CAR-POOL LANES OPEN ON 14 OFFICIALS CELEBRATE CRUCIAL STEP IN UNCLOGGING FREEWAY.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer PALMDALE - Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley leaders and transportation officials held a ceremony Friday to celebrate the completion of 10.5 miles of 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. car-pool lanes between Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
The $32.9 million project added a car-pool lane in each direction between Escondido Canyon Road and Mountain Springs Road, taking two years to complete. ``The extension of the car-pool lanes on the 14 will be a huge benefit to the residents of the Antelope Valley,'' said Assemblyman 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. ``More lanes mean parents can spend more time at home with their families and less time in traffic and that is almost always a good thing.'' The state Department of Transportation estimates that for every mile of a car-pool lane, commuters save about one minute in travel time. There are about 60,000 Antelope Valley residents who commute each day on the freeway to jobs in 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. or elsewhere. ``The completion of this phase of the car-pool lanes on Route 14 will help relieve traffic 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. and encourage people to ride-share in their daily commutes to and from work,'' said Lancaster Mayor Frank Roberts, a board member of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The next project for the freeway will be the addition of car-pool lanes in each direction between Mountain Springs Road and Avenue P-8. That project, estimated to cost $31.9 million, is being designed. Construction is expected to begin next year and will take about a year, Caltrans officials said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color in AV only) Car poolers use the newly opened southbound lane. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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