Orange County transportation officials this week kick off construction on a $1.9 billion expansion of the Interstate 405 San Diego Freeway between Costa Mesa and the county’s border with Los Angeles, one of the nation’s busiest interstate highway sections.
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Posted inEconomy, Irvine, Transportation
Irvine City Council Delays Vote on Possibly Overturning Airport Commission’s Rejection of Hotel Project
Developer Greater Far East will have to wait until July 25 to see if the council will overrule the commission because some council members said they didn’t have enough information to decide whether to overturn the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission’s (ALUC) April 20 decision or uphold it.
Posted inEconomy, Transportation
Opponents of Toll Lanes on the 405 Fight State Plan
OC taxpayers shouldn’t pay to widen the 405 only to see the state add toll lanes, speakers tell transportation directors.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
5 Hot Issues to Watch This Week
Santa Ana’s proposed gang injunction goes before a judge, and Huntington Beach considers limiting rent increases at mobile home parks.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
Future of OC Transit Is Up for Debate
As Orange County continues to grow, should officials keep expanding freeways or start refocusing on public transit and biking?
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Proposed I-405 Toll Lanes Draw Ire of Residents and Officials
A central premise behind a controversial proposal to add toll lanes to the 405 freeway came under attack at a public forum Tuesday evening.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
CM Budget: Layoffs and More Spending on Infrastructure
Costa Mesa will double its spending on roads, alleys and parks to more than $20 million and layoff four workers.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
New Transit Authority Policy: No More Unnecessary Laptops
The policy comes after an internal audit revealed purchases of
computers that weren’t needed and were kept at engineers’
homes.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
OCTA Internal Audit Questions Laptop Computer Purchases
Engineers on 57 Freeway widening project were given unneeded
laptops, audit says.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Top High-Speed Rail Officials Announce They’re Stepping Down
Former Orange County Assemblyman Tom Umberg and CEO Roelof van
Ark are leaving the troubled agency.
