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Scoping Meeting for Proposed Washington Blvd. Improvement Project

Date: March 02, 2009 Author: Eddie D. Tafoya Article Link: Here

SCOPING MEETING FOR THE PROPOSED
WASHINGTON BLVD. IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Please attend this very important meeting to provide your valuable input on the City of Commerce’s proposed Washington Blvd. Improvement Project.

We invite you to become a part of the planning and business community input process from the inception of the project so that questions or concerns may be addressed now and not in the future when all is said and done.

Scoping Meeting Details
Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Time:  6:30 PM
Location: City Hall Council Chambers

Meeting Location Address:
City Council Chambers - Commerce City Hall
5655 Jillson Street
Commerce, CA 90040
(323) 722-4805

Preface

The City of Commerce is proposing to undertake a number of roadway improvements to Washington Boulevard.  The proposed roadway improvement project is located entirely within the City of Commerce.  The portion of Washington Boulevard that is subject to the proposed improvements extends from a point located 350 feet west of Indiana Street continuing easterly to the Santa Ana (I-5) Freeway.  The project area has a linear length of 2.8 miles.  As part of the project’s environmental review, the City of Commerce has authorized the preparation of the attached Initial Study.

View a Map of the Project’s Area Vicinity here.

Project Description

The proposed project involves the reconstruction of the Washington Boulevard roadway surface ,as well as other ancillary improvements.

Specific improvements may include, but not be limited to, street and highway pavement maintenance, rehabilitation, installation, construction and reconstruction of necessary associated facilities such as drainage and traffic control devices, or the maintenance, rehabilitation, installation, construction and reconstruction public transit facilities, safety projects, or as a local match to obtain state or federal transportation funds for similar purposes.

Download the City of Commerce’s Executive Summary here.

Public Comment

Please see above link for project executive summary as prepared by the City of Commerce, as well as a comment sheet link provided below by City Hall you can use to write any comments you may have concerning the proposed Washington Boulevard Improvement Project.

Download the Public Comment Sheet for the Scoping Meeting here.

You may either hand in the completed comment sheet to project team members at the meeting or mail them to the address below:

Attention: Robert Zarrilli, Community Development Director
City of Commerce Dept. of Community Development
2535 Commerce Way
Commerce, California 90040

Because of time constraints, the City requests that you send your comments to the City no later than March 9, 2009.