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FRESNO CA
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Published by the Fresno County and City Chamber of Commerce • 2331 Fresno St. • P. O. Box 1469 • Fresno, CA 93716 • August 1979 • Vol. 79, No. 7
FREEWAY 41
JOE LEVY, Chairman
Freeway/Transportation Committee
Fresno won a place in the State
Transportation Improvement Program,
during the June 29 meeting of the
California Transportation Commission,
and also a $3.5 million commitment to
study extension of Freeway 41 from
Bullard to the San Joaquin River,
which includes funds to protect the
right of way prior to a determination of
the future of the freeway.
This followed months of work by the
Fresno County Council of Governments, the Chamber of Commerce
Freeway & Transportation Committee,
and other local interests.
Even though this commitment has
been made, it will have to be
*--" ""v* mnnth when the
Gianturco, strenuously objected to
the inclusion of Freeway 41 extension
in the State Transportation Improvement Program, and at the same
time, objected to the Commission's
deleting some of the Department's
projects for transit systems, noise
control,landscaping and rest areas.
The Commission's Executive
Director, Mike Evanhoe, strongly
defended inclusion of the Freeway 41
project in the program, and Senator
Rose Ann Vuich, speaking for herself,
Senator Maddy and Assemblymen
Costa and Lehman, said, "We urge
you to not listen to Adriana Gianturco,
but your staff instead."
The controversy concerning the
Freeway 41 extension revolved
around the fact that the Department of
Transportation does not do environmental impact studies until a
project is a part of the State's Transportation Improvement Program; on
the other hand, it is extremely difficult
for a project to become a part of the
program without first having an environmental impact study completed.
The Commission's executive said
the project should be included in the
program so that the Department of
Transportation would then be forced
to do an environmental impact study.
Transportation Commission
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Second Quarter Economic
Report In This Issue
EXCAVATION FOR STADIUM
Giant earth moving equipment
frames the gathering of dignitaries for
the ceremony launching the start of
construction on the $7-million-plus
F.S.U. football-soccer stadium.
""* Leon Peters (Valley Foundry), Co-
Ijnairman of the 'Stadium Development Committee and Master of
Ceremony for the event, speaks of
co-operation with many entities and
individuals which formed the basic
structure for the soon-to-be realized
30,000 seat stadium.
