The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors will maintain local control of the I-405 Improvement Project after voting on Monday, April 27, 2015 to take the lead on implementing both the general-purpose lane promised in Measure M and the express lanes, which will speed up travel for everyone in the corridor.
The $1.7 billion project will improve the San Diego (I-405) Freeway between Costa Mesa and the Los Angeles county line, an area traveled by more than 370,000 vehicles a day, making it the busiest stretch of highway in the nation.
The board's vote means that OCTA will take the lead on implementing the 405 Express Lanes project between SR-73 and I-605 in addition to adding one general-purpose lane in each direction from Euclid Street to I-605.
In coming months, OCTA staff will return to the board with a draft 405 Express Lanes toll policy, a financing plan, and a traffic and revenue study will be performed to help determine how the 405 Express Lanes will operate. In addition, the board's action will result in any excess toll revenue remaining in the 405 corridor to be spent on local transportation improvement projects.
- The Express Lanes will be financed and paid for by those who choose to pay a toll and use the 405 Express Lanes
- Carpools of two or more will remain free for a minimum of three years (pending the results of comprehensive traffic and revenue study)
- The I-405 Improvement Project will be built utilizing the design-build model, saving time and money
- Construction expected to begin in 2018
- Project completion expected in 2022
Download a copy of the staff report here (PDF).
Contact Christina Byrne, Outreach Manger at 888-400-8994 or 405project@octa.net with any questions.
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