HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3448RESOLUTION No 3448
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APP
HIGHWAY AND THOROFARE PROJECTS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF AZUS A
EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR WHXCH SPECIAL
LOS ANGELES COUNTY'ROAD DEPARTMENT FUNDS ARE REQUESTED AS SET FORTH IN
EXHIBIT A AND EXHIBIT B. ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Cities of East San Gabriel Valley and civic groups
are anxious to make certain improvements to their major streets which are
of importance to this area and to the County of Los Angeles, from a traffic
safety and economic point of view, and
WHEREAS, the representatives of the various cities have agreed upon
a priority list for action in conjunction with the Cities of Pomona Valley
and with the County in order that a reasonably long-range plan of engineering,
right-of-way acquisition, and construction can be carried out and adequate
budget appropriations made]
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED that the Los Angeles
County Road Department hereby accept this priority list as setforth in Exhibit
A and Exhibit B and made a part of this Resolution, and use same as a guide
in making future departmental budget appropriations for these important County
thorofares, and give to these projects of extreme importance to this area high
priority -so that construction may be started at the earliest opportunity.
Apprqved and passed this 12th day of June ,1956.
mayor
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y Clerk
Approved as to form
;KxxR 12th day of June .1956
City Attorney
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the Cit;* of Azusa at a regular
meeting of said Council of said City held in the
regular council chambers of said City Council in
said City.
June 12 , 1956 and that the same
was passed by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Fawcett, Ortuno, Romero, Johnson,
Memmesheimer
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN
None
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IMPORTANT MAJOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS
FOR EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AREA
May 4, 1956
(See attached map. Project numbers refer to the numbers on the map.)
1. Arrow Highway Extension from Azusa Avenue easterly to the San Bernardino
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a) Requirements: Acquisition of 100 foot right of way through part
of the area and pave 80 foot roadway throughout with necessary bridges.
b) Justification: A direct through street of adequate carrying capacity
is necessary to serve the east -west traffic of Arcadia, Monrovia,
Temple City, Baldwin Park, Azusa, Covina; West Covina, Charter Oaks,
La Verne, San Dimas, Pomona, Claremont, Glendora and cities in San
Bernardino County which will regularly travel parallel to and
northerly of the San Bernardino Freeway. This street is now con-
gested and the present rapid rate of subdivision development in
the East San Gabriel Valley is increasing the congestion daily. This
major Highway is also very important to the Los Angeles County Fair
and to the Civil Defense Plans for evacuation of this area.
c) Request: That additional appropriations be budgetted to proceed
with engineering, acquisition and construction from'Azusa Avenue to
the San Bernardino County line to complete this project at the
earliest possible date.
2. Grand Avenue
a) Requirements: Obtain 100 foot right of way, increase existing right
of way from 60 to 100 feet and pave to a 80 foot roadway.
b) Justification: Due to topography Grand Avenue is the first major
acceswest of the Charter Oak, San Dimas, La Verne area which
would permit access to the San Bernardino Freeway for a population
of approximately 100,000 people. The opening of the Freeway will
place increasing demands on an adequate 2'lane road by the increase
of traffic collecting from all the area northerly and northeasterly
of the Freeway to the San Gabriel Mountains.
c) Request: That funds be appropriated for the acquisition of rights
of way and construction for this important access to the San Bernardino
Freeway.
3. Badillo Street Extension from Baldwin Park Avenue to Arrow Highway.
a) Requirements: Acquisition of 100 foot right of way and pave 80. foot
wide roadway to provide adequate access through the East San Gabriel
Valley.
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b) Justification: This major highway is necessary to serve an area which
is now almost completely developed by residential subdivisions. Valley
traffic which previously used Garvey Avenue as an east -west local highway
needs an alternate route to travel in the East San Gabriel Valley to serve
all the cities and County area easterly and westerly thereof and therein.
It is necessary to the Civilian Defense System for possible evacuation
and to relieve the Freeway. Portions of the highway are now in existence
and need to be connected.
c) Request: That funds be approriated to construct pavement over those por-
tions of rights of way already acquired and to obtain the additional rights
of ways and pavement thereon.
Lt. Sunset -Irwindale Avenue from Valley Boulevard to U.S. Highway 66.
a) Requirements: Acquisition of 100 foot right of way and pave �0 foot wide
roadway to provide proper access between two important major highways and
the San Bernardino Freeway.
b) Justification: Adequate north -south highways are necessary to connect
Valley Boulevard, U.S. Highway 66, and the San Bernardino Freeway. Also
adequate capacity is necessary to serve the County Court facilities. A
network of improved north -south highways is necessary to collect and dis-
pense future traffic to and from this Valley and the balance of the County.
The present wideths are inadequate to handle existing traffic.
c) Request: That funds be appropriated for the acquisition of additional
rights of way and to pave a 76 foot wide roadway.
5. Citrms Street from Cameron Avenue to U.S. Highway 66.
a) Requirements: Increase right of way to 100 feet and pave to a 80 foot
wide roadway. �.
b) Justification: Citrus Street, a highway connects U.S. Highway 66 and
Cameron Avenue to the San Bernardino Freeway. Also it provides a link in
the chain to serve the Colleges south of San Bernardino Freeway, Brea Can-
yon Road traffic, and the Pomona Valley area providing access to the San
Bernardino Freeway. At present it is an adequate 2 lane road with a
traffic congestion. The business areas developing along this street need
proper access.
c) Request: That funds be appropriated for additional widening of rights
of way and the construction of a 76 foot wide pavement.
6. Cameron Avenue from Puente Avenue to Temple Avenue.
a) Requirements: Increase the right of way to 80 feet and pave to a 60 foot
wide roadway.
b) Justification: An adequate east -west highway southerly of the San Bernar-
dino Freeway is necessary to adequately serve the Pomona Valley and East
San Gabriel Valley traffic. This Avenue is extremely important to the
Baldwin Park, West Covina, Pomona, County areas as well as to the Colleges.
c) Request: That funds be appropriated for the acquisition of rights of
way and the improvement thereof.
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