Orange County Board of Supervisors approved enhancing South County’s regional mobility by implementing three major transportation projects during a Sept. 28 meeting. The proposed agenda item—a cooperative agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority and the City of San Clemente to assist with alleviating traffic—by Supervisor Lisa Bartlett was met with contention by her colleagues. “South County is unique in that we don’t have the mobility patterns that we have in other parts of the county,” Bartlett said during the Sept. 28 meeting. “We have one freeway, basically the I-405 that turns into I-5, and that’s pretty much it. In other parts of the county, you’ve got many more options. We have significant challenges in South County and I’m laser-focused on putting together good projects that will help regional mobility, and also enhance public safety.” The project included the widening of Ortega Highway, the continuation of the HOV lane on I-5 …
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