each 47 feet in
diameter, should be dug. Instead of allowing two lanes in
each direction for both trucks and cars, one tunnel could
accommodate six lanes - three each way - for cars and
light trucks only, while the second tunnel could
accommodate two lanes - one each way - for large buses
and trucks only. |
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| PALMDALE- Representatives
of a Los Angeles think tank, the Reason Foundation, hope
to convince state legislators and municipal officials
that toll-way projects are the solution to California's
gridlocked freeways. By 2030, experts expect the state's
population to grow from 34 million to 50 million, with
most of those new residents settling near Los Angeles,
San Diego and San Francisco. Because the Antelope Valley
is one of the few remaining areas of L.A. County where
growth can be accommodated, it probably will double its
current population, Passantino, the director of
government affairs for the Reason Foundation, said. |