710 Freeway expansion dropped after decades of planning, marking a milestone for L.A.
LOS ANGELES — A decades-old plan to widen one of America's busiest cargo corridors was scrapped Thursday, as the agency acknowledged it must find a new way to lessen traffic without adding lanes. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority unanimously voted to end the $6 billion expansion plans for most of the 710 Freeway, where port-bound trucks idle in traffic-choked lanes ...
LOS ANGELES — A decades-old plan to widen one of America's busiest cargo corridors was scrapped Thursday, as the agency acknowledged it must find a new way to lessen traffic without adding lanes.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority unanimously voted to end the $6 billion expansion plans for most of the 710 Freeway, where port-bound trucks idle in traffic-choked lanes and nearby communities struggle with high rates of asthma and poor health.
"It's monumental that one of the biggest urban areas of the country is really thinking twice, before prioritizing goods movements over health," said
