Thursday, February 9, 2012
The council voted to move forward with a feasibility study for a proposed $72.9 million railroad grade separation project at Fairway Drive and Valley Boulevard.
A proposed grade separation project for Fairway Drive and Valley Boulevard will get further study. The Industry City Council this morning voted 5-0 to approve a $75,000 agreement with Walnut-based RKA Consulting Group to do a feasibility study for a grade separation for the Union Pacific railroad tracks near the intersection. The concept of the project involves raising both Fairway Drive and Valley Boulevard to create an overpass. The study would determine whether such a grade separation would be doable, according to city staff. “I think they are looking at the result of what happened on Sunset Avenue where raising the tracks was successful there,” City Engineer John Ballas said. A previous study the Alameda Corridor-East Construction …
Friday, February 3, 2012
The archeologists were doing advance work for a planned train project near the mission.
LOS ANGELES - Archeologists doing advance work on a train project near the San Gabriel Mission discovered thousands of artifacts from the early 1800s, it was announced Thursday. The artifacts include coins depicting King Ferdinand VII of Spain, a religious medallion, pottery shards and Native American shell and European glass beads, according to the Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority. "The archaeological finds are an exciting link to the region's past and shed insight on the important history of the San Gabriel Mission, the city of San Gabriel and the Gabrieleno Tongva tribe,'' said ACE board Chairman and San Gabriel Mayor David Gutierrez. In December, archaeologists began excavating the site that was once part of the extended …
Monday, January 30, 2012
The Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority Board of Directors recently approved the list of eight proposed grade separation projects for phase two.
IRWINDALE - A final list of eight proposed highway-rail grade separation projects proposed include five locations in the City of Industry. The Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority has done several railroad underpasses and overpasses as part of phase one and is now outlining phase two projects. The list for the second phase includes a crossing on Fullerton Road, two on Fairway Drive, one on Turnbull Canyon Road, and a fifth on Puente Avenue. Other similar projects on the list include crossings in Pomona, Montebello, and Pico Rivera. The Alameda Corridor-East’s Board of Directors last week approved the phase two recommended final list of eight. The list will complete the agency’s program in eastern Los Angeles County. The next …
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority began demolishing the Mobil gas station at Nogales Street and Gale Avenue in August to clear the way for a railroad grade separation and road widening project.
Work to demolish a Mobil gas station at Nogales Street and Gale Avenue clears the way for a grade separation project designed to reduce traffic congestion, pollution, and train horn and bell noise. The Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority began demolition of the Rowland Heights gas station it is acquiring at the northwest corner of the intersection in August as part of the initial construction phase for the estimated $95.9 million project, according to officials. The demolition includes the removal of the underground storage tanks at the station and will clear a path for moving on to the next phases on the Nogales Street Grade Separation and Roadway Widening Project. When completed, the project will include a six-lane roadway …
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
The Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority will give a presentation Wednesday night to the City Council Wednesday night on a proposed railroad flyover project at Fairway Drive and Valley Boulevard.
Residents wishing to provide their input on a proposed $67.7 million railroad grade separation project at Fairway Drive and Valley Boulevard will get their chance Wednesday night. A representative from the Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority will give the City Council a presentation on a plan that includes possibly creating a railroad grade separation flyover project at the intersection. The council is expected to decide whether the Fairway flyover alternative merits further study related to traffic, noise and aesthetic impacts for Walnut residents. The public hearing follows a study session last month in which the council members discussed the project. “I would like to have resident input,” Mayor Nancy Tragarz said during the …
Robert Corona
8:57 pm on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Don't hold yer breath... they haven't even started the Gale-Nogales separation. All they did was knock down the gas station... This was suppose to be done immediately after Valley and Nogales was completed. 6 years ago? Meantime,,, the streets in Industry are a total mess! Trucks and Trains galore! more ›