118 Freeway gets an "F" -- and some help

Commuters on the 118 Freeway have been waiting for this one for a long time. Work has begun on widening the route around the Ventura-L.A. county line. It's an area where Caltrans engineers awarded an "F" for traffic flow, the Star reports:

The work, expected to take more than two years, includes not only widening the roadway from Tapo Canyon Road as it heads east into the San Fernando Valley, but also the construction of sound walls along the highway and fiber optics to better regulate the flow of traffic onto freeway onramps. The second phase of the work is to begin in mid-2008 and includes widening the westbound portion.

Widening work is also going on along the nearby 23 Freeway.

Comments

[William Isenberg]

Just why is it that two lanes disappear near the Rocky Peak exit as you travel west on the 118 ? Is it the county line addled their alleged brains? How many people get off at Rocky Peak anyway ? It must be obvious to the most casual observer that most drivers on the 118 westbound are heading to Simi Valley, Moorpark, or points farther west. What goes up needs to come down ! Fix it now.