CONSTRUCTION AT BUSY INTERSECTION CAUSING NOONTIME WOES.Byline: Angela M. Lemire Staff Writer Motorists are having their fill of jams during the lunch hour this week as construction at the McBean Parkway/Newhall Ranch Road intersection is bringing traffic to a standstill during the noontime noon·time n. See noon. rush. The work has caused delays in the northbound north·bound adj. Going toward the north. northbound Adjective going towards the north Adj. 1. lane between Creekside and Newhall Ranch roads as long as 20 minutes in some instances, as traffic has been funneled into two lanes without a separate left-turn lane. The Newhall Land and Farming Company The Newhall Land and Farming Company is a land management company based in Valencia, California, United States. The company is responsible for the master community planning of Valencia, as well as the management of farm land elsewhere in the state. began widening the intersection last week, working on the underground traffic signal system and locating new utility installation sites, officials said. City traffic engineer Bahman Janka said Newhall Land is funding the road improvements as part of its condition of approval for the North Valencia 1 annexation, which the city approved earlier this year. ``We're preparing for the opening of the road that will go from Newhall Ranch Road to Copper Hill Road,'' said Newhall Land spokeswoman Marlee Lauffer, anticipating the road will open by the end of September. She added, ``The intersection prep work will be done sporadically over the next two to three weeks.'' The peak of 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. at the busy intersection largely has occurred around noon, when workers in the Valencia Industrial Center and students from Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
Construction crews are not working from 7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m., because those hours have the heaviest commuter traffic Noun 1. commuter traffic - traffic created by people going to or returning from work traffic - the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time , Lauffer said. City officials suggested that motorists opt for Bouquet Canyon or Rye Canyon roads, or Copper Hill Drive as alternate routes An official alternate route is a bannered highway that provides an alternate alignment for a highway. Originally, the term for these routes was "optional"; but in 1959, the designation became alternate. to reach northern areas of Valencia and Saugus as road construction continues on McBean Parkway and Newhall Ranch Road. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Road construction at the McBean Parkway and Newhall Ranch Road intersection is causing delays for people heading to the Town Center for lunch. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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