THE MULTI-COUNTY PARTNERSHIP THAT WAS LOOKING AT WIDENING HIGHWAY 152 AND MAKING IT A TOLL ROAD, HAS DISBANDED. THE PARTNERSHIP FELL APART AFTER THE LOS BANOS CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST THE MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS PROVIDING 7 MILLION DOLLARS TOWARD A 25 MILLION DOLLAR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. THE COUNTIES AND ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED WITH THE PARTNERHIP WILL WORK ON SMALLER PROJECTS IN IT’S STEAD, BUT THE LANE WIDENING WILL BE AN AFTERTHOUGHT. NEITHER IT, NOR THE IDEA OF MAKING HIGHWAY 152 A TOLL ROAD WILL BE DROPPED ALTOGETHER THOUGH.
