In the annals of SCV History, there has never been a moment like the one that we are about to experience.
It will be more momentous than when the first Tataviam came down from Alaska and cast his eyes upon our fertile valley; more awe-inspiring than when Gaspar de Portola introduced the wilds of Santa Clarita to the Europeans in his diary, more breathtaking than when ol’ Henry Mayo charmed the Spanish into giving him this land, and yes, even Awesomer than Newhall Land’s Awesometown.
Are ya’ll ready for this? An awed hush ought to be overtaking you now.
I’m talking, of course, about the completion & opening of the Cross Valley Connector, the here-to-fore mythical Silk Road of SCV-land, the only roadway in Santa Clarita with its own mission statement (Bridging the Gap), the long hoped-for link between the rich pampered people of Valencia and the downtrodden masses of Canyon Country, the road that will solve all our traffic woes, get us to Johnny’s soccer practice faster and make driving fun again.
Verily I say unto you, if St. Paul had lived in our time, he would have had his conversion moment on the Cross Valley Connector, not the Road to Damascus. 
You can let your breath back out now.
And because this is Santa Clarita and we absolutely love ribbon-cutting ceremonies of all types, we’re not just going to open the CVC and let you drive on it. No, that would be too simple, too ordinary for such a road.
No we’re going old school. Way back. Back before the hybrids. Back before the automobile. Back even before the bicycle.
The first wheeled human transport device to cross this road to nirvana will be a stagecoach!
Break it down KHTS:
Crossing town seamlessly! The Cross Valley connector is opening on Saturday March 27th linking the 14 Freeway with the I-5, by the 126, easing traffic across our Valley.Now you can be one of four lucky participants and become the first to cross the new bridge in the famous Wells Fargo Stage Coach!Join Congressman McKeon, Santa Clarita Mayor Weste and other dignitaries. Become a part of history and be part of the official grand opening for this once in a lifetime experience.The opening of the Cross Valley Connector on Saturday, March 27th at 11 a.m. You’ll receive a special City Certificate, including a photo of you in the stagecoach, Custom Framed by Fast Frame Valencia.You can be a winner by sending us an email about why YOU are excited the cross valley connector is complete. Log onto hometown station dot com for details. All Santa Clarita residents are invited to join us for the festivities on Saturday, March 27th at 11 a.m. time at Soledad and the Golden Valley Bridge.
Carbon neutral with all the refinements and luxury features you could possibly want from the finest in 19th Century transport, the Wells Fargo Stagecoach will take some lucky Claritan across this traffic-slaying roadway, this bridge to the future.
The unintentional irony is so delicious!
And you can travel with Buck McKeon and Laurene Weste no less! And get a certificate! Truly the City is pulling out all the stops for this red-letter day in our history.
KHTS says if you want to be one of the lucky ones to first go across our new road, you have to email them at contest@hometownstation.com. I hope they see this post and consider it my entry into the contest.
But even if I don’t win, I will spoil everyone’s fun and ride my bike across the CVC the night before.
Woo hoo, now Saugus and Canyon Country can shop at each other’s Walmart!
Jeff,
If you ride the night before don’t forget about that off-duty LAPD dude that was robbed by two men on bicycles near Bouquet and Newhall Ranch.
They should do the ribbon cutting ceremony at the 14 on monday where the bottle neck will be.
…Carbon neutral…
Horses do poop you know.
Actually Fred that would be methane, would it not?
Technically none of us are carbon neutral in that we exhale CO2…
But that’s beside the point for you I know
Methane released from poop produces carbon dioxide, and according to the infallible sources at Wikipedia, it is considered a potent greenhouse gas with a high global warming potential.
But that’s beside the point for you I know
Drive to the new Target instead of the old Target!!!!
Email sent. If I win, I’m doing it in drag.
The cross valley connector opens with fanfare as the voters receive their sample ballots in the council election scheduled April 13. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
No word yet on whether the coach will be drawn by actual horses… or just hitched up to a Ford Mustang. Hopefully we can get a reporter on board. Journalists are used to traveling coach. Thank you, I’ll be here all night.
Jim:
Also right around the time that folks will be sending back in their vote by mails. A perk of incumbency?
I would die to see Gangfang in drag.
I hope you win.
Olenka: Thanks. I just finished bedazzling my dress, which is fashioned together from different colored Shamwows. Think Buck will dig it?
I actually overheard someone talking about the connector opening today while waiting in line for a caffeine fix. They were discussing the crime impact, etc. Kinda lame, paranoid talk. But I’m backing the opening, me thinks it’ll be cool.
If there is a God, he will put GangFang into service
Totally gonna write an email.
If I win I’ll go in full lycra.
I don’t know if that tops drag, but that’s all I’ve got aside from some loud outfits and short shorts.
Woot!
Olenka, hello! Gangfung is a drag.
Jim~
Coincidence? I don’t think so.
I do not think so either!
Tim~
Perk of incumbency?
No, just Another City Council Stunt!
“No word yet on whether the coach will be drawn by actual horses”
I heard Frank Ferry will be pulling the coach! He will do anything to win reelection! Ferry once stated that “all the brains” are at HNMH. That must be where he left his so he needs all the help he can get!
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
Gangfang in drag, Andy in full lycra, and Bill Reynolds in a a pink tutu!
I wasn’t gonna go, initially… how things change so quickly…