COUNTY CHIPS IN FOR CONNECTOR.Byline: Nicholas Grudin Staff Writer The Board of Supervisors approved $1 million in funding for the new Cross Valley Connector on Tuesday, taking a small bite out Verb 1. bite out - utter; "She bit out a curse" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" of the shortfall facing the massive road project in 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, . The connector - extensions of Golden Valley Road and Newhall Ranch Road - is about half done, with five out of eight miles built. However, four costly components of the new roadway are unfinished, with city officials hoping to get the rest of the money needed to complete the thoroughfare from the state and federal governments. ``With a project of this size, every chunk helps,'' said Chris Price, supervising engineer with the city of Santa Clarita. Tuesday's funding allocation came from the Road Guarantee Trust, money set aside by developers to be used for roads in the area. Supervisors unanimously approved the allocation. ``The Cross Valley Connector route will serve the transportation needs of our community residents in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. ,'' 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 said. The road, which will link the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. to 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. , has a $244 million price tag. About $174 million has been spent already. But several large segments remain unbuilt, including a 900-foot bridge over the Santa Clara River Santa Clara River may refer to:
``The project is a piecemeal, and we've been successful at putting it all together,'' Price said. The majority of the remaining $70 million will be used to build a bridge over the Santa Clara River, which Price believes will find funding once the other projects are complete. ``When there's just one piece left, it attracts more attention, and it generates more interest. As we get closer to completing the overall big picture, those funding sources will come around,'' Price said. Construction of the portion of the road between Sierra Highway and Highway 14 was stalled for six months due to engineering complications, but resumed in July. Described as ``the city's No. 1 transportation priority,'' the connector is expected to cut weekday commutes for thousands of valley motorists. Environmentalists oppose the connector, saying that it will invite more cars into the valley and contribute to pollution and overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding of animal accommodation. Many countries now publish codes of practice which define what the appropriate volumetric allowances should be for each species of animal when they are housed indoors. Breaches of these codes is overcrowding. . Nicholas Grudin, (661) 257-5255 nicholas.grudin(at)dailynews.com |
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