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Pomona Freeway Bids Ontario To Pomona Set For March 27Bids are being called for the construction of the Pomona Freeway (State Route 60). C.V. Kane, District Engineer of the Division of Highways in San Bernardino, announced today that bids will be opened in Los Angeles March 27, 1969 for the construction of a six-lane freeway on Route 60, between the Los Angeles County Une and Euclid avenue in Ontario,Mr. Kane explained that this segment of Route 60 will be constructed on new alignment from Los Angeles to Mira Loma. The above 4,5 mile project will be situated approximately 1-3/4 miles •outherly of the present Route 60.The project includes the construction of four interchanges, five crossings and a railroad overhead crossing the Chino spur line of the Southern Pacific Railroad.The interchanges are* Ramona avenue Overcrossing, Central avenue Overcrossing, palmetto avenue undercrossing.Euclid ave. Overcrossing (construction of west half of interchange only).The street crossings are; East End ave. Undercrossing, pipeline ave. Overcrossing, Monte Vista avenue Gvercross-ing, Benson avenue Over-crossing, San Antonio avenue undercrossing.The new freeway will be elevated as it crosses the Los Angeles County Line. After crossing the Southern Pacific tracks, it will descend to pass under the existing streets from pipe-Line avenue to Benson avenue. From that point easterly, the freeway will again be elevated to the' end of the construction at Euclid avenue.The initial constructionwill consist of six concrete lanes with provision for future widening in the median, when warranted. Because the freeway will be on a new alignment, no detours for State highway traffic will be required. Detours will beprovided for two majorcross streets - Ramona avenue and Central avenue, which will remain open to public traffic atall times. The remaining cross traffic will behandled by alternate closing and opening of various streets.The contract allows 270 working days which would mean completion is expected about the summerof 1970.The total cost of the project is estimated at about $8,5 million.In Los Angeles County,bids will be opened March 6, 1969 for five miles of Route 60, from Brea Canyon (Route 57) to Lob Angeles County Line. TMs project is anticipated to be completed also during the summer of 1970, thus adding over ten miles t o the Pomona Freeway easterly to Ontario.Kane remarked he is hopeful that about this time next year the State will be advertising the second unit of the Pomona Freeway, from Euclid avenue to Mira Loma.
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Montclair Tribune
Montclair, California, US
Wed, Feb 05, 1969
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