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Metro Board Looks to Rein in 605 and 5 Freeway Widening Home Demolitions
The motion directs staff to come up with less destructive alternatives, to reconsider the need for the project, and to do more outreach
October 17, 2020
KNBC Covers Metro’s Plan to Widen 605 Freeway and Demolish Homes, While Metro’s The Source Lies About the Project
Metro claimed four-lane project would only add one lane, and that nearly-complete plans are in "early stages"
October 8, 2020
City of Downey Officially Opposes Full Metro 605/5 Freeway Widening Impacting Downey Homes
Downey officially opposes Metro taking 200+ Downey homes, but Mayor Blanca Pacheco caveated that "The City is supportive of the improvements of the I-5 freeway, which will bring transportation, connectivity and economic benefits”
October 7, 2020
Metro Plans to Take Out 200+ Downey Homes to Widen 5 and 605 Freeways
Downey resident Alexandria Contreras says Metro's "I-605 Corridor Improvement Project" is "not an improvement, it's destruction, state sanctioned violence.... immoral and unjust."
October 2, 2020
North 5 Freeway Widening Project Cost Overrun is Even More Than Metro Reported in Early September
September Metro report said Burbank freeway project was $50M over budget, but a May Caltrans letter said $73.2M - and with no construction end in sight, the final total could be even higher
September 30, 2020
Over Budget, Five Years Late, I-5 Widening Sparks Metro-Caltrans Debate on Who Pays Cost Overruns
The three- to four-year-long 5 Freeway widening project through Burbank is now expected to take eight years of construction
September 18, 2020
CA Senate Transportation Vice-Chair Says Active Transportation Projects Increase Emissions
Spoiler alert: They don't
February 14, 2020
Wrongheaded High Desert Freeway Named a Top National Boondoggle
Proponents have smeared a lot of lipstick on their $8 billion, 63-mile highway project, but it's still a pig
June 18, 2019
Caltrans Lies Again: Widening 5 Freeway Will “Minimize Congestion… Reduce Pollution”
Caltrans is lying. Again.
April 19, 2019
The 210 Freeway Remains a Dire Threat to Gold Line Safety – Fixes Needed Yesterday
The Times finally covered this clear danger to transit rider life and limb. Metro's planned fix is awaiting approval and funding.
April 9, 2019
