Pasadena Now: Far-Reaching Bill Laying Foundation for State to Return Freeway Stubs Passes State Senate Committee

A bill known as SB-7 which would lay the foundation for the state to return surplus 710 freeway stubs back to local cities in the freeway corridor passed a state Senate committee Tuesday.

The bill, authored by Pasadena-area Senator Anthony Portantino, SB 7 additionally would forever officially prohibit the implementation of a freeway tunnel or surface freeway in the gap between Alhambra and Pasadena.

The bill would also allow the surplus of Caltrans properties being used by local nonprofits to be purchased at their current use value.

“I am very excited to have SB 7 move through the process it follows through on the commitment I made two years ago when negotiating the end to the 710 tunnel threat. At the time, it was agreed that the EIR certification would move us all in a new and collaborative direction and then I would take the freeway off the table and protect the nonprofits in the corridor. Today, we move one big step closer to that reality,” Senator Portantino said.

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