Greater LA

The history of fighting over the 710 freeway expansion

That 710 freeway expansion was supposed to be a seamless corridor through the San Gabriel Valley. But preservationists pushed back against the project for decades, and Caltrans killed it.

By Steve Chiotakis • Nov 20, 2019 • 1 min read

That 710 freeway expansion was supposed to be a seamless corridor through the San Gabriel Valley. But preservationists pushed back against the project for decades, and Caltrans killed it. We look at the decades of fighting and turmoil that was the 710 expansion project.

Steve Chiotakis
Afternoon News Anchor
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Jenna Kagel
Radio producer
Brian Taylor
Professor of Urban Planning and Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UCLA

Greater LA

The history of fighting over the 710 freeway expansion

That 710 freeway expansion was supposed to be a seamless corridor through the San Gabriel Valley. But preservationists pushed back against the project for decades, and Caltrans killed it.

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Greater LA

The history of fighting over the 710 freeway expansion

That 710 freeway expansion was supposed to be a seamless corridor through the San Gabriel Valley. But preservationists pushed back against the project for decades, and Caltrans killed it.

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