$200,000 Allocated for New Guardrails

Expanding a year-old program to install guardrails along city streets where dangerous driving conditions exist, the Los Angeles City Council has allocated $200,000 for new rails to be added in the next nine months.

Last year, $50,000 was allocated for the program, with supplemental funds from the city’s Department of Transportation. To date, 7,400 feet of metal beam guardrails have been installed throughout the city. Funding is provided by the state’s gas tax.

“This program represents a tangible effort which the city and its citizens can make together to enhance the safety of motorists, especially in hillside areas,” Councilman Marvin Braude said. “I hope that residents who know of sites where guardrails are needed for increased safety will let the city know” by calling their council members’ offices.

Braude added that suggested sites will be forwarded to the city’s Bureau of Engineering for consideration according to the severity of need. Likely sites include hillside roads along steep slopes, roads with sharp curves and areas with a history of traffic accidents.