HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1988 0224 CC ADJ ITEM 11I/1 . .I,
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Text of letter to trucking industry-owners
Dear Sirs:
The members of the city council and residents of the city of Moorpark
feel that we share a common concern with all of the members of the
trucking industry. It is the desire for efficient economical and above
all safe transport of goods through this area.
As you are all very likely too well aware there is a gap connector
between the 23 Fy and the 118 fy now in the advanced planning
stage.Currently the traffic must laborously traverse narrow,congested
surface roads posing a hazard to driver and resident alike.
In addition, a reconstruction project is about to begin on Fy 101
that may well increase the burden on the already overburdened streets of
Moorpark as well make the driver's job more difficult.
The city council of Los Angeles has proposed a truck , ____ ....... ..... .......
UQH UU 101
while the new project is undertaken.The precise plan for this ban has
not been presented. In fact Caltrans representitives have assured us
that such a ban could not take place without presentation of an
alternate route that has the approval of local residents who would be
af:fect2d.
We would urgently request that the trucking industry oppose any ban
should it seem a possible option.Su~h a ban would not serve either the
drivers of the trucks or the residents along the route,
Curren1-.i.y driven:; w!.lu pa:c,,:, Ll11 uu61, l'iuuq:;ar-:C: are sufficiently i;npacted
and they would surely have cause to complain as much as we. In
addition it is our hope that all members of the trucking industry will
join us in seeking to expedite the completion of the gap connector. It is
a matter of grave concern that the connector was not completed prior to
reconstruction on the world's most heavily travled freeway.The trucking
industry currently suffers the danger,inconvenience and discomfort
equally with Moorpark residents.
Your support and efforts in this matter can have great effect at the
state level and your appeals to state legislators and administrators
will be invaluable in influencing tho:3e who make the determination
concerning funding and scheduling. The earlier the completion date of
this vital artery the safer our travel will be.
Sincerely,