710 Freeway Expansion Dropped After Decades of Planning, Marking a Milestone for L.A.LOS ANGELES—A decades-old plan to widen one of America’s busiest cargo corridors was scrapped Thursday, as the agency acknowledged it must find a new way to lessen traffic without adding lanes. The Los Angeles Times found that more than 200,000 people nationwide have lost their homes because of federal road projects over three decades. Its author, Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, a Democrat, lives four blocks from the 710 Freeway. The 710 Freeway is the main artery for the nation’s largest port complex, through which nearly a third of the nation’s imported goods move. “Our 710 communities are really looking for some quality-of-life improvements, as soon as possible,” she said.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 28, 2022 01:10 UTC