BENZ TRAFFIC LIMITS OK'D.Byline: JUDY O'ROURKE Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- 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 supervisors decided Tuesday to have signs posted on a stretch of county road to stop thousands of cars a day from taking a rush-hour shortcut (1) In Windows, a shortcut is an icon that points to a program or data file. Shortcuts can be placed on the desktop or stored in other folders, and double clicking a shortcut is the same as double clicking the original file. through the older Benz Road city neighborhood. The decision to bar turns from Copper Hill onto Buckhorn buck·horn n. 1. The horn of a buck. 2. The material of such a horn, used especially to make handles for knives and tools. Lane two hours a day was spurred by county residents who had opposed city government's plan to bar turns four hours a day. ``I believe this is a fair compromise,'' said Anthony Michaelides, who lives on nearby Cross Creek Cross Creek may refer to:
``Many residents didn't want any restriction at all.'' In February, the Santa Clarita City Council approved placing signs on Copper Hill and Bouquet Canyon Road to prevent drivers from using Benz as a thoroughfare. The signs on Copper Hill would have restricted traffic from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Instead, county officials made it 4:30 to 6:30. Benz was built under county control decades ago, before the city of Santa Clarita was incorporated. More than two dozen homes front Benz, which became a cut-through when Copper Hill Drive opened to Bouquet Canyon Road. Benz has handled about 3,300 car trips a day. Long-time Benz resident Tony Natoli, who urged city officials for three years to take action,questioned county supervisors' move. ``I'm not sure if it was a win or giveaway,'' he said. ``It's like a nightmare where you can't get a toehold or up a ladder.'' He said he is taking a wait-and-see attitude but will push for a city backup plan to further restrict permissible turns if the Benz traffic does not subside to fewer than 2,000 trips a day. Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San recommended the changes,including exploring the viability of placing a fire gate where a cul de sac CUL DE SAC. This is a French phrase, which signifies, literally, the bottom of a bag, and, figuratively, a street not open at both ends. It seems not to be settled whether a cul de sac is to be considered a highway. See 1 Campb. R. 260; 11 East, R. 376, note; 5 Taunt. R. 137; 5 B. & Ald. once stood at Cross Creek and Canterwood drives. Paul Novak, a deputy for Antonovich, said the county Department of 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. will talk to county Fire Department officials and look into getting a right-of-way from affected homeowners. Michaelides is pushing hard for the gate, which he said a majority of the impacted residents want. City and county traffic engineers will monitor the traffic for about three months to see if the signs are helping, said City Traffic Engineer Andrew Yi. They will consider extending the restriction to four hours if needed. judy.orourke(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5255 |
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