Highway 1 lawsuit interrupted

1.3 mile Highway 1 improved traffic flow
between Renia del Mar and Fassler

Pacifica Tribune Letters to the Editor/Jim Wagner, 11/5/13. "Another Highway 1 delay tossed." 

"Editor:  Good news! A San Mateo County judge on last Thursday, Oct. 31 dismissed the Peter Loeb lawsuit seeking to further delay the Highway 1 safety widening. The judge found the lawsuit was premature because the City had not done anything to approve the final project details.  While Loeb may have jumped the gun in his rush to delay the project, another lawsuit against Caltrans and the environment report (EIR) continues.   

As chair of the Chamber's Government Affairs Committee, I want to reassure the 18,000 Pacificans who are caught in this gridlock situation that we will continue to fight to improve this stretch of road. For 25 years, this segment has caused local residents to be late for work; students late for school; and delayed emergency vehicle responses. Once these unnecessary legal roadblocks are defeated, we can finally proceed with a safety widening our entire community can benefit from."

Jim Wagner, Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Chair, Government Affairs Committee

Reference -  CA Department of Transportation, District 4, "Calera Parkway widening."  Note:  graphic from this Caltrans website.

Related -   Pacifica Patch/Rob Klindt, 7/13/13,  "Lawsuit seeks to stop Highway 1 widening."  "The complaint, Peter Loeb vs. City of Pacifica, was filed July 10 in San Mateo County Superior Court. The suit contends that the project, which would add two lanes to a 1.3-mile stretch of roadway on Highway 1 between Fassler Avenue and Reina Del Mar, is inconsistent with the city’s general plan."  

Posted by Kathy Meeh