Gillian Morán Pérez is an assistant producer for LAist 89.3.
Local and national news, NPR, things to do, food recommendations and guides to Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland EmpireIf you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you'll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news.LA Metro is holding a series of community meetings to gather input on the agency’s plans to widen the 605 Freeway.
Caltrans — which is working on the 605 Freeway Corridor Improvement Project with LA Metro — says rehabilitation of the freeway is necessary because no major improvements have been made since it opened in 1971. Since then, the number of vehicles using the freeway has gone up significantly. The first meeting takes place Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Arc: The Reagan Banquet Room in Downey.Metro is looking to improve mobility along the 605 corridor. The project would also improve the crosswalks at on and off ramps and nearby bike lanes along the 605, 5 and 60 freeways.Widening the freeway would entail adding another express lane or HOV lane in both directions. Below are the project’s alternatives being considered.
The 605 Freeway runs through Downey, Whittier, El Monte and South El Monte, Pico Rivera, Baldwin Park, Industry, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, where over 50% of the population in each city identifies as Latino, according toCommunity meetings will take place on the following dates:https://bit.ly/I605-CIP
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