FLORA FOR FREEWAYS SET TO GROW IN VALLEY PILOT PROGRAM.Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer NORTH HILLS - Government and business leaders kicked off a $200,000 pilot beautification beau·ti·fy tr. & intr.v. beau·ti·fied, beau·ti·fy·ing, beau·ti·fies To make or become beautiful. beau program Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant that eventually could enhance landscaping along freeway on- and off-ramps across the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . The first stage of the program targets the 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. at Roscoe Boulevard thanks to money donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. by local businesses and Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg. ``When there's trash and weeds 1. weeds - Refers to development projects or algorithms that have no possible relevance or practical application. Comes from "off in the weeds". Used in phrases like "lexical analysis for microcode is serious weeds." 2. outside the window, you don't feel very good about the government,'' said Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys. ``This shows the kind of pride we have in the San Fernando Valley.'' Work on what's being called the Gateways project began when Hertzberg noticed overgrown overgrown said of a part that has not been kept trimmed. overgrown hoof overgrown hooves put unusual stresses on bones and tendons and allow for distortion of the wall and sole. and poorly landscaped ramps in the Valley and sought the help of Caltrans and, for private funding, the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley. Caltrans waived some construction permit fees for the pilot project, and nearby Galpin Motors donated $50,000. The pilot program will also receive $50,000 from Hertzberg's office fund and an expected contribution of the same from Anheuser-Busch. The fourth expected contributor of about $50,000 is the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. Valley Jobs Recovery Corp., established to help the Valley's economy, said Saul Gomez, director of the Economic Alliance. Galpin owner Bert Boeckmann said he was thinking along the same lines as Hertzberg to improve the beauty of the area. When he learned of the project, he jumped aboard, offering to contribute $50,000. ``I've been all over the world, most of the freeways' on-ramps and off- ramps look very nice,'' said Boeckmann. ``In L.A. city they look bad, and in the Valley they look horrible.'' ``I think (this project) will be wonderful,'' Boeckmann said, adding that he would like to extend the landscaping theme to Roscoe Boulevard. The project improvements, which should be done by the end of September, will include palm trees, various flowers, ivy and plants native to the San Fernando Valley. The project - coordinated by the Economic Alliance - is hoped to be the first of 30 such beautification projects in the Valley at intersections along the Ventura, Hollywood and San Diego freeways. Most of the upgrades will consist of landscaping for on- and off-ramps and improvement of some undercrossings. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) NOW: The on-ramp at Roscoe and the 405 is shown before the upgrade. (2) NEXT: This is a computer-generated look at the future on-ramp. |
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