Plans were prepared by the city engineer's office in early March 1895."The Broadway Tunnel; Plans Prepared By The City Engineer." Los Angeles Times. Mar. 3, 1895. p. 13. The main argument for its construction was that a tunnel providing an additional opening on the north would lessen the constantly increasing traffic (horses, buggies and wagons), which was causing a dangerous jam at the corner of First and Spring Streets."The Broadway Tunnel." Los Angeles Times. May 12, 1896. p. 6.
