SOUTH PASADENA : Assembly OKs Bill to Aid Freeway Extension
The state Assembly approved a bill Thursday that would allow Caltrans to build the long-delayed extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway through South Pasadena without the city’s agreement.
Citing fears that it would split the city in half and destroy historic homes, South Pasadena has vowed not to approve the extension.
The bill, proposed by Assemblywoman Diane Martinez (D-Rosemead), revitalizes legislation written in 1982 by her father, Rep. Matthew G. Martinez (D-Monterey Park).
South Pasadena is one of four cities to be crossed by the proposed 6.2-mile 710 extension north from the San Bernardino (10) Freeway to the Foothill (210) Freeway. Pasadena, Alhambra and Los Angeles have already given permission. Construction of the Long Beach Freeway has been stalled by South Pasadena since it stopped at the San Bernardino Freeway in 1965.
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