Double decking the 60
How will they build more freeways in a region that is already pretty much fully developed? One idea being discussed calls for double-decking the Pomona Freeway:
In an effort to accommodate an expected tripling of truck traffic from regional ports over the next 25 years, planning officials are considering a concept to double-deck portions of the 60 Freeway. A four-lane elevated toll road, for use exclusively by freight trucks, would be built from the Long Beach (710) Freeway to the Barstow (15) Freeway, and north from there through the Cajon Pass. With truck traffic diverted to the toll road, planners believe regular vehicle traffic along the roadway would be eased. The concept was detailed by regional economist John Husing of Redlands in an address Thursday at Claremont Graduate University's Peter F. Drucker School of Management.
The Whittier Daily News says there are some roadblocks ahead "because of opposition from San Gabriel Valley neighborhoods, and the large price tag: $16 billion."
