The Region : Funds to Upgrade Freeways
The California Transportation Commission has allocated several million dollars for road improvement, ramp meters and electronic signs on San Gabriel Valley freeways.
Commissioners allotted $9.5 million to earthquake-strengthen freeway bridges at the interchange of the Pomona Freeway (60) and Long Beach Freeway (710) near Monterey Park. Construction will begin in June, 1995, Caltrans officials said.
Another $1.8 million was approved to pay for ramp meters on the Foothill Freeway (210) in Arcadia, Irwindale and Glendora. Many of the ramps will be widened to include a car-pool lane.
Caltrans officials said construction is scheduled to begin in December and will take 15 months.
The region will also get three electronic message signs, on the westbound Pomona Freeway west of Reservoir Street, westbound San Bernardino Freeway (10) east of Atlantic Boulevard and westbound San Bernardino Freeway at White Avenue.
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