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TCA WELCOMES PUBLIC HEARING ON 241 COMPLETION PROJECT
Coastal Zone Management Act hearing rescheduled to September 22
The Transportation Corridor Agencies is pleased a date has been set and anxiously awaits this hearing, which offers the opportunity to correct a process that has been packed with distortion and misinformation.
The truth is that the completion of the 241 Toll Road is a critically needed route for the state’s economy, the public’s mobility and safety, and the quality of life that we all enjoy in Southern California. TCA has a proven record of following through on commitments to building roads with indisputable sensitivity and responsiveness to environmental and community concerns. The public records and validation from outside federal and state agencies and outside experts clearly demonstrate that we will do so again when we complete the 241 extension.
The need for an alternative was made very clear recently on July 24 when an overturned big-rig caused a 10-hour sig alert on Interstate 5. It backed up traffic for more than 20 miles and, according to CalTrans, caused a four-hour delay for 41,000 workers, families, emergency and delivery vehicles attempting to travel south that day. These are the people who are most impacted by the growing gridlock that hamstrings Orange County and Northern San Diego County. And while the Del Mar hearing location will make it difficult for those who are most affected to attend, the facts will not change. Our region needs an alternate route and the 241 extension is the proven answer and one that is supported by a majority of residents of San Diego and Orange Counties.
We look forward to an open, productive hearing that will allow everyone who speaks to be heard and respected.
ABOUT COMPLETING THE 241
State Route 241 has been on the Master Plan for Arterial Highways since 1981 and is also included in the regional transportation plans. The proposed 16-mile extension of the 241 from Orange County would connect with Interstate 5 at Basilone Road on Camp Pendleton. The extension will provide the final, vital link in a well-planned system that serves 21 million residents in Southern California. Every aspect of the alignment is well-conceived and designed with sensitivity to the environment, neighboring communities and the coastline.
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