ROADS CLOSED FOR MONTHS SAN FRANCISQUITO, BOUQUET ROUTES HEAVILY DAMAGED.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer PALMDALE - Two heavily used commuters routes between the Antelope and Santa Clarita valleys will remain closed for months because of storm damage, 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. County's top administrator said Wednesday. San Francisquito Canyon Road will be closed for eight months and Bouquet Canyon Road will be closed for two months, Chief Administrative Officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive David Janssen said at a Palmdale Chamber of Commerce luncheon. ``This is the worst storm we've ever had,'' Janssen said. County officials are working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the federal agency responsible for coordinating emergency planning, preparedness, risk reduction, response, and recovery. The agency works closely with state and local governments by funding emergency programs and providing technical to get financial assistance for repairing the storm damage, Janssen said. On Saturday, the governor declared a state of emergency in seven counties, including Los Angeles. Damage to county roads in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley alone has been estimated at $20 million. Damage to county roads and flood control facilities throughout the county has been estimated at $50 million. Given the torrential rains, Janssen said he was surprised that the damage wasn't worse. County 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. and state Transportation Department officials said they are working to hasten repairs to storm-damaged roads. Aerial photos show a bridge knocked out on San Francisquito Canyon Road north of Saugus, as well as sections of that road and of Bouquet Canyon Road washed away by the creeks the roads parallel. Sierra Highway between Acton and Canyon Country reopened Monday. Angeles Forest Highway The Angeles Forest Highway traverses the Angeles National Forest and connects the Los Angeles basin to the Antelope Valley by going up and over the San Gabriel Mountains. The highway is variously known as County Road N-3 or FH-59 or the Palmdale cutoff. It is about 25 miles long. and Angeles Crest Highway The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction) segment of California State Route 2 in the United States. The road is 66 miles in length, with its western terminus at the intersection at Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge and its eastern , which are used by Antelope Valley commuters traveling to Pasadena, reopened Wednesday. While Angeles Crest Highway is open, Caltrans officials warned motorists that crews are still at work along it. Big Tujunga Canyon Road, which connects Angeles Forest Highway to Sunland, remains closed, Los Angeles County roads officials said. The county Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. directed Public Works officials to provide weekly reports, which will be made available to affected cities and town councils in the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys, about the progress of repair efforts. Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) A car lies stuck in the dry mud of a wash Wednesday as county crews work to reopen nearby Avenue N, part of the estimated $20 million in damage Antelope Valley roads suffered in the recent storms. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion