Over the past few months, OCTA’s traffic and revenue consultant, Stantec, has been compiling forecasts for traffic volumes and potential revenues for the I-405 Express Lanes. Stantec presented its initial findings at the Board meeting on April 25. Information from this study and other material will be used to develop the I-405 Express Lanes Toll Policy.
Later that day, OCTA hosted a special workshop with Stantec and staff from affected cities along the I-405 corridor to review the information and encourage group discussion.
Scheduled for completion in 2022, the project includes adding one regular lane in each direction from Euclid Street to I-605 and making improvements to freeway entrances, exits and bridges. It will also construct the 405 Express Lanes, two lanes in each direction from SR-73 to I-605. The new express lanes – incorporating the existing carpool lanes and connectors that opened in 2014 – will give solo drivers the choice to speed up their commute for a toll, while carpoolers can ride free or at a discount, pending results of the 405 Express Lanes Traffic and Revenue Study. The 1-405 Project will improve 16 miles of the country’s busiest freeway and save time for commuters and travelers throughout the area.
The Board will receive an update at its regular meeting on May 9.
For general information about the I-405 Improvement Project, please contact Christina Byrne, OCTA Outreach Manager at (714) 560-5717 or 405project@octa.net.
