$8.8 billion Riverside County sales tax takes step toward November 2020 ballot.Coronavirus slowdown: Orange County toll road traffic plunges 67%.91 Express Lanes users to get new sticker transponders, and for many, a savings.“I don’t think it was the right time to go to the public with a new tax - an additional tax - and one that had no end date,” he said. “The polling didn’t come back very strong to begin with,” Commissioner Kevin Jeffries, a Riverside County supervisor, said by phone Friday.Įven in the best of times a tax increase is a strong sell, Jeffries said, and the measure would have faced certain defeat given the sharp economic downturn triggered by the coronavirus crisis. And the commission’s initial polls, taken in spring 2019, indicated about 68% of voters - barely enough for passage - would support it. Transportation tax measures require two-thirds approval to take effect. The proposal envisioned a tax without an expiration date. The agency’s staff had been working on a plan to place a sales-tax measure on the November ballot to raise $8.8 billion in 2020 dollars countywide and $6.7 billion on the county’s more populous west side. The commission voted almost unanimously, with Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez dissenting, to not put the measure to the voters. “So it would be almost punitive to charge those fees right now.”Ĭommissioners also decided to shelve the idea of asking Riverside County voters to tax themselves an additional half-penny on the dollar to pay for freeway, rail and other transportation improvements. “We understand people aren’t traveling as much,” he said.
91 FREEWAY EXPRESS LANES TRAFFIC DRIVERS
But in the wake of coronavirus-related layoffs and the large number of people working from home, many drivers are not using the lanes, Standiford said. Information: Text 91REFRESH to 77222, /91refresh.The two agencies are in the process of moving customers to the sticker transponders, which cost less to operate.Īctive commuters usually easily exceed the base amount and aren’t charged the fee. The work is mainly between the Lincoln Avenue Interchange and the 15 Freeway, officials said. The $12.6 million 91 Refresh Project, includes repairs to lanes and walls along the 91.
91 Freeway toll lanes now open, but is traffic any better?Ĭonstruction schedules could change because of weather or other factors, officials said.More 91 Freeway nighttime lane, ramp closures set in Corona.
Night closures on 91 Freeway in Corona continue this week.What areas of the 10 Freeway are part of the pavement rehabilitation project?.“We know that these types of closures are difficult for the community,” commission spokesperson Cheryl Donahue said. Officials also suggest that travelers use Metrolink as an alternative. Because the westbound 91 Main Street ramps will be closed, motorists can follow detour signs to enter the 91 at Lincoln Avenue.From the southbound 15, exit at Hidden Valley Parkway and head west to Main Street.From the northbound 15 Freeway, exit at Magnolia Avenue, head northeast on Magnolia and then west on Sixth Street to Main Street.From the westbound 91, head north on the 15, exit at Hidden Valley Parkway and go west to Main Street.Those who need to access Main Street in Corona can use the following detours: Drivers can use the westbound 60 Freeway to the southbound 71 or 57 freeways as alternate routes. 10, at 7 a.m., as part of the 15/91 Express Lanes Connector project.ĭrivers are urged to avoid the area or allow extra travel time, officials said. The eastbound 91 Express Lanes also will be closed Friday, Dec. The 15 Freeway will stay open, but westbound 91 connectors from that freeway will be closed. The westbound 91 Express Lanes, the westbound 91 Main Street on-ramp and off-ramp, and the westbound Lincoln Avenue off-ramp will be included in the closures.
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