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News and updates from a coalition of community and business leaders focused
on the health and vitality of California’s transportation backbone — Interstate 5
Interchange

Volume 16, No. 1 Summer 2018
Approved!

State Transportation Commission

Awards $247 Million for Interstate 5

Improvements in Northern L.A. County

Compiled from Interchange staff and news “This is a major step in moving this
releases from Caltrans and Metro much-needed project forward,” said Victor
Also Inside Lindenheim, executive director of the Gold-
he state has approved $2.7 bil- en State Gateway Coalition. “We’re very
• Caltrans announces lion in project funding that pleased that the California Transporta-
temporary Hasley Can- includes $247 million for tion Commission agreed that the
yon on-ramp closure / the next phase of the project should be among the
Page 2 T Interstate 5 North state’s top priorities for high-
Los Angeles County Capac- way construction funding.”
ity Enhancement Project, The $539.2 million I-5
• Message from the
Executive Director / clearing the way for the (Golden State Freeway)
Page 2 highly anticipated addi- Chokepoint Relief Proj-
tion of toll-free carpool ect will add truck lanes,
lanes in northern Los HOV lanes, auxiliary
• I-5 pavement rehab Angeles County. lanes, sound walls, and
project update / Page The decision by the an ITS hub station. It
3 California Transporta- will also widen seven
tion Commission was bridges and improve
• Caltrans director profile hailed by Golden State access to the California
/ Page 7 Gateway Coalition lead- Highway Patrol’s weigh
ers as a major step forward station near the junction of
for the coalition’s top-priority proj- I-5 and State Route 126.
• Message from the
Chairman / Page 8 ect. See SB1, page 4
$47 Million Federal (INFRA) Grant

Awarded to I-5 Project Improvements

Source: News release from Secretary Elaine Chao that grant to relieve the traffic con-
Rep. Steve Knight the Los Angeles County Met- gestion in Santa Clarita on the
www.goldenstategateway.org ropolitan Transportation Au- I-5.
Phone: 661.775.0455 Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA) thority (Metro) will receive a “Santa Clarita and the entire
Fax: 661.295.0692 announced after a conversa- $47 million Infrastructure For region will benefit enormous-
28042 Avenue Stanford, Unit E tion with U.S. Transportation Rebuilding America (INFRA) See GRANT, page 5
Santa Clarita, CA 91355