210 Freeway's 'Miracle Mile'

Well, they are actually constructing a new freeway in the Southland. Excitement is buildings in San Bernardino County as workers near completion for the extension of the 210 Freeway from Fontana to Highway 30 near San Bernardino. The eight-mile stretch will give residents in the area a straight freeway shot into the L.A. area. It will likely open by the end of the year:

Fontana Mayor Mark Nuaimi has labeled the Fontana portion of the 210 “The Miracle Mile” with major stores already opening along the route and the Auto Center continuing to grow.

Other cities are a little worried about congestion.

By the way, this is what Rialto's Miracle Mile would look like. Compare with L.A.'s.

      

What do you think? Where should the Southland's NEXT freeway go? Hit COMMENT and speak out!

Comments

[Martin]

there needs several freeways that need to get built that would greatly help relieve traffic in LA. first of all many drivers that are going points east of los angeles must go throught the entire region. highway 138 or even highway 58 must be built to interstate standards and make it connect as far west as highway 101 north of between ventura and santa barbara and go and connect to interstate 10 near palm springs or even go as far south as I-8 and the mexico border near calexico. a freeway that avoids LA and helps connect Las vegas, the eastern california deserts and another link to arizona would always help.

[Donna Rodriguez]

I am on the 210 freeway each and every day. Coming from Claremont and going to Pasadena. I take the Foothill transit 690 bus and though that is relaxing the commute is horrendous time wise. For an 8 hour work day I am out of the house on average 13 hours each day. Bronx (my dog) is a miracle dog, he holds it all those hours !

When is the light rail going to be finished? We need to keep the politics out of that expansion and get moving !!!

Donna, Upland

[J]

When we stop our population growth, then we can think about improving infrastructure. We are like drunks asking to be enabled.

[Paul]

Way to go Inland Empire!

Everytime I drive on the freeway, I feel that we are all taking the "free" part of the word for granted. Screw making "Lexus Lanes," start converting some of our most congested, existing freeways into tollways. You have to pay a fee to ride a bus, why should expensive-to-build freeways be absolutely free? I do not believe in privitizing such efforts though, as that always seems to lead to price gouging and any profits made should be going back into the freeways. When traffic is getting so heavy that cars can barely move, make people pay that $1 (or more) a mile fee, that'll keep them off until traffic clears up or (gasp) make them think about using public transportation.

Even if this route isn't taken, when gas reaches $5 a gallon and keeps climbing, that'll change almost everyone's tune in the same way, we hope.

[Enlightenment]

We need to think big and thing towards the future. The LA & OC basin is land-locked and we need to create new routes for cars/trucks and trains to get in/out or bypass this mess.

- New interstate from I5(north) to I15/I40 then circle back south to I10 (around Palm Springs) then south to I8. This would allow traffic to move around the entire LA area. This also allows traffic from east to re-adjust between I15/I140/I10/I8 before getting into the LA/OC/SD area.

- Extend I605 thru mountains to new high desert east-west interstate. Important but expensive and not easy to do.

- New interstate from either (I5 around San Juan Capistrano) or (I241 around Rancho Santa Margarita) to I10 at either Beaumont (north route) or thru Mecca (south route).

- Extend I105 east to Brea (I57) and then follow hiway142 to I71. This would be a tough one to make happen because of the housing growth....should have done this 40 years ago!

- Convert some of I91 into 2 times as many lanes or stack the lanes since there aren't any close east-west interstates south of it. A few new commuter lanes aren't jack. Make some truck-only lanes.

[allen]

the next freeway should be a light rail or subway instead

[Bryan T]

The Southland's LAST freeway should be a tunnel to finish the 710 between Alhambra and the 210. (NOT a surface freeway!) Studies have found that the tunnel is feasible, both technologically and economically. Stakeholder groups will support it. We need our politicians to act!

[Scott]

West Los Angeles,
So many things wrong here than can be solved. One, and only one traffic officer is stationed at intersections on Santa Monica Blvd, between the ocean and the 405. Ridiculous. Cars illegally parked are not quickly towed causing massive bottlenecks without the 3d lane during rush hours. Drivers act pretty well along that corridor surprisingly. No one is paying attention. the one way for Pico and Olympic will do NOTHING to assit the mess on the west side. Wilshire is as bad or worse than SM. Where are the traffic directors, where are the synched lights, where are the police and why is no one listening. It is a 40 minute drive from Bundy to the 405. It is a nightmare. HELP

[Mark E. Capron]

The Southland's next freeway should be everywhere, and saving everyone money, and reducing demand for fuel, and saving the lives of our loved ones.

Take advantage of the DARPA Grand and Urban Challenge peace dividend as explained at GuardianAngelCars.org.

[William Isenberg]

The next freeway missing link remains the ever-festering portion of the I-710 through South Pasadena and Alhambra. 3 and 1/2 miles of frustration on Valley and Fremont Blvd. Enough is enough !