Two Major LA Transportation Routes on the Road to Repair

Hahn Asks for Fixes to Dangerous 105 Freeway Intersection

LOS ANGELES — Supervisor Janice Hahn is asking the State of California to make immediate safety improvements to the dangerous intersection where the I-105 abruptly ends in Norwalk at Studebaker Road. The intersection had 12 severe crashes in 2023, including two fatalities.

Crashes at the intersection have become so common that the medical facility which operated at the intersection was forced to close due to the number of cars that have crashed into it. Last year, Hahn’s office convened representatives from the City of Norwalk, Caltrans, and other agencies to find ways to work together to deliver safety improvements, and since then Norwalk and Caltrans have been discussing what can be done.

Hahn sent a letter to California Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin on April 1, asking the State Transportation Agency to work immediately to install more lighting, signage, and rumble strips along the I-105 freeway leading up to this intersection as a means of preventing future accidents.  

Read full letter to Secretary Omishakin here.

POLA And CALTRANS Begin Work On $130M. State Route 47 Interchange Project

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – March 13, 2024 – The Port of Los Angeles and California Department of Transportation or Caltrans in March began work on a $130 million transportation project to reconfigure a major interchange at State Route 47 (SR 47)/Vincent Thomas Bridge and Front Street/Harbor Boulevard in San Pedro.

The interchange reconfiguration will reduce travel times, alleviate congestion and improve motorist and pedestrian safety at this highly traveled roadway juncture

The SR 47/Vincent Thomas Bridge and Front Street/Harbor Boulevard interchange currently provides access to San Pedro, Wilmington, Terminal Island and services the West Basin Container Terminal.

The reconfiguration project will replace an existing southbound SR 47 off-ramp from the Vincent Thomas Bridge, currently located on the south side, with a new off-ramp located on the north side. Additional improvements include realigning the existing on-ramp to northbound Interstate 110 connector; modifying the northbound SR 47 off-ramp onto Harbor Blvd.; and modifying the northbound SR 47 on-ramp onto the bridge toward Terminal Island.

Street improvements will include realignment of Knoll Drive to accommodate a new on/off-ramp system. Front Street and Harbor Blvd. will be upgraded to feature new curbs, storm drain improvements, street lighting, traffic signal updates, bike lanes, and ADA-compliant curb ramps and crosswalks.

The project is expected to be completed by 2026. Global construction and development firm Skanska was selected through a competitive bid process to work with the port on the project.

Motorists and the public will be kept updated on related traffic impacts with road signs throughout the duration of the project.

Grant funding for the project includes $49.3 million under Metro Measure R; $9.9 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation Port Infrastructure Development Program; and $13.4 million from California’s Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP). The remaining project cost will be covered by the port.

Details: https://www.portoflosangeles.org/references/2024-news-releases/news_031324_sr_47_construction