When was the 210 freeway extended

See photos from both days at the following gallery:. Sources: Parker, Scott. Personal Email: "RE: opening next week," August 15, Moon, C. Personal Email: " Dates," August 25, Twiss, Adam. Drivers can now go directly from the eastbound to southbound I, via a ramp that opened Monday, July Go to Top.

This Interstate button copy shield is posted on a green guide sign located at the intersection of Corson Street and Walnut Street in Pasadena.

It was eventually replaced by a SR 57 assembly, following extension of the state route northwest from the Kellogg Interchange to the Foothill Freeway. Richard Morris directed his commitment to public service and sense of adventure into a career in police work, joining the Pasadena Police Department in February of and entering the basic training academy.

Richard Morris graduated from the police academy training program on March 30, , and began his career as a police officer in the City of Pasadena. Throughout his tenure with the Pasadena Police Department, Police Agent Morris was regarded as a rising star within the police force. Police Agent Morris was protecting the ideals and values of the Pasadena community when he was shot and killed in the line of duty on March 13, , while pursuing an assault suspect.

Police Agent Morris is remembered within the City of Pasadena for his honor, courage, and commitment to the residents of the City of Pasadena. Lancaster Memorial Highway. William H. He was elected to the Duarte City Council in and reelected in , and served three terms as the city's mayor.

He was honored as Legislator of the Year by the League of California Cities in for his efforts to protect city finances. He retired from the Assembly in Image source: AARoads. Matich Highway ". This segment was named in honor of Martin A. Matich served as a Colton City Council member from to , and served as the mayor of the City of Colton from to He also served since as the president and then the chairman of Matich Corporation, which has been a California company since and which was founded by his father, John Matich; the company is a leader in providing the highways, airports, and public works projects.

He has provided endowed scholarships to the University of Notre Dame under the names of the John Matich Undergraduate Scholarship and the Joyce Athletic Scholarship, and has provided a scholarship to the University of Redlands in the name of Williamina Matich.

He also had a constant record of leadership on state transportation issues and, in particular, long-term support for the construction of the Foothill Freeway. Highway construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. The risk of death is seven times higher for highway workers than for other workers, according to a study conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor.

The Department of Transportation Caltrans has lost employees since On average, 1, Caltrans vehicles are struck each year, and, in addition to the danger to workers, an estimated 85 to 90 percent of people who are killed in highway work zones are drivers and their passengers.

The following workers in District 7 are memorialized with this designation:. In addition to law enforcement and Department of California Highway Patrol officers, contracted highway workers are also at risk of death. The latest data shows that speeding was a factor in more than 35 percent of all fatal work zone crashes, and most work zone fatalities are the result of rear-end collisions caused by driver distraction, inattention, or aggressive driving.

In November , it was reported that the interchange was formally dedicated as the memorial. The dedication ceremony video is available on YouTube. When the bridge collapsed over the Arroyo Seco, six workers who were working on the bridge were killed. At approximately p. Between 17 and 35 workers were on the job when the bridge collapsed and many leaped into action to assist others or run to safety.

An army of rescue workers labored throughout the night to locate missing workers who were buried under six feet of concrete. The bodies of three of the workmen who were entombed in a ton mass of concrete were found by rescue workers who used jackhammers to rip through the debris of a fallen foot-high freeway bridge section.

The other three workmen were killed when building materials plummeted from feet high to the ground, carrying dozens of workers to the ground. A total of 21 men were seriously injured with six of them listed in critical condition.

Search and rescue crews, construction workers, fire fighters, and police officers from nearby cities and the County of Los Angeles assisted in the rescue efforts. The bridge collapse caused an unexpected tragedy that created intense pain for families of those who were injured or died as a result. The overcrossing is named as an appropriate tribute in honor of the six men who lost their lives over the Arroyo Seco.

Image source: Pasadena Star News. March Memorial Interchange. It was named in memory of Deputy David W. March of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who was killed in the line of duty at the age of 33 on April 29, , in Irwindale while conducting a "routine" traffic stop. The suspect, Armando "Chato" Garcia, a Mexican citizen who had previously been deported multiple times, had told friends that he wanted to kill a police officer during a traffic stop.

The suspect intentionally got stopped and waited for Deputy March to get in front of his patrol car so he could open fire, as Deputy March would have no place to take cover. Deputy March was shot several times in the head and chest. The suspect, who was identified shortly after the shooting, fled to Mexico where he remained for four years. On Feb. Marshals and Mexican federal agents following a joint investigation. He was extradited back to California and on March 2, He plead guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Sheriff March was a longtime resident of Santa Clarita Valley and a graduate of Canyon High School where he played football and baseball. He served seven years as a law enforcement officer. It was named by Assembly Concurrent Resolution , July 16, Chapter Image source: SCV History.

The interchange with Route 57 i. Louis "Louie" A. Pompei was born August 4, , in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. He was a physical fitness buff, and body builder, who earned a silver medal in the bodybuilding competition of the California Police Olympics, and who was a runner on the Glendora-Monrovia-Arcadia Police relay team, which annually competes in the Baker to Vegas mile Challenge Cup relay race. He graduated from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy on March 4, , and worked in the Patrol Division of the Glendora Police Department from to where he developed an enthusiasm for working narcotics cases, working as a narcotics investigator in the Detective Division of the Glendora Police Department from to During this time, he was assigned to a position with L.

IMPACT, a major crimes multijurisdictional task force, composed of officers from agencies throughout the county, primarily dedicated to investigating major drug suppliers through southern California. On June 9, , while off duty in a Vons Market in Via Verde, Officer Pompei attempted to stop an armed robbery takeover in which a box boy was being pistol whipped, and was killed in a fire fight.

His colleagues remember him for his love of life, contagious enthusiasm, positive and outgoing attitude, and generous, helpful, and dependable personality. I guess the legislative analyst missed finding that error. Image source: Patch. Leonard Interchange ". William E. In , William E. Leonard joined Leonard Realty and Building Co. By the early s, he was a leading developer and a founding director of Inland Action, Inc.

Over the years, Mr. Leonard's civic influence has included chairing the California Highway Commission and the California Transportation Commission He was active with the National Orange Show, serving as its president in Bernardine's Hospital Foundation, in addition to work on many other local boards and charities.

An investment and business consultant in recent years, he has been active with the Inland Valley Development Authority's work to convert the former Norton Air Force Base to a technology park and other private uses. Army in the Pacific Theater, achieving the rank of First Lieutenant. He later received his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley.

California State University, San Bernardino, honored him and his wife in by naming the university's new federally funded center the "William and Barbara Leonard University Transportation Center.

Moon earned the respect of the public, elected officials and colleagues for his problem solving abilities, willingness to listen and to take action, sensible and creative approaches to design and construction challenges, fair and kind treatment of staff and coworkers, quick wit and dry sense of humor.

During his tenure with the transportation planning agency, Mr. Moon was responsible for the construction of Route in Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, and Fontana, as well as improvements to I- 10 , Route 60 and Route During his tenure, he was also instrumental in leading project development for the widening of I- , improvements to congested freeway interchanges, the widening and extension of major streets and the separation of rail crossings from surface streets throughout the San Bernardino Valley.

Moon held a bachelor's degree from Claremont Men's College and both master's and doctorate degrees from Claremont Graduate School, was a former Navy Lieutenant, was a political science instructor at California State University, San Bernardino, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and worked as a principal planner for the Southern California Association of Governments.

Too soon after his retirement in March , Mr. Moon was diagnosed with cancer and died after a short battle with the disease at the age of 59 in October Image source: Memorial Dedication on Flikr ; Mobility It was built in , and was named by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 21, Chapter 47, in When he retired from the Redlands City Council after three terms, he cited increasing responsibilities for his civil engineering business as the major factor in his decision.

A Redlands native, Knudsen said he will "continue to be keenly interested in the politics of the city and county. Among them are the city Redevelopment Commission, Recreation Commission. The portion of this route that approximates the path of old US 66 , as well as the parallel original surface routings, are part of " Historic Highway Route 66 ", designated by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 6, Chapter 52, in It was named by Resolution Chapter in This route replaced a surface routing i.

It was resubmitted on March 9, , and then withdrawn on March 22, "until after they [complete] construction of the Overall statistics for Route before the addition of former Route 30 and the transfer to Route 57 :. No number was assigned.

In , Chapter repealed the definition and added the route, with the same routing, as LRN Route Route Maintained by: Daniel P.

This is a floating closed javascript menu. California Highways: www. Pasadena to San Dimas Route 57 In June , it was reported that a road was finally constructed under an I overpass. Best Of. The player in question was seen in the viral video punching an opponent during a youth club basketball game last Sunday.

Police Rule Friday Metro Fatality An Accident Authorities have now ruled the incident as an accident, after an investigation was opened on Friday afternoon. The long-awaited final stretch of the Freeway opened Tuesday morning with a traditional Southern California formula: a glut of government officials, impatient drivers and a standstill traffic jam. The extension in San Bernardino County covers 28 miles. The entire freeway is more than 70 miles long.

For several hours afterward, the only visible traffic came from the eastbound lanes — the entrances to the westbound lanes were blocked until noon by California Department of Transportation inspectors, leaving vehicles backed up for nearly a mile. With the opening of the freeway extension, the is expected to be used by , drivers daily.

Several hours before the last link of the freeway was set to open at 10 a. They noted, however, that the main line was complete. The new extension has four lanes, including one designated for carpools, in each direction. It is made with special, thicker pavement designed to last 40 years rather than the average 15 years, said Basem Muallem, deputy director of maintenance for Caltrans.

The entire freeway is 28 miles long. Ramps connecting the to the have yet to be built, officials said. By a.