Metro Board Looks to Rein in 605 and 5 Freeway Widening Home Demolitions
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The motion directs staff to come up with less destructive alternatives, to reconsider the need for the project, and to do more outreach
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Metro Committee Approves Regional Connector Service Plan
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There were no surprises; the new downtown L.A. light rail subway will combine three existing Metro lines to form two longer lines, which will run north-south and east-west.
Metro CEO Phil Washington: Downey Freeway Widening Was Already Identified “About Three Decades Ago”
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Metro keeps saying 605 and 5 Freeway widenings are in "early stages" but CEO letter says that project was decided decades ago
KNBC Covers Metro’s Plan to Widen 605 Freeway and Demolish Homes, While Metro’s The Source Lies About the Project
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Metro claimed four-lane project would only add one lane, and that nearly-complete plans are in "early stages"
City of Downey Officially Opposes Full Metro 605/5 Freeway Widening Impacting Downey Homesj
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Downey officially opposes Metro taking 200+ Downey homes, but Mayor Blanca Pacheco caveated that "The City is supportive of the improvements of the I-5 freeway, which will bring transportation, connectivity and economic benefits.”
Metro Plans to Take Out 200+ Downey Homes to Widen 5 and 605 Freeways
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Downey resident Alexandria Contreras says Metro's "I-605 Corridor Improvement Project" is "not an improvement, it's destruction, state sanctioned violence.... immoral and unjust."