ACTA Reaches Agreement With Final Corridor City; City of Vernon Signs MOU.LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 6, 1998--The Alameda Corridor The Alameda Corridor is a 20 mile (32 km) freight rail "expressway"[1] owned by the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (AAR reporting marks ATAX Transportation Authority Thursday approved a settlement agreement with the city of Vernon to provide mitigation for the upcoming construction of the Alameda Corridor. Concluding a lengthy process, ACTA has now signed agreements and memoranda of understanding with all of the Corridor Cities adjacent to the project including Carson, Compton, South Gate, Lynwood, Huntington Park Huntington Park, city (1990 pop. 56,065), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1856, inc. 1906. Its varied manufactures include metal, glass and rubber products and industrial equipment. and Vernon. The Alameda Corridor project is a 20-mile freight rail expressway linking the ports Long Beach and 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. to the transcontinental rail yards just east of downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . The project will speed the flow of cargo by consolidating rail lines and eliminating about 200 grade crossings. Construction of the $2 billion project began last year, and is scheduled for completion in 2001. "These agreements mark a major milestone for the project," said ACTA Board Chair Rudy Svorinich Rudy Svorinich (born 1960) is a Republican who served on the Los Angeles City Council representing the 15th district. A resident of San Pedro, his diverse district also includes the community of Watts. He was elected to the council in 1993 and served two full terns. Jr. "We are pleased to conclude these important negotiationswith our neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. cities. ACTA is making every effort to ensure that the construction of the project minimizes impacts and maximizes benifits to each individual city." The agreements resolve many construction-related matters involving issues such as traffic management and permit handling. They also allow each city to improve its infrastructure during construction. Los Angeles City Councilman Svorinich also pointed out that the Corridor Cities had previously secured a major mitigation measure in the early stages of the project in the form of a 10-mile, 33-foot-deep below-surface railway. Beginning in the city of Compton, trains will descend into the below-ground-level corridor through the cities of Lynwood, South Gate, Huntington Park and Vernon. The entire project will eliminate traffic conflicts at nearly 200 street -level railroad crossings, reducing traffic delays by 90 percent. Alameda Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. Street will be redesigned and widened south of state Route 91 from four to six lanes. Train emissions will be reduced by as much as 28 percent and noise pollution from trains reduced by 90 percent.
CONTACT: Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
Gill V. Hicks/Veronica Soto, 310/233-7480
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