Public hearing on the California 241 toll road extension

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Union representatives whip up the crowd just before the doors opened to start the U.S. Department of Commerce hearing on the proposed $1.3-billion extension of the California 241 toll road.

241 Tollroad Hearing

( Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times / September 22, 2008 )

Union representatives whip up the crowd just before the doors opened to start the U.S. Department of Commerce hearing on the proposed $1.3-billion extension of the California 241 toll road.

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