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April 30, 2010

STREET PAVING CONTINUES

Tom LaBonge

YEAH! Beverly Blvd. was re-paved from Rossmore to Western avenues. More upgrading is planned on area streets, says Councilman LaBonge.

Many of you have called or e–mailed that you’re happy that Beverly Blvd. finally was re-paved from Rossmore to Western Ave. It makes a big difference, doesn’t it? The poor condition of that roadway bothered me every day when I drove through the neighborhood, so I’m happy to finally see the smooth, new asphalt.

As a Councilman, I’m committed to making Los Angeles a healthier, more livable city with safe, vibrant neighborhoods. It’s a constant source of frustration that it takes so long and costs so much to accomplish the basic maintenance that we all expect from a world-class city.

Wilton Place between Third St. and Wilshire Blvd. is on the schedule for re-paving soon, as is Third St. between Hauser and Fairfax Ave.

The re-paving of Wilshire Blvd. between Western and Fairfax Ave. should begin next spring. The complex funding formula for this project gives a clear picture of why it’s so hard for the city to accomplish what seems to be basic maintenance.

The city of Los Angeles has 7,000 miles of roadway and some of it is original street bed, laid by our first developers. (New York City, by comparison, has about 771.) Maintaining these streets has become very expensive and city funds, as we all know, are limited right now.

We have applied for grants through two different federal funding programs to re-surface Wilshire Blvd., and were granted stimulus funds to re-pave the center lanes of the street. For the curb lanes, however, we applied for funding through a separate program that required that the re-paving be tied to a transit project.

The appropriate transit project was the Metro Bus Rapid Transit project, which will include complete reconstruction of the curb lanes, installation of new station areas and other improvements. When it’s finished, Wilshire Blvd. will look terrific.

Because of the scale of this project, however, California law requires that the city conduct an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to determine how to do the work with the least possible impact on the community. The first phase of that report is now available online at: www.gobrt.org/LosAngelesWilshireEISPartI.pdf.

The final EIR is expected this fall. If it is accepted by the various boards and commissions, the work would start next spring at the earliest. I hope you can be patient as this process unfolds.

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