It parallels the 5 Freeway at the Grapevine, is appropriately called The Old Road, and is heading for a major widening.
The Old Road, looking south is to the right of the 5 Freeway in Santa Clarita on Monday, March 18, 2024. L.A. County will invest $250M to Improve The Old Road in unincorporated area west of Santa Clarita, which is frequently used by locals and commuters when traffic on Interstate 5 is snarled due to roadwork or emergency closures. Improvements will also include updating the bike path to connect to the Newhall Ranch development.
A cyclist heads up the bike path under the I-5 freeway towards The Old Road near Santa Clarita on Friday, March 15, 2024. L.A. County will invest $250M to Improve Old Road near Santa Clarita which is frequently used by locals and commuters when traffic on Interstate 5 is snarled due to roadwork or emergency closures. Improvements will also include updating the bike path to connect to the Newhall Ranch development.
It has taken awhile for the county to pull together the $250 million for the project. And after using grants, loans, bonds and funds from Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s transportation pot, the county is still $12 million short. It plans on filing a funding request via the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the county reported.
The Santa Clara River bridge will be replaced because it doesn’t meet federal earthquake standards. Also it is not high enough to accommodate flood waters from a 50-year storm, officials reported. The Route Fire of 2022 cemented the need to realign and widen The Old Road so it can be a relief valve for the next emergency. With climate change, the mountain pass has experienced more intense storms with longer durations, followed by landslides from torrential rains. Also, brushfire incidents are increasing and becoming hotter, causing more freeway damage, he said.
Bike riders have to ride in the traffic lane because there is no shoulder, she said. “It is a difficult stretch to navigate by bike,” said Moskol in an interview on Tuesday, April 2. “A number of people in our coalition have crashed. I’ve seen people in wheelchairs trying to navigate that piece of road.”
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