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		<title>Channel Change in Piru Gorge</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Historic Highway 99 Association of California has produced a video on the Channel Change in Piru Gorge on the Ridge Route Alternate where opening ceremonies were held 95 years ago. 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>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/historic-sign-revealed-in-los-angeles/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Burbank]]></category>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Caltrans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[District 7]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ridge Route]]></category>
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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>Route Fire – Updated 1730</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Castaic]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[From the Ridge Route Preservation Organization: Another wildfire has started at the south end of the Ridge Route in Marple Canyon along the 5. This fire, known as the Route Fire, has so far burned 250 acres and is not contained. The fire has burned across the old Ridge Route at the Callahan Line Change &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/route-fire-updated-1730/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Route Fire – Updated 1730</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>
				<category><![CDATA[District 7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highways]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Old Bridge]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[US 99]]></category>
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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>From the Archives &#8211; 1923</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/from-the-archives-1923/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2022 22:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Castaic]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Ridge Route on US 99 between Castaic and Gorman was a very twisty roadway when it first opened. All told, there was about 39,600 degrees of curvature over the approximately 30-mile route, enough to go in 110 circles. The state gradually worked to alleviate this headache by straightening curves whenever possible. Some curves were &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/from-the-archives-1923/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">From the Archives &#8211; 1923</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Featured Image &#8211; 12/4/2021</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-12-4-2021/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2021 19:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Caltrans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[District 12]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highways]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Orange County]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[US 101]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[From the Archives &#8211; 1959 A lot has changed in southern Orange County since 1959. Gone are most of the orange groves and wide-open spaces. Today, this view is very different but a surprising amount of what is seen does remain. This photo, taken in 1959, shows the US 101 freeway and the original alignment &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/featured-image-12-4-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Featured Image &#8211; 12/4/2021</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fire on the Ridge Route</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/fire-on-the-ridge-route/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 03:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Castaic]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ridge Route Preservation Organization]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is currently a fire, #RouteFire, burning on the Ridge Route near Templin Highway. I-5 is closed both directions and the Old Ridge Route may be in danger. For information, follow the Twitter feed for the Ridge Route Preservation Organization – @ridgeroute99.]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">17892</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>September 2021 Presentation</title>
		<link>https://www.socalregion.com/september-2021-presentation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael F Ballard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Old Bridge]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SR-14]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US 6]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US 99]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join the Historic Highway 99 Association of California for a presentation on the history of US 99 and the Newhall Pass on September 14, 2021 at 6pm via Zoom. The history of the roadway will be covered from the Newhall Tunnel in 1910 to the HOV ramp at the I-5 / State 14 interchange in &#8230; <a href="https://www.socalregion.com/september-2021-presentation/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">September 2021 Presentation</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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