When was the 210 freeway finished

He was Mack Robinson, from Pasadena, Jackie's brother. In , the city opened a whites-only swimming pool, called Brookside Plunge. After black protests, they allowed blacks to use it once a week. Then the city drained it and refilled it with fresh water.

This is the Pasadena that Mack Robinson, Jackie Robinson, and his family found when they arrived from Georgia in But the home was in a white neighborhood. His mother signed a waiver, and Mack persevered, helping Muir win the state championship in A group of Pasadena businessmen stepped in and raised the money, and Mack won his spot at the Olympics. On race day in Berlin, Mack found himself in front of thousands of Germans, and just 15 feet from Adolf Hitler. In the meter, Mack finished less than a half second behind Jesse Owens.

Mack won national collegiate and Amateur Athletic Union track titles at the University of Oregon, but quit school to go home and support his family.

He got a job with the City of Pasadena as a street sweeper and later dug ditches and sewer lines. Mack sometimes swept the streets in his Olympic sweatshirt, his silver medal around his neck. In , Pasadena earned the dubious distinction of being the first non-Southern city ordered to desegregate its schools. He became a truant officer at Muir and an activist against blight and crime in northwest Pasadena.

In , he helped carry the Olympic flag into the LA Coliseum for the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Between and , Richard Morris attended Mt. Richard Morris directed his commitment to public service and sense of adventure into a career in police work, joining the Pasadena Police Department in February of and entering the basic training academy.

Richard Morris graduated from the police academy training program on March 30, , and began his career as a police officer in the City of Pasadena. Throughout his tenure with the Pasadena Police Department, Police Agent Morris was regarded as a rising star within the police force. Police Agent Morris was protecting the ideals and values of the Pasadena community when he was shot and killed in the line of duty on March 13, , while pursuing an assault suspect.

Police Agent Morris is remembered within the City of Pasadena for his honor, courage, and commitment to the residents of the City of Pasadena. Lancaster Memorial Highway.

William H. He was elected to the Duarte City Council in and reelected in , and served three terms as the city's mayor. He was honored as Legislator of the Year by the League of California Cities in for his efforts to protect city finances. He retired from the Assembly in Image source: AARoads. Matich Highway ". This segment was named in honor of Martin A.

Matich served as a Colton City Council member from to , and served as the mayor of the City of Colton from to He also served since as the president and then the chairman of Matich Corporation, which has been a California company since and which was founded by his father, John Matich; the company is a leader in providing the highways, airports, and public works projects. He has provided endowed scholarships to the University of Notre Dame under the names of the John Matich Undergraduate Scholarship and the Joyce Athletic Scholarship, and has provided a scholarship to the University of Redlands in the name of Williamina Matich.

He also had a constant record of leadership on state transportation issues and, in particular, long-term support for the construction of the Foothill Freeway. Highway construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States.

The risk of death is seven times higher for highway workers than for other workers, according to a study conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor. The Department of Transportation Caltrans has lost employees since On average, 1, Caltrans vehicles are struck each year, and, in addition to the danger to workers, an estimated 85 to 90 percent of people who are killed in highway work zones are drivers and their passengers.

The following workers in District 7 are memorialized with this designation:. In addition to law enforcement and Department of California Highway Patrol officers, contracted highway workers are also at risk of death.

The latest data shows that speeding was a factor in more than 35 percent of all fatal work zone crashes, and most work zone fatalities are the result of rear-end collisions caused by driver distraction, inattention, or aggressive driving.

In November , it was reported that the interchange was formally dedicated as the memorial. The dedication ceremony video is available on YouTube. When the bridge collapsed over the Arroyo Seco, six workers who were working on the bridge were killed. At approximately p.

Between 17 and 35 workers were on the job when the bridge collapsed and many leaped into action to assist others or run to safety. An army of rescue workers labored throughout the night to locate missing workers who were buried under six feet of concrete. The bodies of three of the workmen who were entombed in a ton mass of concrete were found by rescue workers who used jackhammers to rip through the debris of a fallen foot-high freeway bridge section. The other three workmen were killed when building materials plummeted from feet high to the ground, carrying dozens of workers to the ground.

A total of 21 men were seriously injured with six of them listed in critical condition. Search and rescue crews, construction workers, fire fighters, and police officers from nearby cities and the County of Los Angeles assisted in the rescue efforts. The bridge collapse caused an unexpected tragedy that created intense pain for families of those who were injured or died as a result.

The overcrossing is named as an appropriate tribute in honor of the six men who lost their lives over the Arroyo Seco. Image source: Pasadena Star News. March Memorial Interchange. It was named in memory of Deputy David W. March of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who was killed in the line of duty at the age of 33 on April 29, , in Irwindale while conducting a "routine" traffic stop. The suspect, Armando "Chato" Garcia, a Mexican citizen who had previously been deported multiple times, had told friends that he wanted to kill a police officer during a traffic stop.

The suspect intentionally got stopped and waited for Deputy March to get in front of his patrol car so he could open fire, as Deputy March would have no place to take cover.

Deputy March was shot several times in the head and chest. The suspect, who was identified shortly after the shooting, fled to Mexico where he remained for four years. On Feb. Marshals and Mexican federal agents following a joint investigation. He was extradited back to California and on March 2, He plead guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Sheriff March was a longtime resident of Santa Clarita Valley and a graduate of Canyon High School where he played football and baseball. He served seven years as a law enforcement officer.

It was named by Assembly Concurrent Resolution , July 16, Chapter Image source: SCV History. The interchange with Route 57 i. Louis "Louie" A. Pompei was born August 4, , in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. He was a physical fitness buff, and body builder, who earned a silver medal in the bodybuilding competition of the California Police Olympics, and who was a runner on the Glendora-Monrovia-Arcadia Police relay team, which annually competes in the Baker to Vegas mile Challenge Cup relay race.

He graduated from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy on March 4, , and worked in the Patrol Division of the Glendora Police Department from to where he developed an enthusiasm for working narcotics cases, working as a narcotics investigator in the Detective Division of the Glendora Police Department from to During this time, he was assigned to a position with L.

IMPACT, a major crimes multijurisdictional task force, composed of officers from agencies throughout the county, primarily dedicated to investigating major drug suppliers through southern California.

On June 9, , while off duty in a Vons Market in Via Verde, Officer Pompei attempted to stop an armed robbery takeover in which a box boy was being pistol whipped, and was killed in a fire fight.

His colleagues remember him for his love of life, contagious enthusiasm, positive and outgoing attitude, and generous, helpful, and dependable personality. I guess the legislative analyst missed finding that error.

Image source: Patch. Leonard Interchange ". William E. In , William E. Leonard joined Leonard Realty and Building Co. By the early s, he was a leading developer and a founding director of Inland Action, Inc. Over the years, Mr. Leonard's civic influence has included chairing the California Highway Commission and the California Transportation Commission He was active with the National Orange Show, serving as its president in Bernardine's Hospital Foundation, in addition to work on many other local boards and charities.

An investment and business consultant in recent years, he has been active with the Inland Valley Development Authority's work to convert the former Norton Air Force Base to a technology park and other private uses.

Army in the Pacific Theater, achieving the rank of First Lieutenant. He later received his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley. California State University, San Bernardino, honored him and his wife in by naming the university's new federally funded center the "William and Barbara Leonard University Transportation Center.

Moon earned the respect of the public, elected officials and colleagues for his problem solving abilities, willingness to listen and to take action, sensible and creative approaches to design and construction challenges, fair and kind treatment of staff and coworkers, quick wit and dry sense of humor. During his tenure with the transportation planning agency, Mr. Moon was responsible for the construction of Route in Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, and Fontana, as well as improvements to I- 10 , Route 60 and Route During his tenure, he was also instrumental in leading project development for the widening of I- , improvements to congested freeway interchanges, the widening and extension of major streets and the separation of rail crossings from surface streets throughout the San Bernardino Valley.

Moon held a bachelor's degree from Claremont Men's College and both master's and doctorate degrees from Claremont Graduate School, was a former Navy Lieutenant, was a political science instructor at California State University, San Bernardino, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and worked as a principal planner for the Southern California Association of Governments. Too soon after his retirement in March , Mr. Moon was diagnosed with cancer and died after a short battle with the disease at the age of 59 in October By , all SR 30 references were eliminated from freeway segments, although some route markers remained in place along select portions of Highland Avenue through The completed freeway segments were signed as SR as of The construction history of Interstate listed below is based on the official bridge logs.

Note that Caltrans tends to construct bridges well in advance of grading and completing the remainder of freeways, so the dates on the bridges often precede the actual opening dates of the freeways themselves. Damages to this structure illustrates the severity of the event. On the day of the earthquake, the original South Connector fell on a pickup killing two people on the Golden State Freeway. The portion of Interstate from I-5 to Paxton Street was severly damaged in , delaying the opening of this section.

The fault that caused the earthquake ripped through the freeway northwest of Maclay Street. This included the westbound on-ramp and eastbound off-ramp. There is a slight hump on the number three lane on the eastbound side - a slight offset near where the asphalt and concrete meet, and also at the curb. The bypass lane helps with traffic flow during peak hours and allows all traffic lanes on I to remain open when there is construction.

Signs alerting drivers that there may be temporarily closures are also at every ramp in the construction zone. Electronic changeable message signs with detour and closure information will be posted at various locations around the construction zone during construction hours.

A: No. This is a paving rehabilitation and bridge widening project. Only trees determined to be diseased were removed for the safety of workers and motorists. A: Crews are constructing storm water treatment devices to eliminate trash from going into storm water drain systems.

A: Yes, we are installing a new drainage system. The upgrades will meet current Caltrans regulations. To date, Caltrans has completed more than SB 1 highway projects with nearly another projects currently in the works statewide and many more to come after that. This includes repairing or replacing bridges and paving nearly 1, lane miles of the state highway system.

In the coming years, SB 1 improvements will be even more visible to the public, with many big projects soon to go out to bid. Caltrans is committed to conducting its business in a fully transparent manner and detailing its progress to the public. Complete details on SB1. A: The batch plant combines various ingredients such as water, rock, cement and sand to produce concrete. The concrete will be used to repave the road on I A: Seven days a week.

Construction will mainly take place from 7 p. Contractors can work during the daytime behind k-rail to prevent disruption to traffic flow. On weekends, there will be hour extended closures for paving activities. A: This area of the 15 could be the poster child freeway for awful Southern California traffic.

First, we asked a couple of California Highway Patrol officers why they thought this particular area is such a choke point every day. The project website gives a full description: www. The bridge will include a striped median, outside shoulders and a sidewalk on the south side; the existing northbound and southbound ramp intersections will be reconfigured and all existing ramps will be realigned.

This new bridge interchange will have two northbound on-ramps to allow local residents easier access to the Readers can visit the website, email info i15cajalco.

You can also sign up online for construction alerts via email from the website.