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Almost 5 million square feet of graffiti removed along L.A. freeways last year
Caltrans also reports that 75% of the landscaping in two-county region needs work.
By Steve Hymon (LA Times)
March 7, 2009
The Los Angeles City Council recently asked Caltrans for an update on maintenance issues along freeways in the city. The staff of Caltrans District 7 -- which includes Los Angeles and Ventura counties -- produced a response. Here are the numbers:
* 75% of all landscaped areas along the district are in need of rehabilitation, and about 90% of the vegetation is at or near the end of its natural life.
* 7,622,234 square feet of graffiti were removed from along freeways in the district last year, including 4,479,674 square feet within the city.
* Removing the graffiti cost $2.7 million.
* 60,743 cubic yards of litter were removed from freeways in the district last year, including 14,438 cubic yards in L.A. Sometimes, however, it takes a week or more for Caltrans to remove various car parts lodged in the guardrail of the Pasadena Freeway.
* Removing the garbage cost $8 million.
* 599 homeless camps were "cleaned up" along freeways in the district last year.
Rat Line Solution: Arrest graffiti defecators and show them off on to the public in front of Welfare Offices in pillories on Saturdays.
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