EXPO Line Track & Tree Removal

Mid-Corridor/Segment B: Track & Tree Removal

EXPO Light Rail Project - Government/Community Relations
CONTACT INFORMATION
Expo Hotline: 213-922-EXPO (3976)
www.BuildExpo.org

Attention Residents and Business Owners

The Exposition Construction Authority, in preparation for construction of the Expo Line, will be preparing the right-of-way for utility relocation and improvements by removing the existing train tracks, shrubbery and various trees. The work is being managed and performed by the design-build contractor FCI/Fluor/Parsons (FFP, a Joint Venture) and its subcontractors.

When: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 through Friday, March 14, 2008 from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)

Where: Construction crews will be working on the Exposition right-of-way between Vermont Avenue and La Brea Avenue

What: Construction crews will be preparing the right-of-way for utility relocation and improvements by removing the existing train tracks as well as various shrubbery and trees along the right-of-way. Existing train tracks will be removed and the steelwill be recycled. Where feasible, trees will be protected, stored and replanted during the project landscaping phase. Also, new trees will be planted at the end of construction.

Traffic Impacts: There will be no traffic impacts, such as street closures or detours, as a result of these construction activities. Trucks used to haul away debris will occasionally interrupt traffic as they enter and exit the right-of-way. Flagmen will be used to safely direct drivers in order to minimize disruption to traffic. Parking restrictions in all construction areas will be strictly enforced at all times.

Safety Advisory: Please do not enter the construction work zone and obey all posted construction signs.

Night Out on Crime

http://www.nationalnightout.org/nno/

The Van Buren Place Community Restoration Association is joining with the Adams Normandie Neighborhood Association (ANNA) for our annual National Night Out on Crime neighborhood march and potluck.

This year will be the 24th Annual National Night Out, a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, on Tuesday, August 7, 2007.

Last year's National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 10,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, over 34 million people participated in NNO 2006.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:

* Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness
* Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs
* Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships
* Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back

We will assemble at 6:30 pm at 1658 W 23rd Street, north of Adams Blvd. Bring your potluck dish. The march, with support from Southwest Division LAPD, will begin at 7:00 pm and cover both sides of Adams Blvd. this year, returning to 23rd Street for a community potluck with lots of good food.

Please join us!

M.A. Flores, President
Adams Normandie Neighborhood Association (ANNA)

Get Involved

Are you concerned about safety in your community? Do you want to know how to eliminate blight and get the streets cleaned up? Where can the children play and why aren't there more activities for youth in our area?

To get answers to these questions and find out how you can be part of the solution, visit the North Area Neighborhood Development Council (NANDC) website: www.nandc.org.