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		<title>New Video &#8211; Old Button Copy sign in Ventura, CA</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An original button copy sign was found in Ventura near an entrance to US 101 recently. Come check it out!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Video &#8211; Piru Gorge and Pyramid Lake</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 03:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former US 99 followed a very scenic path over the mountains north of Los Angeles. Follow the Historic Highway 99 Association of California on a journey through the mountains, down the canyons, and beneath Pyramid Lake. Learn what was there before I-5 and what it took to build both roads.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Historic Sign Revealed in Los Angeles</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Either through heavy wind, corrosion, or a combination of the two, a section of &#8220;greenout&#8221; fell off a sign on the eastbound Ventura Freeway (State 134) recently at Victory Blvd. This sign, approaching the Golden State Freeway (I-5) has been there since 1961 when the freeway opened. In 1961, the Golden State Freeway was still &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/historic-sign-revealed-in-los-angeles/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Historic Sign Revealed in Los Angeles</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>I-5 Grapevine / Ridge Route Conditions</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/i-5-grapevine-ridge-route-conditions/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 19:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I-5 between Santa Clarita and the San Joaquin Valley over Tejon Pass is known as &#8220;The Grapevine&#8221; and formerly known as &#8220;The Ridge Route&#8221;. It is an important corridor in California and has been so since 1915. Travel over the route can be quite treacherous in winter due to both rain and snow. Mudslides, rockfalls, &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/i-5-grapevine-ridge-route-conditions/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">I-5 Grapevine / Ridge Route Conditions</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 8/21/2022</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-8-21-2022/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 02:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hidden below I-5 just north of Valencia Blvd next to a drainage basin, a bit of US 99 history remains in Santa Clarita, California. A culvert, dating to 1929, has survived through an expressway upgrade in 1949, freeway construction in 1967, bridge replacement construction in 2001, and current widening work in 2022. How much longer &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-8-21-2022/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 8/21/2022</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 9/4/2021</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-9-4-2021/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2021 03:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 1949, La Cienega Blvd was extended through the Baldwin Hills. This roadway was eventually to become a part of the State Route 170 Laurel Canyon Freeway. Interchanges and grade separations were built with this in mind. Access to the roadway was also controlled, making it easier to upgrade the roadway to a full freeway &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-9-4-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 9/4/2021</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 8/9/2021</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-8-9-2021/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Castaic]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The old Ridge Route is my favorite roadway. Each trip is an adventure and I always seem to find something new. Sometimes those &#8220;new&#8221; things aren&#8217;t as exciting as they could be. In January 2021, a large rockslide was found just south of Swede&#8217;s Cut. On August 28, the Ridge Route Preservation Organization will be &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-8-9-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 8/9/2021</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 7/22/2021</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-7-22-2021/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 02:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 1955, the first section of the Golden State Freeway opened. It was a short section, running from near Weldon Summit to Foothill Blvd. The freeway was the first major attempt to improve traffic in the Newhall Pass area and it did help for a time. The freeway remained until the early 1970&#8217;s when the &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-7-22-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 7/22/2021</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ridge Route Alternate Presentation</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/ridge-route-alternate-presentation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Castaic]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, April 6 at 6pm, I will be giving a presentation via Zoom on the Ridge Route Alternate section of US 99 during the regular monthly meeting of the Historic Highway 99 Association of California. It will cover the history of the roadway from its original construction through to its replacement by I-5 from &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/ridge-route-alternate-presentation/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Ridge Route Alternate Presentation</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 2/8/2021</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 01:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the February 9, 1971 M6.6 Sylmar / San Fernando Earthquake, our featured image shows the construction work in progress on the I-5 and State 14 interchange in 1970. This work would be halted abruptly in the early hours of February 9, 1971. After this, it would be reconstructed two &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-2-8-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 2/8/2021</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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