ROLLING OUT NEW LOOK; RAILROAD AVENUE GETS TOWN MOVING.Byline: Teresa Jimenez Daily News Staff Writer With improvements to Railroad railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more. Avenue almost completed, people in the community who have been working on the transformation of downtown Newhall are getting excited. Sure, they knew the layout of it, the plans for it, even the look of the old-style light posts that would be installed. But as Councilwoman Laurene Weste said, ``Wow.'' ``I was told I had to see it, that it looks great,'' Weste said. ``I figured I'd go take a look, so I went down there. And I had to pull over. I thought, Wow It's just amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. to see the transformation.'' The road will look even better after crews put on the finishing touches finishing touches finish npl the finishing touches → der letzte Schliff finishing touches npl → ultimi ritocchi mpl . By the end of July, landscaping will line the street, the road stripes will be painted and light signals will be added, said Glenn Adamick, associate planner for the Community Development Department. The Railroad Avenue improvements were made in anticipation of a new Metrolink station in downtown Newhall. The road previously was not a through street, but it has been widened and extended to connect with San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the to ease traffic expected from commuters. Construction on the Metrolink station should begin in January and completion is expected next June, Adamick said. Both projects were budgeted for a total of $7 million, with much of the funds coming from federal money awarded to the city after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. . In addition, the city will use a $2.25 million block grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Those involved in the redevelopment effort are expecting the new station to provide a spark spark, in electricity: see arc. (language) SPARK - An annotated subset of Ada supported by tools supplied by Praxis Critical Systems (originally by PVL). http://sparkada.com. to businesses along San Fernando Road. Eventually, city officials envision a pedestrian-friendly shopping area featuring restaurants, boutiques, theaters and art galleries. As money becomes available through the Redevelopment Agency and grants, the city plans to widen wid·en tr. & intr.v. wid·ened, wid·en·ing, wid·ens To make or become wide or wider. wid  en·er n. the sidewalks and add benches and trees.
Those projects will have to wait, but organizers can enjoy the other improvements in the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile . ``These are two significant projects, but I think everyone knows there's a lot of work to be done,'' Adamick said. ``The (redevelopment) committee is really starting to look at it and estimate time frames.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Improvements along Railroad Avenue, complete with old-style street lights, are nearly complete. A new Metrolink station is the next project. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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