AVE. L BUILDER CHOSEN OCTOBER STARTING DATE FOR WIDENING OVERPASS.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer LANCASTER- With bids coming in under estimate, Lancaster officials expect to be able award a contract next month for the widening of the Avenue L overpass, providing relief for Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. motorists. MCM (MultiChip Module or MicroChip Module) A chip package that contains several bare chips mounted close together on a substrate (base) of some kind. Construction Inc., of Morgan Hill, Calif., was the lowest bid at $3.75 million, about $200,000 under the city's estimate. The city received six bids for the project, with the highest being $4.19 million. The relatively tight cluster of bids is a good indication that the low figure is a solid bid, city officials said. ``We have a high level of confidence we are where we should be,'' Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. Director Jeff Long Jeff Long is an American writer. Long is an experienced climber, and Rock climbing often manifests in his writing. Bibliography Fiction
The bid will go to the City Council at its Sept. 12 meeting. The existing two-lane overpass will be expanded to six lanes and a second bridge constructed. ``It will be seamless where it comes together,'' Long said. Work could begin as early as October. The project is expected to take approximately 14 months to complete. The northbound north·bound adj. Going toward the north. northbound Adjective going towards the north Adj. 1. off-ramp to Avenue L is frequently backed up during the evening rush hour, with motorists trying to turn left. Motorists were given some relief when the city restriped the lanes to provide a turning pocket so cars could cross the eastbound east·bound adj. Going toward the east. eastbound Adjective going towards the east Adj. 1. lane, then wait for the westbound traffic to clear. The overpass is one of two major overpass projects the city has in the works. The second project, in the planning stages, is to widen the Avenue H overpass from two lanes to six. That project will also involve widening the off-ramps from one to two lanes each. That project is projected to cost $7.7 million. |
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