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JUNE 26, 2014

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from page A-1 approximately six weeks. Should Ames be declared the low responsible bidder, Caltrans and Ames will then finalize the contract documents. After contract documents are finalized, time will be allowed for Ames and the subcontractors to move equipment to the site. The actual construction is expected to begin in September. The existing Highway 76 is 30 feet wide on average. The widened road will average 44 feet of paved surface in each direction which equates to two travel lanes 12 feet wide along with inside and outside shoulder lanes 10 feet wide, and the road will also include turn lanes, acceleration and deceleration lanes, and barriers. The official eastern end of the project is half a mile east of Interstate 15; although improvements on the interchange at State Route 76 and Interstate 15 opened to traffic in August 2013, Ames and the subcontractors will use fill available from the interchange work, replant the interchange, and expand the park-and-ride lot on the northwest side of the interchange. The widening between Melrose Drive and South Mission Road was completed in 2012 and source material from that segment will be used for fill during construction of the new portion, so Olive Hill Road is the western end of the project due to the presence of the source material. The Olive Hill site contains approximately 60,000 cubic yards of fill. The project will need a total of approximately 900,000 cubic yards for embankments. Fill from the Vessels property south of the San Luis Rey River will provide approximately 600,000 cubic yards, and a fill stockpile at the I-15 interchange makes approximately 135,000 cubic yards available. The remaining approximate 100,000 cubic yards will need to be imported. The new road will be elevated approximately six to eight feet above the old highway. The initial work will take place on the southern part of the road between South Mission Road and Gird Road. The hauling of fill will be followed by paving a road on top of that fill, which will allow all traffic to be

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moved to what will eventually be the eastbound lanes while work is being done on the eventual westbound lanes. The work on the north side of the segment between South Mission Road and Gird Road will follow the completion of the tasks on the south side of that portion. The work on the south side between Gird Road and I-15 will follow the completion of the phases west of Gird Road. The eastern stages will involve hauling the fill from the Vessels site, which will require the construction of a temporary bridge across the San Luis Rey River. After the work on the south side between Gird Road and I-15 is completed, the work on the north side will take place. A capping of the road will be the final stage. Planting tasks are expected to be performed shortly after completion of the associated road work. The work will also add a traffic signal at the intersection of Highway 76 and Via Monserate. All driveways and street intersections accessible from Highway 76 will be renovated (any nighttime driveway closures will take place between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.). The expansion of the park-and-ride lot will include flattening the grade and providing truck parking and a bus terminal. The park-and-ride lot improvements will also include lighting and charging stations for electric vehicles. The work will also include the removal of “palisades,” the term for the pipes with webbing initially erected to control the flow of the San Luis Rey River and protect the road from erosion. Existing riprap within slopes will either be abandoned in place or re-used. Non-road activities will include the installation of five wild animal crossings, the relocation of Rainbow Municipal Water District water and sewer lines, and coordination with the San Diego County Water Authority to protect CWA pipelines which cross the highway. The bid package calls for 825 working days, which equates to a three-year period in the absence of excessive weather-based delays. To comment on this story online, visit www.thevillagenews.com.

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Opinion Should the US support Sunnis or Shias in Iraq? Iraq is a mess, ever since it was invented by colonial powers after WWI. Bush ignored sectarian hatred that has kept Sunnis and Shias at war with each other for more than 1,000 years. When Bush took out the Sunni dictator, it unleased the rage of the repressed Shia majority. Today I saw 2003 film clips of Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and other Neo-cons spouting off their opinions of how the Iraq War would go. It would only last a few weeks or maybe months, but not years. It would only cost the US about $60 billion dollars (it’s over a trillion now and counting). They said there were active weapons of mass destruction and there was a connection to al-Qaeda. They said there were no sectarian problems in Iraq. I could go on and on, but

the Christian Science Monitor did an in-depth review of the war – the claims and outcome: http://tinyurl. com/l44nzjp The Bush team blundered into the biggest foreign policy and military disaster since Vietnam. The only choice now is to just stand back and watch the two sides fight it out. To send in more military to support Iraq is madness, and like the disaster of Vietnam – the only thing left is to evacuate the US Embassy. The Iraq War, like the Vietnam War, was a total waste of American blood and treasure. My heart goes out to the troops and families who sacrificed so much, for Bush’s lies. Jon Monday

Blight in Fallbrook My concern is that property owners in Fallbrook are letting their properties fall into unsightly eyesores. Especially on some of the main roads that weave through Fallbrook. If I were looking for a home in Fallbrook or just visiting, my first impression would be that Fallbrook is a place of low income and perhaps an unwholesome place to visit or live. Example, if you drive down Calmin Dr. (near Potter Jr. High School ), there are homes on Calmin that look like storage yards. If you were to take a trip

down Stagecoach and Reche, one would have the same impression. You will see unkempt landscapes, buildings in poor repair, with some looking like they need to be removed. If the citizens of Fallbrook want to keep their home values high and have better schools, our civic leaders need to hold property owners accountable for the decent upkeep of their homes and property. John Klink

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Re: “It’s time for a change” [Letter, Village News, 6/19/14] I agree with Ms. Assad. It is “Time for a change,” however we disagree on the change. I argue it is time for this country and this world to disavow the extreme, emotional environmentalism of Ms. Assad. Monsanto has immeasurably improved the lot of man, as have other corporations which Ms. Assad so comfortably demonizes. Is she really asking us to step away from the improved healthcare, food supply, and other aspects of our lives brought by innovation and effort? Improvements which stand as testament to man’s neverending quest to make his life better. Ms. Assad, your view of life is pure folly and we’ve listened to and allowed you and your allies to control us for far too long. Complete the XL, recognize “global warming/change” for what it is, an inevitable force which man cannot stand against. We must continue to use the resources given to us in a responsible manner to improve life for everyone. Robert C. Johnson

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