The project will add a truck lane to I-5 in both directions by paving the median area and outside shoulder, and shifting the mixed-flow lanes inward. The southbound truck lane will extend from Pico Canyon Road/Lyons Avenue to State Route 14 (3.7 miles), while the northbound lane will run from SR-14 to Gavin Canyon (1.4 miles). New median and outside retaining walls will be built to accommodate the widening. The project will be completed in early 2014.
More than 216,000 vehicles use this segment of I-5 every day, including 19,000 trucks, many of them traveling to or from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Separating freeway truck traffic from passenger vehicles enhances safety, particularly on freeways with steep grades. Other benefits include reduces congestion. greater mobility, improved air quality, and more efficient goods movement.
This project is the result of a unique Public-Private partnership with the Golden State Gateway Coalition as the private sector partner.
Images from the groundbreaking:
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| LA County Supervisor Michael Antonovich said new truck lanes are vital to economy of Southern California. |
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| Supervisor Antonovich (3rd from left) joins officials of CalTrans and Metro in symbolic groundbreaking. |
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| Members of the Golden State Gateway Coalition who contributed to funding for new I-5 truck lanes take a turn at turning dirt. |
