COUNTY SEEKS STUDY ON BARRIERS FOR 138.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Highway 138's latest fatal crash has led the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich's motion, approved Tuesday, will send letters with all five board members' signatures to the California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems in California. , Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that , state Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight, R-Palmdale, and 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, requesting Caltrans to immediately investigate installing median barriers along Highway 138. ``Whatever recommendations they are seeking will be looked at very carefully and seriously,'' said Joe Brazile, a Caltrans spokesman. ``That's all I can say until we have a chance to read into its entirety as (to) what they want.'' The letter asks Caltrans to investigate installing center barriers at curves near Littlerock Creek, 106th Street East, Avenue V-8, 175th Street East and Avenue W, and at other locations where head-on crashes have occurred. ``I understand what the board may have in mind but the feasibility is the question,'' said Brazile. ``There's not much room for a barrier.'' The motion comes 10 days after a four-vehicle crash killed a Valyermo man, Duane Gross, and a Lancaster couple, Keith and Teresa Stein, and orphaned or·phan n. 1. a. A child whose parents are dead. b. A child who has been deprived of parental care and has not been adopted. 2. A young animal without a mother. 3. their 9-month-old baby. Just the week before, Caltrans announced the beginning of an environmental study into widening the highway, in hopes of reducing crashes like the one that killed Gross and the Steins. The State Transportation Improvement Plan has $38.5 million earmarked for widening the predominantly pre·dom·i·nant adj. 1. Having greatest ascendancy, importance, influence, authority, or force. See Synonyms at dominant. 2. two-lane highway to four lanes between Avenue T and 165th Street East. Caltrans is hoping to begin construction in February 2002 and have the work completed in about two years. Last Wednesday, Brazile met with residents to discuss widening options. |
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