Resources As a major freeway improvement project, this project is subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans District 12) provides environmental oversight.
The largest project in OCTA’s history, the I-405 Improvement Project will improve 16 miles of I-405 and add one regular lane in each direction from Euclid Street to I-605. It will also construct the 405 Express Lanes from SR-73 to I-605. This is the first part of an ongoing series that reports on what’s happening behind the scenes.
The project reduces congestion, alleviates bottlenecks and improves traffic flow. Project Benefits Added a second carpool lane in both directions on I-5 between SR-55 and SR-57. Restriped carpool lanes to provide drivers with continuous access. Reduces congestion, alleviates bottlenecks and improves traffic flow.
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is releasing a Request for Information (RFI) to provide an opportunity for firms to review the attached draft Scope of Work and provide information regarding currently available products or customized solutions in order to meet OCTA’s objectives. OCTA would also like to receive estimates on all potential costs associated with the project.
The project is the first in the state being built using the design-build authority provided under Assembly Bill 401 by Assemblyman Tom Daly, passed in 2013. AB 401 provides authority for regional transportation agencies and Caltrans to use the design-build method of project delivery on state highway projects, resulting in cost and time savings.
Current state planning and project approval policies place great emphasis on reducing travel by automobile and encourage project alternatives that promote short trips where possible, travel by transit, bicycling, walking, and use of zero-emission vehicles. These requirements will affect the environmental review process.
OCCSP - Funding Waves Updates - October 2024.xlsx
Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) recently joined OCTA CEO Darrell E. Johnson, Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem and OCTA Board Member Jessie Lopez, and Fullerton Mayor and OCTA Board Member Fred Jung to announce $750,000 in federal funding to support the completion of the Santa Ana-Garden Grove Rails-to-Trails Gap Closure Project—which would allow pedestrians and cyclists to travel between two of the ...
Project Details Today, nearly 360,000 motorists travel I-5 daily between SR-73 and El Toro Road. Transportation planners forecast traffic volumes will grow 25 percent by 2045. To address this travel demand, OCTA and Caltrans are working together to construct the I-5 South County Improvements Project from SR-73 to El Toro Road.
The Orange County Transportation Authority (Authority) invites proposals from qualified consultants to provide staff assistance and technical expertise to manage the construction phase of the PROJECT and to administer the construction contracts.