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I-5 South Corridor Improvement Projects
California Department of Transportation Interstate 5 HOV Lane & Widening Project
Rosecrans Avenue & Bloomfield Bridges
FACT SHEET The Project The Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) HOV/Widening and Rosecrans and Bloomfield Avenue Bridges Project extends from Shoemaker Avenue to Silverbow Avenue in Norwalk. The project will widen 1.2 miles of I-5 to add one High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV), carpool lane, and one general- purpose lane in each direction. Three bridges at Shoemaker, Rosecrans and Bloomfield avenues, and a pedestrian overcrossing at Silverbow Avenue will be reconstructed to accommodate a wider freeway. The project includes shoulder widening, concrete median barriers, new ramp designs and realignment to Firestone Boulevard frontage road.
Summary The Rosecrans/Bloomfield Bridges Project is the third project to begin construction as part of the I-5 South Corridor Improvement Projects from the Los Angeles/Orange County Project Costs line to the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605). Motorists can $214 million (M) funded by State and local resources: expect to see four construction zones for the various State Proposition 1B (2006): Corridor Mobility Improvement segments at Alondra Blvd., Carmenita Rd., Rosecrans Ave. Account: $146.9M and Imperial Highway/Pioneer Blvd. A fifth segment, the Transportation Congestion Relief Program: $.78M Florence Avenue Interchange Project will begin construction Regional Improvement Program: $10.6M by late 2013. In mid-2014, the Valley View Avenue Project is State Transportation Improvement Program: $10.4M anticipated to begin construction. Interregional Transportation Improvement Plan: $3M Metro Proposition C (Local): $42.3 M Benefits The I-5 South Corridor Improvement Projects will add Project Status capacity by widening the freeway and structures, and realign The Shoemaker Avenue Bridge was demolished in Feb- and reconstruct adjacent frontage roads. The improvements March 2013. A pile driving operation began in April for will enhance the overall traffic circulation on the 7-mile bridge reconstruction. Shoemaker Avenue, which includes corridor, thereby increasing safety and reducing congestion. the structure, will fully close for approximately one year The improvements will better accommodate future between Rosecrans Avenue and Excelsior Drive. North projected traffic demands and reduce bottleneck congestion Firestone Blvd. frontage road will fully close from just north at the Los Angeles County/Orange County line. of northbound I-5 on-ramp at Carmenita Road to the northbound I-5 off-ramp at Rosecrans. Flatiron West, Inc. is Contact the contractor for this project. Maria Raptis, Caltrans District 7 Public Affairs: 213-897-9372 I-5 Toll-free Info Line: 855-454-6335 REV. 7/31/13 www.dot.ca.gov/dist07 www.I-5info.com