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2020 Caltrans/Metro 5 Freeway construction in Burbank. Photo via Caltrans

North 5 Freeway Widening Project Cost Overrun is Even More Than Metro Reported in Early September

By Joe Linton | Sep 30, 2020 | No Comments

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

Metro's September 2020 I-5 North construction status report

Over Budget, Five Years Late, I-5 Widening Sparks Metro-Caltrans Debate on Who Pays Cost Overruns

By Joe Linton | Sep 18, 2020 | No Comments

The three- to four-year-long 5 Freeway widening project through Burbank is now expected to take eight years of construction

New solidarity sticker spotted on Metro bus - photo by Kenny Uong

Editorial: Metro’s Black Lives Matter Statement – Fixed It for You

By Joe Linton | Jun 16, 2020 | No Comments

Despite some worthwhile Metro fails to take ownership of what the agency has done, situates current ongoing wrongs in the past, and fails to commit to actionable changes

Billions of Metro dollars at work - widening the 5 Freeway. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro Construction Chief: Most Metro Highway Projects Don’t Affect Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Joe Linton | Feb 21, 2020 | No Comments

Richard Clarke: "Most Metro highway projects... don't affect Vehicle Miles Traveled or greenhouse gas emissions, because they're focused on specific locations where congestion already exists"

Caltrans Settles Environment Lawsuit, Cancels High Desert Freeway Project

By Joe Linton | Oct 2, 2019 | 49 Comments

Thanks to a Climate Resolve lawsuit, Caltrans has agreed to halt work on the Metro-funded High Desert Corridor freeway

Among requests that Metro is refusing to fund: Alhambra City shuttle service. Photo via cptdb.ca

Groups Urge Metro Not to Approve Car-Centric SGV Projects Replacing Canceled North 710 Freeway

By Joe Linton | Sep 25, 2019 | 3 Comments

Metro's zombie engineers are pushing a half-billion dollars worth of projects that will force more car traffic into the San Gabriel Valley

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