Assemblyman Scott Wilk’s, R- Santa Clarita, bill to rename the Golden Valley Road Bridge over State Highway Route 14 in the city of Santa Clarita as the “Connie Worden-Roberts Memorial Bridge” has successfully passed the Assembly and the Senate.
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Assembly Concurrent Resolution 89 known as the “Connie Worden-Roberts Memorial Bridge” bill will now be enacted. Senator Sharon Runner is the principal co-author of the bill.
“I’m thrilled that Connie’s legacy will be forever engrained in our community. Her tireless effort to build the Cross Valley Connector will never be forgotten,” Wilk said. “Connie Worden-Roberts demonstrated extraordinary service to the Santa Clarita Valley community and it’s a privilege to carry legislation on her behalf.”
Worden-Roberts championed the development of the valley’s transportation network for nearly four decades, serving as the vice-chair of the city of Santa Clarita Formation Committee and serving on the city’s first planning commission. She also served as chairwoman of the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County, founder of the Valley Industry Association, former chairwoman of the board and director of the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce, and as a member of many more community organizations.
“My family thanks the City Council for coming up with the idea to honor my mother in this way, and we appreciate Assemblyman Wilk and both Senators Runner for the hard work they and their staffs have done for our community over the years,” said Leon Worden, son of Worden-Roberts.”It’s rather poetic, when you think about it. One of my mother’s big achievements was consistently getting the various agencies – city, county, state, feds – and private business to sit down at the table together to fund and build roads like the cross-valley connector. In the end, naming this particular bridge for her required multi-agency collaboration between the city and the state.”
Worden-Roberts helped push for the city’s formation, funding for the Cross Valley Connector and for the original clubhouse of the Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club, Worden-Roberts was named Santa Clarita Valley Woman of the Year in 1975.
“Connie Worden–Roberts fought courageously for issues important to the city of Santa Clarita for decades, working to make it one of the best places to live in the state,” said Senator Sharon Runner, R-Antelope Valley, principal co-author of ACR 89, in a previous news release. “She gave her all to her community and deserves to have her contributions recognized.”
The Golden Valley Road Bridge is currently being widened to accommodate more traffic.
The Golden Valley Road Bridge widening project will add an additional two lanes of travel, one in each direction, for a total of four through lanes on the bridge, as well as a dedicated left turn lane to access the southbound State Route 14 and two left turn lanes to access the northbound State Route 14.
This project will also add a pedestrian walkway on the north side of the bridge and a bike path on the south side of the bridge.
To watch the expansion of the Golden Valley Road Bridge online, check out the live Construction Cam on the City’s website.
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