Mason Avenue Extension Proposed
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Motorists heading north or south in the west San Fernando Valley will get some relief if a proposal by City Councilman Hal Bernson gains the support of transit officials.
Bernson, whose district includes the northwest Valley, introduced a motion Wednesday that asks the City Council to direct the city Department of Transportation to secure approval for a railroad crossing on Mason Avenue. The crossing would connect two dead-end segments of Mason Avenue between Plummer and Nordhoff streets near Chatsworth.
The project, already rejected once by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, would cost about $600,000. The MTA would pay two-thirds of the cost, with the rest picked up voluntarily by developers of the proposed Porter Ranch project, according to Bernson deputy Francine Oschin.
Traffic on De Soto, Corbin, Tampa and Winnetka avenues would be reduced by the Mason Avenue extension, Oschin said.
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