After a closer inspection by City of Long Beach Traffic Engineer Dave Roseman, all does not seem well with the planned 7th Street bridge closure as well as its detour routes.
According to the story in the LBReport website, Roseman anticipates drivers will likely take a different route than anticipated by Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA).
In an open letter to OCTA's Niall Barrett, Roseman expressed these concerns, siting several possible detour options as well as the impact these might have on surrounding streets. One street exit sited as a possible place of concern is none other than the 405 freeway exit on Bellflower Boulevard, only a few blocks up the street from the CSULB campus.
Will this have a greater impact than anticipated on
our campus traffic for the next semesters to come? Hard to say, but if numbers mean anything, a projected 20% of traffic is expected to populate Bellflower Boulevard while another 30% is anticipated on Palo Verde Avenue after the closure is implemented.
This could mean a harder time getting to class for some time to come. Better get that car out early and beat the traffic before it beats you.
According to the story in the LBReport website, Roseman anticipates drivers will likely take a different route than anticipated by Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA).
In an open letter to OCTA's Niall Barrett, Roseman expressed these concerns, siting several possible detour options as well as the impact these might have on surrounding streets. One street exit sited as a possible place of concern is none other than the 405 freeway exit on Bellflower Boulevard, only a few blocks up the street from the CSULB campus.
Will this have a greater impact than anticipated on
our campus traffic for the next semesters to come? Hard to say, but if numbers mean anything, a projected 20% of traffic is expected to populate Bellflower Boulevard while another 30% is anticipated on Palo Verde Avenue after the closure is implemented.This could mean a harder time getting to class for some time to come. Better get that car out early and beat the traffic before it beats you.
Story found on http://www.lbreport.com/news/apr09/wcclb2.htm
Images provided by OCTA at http://www.octa.net/westcounty.aspx
Images provided by OCTA at http://www.octa.net/westcounty.aspx
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