This letter appeared in the Pasadena Star News on Tuesday, March
25, 2014. I've been unable to find the direct link to this Opinion
Letter, but here it is typed out for you to read:
In response to Michael Montgomery's letter "Great Danger Lurks in 710 Freeway," March 17.
The
public should be assured Metro's first priority is safety. If the
freeway tunnel alternative were to be selected, all safety measures and
vehicles regulations as required by law will be enforced. (My
Question: Where are the laws regarding 5 story high and 5 mile long
tunnels without exits? This is the first one that I know of in the
United States)
It is premature to concentrate on one alternative to the
exclusion of four others prior to the release of the Draft Environmental
Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement EIR/EIS Report. (My
Question: Then why are politicians/Metro Board Members such as Gloria
Molina and Antonovich making statements in support of a tunnel?)
(And then here is Metro's standard ending statement) Metro is currently studying five alternatives as part of the SR-710 North study.
1.
No build; 2. Transportation System Management/Transportation Demand
Management (TSM/TDM)' 3. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): 4. Light Rail
Transit (LRT); 5. the freeway tunnel.
The draft SR-710 North report, a regional transportation study,
will be available for the public to review and comment on later this
spring.
-- Frank Quon, P.E., Executive Officer, Highway Programs, Los Angeles County Metro