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TOP STORY - NOVEMBER 15, 2007
Traffic Signal Synchronization Project Complete In The South Bay |
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The County of Los Angeles
has completed the construction of a Traffic Signal Synchronization
Project in the Fourth District cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa
Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Rancho Palos Verdes and Long Beach,
Supervisor Don Knabe announced recently.
The $933,524 project focused on coordinating the timing of signals
along three major streets in the South Bay. Over 100 total
intersections were synchronized on the following three roads:
Artesia Boulevard from Sepulveda Boulevard to Vermont Avenue, Carson
Street from Hawthorne Boulevard to Santa Fe Avenue, and Western
Avenue from 111th Street to Summerland Avenue.
This project is part of the County’s ongoing program to enhance
traffic flow and safety for drivers and pedestrians. Prior projects
have shown travel times through these synchronized routes are
reduced by as much as 24 percent during peak travel hours and as
much as 29 percent during other periods of the day.
“It is important that we constantly look for ways to reduce
congestion and improve the flow of traffic on our roads,” said
Supervisor Knabe. “By synchronizing these traffic signals, both the
residents of these cities and the nearby unincorporated County areas
that travel these routes will benefit.”
Useful Torrance Links
 City of Torrance
Torrance Chamber of Commerce
El Camino College
Torrance Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District
Torrance Library
Torrance Police Department
Torrance Courthouse
Del Amo Fashion Center Mall
Visit Torrance
Torrance Information |
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Supervisor Knabe meets with Leadership Torrance, which is a group whose mission is to educate, develop and motivate emerging leaders to be involved and committed to the South Bay Community. |
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Contact:
Steve Napolitano
Field Deputy
825 Maple Avenue
Torrance, CA 90503
snapolitano@lacbos.org
Tel: (310) 222-3015
Fax: (310) 320-4058 |
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Don Knabe. Working for Torrance. Torrance
Accomplishments |
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New
funding for park projects
 Supervisor
Knabe dedicated $1.7 million in Proposition A Park
funds to be used for various projects across the
Fourth District. In Torrance, a portion of the money
will be used for the removal of non-native
vegetation, installation of an irrigation system and
planting of native plants in a ½-acre tract of land.
Free
Assistance Center at Torrance Courthouse
A new Self-Help Legal Access Center was funded by
the Board of Supervisors for the Torrance
Courthouse. The facility is free to any County
resident with business at the Courthouse. Staff
members can assist the public in completing legal
forms, offer legal options and provide information
that helps the public understand court rules and
procedures. |
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Called for the adoption and implementation of County's new Tsunami Preparedness program which will inform and coordinate emergency services in case of a tsunami.
Held a Tsunami Emergency Preparedness Program Briefing for local communities.
Supported City’s efforts to become a “Smoke Free Beach."
Supports various community-based organizations like: Torrance Symphony, El Camino College Foundation, Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance Memorial Hospital, Torrance Public Library Foundation, Torrance-South Bay YMCA, Pediatric Therapy Network, L.A. Biomed, Retired Seniors Volunteer Program, South Bay Family Healthcare Center, Elder Law Program, Torrance Education Foundation and Torrance Salvation Army. |
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Torrance
Courthouse Renovation Project.
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Torrance
Beach General Improvement Project. |
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Lead
efforts opposing the closure of Harbor-UCLA Medical
Center.
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