Federal Highway Administration Opens Key Portion of Alameda Corridor East in Los Angeles County

ROWLAND HEIGHTS, Calif. – Deputy Federal Highway Administrator David S. Kim today joined state and local officials to cut a ceremonial ribbon to open the Nogales Street Grade Separation Project, which will improve safety, reduce noise and emissions, and enhance freight movement in Los Angeles County. The project is central to the $4.6 billion Alameda Corridor East Trade Corridor Improvement Plan in Southern California, which is using $125 million in federal funds, to connect the nation’s rail network to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. “Projects like this make it safer and easier for people to get to jobs and to access essential services—and we need more of them nationwide to balance the needs of local residents and the business community,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said. “Our broader goal is to support projects that provide opportunities to people while improving their quality of life.” The $88.7 million Nogales Street Grade Separation Project, which relies on $22 million in federal funding, separates the two major rail lines, BNSF and Union Pacific, from local highways in the City of Industry, a Los Angeles suburb. These east-west rail lines move freight between the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles running parallel with SR 60—also a critical freight highway and connector to the two ports. Running north-south, Nogales Street provides important access to SR 60 for the commercial shipping industry.