FIVE-POINTS COULD BECOME FOUR; HEAVILY TRAVELED INTERSECTION COULD BE REALIGNED.Byline: Mary Lou Aurelio Daily News Staff Writer A five-point intersection considered one of the busiest in the city is up for an $18.2 million fix that includes realigning a street to make it a standard four-way corner. The intersection where Burbank and Victory boulevards meet Victory Place ``has long been one of the most heavily congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. intersections in the city,'' project analyst Paul Krueger said in a report to be presented to the Burbank City Council on Tuesday. The council is expected to approve recommendations aimed at easing 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 creating shorter waits at the traffic light. Burbank Boulevard is the primary east-west thoroughfare THOROUGHFARE. A street or way so open that one can go through and get out of it without returning. It differs from a cul de sac, (q.v.) which is open only at one end. 2. Whether a street which is not a thoroughfare is a highway, seems not fully settled. in Burbank connecting the Media City Center and Burbank Village with the western portions of the city, Krueger said. Victory Boulevard serves as a major artery bringing traffic from the south and west. Because the heavy traffic carried by these major thoroughfares converge at the five-point intersection, traffic-signal waits cause prolonged delays for drivers during peak hours peak hours npl, peak period n → horas fpl punta peak hours peak npl → heures fpl d'affluence or de pointe . ``The five-points intersection operates at overcapacity o·ver·ca·pac·i·ty n. Too great a capacity for production of commodities or delivery of services in relation to actual need: the problem of overcapacity in many large industries. , failing to meet a minimum level of service,'' Krueger said. The intersection lies at a strategic position within the city, forming a gateway to the former Lockheed property, the Media City Center and Burbank Village, and the Golden State project redevelopment area. Without the realignment re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. , traffic is expected to worsen as the Lockheed property is developed and growth continues in the Golden State area and downtown, Krueger said. Plans for the Lockheed site include retail stores and a hotel. ``It's a very congested, very complicated intersection,'' said Mike Moss, senior engineer assistant for the Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. traffic division. At peak traffic time, motorists can wait up to four minutes for a green light, he said. ``With the improvements, it will be two minutes,'' Moss said. If the council OKs the first phase of the project, work will begin within a month, said Steve Donley, Burbank Community Development administrative officer. When completed, it will be a standard four-point intersection. Under the proposal, Victory Boulevard will be realigned so that it no longer feeds into the intersection. Victory Boulevard would meet Burbank Boulevard approximately 500 feet west of the five-points intersection. The plans also call for the Burbank Boulevard Bridge to be widened on the northern side, from 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. southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. off-ramp west to the intersection, Donley said. Most of the work will be conducted at night and in the early morning hours, he said. ``The city wants to do it with minimum disruption,'' Donley said. ``We didn't want to create any heavy traffic problems and inconvenience anyone.'' The project is expected to be finished sometime by the end of 2000, or beginning of 2001. CAPTION(S): Map MAP: Five-points intersection |
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