PARKING BANNED ON WIDENED 'HAMBURGER HILL' IN NEWHALL.Byline: Eugene Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer 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, - County officials are prohibiting parking of commercial trucks along a stretch of The Old Road just south of Lyons Avenue - it runs though a hill crowded with hotels and fast-food restaurants - after crews converted the road from two to four lanes. A resolution unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors earlier this month rescinded previous restrictions on street-side parking from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for trucks weighing 10,000 pounds. Instead, signs prohibiting stopping on the road by any vehicles have been installed on the east side of The Old Road, between Marriott Way and Chiquella Lane, and on the road's west side between Marriott Way and Sagecrest Circle. That section of The Old Road runs past what some local drivers refer to as ``Hamburger Hill Hamburger Hill bloody Viet Nam battle over strategically worthless objective (1969). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 631] See : Folly .'' The road's east side along Interstate 5 is stacked with burger stands, gas stations and motels, making it a draw for travelers and truckers. Rows of houses and apartments and a strip mall strip mall n. A shopping complex containing a row of various stores, businesses, and restaurants that usually open onto a common parking lot. Noun 1. flank the other side. The two-lane road was re-striped in December to allow four lanes of traffic: two northbound north·bound adj. Going toward the north. northbound Adjective going towards the north Adj. 1. and two southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. lanes. The route, which runs alongside Interstate 5, often is an alternative for motorists trying to avoid 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. during rush hour. ``It's going to be 'No stopping any time,''' Ken Pellman, a county Department of 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. spokesman, said Monday about the new signs. ``It was one lane in each direction. Now it's two lanes in each direction, so there is no room for parking. The restriction against the trucks was redundant.'' In a Feb. 23 letter to the county supervisors, a spokesman for the Department of Public Works wrote that trucks have ``adversely impacted the quality of life and traffic safety on the streets and surrounding neighborhoods.'' The nearest stop that could accommodate tractor-trailers lies three miles north along Magic Mountain Parkway and The Old Road. ``It's basically a traffic flow situation,'' Pellman said. Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color -- ran in SAC edition only) New signs have gone up along a stretch of The Old Road that many local drivers call ``Hamburger Hill.'' Stopping and parking became a safety issue, county officials said. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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