EDITORIAL ROAD WORK AHEAD GOVERNOR, U.S. SENATE MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES TO GET TRAFFIC MOVING.GOV. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] and the U.S. Senate are taking steps that would mean billions in additional transportation funds for California. Schwarzenegger's plan would fully fund the state's transportation fund with $1.3 billion from the extra revenue flowing in from the improving business climate - money that can be used to revive long-delayed transportation projects and funnel millions into the 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. region. Among the project could be a long-needed car-pool lane on the northbound San Diego Freeway The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405, and the part of Interstate 5 south of the El Toro Y[1]) is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major beltway of I-5 running through Southern California. through the Sepulveda Pass Sepulveda Pass (el. 1130 ft. / 334 m.) is a mountain pass through the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles, California. It is often called Poop-Out Pass, a phrase once used by now-deceased traffic reporter Bill Keene. and improvements on the Ventura Freeway through Ventura County. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday fought off a plan by the White House to put a cap on spending for federal highways and mass transit projects over the next six years. Both of these efforts are greatly needed to ease 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. in the region and state. Traffic congestion is something that affects all lives, whether you commute every day or not. It can mean the crucial difference in a swift police response to a crime in progress. It can mean hours spent getting to and from work and not spent with family or friends. It's even dangerous to our collective heath. As a report earlier this week noted, Southern California leads the nation in gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. . With the area still growing rapidly, things are only going to get worse in the years ahead unless a substantial investment is made in the region's roads and highways List of articles related to roads and highways around the world. International/World
The reason that the $1.3 billion extra in state funding is even possible is because of the surge in the state's economy. If ever, this is the time to sink some of that windfall into California's aging transportation systems before they collapse. In addition to spending the money, the region's leaders must do their part by working to create a comprehensive transportation plan for the entire region. |
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