For years, graffiti has been a problem in Sherman Way Tunnel, which dips beneath the airport’s busy runway.
A cyclist travels on the westbound side of the Sherman Way tunnel that runs under the Van Nuys Airport on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The tunnel has long been a target for graffiti. Graffiti by taggers in the Sherman Way Tunnel that runs underneath Van Nuys Airport in the San Fernando Valley has been a problem for years. Now, Los Angeles city officials want to do something about it.
Padilla, the councilmember who represents the airport area, said graffiti in the underpass has been an ongoing problem and that her office provided funding earlier this year to pay for monthly cleaning of the tunnel by the city’s street services bureau. The question is whether revenue generated by the airport can be used on tunnel maintenance. In her statement, Padilla said it’s important the city verify information about all federal aid and bonds used to build the tunnel “so that we can explore the feasibility of using Airport Revenue to fund tunnel maintenance moving forward.”
Vehicles enter the eastbound side of the Sherman Way tunnel that runs under the Van Nuys Airport on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The tunnel has long been a target for graffiti. Looking at the eastbound lanes of the Sherman Way tunnel that runs under the Van Nuys Airport on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The tunnel has long been a target for graffiti.
Residents have urged Los Angeles World Airport to use revenue it generates to maintain the tunnel. But LAWA previously said the Federal Aviation Administration would consider that aHe said in a statement that all airports are regulated by the FAA “and have rules regarding how and where funds can be spent, as well as strict policies regarding the diversion of funds.“Based on previous conversations with the FAA, we don’t believe we can use airport funds for the Sherman Way tunnel,” Herrera stated.
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