I-405 Sepulveda Pass ExpressLanes

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in coordination with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), is initiating the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass ExpressLanes in Los Angeles County, California. The purpose and objective of the proposed project is to optimize the utilization of freeway capacity while addressing impacts to the environment and surrounding communities, including historically disadvantaged communities, within the project area. The project proposes to improve traffic conditions on I-405 starting in the south at I-10 and terminating in the north at US-101, and intends to reduce congestion, encourage carpooling and transit, improve trip reliability, reduce degradation of the carpool and general purpose lanes, increase person throughput, and apply technology to help manage traffic. Caltrans is the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The EIR/EIS, a study required by federal and state statutes, will be prepared and is an assessment of the likely influences that future improvements may have on the environment and communities within and adjacent to the study area. It includes analyses of ways to reduce or avoid possible adverse environmental impacts.