Pomona’s SR-71 project receives $25 million federal grant

Transportation · Lead

Metro says Pomona’s SR-71 project received a $25 million federal grant

The award would advance the second phase of a plan to close a two-mile gap in the freeway’s carpool-lane network. It does not set a construction date.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority reported Oct. 7 that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $25 million for the SR-71 Gap Closure Phase 2 project in Pomona.

Metro describes a proposed project that would add one high-occupancy-vehicle lane and one mixed-flow lane in each direction, elevate two bridges and replace a pedestrian overcrossing. The grant is partial project funding; Metro’s announcement does not provide a construction schedule.

SourceMetro announcement, Oct. 7 ↗

City Hall · Preview

Rent-program funding and Holt Avenue lanes are on the Oct. 19 council agenda

Pomona’s City Council and Housing Authority are scheduled to meet Monday, Oct. 19, with a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. The agenda was still listed as final when checked Wednesday.

One staff item offers alternative reserve appropriations of $273,801 or $355,401 to continue rent-stabilization operations. Another asks the council to approve the scope of peak-hour bus and bicycle lanes on Holt Avenue between Fairplex Drive and Main Street, along with related agreements.

Status: These are proposed actions on a future agenda, not council decisions. The two funding alternatives are not additive.

Meeting page ↗ Rent-program item ↗ Holt Avenue item ↗

Preparedness · LA County

County urges preparation for Oct. 15–16 wind and fire conditions

County public-safety agencies issued a preparedness notice for Santa Ana winds and elevated fire risk beginning Thursday and continuing through Friday night, with possible critical conditions Saturday.

The notice warns that outages could affect people who rely on powered medical equipment and says county fire crews have augmented staffing and pre-positioned resources.

Local limit: This countywide release does not establish a Pomona-specific warning, active fire or evacuation. The cited 50–70 mph gust forecast is for mountain areas, not Pomona.

SourceLA County release, Oct. 14 ↗

Schools · Community

Free PUSD Family Art Night set for Friday

Pomona Unified advertises a free Family Friday Art Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 16 at the dA Center for the Arts, 252 S. Main St. D. The district says PUSD families may register online or at the door and that activities and refreshments are planned.

The district’s notice was still live Wednesday. Capacity, at-the-door availability and event-day status can change.

SourcePUSD notice, Oct. 12 ↗

Transit · Plan ahead

Line 286 detour listed for Saturday morning

Foothill Transit lists a Pomona detour for Line 286 from 5 a.m. to noon Oct. 17. The notice names closed stops 2027, 2026, 2016, 2017, 1453, 1416 and 1463, and points riders to alternatives on Mission Boulevard at White Avenue and Pomona Transit Center stop 2158.

The agency alert was still live Wednesday. This is a future detour, not an active Oct. 14 closure; check the current rider alert before traveling.

SourceFoothill Transit alert ↗

Also in Pomona

Cal Poly Pomona

University outlines affordability and career-experience goals

CPP says its “Broncos Covered” initiative aims to cover tuition and fees for about half of students, with a 70% goal in four years, while the “CPP Promise” seeks at least one career-connected experience for every student. These are institutional goals, not confirmed benefits for an individual student.

CPP announcement, Oct. 9 ↗

Pomona Unified

District reports first STRIVE event for foster and system-involved youth

PUSD says students attended workshops on rights, Independent Living Program resources, financial literacy and community college, plus a resource fair. The district account gives no attendance figure or measured outcome.

PUSD report, Oct. 9 ↗

Reporting cutoff

Checked Wednesday at 12:08 p.m. PDT

The changing county notice, Oct. 19 agenda, art-night post and Line 286 alert were checked again before publication. Forecasts, agendas, events and service alerts can change; follow the linked agencies for the latest details.

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