Terminal Island Freeway Removal
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Long Beach: Terminal Island Freeway Removal (Once Again) Attempts to Find Funding for Study
Last night, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to (once again) approved a motion to pursue a grant in order to further a study on the removal of the northern portion of the Terminal Island Freeway (I-103) that sits above Pacific Coast Highway in West Long Beach.
March 20, 2013
In Long Beach, City Looks at Removing Terminal Island Freeway
On Tuesday night, the City of Long Beach took the first step in what could be a long journey that would end with one of the largest freeway removal projects in Southern California history. The Terminal Island Freeway cuts through west Long Beach and is one of the most under-utilized pieces of publicly owned space in Los Angeles. Local advocates have dreamed of turning the part of "freeway" north of the Pacific Coast Highway into a local street with the excess space turned into one of Long Beach's largest parks.
March 23, 2012