Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) / Caltrans District 7, Interstate 5 North / Empire Avenue Improvements, Burbank, Los Angeles County, CA
PROJECT BACKGROUND
The Interstate 5 / Empire Interchange Improvement Project is a series of enhancements to the Interstate 5 Freeway, including a new interchange at Empire Avenue in the city of Burbank. This project, led by Caltrans and in collaboration with LACMTA, will relieve congestion along I-5 while providing important new access to the Golden State area of Burbank, including the Empire Center and Bob Hope Airport.
PROJECT DETAILS:
Value: Contract $350MType: Design-Bid-Build
Owner: LACMTA / Caltrans District 7 Right-of-Way
Location: Burbank, Los Angeles County, California
PROJECT SCOPE
The project includes a full freeway interchange at Empire Avenue, new freeway and railroad crossing allowing access to Empire Center, freeway widening including two carpool lanes and weaving lanes, Burbank Boulevard interchange demolition and reconstruction, railroad grade separation at Buena Vista Street, and realignment/closure of San Fernando Boulevard near Lincoln Street.
OUR ROLE
G3 Quality has been delivering quality control inspection, sampling, and testing services on the project since construction began in 2014. Our scope covers quality control management for lean concrete base rapid setting, HMA, data coring, JPCP, JPCP-RSC, structural concrete, masonry sound walls, MSE walls, and structural steel testing of welded or mechanically spliced hoops. Major features of the project include construction of over 2 miles of HOV lanes and elevated railroad tracks near Empire Avenue and at Buena Vista Street and San Fernando Boulevard, requiring extensive coordination with the BNSF and Metrolink.
OUR ADDED VALUE
G3 Quality continues to provide our well-recognized Caltrans experience, demonstrated ability to successfully manage complex construction schedules (including night and weekend shifts), and collaboration with many construction, engineering, and program management entities – all to ensure quality materials and practices are implemented to successfully complete this important regional project.
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Project Details
Name:
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Interstate 10 Express Lanes Corridor Contract 1
Contract Number:
SBCTA 17-1001599; Lane Job #9151; G3 Project Number RD300
Value:
G3 Contract $9.5 million; Overall contract $673M
Type:
Design-Build
Client:
Lane – Security Paving Joint Venture
Owner:
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority
Location:
Los Angeles/San Bernardino County Line to the I-10/I-15 Interchange in Ontario.
Duration:
2019 to 2023
