Members of the City of Carson I-710 Community Advisory Committee (CAC) (now called the Local Advisory Committee) conducted a community meeting on January 14, 2004 to discuss issues and seek public comments related to the I-710 Major Corridor Study and its potential impacts to the City of Carson.  Topics addressed during the meeting included air quality concerns, construction options, safety and reduced traffic congestion. For a summary of the meeting, click here.

 Meeting Dates:

 Local Advisory Committee (LAC)

For more information, contact Esmeralda Garcia at 626-744-9872 and check the Gateway Cities Council  of Governments web site at:  www.gatewaycog.org for future meetings, agendas and minutes.

The I-710 LAC is made up of community members who have an interest in the development of guidelines for the development of the I-710 Freeway. (see background)

I-710 Project Overview
The goal of the I-710 Major Corridor Study is to develop a comprehensive strategy to improve travel conditions on the I-710 between the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles on the south and State Route 60 (Pomona Freeway) near downtown Los Angeles, a distance of 18 miles. The study will be complete when the participating agencies reach consensus and select a preferred alternative to improve the I-710 Corridor.

Need
No major work has been accomplished to increase capacity on the I-710 since it was constructed more than 30 years ago. Traffic volumes, therefore, have overwhelmed the design capacity, particularly at the interchanges, causing safety problems and increasing traffic congestion and emissions from idling vehicles. Near Long Beach, trucks make up approximately 20 percent of the traffic during the day. Truck trips to and from the ports are projected to triple by 2020. According to state records, I-710 Freeway has an accident rate that exceeds the statewide average for other freeways of this type.

Partners
The initial I-710 Major Corridor Study was undertaken jointly by the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG), the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). All formal meetings related to the study are publicly scheduled through the Gateway Cities Council of Governments.

For More information
E-mail:  Ray Park, LAC Chairperson at Dishmaster1@rcn.com

Or contact the following agencies:
Carson Planning Division: (310) 952-1700 x 1301
Gateway Cities Council of Governments web site: www.gatewaycog.org
Los Angeles County MTA web site: www.mta.net