Introduction

Los Angeles is known for the beautiful weather. It's why Hollywood came here in the first place. Films started being shot in the Los Angeles area because they could be shot at most times during the year, due to it always being sunny. It's also located on a coast. Not everything is beautiful about Los Angeles. The Los Angeles infrastructure is urgent of repairs and replacement. It's like I hear about failures in the infrastructure every month. From main line breaks to major freeways in bad shape. I choose this topic because Los Angeles is my future home. I'm not going to live in city with a poor infrastructure. So I might as well know what the city is doing about it and contribute myself. I want Los Angeles to be as beautiful as the angels themselves. I have some questions about my topic. What is Caltrans doing to repair the freeways and roads around southern California? How long will it take and how much money will it cost to replace all the aging water pipes? Is the city of Los Angeles prepared for the next big earthquake? Are the citizens of Los Angeles willing to pay for the repairs and replacements?

Los Angeles Infastucture

On July 29, 2014, a 93-year-old water main from a ruptured pipe valve bursted through Sunset Boulevard, sending chunks of asphalt 40 feet into the air as it closed down the celebrated route and flooded the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles. By the time emergency crews patched the pipe, 20 million gallons of water had cascaded across the college grounds.

PAMER, MELISSA. "Water Main Break Next to UCLA Prompts Flooding on Campus, Closure of Sunset Blvd." KTLA. N.p., 29 July 2014. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://ktla.com/2014/07/29/water-main-break-in-westwood-prompts-flooding-of-streets-strands-people/>.