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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$175,408,360

Department of Transportation·Federal Highway Administration

to DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA

WORK BEGAN·LATEST ACTION2026-03-03·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_693JJ22430000Y001CA4052003_069
Award description

PROJECT TITLE: ON INTERSTATE 405, IN AND NEAR IRVINE AND CONSTA MESA, FROM ROUTE 5 TO HARBOR BLVD REHAB PAVEMENT, REPLACE SLABS, UPGRADE BRIDGE RAILINGS, IMPROVE HI :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ON STATE ROUTE: 405. ON INTERSTATE 405, IN AND NEAR IRVINE AND CONSTA MESA, FROM ROUTE 5 TO HARBOR BLVD REHAB PAVEMENT, REPLACE SLABS, UPGRADE BRIDGE RAILINGS, IMPROVE HIGHWAY WORKER SAFETY, UPGRADE SAFETY DEVICES, AND UPGRADE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TMS) ELEMENTS. THIS IS A DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT.

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In plain English

Rehabilitation and safety upgrades on Interstate 405 between Route 5 and Harbor Boulevard in Orange County, California, including pavement repair, slab replacement, and bridge railing upgrades.

Sub-sectors
highway-infrastructurepavement-rehabilitationbridge-safety
Why this matters

I-405 is a critical congestion corridor serving Southern California's largest metro area; this design-build project improves safety and reduces traffic disruption on a heavily traveled route.

Supply-chain signal

Demand for asphalt, concrete, steel bridge components, and construction equipment; local and regional contractors will compete for subcontracts on this multi-year project.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-22. Cost: $0.003043.

Period of performance
Start
End
2029-01-02
Status
activein 904 days
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