CAR-POOL LANES BILL ON GOVERNOR'S DESK.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer LANCASTER - A bill opening the car-pool lanes of the 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. to all motorists during nonrush times has passed the Legislature and awaits the governor's signature. Assembly Bill 1871, authored by Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. George Runner George C. Runner, Jr. (born March 25 1952 in Scotia, New York) is a Republican California State Senator, who represents the 17th Senate District, which includes portions of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Ventura County. , R-Lancaster, cleared its last hurdle in the Legislature when the Assembly approved amendments made to the bill in the Senate. The governor has until Sept. 30 to act on the bill. ``People driving on (State) Highway 14 are understandably frustrated when they are not allowed to use the car-pool lane that is more freely flowing during noncommuter hours,'' Runner said. ``Opening up this lane to mixed use would relieve congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. on this freeway and make life easier for a lot of folks.'' The bill does not specify the hours the lanes would be available for mixed use. That decision will be left up to the state Transportation Department. Typically, the peak hours peak hours npl, peak period n → horas fpl punta peak hours peak npl → heures fpl d'affluence or de pointe on the freeway have been 6-10 a.m. and 3- 7 p.m. The bill includes a provision for an analysis on the effectiveness of mixed-use lanes in reducing congestion. That analysis will be done by the state Legislative Analyst's Office. Among the amendments made in the Senate was the removal of provisions calling for Caltrans to add four spots where motorists could enter and exit the car-pool lanes. That provision was struck after Caltrans came back with a $5 million estimate to do the work. In Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern , Highway 99 has car-pool lanes designated for mixed use. All future car-pool lanes to be constructed in Northern California will be for mixed use, Runner said. |
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