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Air Force, local leaders

           address traffic safety


                           around Plant 42




   by Giancarlo Casem                   Palmdale, Calif., June 30., 2021.
   Palmdale, Calif.                       The meeting was organized by Dr. David
                                        Smith, Plant 42 director, who sees fatalities,
                                        motor vehicle accidents and traffic delays as
     Operating Location Plant 42 hosted local civic   problematic concern that impacts all of Plant 42
   leaders, law enforcement and mission partners   personnel to include active duty Airmen, mission
   to address traffic safety around the facility in   partner personnel, civilians and their families.
                                          “We’ve got to work together to build the best
                                        possible systems and here at Planet 42, I’m
                                        absolutely humbled to be the director,” Smith
                                        said. “My ultimate job is to set conditions for
                                        success for you all that are delivering combat
                                        capability to this great nation.”
                                          Smith explained that besides the loss of human                                       Air Force photographs by Giancarlo Casem
                                        life, a possible outcome of the traffic issues   The city of Palmdale city manager, J.J. Murphy, provides his remarks during a meeting between
                                        around Plant 42 could be the loss of human   Plant 42 leaders, city officials, local government, and mission partners discussing traffic safety
                                        capital. Those issues, if left unchecked, could   around the facility at Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., June 30, 2021.
                                        lead to a reduction in attracting career candidates
                                        to the Antelope Valley, also referred to as the   Also present were city planners for Palmdale and   work safely.”
                                        Aerospace Valley.                     Lancaster, members of the AV Edge transportation   Smith said the goal of the meeting is to open
                                          “What we can’t allow to happen is that critical   committee, the commander LA County Sherriff’s   up an avenue for collaboration between all the
                                        human capital to be cast aside and wasted to a   Department Palmdale Station, and representatives   agencies and entities involved. At the end of
                                        motor vehicle accident. And that’s a huge risk that   from Congressman Mike Garcia’s office.  the meeting, everyone in attendance identified
                                        we’re experiencing right now,” he said.  “Smart people in the room collaborating with   key intersections and parts of roadways that
                                          Those in attendance included representatives   the expertise we have from LA County Sheriff   were considered problem spots for accidents,
                                        from the major support partners: Lockheed   with representatives from our political sector with   Sierra Highway and Avenue M for example,
                                        Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and NASA.   folks from AV Edge transportation committee that   and possible solutions, some of which, like road
                                                                              can look at this holistically and see what it is we   improvements, are already underway. The group
                                        Left: Dr. David Smith, Plant 42 director, provides   can do to improve safety,” Smith added. “It’s also   then agreed to further work together to identify
                                        opening remarks during a June 30, 2021,   tantamount to throughput and capacity. I need   other solutions and find ways to prioritize them
                                        meeting with local civic leaders.
                                                                              people to get work. And I need people to get to   to complete them even sooner.






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