LA City Council committee backs plan to clean up Sherman Way tunnel

A Los Angeles City Council committee on Wednesday, May 22, advanced a motion calling for a comprehensive plan to clean, maintain and bolster security of the Sherman Way tunnel.

The three-member Public Works Committee voted unanimously in favor of motion that aims to address ongoing issues of the underpass located in the San Fernando Valley, connecting Van Nuys Airport to Saticoy and Vanowen streets. The tunnel was built in 1959 to prevent the closure of Sherman Way, which had to be routed under the runway at the airport.