210 FREEWAY PROJECT BEGINS.Byline: L.C. Greene Staff Writer State and civic leaders broke ground Friday on the final Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County phase of the Foothill Freeway construction - work that also brings with it good news for frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: commuters who have endured years of bottleneck A lessening of throughput. It often refers to networks that are overloaded, which is caused by the inability of the hardware and transmission lines to support the traffic. It can also refer to a mismatch inside the computer where slower-speed peripheral buses and devices prevent the CPU on Base Line Road. Freeway project coordinator Marco Ruano said Caltrans is still prepared to meet its ambitious mid-2002 completion date for the $48 million portion of the freeway between La Verne La Verne (lə vûrn), city (1990 pop. 30,897), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1906. La Verne, which began as a citrus-processing center, now has varied manufacturing, including electronic components, apparel, hand and Interstate 15. ``It's a very aggressive and risky schedule,'' Ruano said. ``We will have to be resourceful re·source·ful adj. Able to act effectively or imaginatively, especially in difficult situations. re·source  ful·ly adv. .'' Unforeseen problems involving excavation or weather could affect the completion date of the 22-mile stretch, he said. Cities and counties have pushed not only for the rapid completion to minimize inconvenience, but also for the freeway to be opened at once, and not in stages, Ruano said. CAPTION(S): photo, map Photo: Dignitaries break ground for the final county phase of the Foothill Freeway construction. Tom Zasadzinski/Staff Photographer Map: Construction bottleneck Source: Caltrans Elaine Dalton/Staff Artist |
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