Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich joined San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt (1st District) in Washington D.C. to discuss the E-220 High Desert Corridor (HDC) project with officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Initiated by Antonovich and Mitzelfelt in 2006, the High Desert Corridor Joint Powers Authority is a single-purpose agency to accelerate the implementation of the High Desert Corridor — a multi-lane expressway connecting State Route 14 in Palmdale to Interstate 15 in Victorville.  The partnership includes the counties of Los Angeles and San Bernardino and the cities of Adelanto, Victorville, Apple Valley, Lancaster and Palmdale.

“In conjunction with the Palmdale Airport and the ‘inland port’, this vital corridor will improve traffic safety and mobility, spur expansion of manufacturing and industrial development, and create a vital, missing goods movement link in Southern California that will improve regional congestion and air quality throughout Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.” said Antonovich. 

Pictured (from left to right) Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Assistant Secretary Joel Szabat, and San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt.