Benefit

Benefits of Accelerating Highway Projects in Measure R

• Substantial cost savings by limiting the effect of inflation while taking full advantage of design-build, and/or competitive construction bids.
• Create tens of thousands of jobs, beginning with the design and construction phases and continuing through future operation and maintenance activities, which will improve the local economy.
• Reduce traffic congestion, thousands of hours of saved travel time and improved air quality for Los Angeles County for decades to come.

Many of the highway projects to be undertaken have the capability to generate a substantial new revenue source in Los Angeles County through the prospect of general and targeted tolls and/or user fees. Such user fees can be part of PPPs for development of new highways, extensions to existing facilities, freight and goods movement services and high occupancy toll (“HOT”) lanes.