Project
Description/Overview
A
half-mile-long bridge that carries Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)
traffic over the Alameda Corridor freight rail expressway, a
branch rail line and
Alameda
Street
in the
Los Angeles
port-area community of
Wilmington
. The $107
million project was funded by Caltrans ($79 million), ACTA
($14 million) and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (MTA, $14 million). It was completed
$15 million under budget in March 2004.
Benefits
The
project eliminated two railroad crossings on
Alameda
Street
to:
· Improve
traffic flow and ease congestion.
· Reduce
emissions from idling trucks and cars.
· Enhance
safety by eliminating conflicts between trains, trucks, cars
and pedestrians.
· Improve
emergency vehicle access.
Schedule
· Full-scale
construction began: June 1, 2003.
· Grand-opening
ceremony: March 4, 2004.
· Bridge
opens to traffic: March 5, 2004.
Detour
·
Construction
required PCH to be closed to through traffic between Terminal
Island Freeway (SR-103) and
Alameda Street
from late
May 2003 to March 2004.
·
Access
was achieved across
Alameda Street
using
Terminal Island Freeway,
Sepulveda Boulevard
,
Colon
Street and
Coil
Avenue
.
·
Extensive
steps were taken to minimize inconveniences to the public,
including maintaining access to all businesses, as well as
adding and synchronizing temporary traffic signals and turn
lanes, and restriping roads to maintain traffic flow along the
detour route.
Governance
The Alameda Corridor
Transportation Authority (ACTA) managed design and
construction under a cooperative agreement with the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans). ACTA – a joint powers
authority governed by the cities and ports of
Los Angeles
and
Long
Beach
and the MTA – delivered the $2.4
billion Alameda Corridor project on time and on budget in
April 2002.
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Completed
Projects - Pacific Coast Highway Grade Separation