710 tunnel: Problems to the north
The proposed tunnel designed to finally close the missing link on the 710 Freeway is getting some opposition from the north. Officials in La Canada-Flintridge (and apparently also Glendale) believe the MTA is not doing adequate preliminary studies of the idea:
La Cañada and other cities on or near the route have expressed concern about noise, pollution and traffic issues added to the 210, with the new traffic a tunnel would bring. Other concerns include the construction of 100 foot high smokestacks along the route, and questions about the effectiveness of air scrubber technology.
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They did such a good job with the Red Line, I don't know why anyone's concerned.
Posted by: James | April 09, 2007 at 07:55 AM
I cant believe that South Pasadena has stopped this freeway from being built for over 30 years!! All the NIMBYs can go to hell!! Build the freeway above ground, no tunnel!! What makes them so special?
Posted by: Scott Dering | April 08, 2007 at 08:08 AM