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® July 16 2023 Vol. XXIV • No. 15
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Ortiz Enterprises Delivering Multiple Upgrades On One of Country’s Most Congested Freeways By Irwin Rapoport
SkillsUSA Hosts National Competition for Contractors...8
ASV Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary...12
XL Specialized Unveils New Facility at Company Event...44
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Ortiz Enterprises Inc. is looking to deliver the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) $41.5 million I-405 Western Avenue to Crenshaw Boulevard Auxiliary Lanes Project in Torrance this fall. The project work zone — in Los Angeles County — includes I-405 between Western Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard (on and off ramps included) and the 182nd Street interchange. The work is being executed in coordination with Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA METRO) and the city of Torrance. The goal of the project is to improve a 1.2-mi. segment of I-405, which also will add auxiliary lanes on I-405 to help relieve congestion. Moreover, a new southbound on-ramp from northbound Crenshaw Boulevard is being constructed and — by widening the road — more storage space will be created for vehicles on I405 on and off-ramps and local streets. see ORTIZ page 16
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Ortiz Enterprises is executing the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) $41.5 million I-405 Western Avenue to Crenshaw Boulevard Auxiliary Lanes Project. Crews are on schedule and will deliver this project in Torrance this fall.
States Opening Infrastructure Wallet Projects to Improve Highway Safety, Efficiency Increase Across Country By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Funding for transportation projects through the bipartisan IIJA act is starting to flow at the state level. The amount of funding being doled depends on the state, its size and how much of a priority it puts on its infrastructure programs. Tracking the flow of funds, ARTBA reported 19 states have approved 24 measures. That equates to $13.5 billion in new transportation revenue during the first five These improvement projects are being funded through months of 2023. see INFRASTRUCTURE page 28
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