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Projects and Programs | Interstate Projects - State Route 2 (SR-2) Freeway Terminus Improvement State Route 2 (SR-2) Freeway Terminus Improvement SR-2 was originally planned and constructed in 1959 to connect with the Hollywood Freeway (US 101) through the neighborhoods of Silver Lake and Echo Park. In 1962, as a result of local community opposition, the full build-out plan was rescinded and construction was terminated at the present SR-2 terminus near Glendale Boulevard and Duane Street. Since then, commuter traffic coming off of and on to SR-2 has passed through the community, primarily along Glendale Boulevard and Alvarado Street, and has contributed to congestion. Streetscape and traffic flow improvements have been completed on Glendale Boulevard. However, these improvements will not address the SR-2 Terminus. To this end, through a TEA-21, High Priority Highway Project Authorization, $12 million has been earmarked to upgrade the southern terminus of SR-2 and to address transportation issues and community concerns on Glendale Boulevard. The purpose of this project is to develop a balanced transportation system serving local and regional transportation needs as well as to reduce congestion and provide improved transportation mobility at the SR-2 Freeway Terminus. The following are the specific project objectives:
Status of the Study Metro, in cooperation with LADOT and Caltrans, has been working to complete the Draft Initial Study/Environmental Assessment (IS/EA). In addition, Metro and Caltrans will also initiate the development of an internal Caltrans document called Project Report (PR). The Project Report will focus on completing more detailed engineering tasks and alternative analysis. Additionally, Metro has invited the participation of community stakeholders through meetings with community organizations (March 2006), Scoping Meetings (April 11, 19 and 20, 2006), a Design Workshop (June 28, 2006), and Focus Groups (October 23 and December 13, 2006). Based on community input, six potential alternatives were selected for the environmental document, the Initial Study/Environmental Assessment (IS/EA), which will further analyze each of the alternatives under consideration. The Next Step After the Draft IS/EA and Draft PR are complete the documents will be circulated for a 45 day public review and comment (Spring 2008). During the public comment period Metro will host a Community Open House and Public Hearing to provide the community an opportunity to offer comments on the environmental analysis. The Metro Board will then have the option of selecting a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) based on technical analysis, environmental assessment, community comments and financial considerations. Following the selection of the LPA, the consultant team will finalize the IS/EA and PR incorporating public input and response to comments. Downloads Alternatives listed below are currently under consideration in the preparation of the IS/EA (PDF format, Adobe® Acrobat Reader plug-in required for viewing). Please note that some of the alternatives were formerly numbered (i.e. Alternative 1, Alternative 2, Alternative 5b, etc.) and have now been renamed using letters to avoid any confusion when agencies and other stakeholders review the environmental documents. The documents below provide further information about the alternatives considered in the scoping process and IS/EA. Alternatives Under Consideration
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