April 2008
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CITY OF PARAMOUNT
Remaking Rosecrans – Major Roadway Improvements Get Underway City and federal leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony projects in our region.” on March 26 to kick off an ambitious improvement project for “That’s why I am very pleased,” she continued, “that today Rosecrans Avenue in Paramount. we’re seeing one result of all that work to bring those tax Mayor Gene Daniels,Vice Mayor Diane J. Martinez and dollars home for the benefit of the people who pay them.” Councilmember Peggy Lemons were joined by U.S. CongressThe project to repair and improve Rosecrans Avenue – woman Linda Sánchez – who secured $400,000 in federal scheduled to take four months – will extend from Garfield transportation funds to help make the project possible. The Avenue to the City’s eastern limit. The street will be repaved rest of the $1.3 million cost came from a Los Angeles County with rubberized asphalt (5,900 tons of it) made from recycled grant through the efforts of Supervisor Don Knabe and the tires. This will have a longer life span, and be quieter for City’s allotment of MTA Proposition C funds. motorists and nearby residents, than standard asphalt. “Congresswoman In addition, 18,000 Sánchez and Supervisor square feet of sidewalks Knabe have always been will be replaced and great friends to our city,” 2,100 linear feet of curbs Mayor Daniels said during and gutters will be the event. “Rosecrans repaired. In a related Avenue is the busiest project, the City is modstreet in Paramount, so ernizing the water main giving it a complete that runs beneath Rosemakeover is extremely crans. important for us.” The road work will be As Congresswoman carried out in a Sánchez noted: “Most of “commuter-friendly” what we pay at the gas manner, with the bulk of Attending the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rosecrans project were, l-r, Paramount City pump goes to the oil construction activity Councilmember Peggy Lemons, U.S. Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Paramount Vice Mayor Diane J. Martinez and Paramount Mayor Gene Daniels. companies and owners of taking place between oil fields around the 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. world. But a small portion (18 cents per gallon) is a federal each weekday. This will avoid rush hour (and potential traffic gasoline tax used to fund roads and highways and mass transit snarls). Also, there will always be at least one lane in each across our country. I work hard in Congress to bring home direction open for uninterrupted traffic flow. our fair share of those tax dollars to help with transportation
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