W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
Vol 21, NO. 18
Januar y 26, 2023
I-10 Cedar Avenue Project expands interchange to 10 lanes,
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Rialto City Council issues moratorium on tr uck traffic
By Manny Sandoval
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ood news for residents in Rialto, Bloomington, Fontana, and travelers visiting these cities as the three municipalities along with San Bernardino County and its transportation authority broke ground on the I-10 Cedar Avenue Interchange Project on January 13. The project’s scope of work includes widening Cedar Avenue from six to 10 lanes, along with integrating new bridge railings and sidewalks, replacing Cedar Avenue over the train tracks, and adding additional lanes at the on and off ramps.
“With 104,000 residents living in Rialto and our region being a hub for the logistics industry, this project is long overdue (almost 10 years in the making). Not only will this project improve our traffic congestion and air quality, but it’ll also greatly elevate our resident’s quality of life in the long run,” said Mayor Deborah Robertson.
When asked how this project may improve air quality in the future, Robertson said with less idling truck traffic on the interchange, fewer
emissions would be discharged, thus elevating the quality of life of residents in the City.
“Mitigating traffic congestion could also lead to less stress on the roads for our residents and allow people to exit the freeway and arrive at their destinations in an adequate time,” continued Robertson.
Many dignitaries even suggest that another incentive this project brings to the three municipalities is jobs.
“It's a $112 million project, and it’s bringing jobs to our local tradesman to build this bridge over three years. Some of the trades that are going to inevitably benefit include operating engineers, laborers, ironworkers, carpenters, and more to improve the quality of life for themselves and their families,” said Baca. At the groundbreaking ceremony, attendees were reminded that the project was initially approved in July 2013, with the final design completed in the summer of 2021, and a start date of late January 2023.
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The I-10 Cedar Avenue Interchange groundbreaking was held on January 13th in Bloomington, an unincorporated community in San Bernardino
December 2022, a Spectrum News study found that a whopping 88 trucks traveled through the N. On January 23, 2023, Riverside Avenue and Baseline Robertson shared that in Road intersection in just two
hours. While this brief quantitative study didn’t quite influence the Rialto City Council’s decision for a moratorium on truck routes, the Interchange, cont. on next pg.
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he West Valley Water District (WVWD) Board of Directors today announced that the agency has earned the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting (PAFR Award) by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.
Last year, WVWD issued its first PAFR, a document that provides the public with easyto-understand information
that describes WVWD’s organizational structure, operations, finances and water sources. The GFOA, which encourages and assists federal, state and local governments in financial efficacy and transparency, sets strict standards for PAFRs. The organization also issues the PAFR award to government organizations that meet its stringent guidelines.
“This award for our first PAFR submission to the GFOA is a significant achievement for the West Valley Water District. It WVWD, cont. on next pg.