House-Senate Negotiators Press For Massive Fed'l Highway Bill, Defy Bush Veto Threat; Big Ticket LB City Hall, Port Desired Projects At Stake

Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald (D., LB-Carson), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, played a key role in drafting and advancing the House version of the bill which includes the following local items:

• $1,000,000 - for City of Long Beach to reconstruct I-710 southern terminus off ramps;

• $600,000 - for City of Long Beach to provide landscape enhancement of an existing open culvert on Atherton Street;

• $1,500,000 - for City of Long Beach to construct pedestrian streetscape improvements on Ocean Blvd and Anaheim Street in Long Beach, including lighting landscaping and irrigation, and seating, drinking fountains, bicycle racks and trash receptacles;

• $1,000,000 - for City of Long Beach to develop and implement traffic calming measures for traffic exiting the I-710 into Long Beach.

• $1,000,000 - for City of Long Beach to acquire property and construct a park and ride structure in Downtown Long Beach.

• $5,630,000 - for the City of Signal Hill to widen & realign Cherry Avenue from 19th Street to one block south of Pacific Coast Highway;

• $2,000,000 - for the City of Carson to widen Wilmington Ave. from 223rd street including ramp modifications;

• $3,000,000 - for L.A. County to reconstruct and widen Del Amo Blvd. to four lanes between Normandie Ave and New Hampshire Ave;

• $1.5 million - for City of Compton to rehabilitate arterials;

• $3,000,000 - for City of Compton to design and implement Intelligent Transportation Systems on Long Beach Boulevard, Compton Boulevard, Wilmington Avenue, Walnut Avenue including communication interface with the Los Angeles County ITS System;

• $3,000,000 - for Gateway Cities to implement intelligent management & logistics measures to improve freight movement;

• $3,250,000 - for Gateway Cities for Diesel Emissions Reduction Program;

• $1,250,000 - for Gateway Cities for FHWA Diesel Emissions Reduction Program;

• $1,050,000 - for City of Carson to construct 213th Street pedestrian bridge to provide safe passage for pedestrians and wheelchairs;

• $3.5 million - for Watts to implement streetscape project on Central Avenue from 103rd Street to Watts / 103rd Street Station;

• $4,500,000 - for Long Beach Transit to purchase ten clean fuel busses

• $1,620,000 - for City of Compton to improve 33 bus stops in the local transit system and purchase 7 CNG buses;

• $1,000,000 - for Long Beach Transit to install security cameras on busses;

• $3.000,000 - for Long Beach Transit to purchase one larger (75 passengers) and two smaller (40 passengers) ferryboats and construct related dock work to facilitate the use and accessibility of the ferryboats;

• $500,000 - for City of Carson to purchase two tripper buses;

• $250,000 - for City of Carson to purchase one trolley-bus vehicle

• $250,000 - for City of Carson to purchase one bus;

• $1,500,000 - for City of Carson/South Bay to construct a transit center to serve existing routes and additional MTA lines.

• $1,500,000 - for City of Compton to construct fuel-dispensing facility for the transit CNG bus fleet.

• $3.1 million - for City of Compton to expand existing transit center in to a multi modal transportation building.

• $1,250,000 - for City of Los Angeles for First Street Bridge realignment. 04-02-04 TEA-LU release

• $7,500,000 - for City of Los Angeles to upgrade San Fernando Road corridor to include traffic calming measures.

• $2,500,000 - for City of Los Angeles to improve Glendale Freeway terminus to provide pedestrian access, construct sound barriers, and implement landscaping.

• $2,000,000 - for City of Los Angeles to upgrade Olympic Boulevard between Vermont Avenue and Western Avenue to improve pedestrian safety and reduce congestion.

• $1,000,000 - for City of Los Angeles to improve Central Avenue Historic Corridor Streetscape.

• $6,500,000 - for City of Los Angeles to widen roads, construct bicycle land and parking facility to enhance access to Hansen Dam Recreation Area.

• $837,628 - for City of Los Angeles to purchase clean fuel buses to improve bus service in South Los Angeles.

Regional projects in TEA-LU include:

• $15,500,000 - for Alameda Corridor East Gateway to America Trade Corridor Project, highway-railgrade separation along 35-mile corridor from Alameda Corridor (Hobart Junction) to Los Angeles-San Bernardino County line.

• $300,000 - for Phase II of the Alameda Corridor East Project, constructing grade separation projects from East Los Angeles to Pomona.

• $400,000 - for Los Angeles City College Red Line Pedestrian Connector Project to improve pedestrian access.