Surfers and environmentalists are waging war against the planned six-lane roadway through Trestles, considered a Southern California icon, immortalized in 'Surfin' U.S.A.'
"The proposed extension of Orange County's Foothill tollway has generated debate within...and outside...California because it would slice through San Onofre State Beach -- threatening wildlife habitat and the San Mateo Watershed, spoiling views, polluting the water and altering the hydraulics of the tapered waves that peel off its cobblestone reef."
"Trestles doesn't produce the world's biggest waves, but their shape and consistency are considered among the best. It's the only stop on the Association of Surfing Professionals' World Championship Tour."
Calling it a 'false scare,' toll agency officials say the tollway is "not going to change all the memories and history and the ability to surf Trestles."
"The toll road, which would connect with I-5 south of San Clamente, would be no closer than the freeway and detention basins would control contamination and sediment."
"With approval still needed by the California Coastal Commission and several federal agencies, the fight is expected to last years."
Thanks to D. A. Varnado, AICP
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