The City of Norwalk isĪgainst new freeway construction in their city. There are a number of reasons why I-105 doesn't go all The Infamous I-105 Gap Between I- 605 and I- 5 The freeway gradually opened to traffic in 19, at a cost of In 1992, Chapter 1243 changed the origin to 'Pershing Drive near El

Actual construction of the freeway began in 1982. In 1981, Chapter 292 changed the origin of the route to 'The southīoundary of the Los Angeles International Airport near El Segundo'.Ĭaltrans was also pressure to have construction substantially started inġ986 (deadline imposed by federal law) that law also stated the lastįederal funding authorization for such construction would be provided inġ990. The meant that there was design rework to be done, as well as newįreeway agreements with local governments, right of way acquisitions, etc. The court approved the amended consent degree inġ981. To salvage the project, the scope was reduced byĮliminating two traffic lanes, 11 local interchanges, and 500 units of This lawsuit was settled byĬonsent decree in 1979 however, the delay had substantially raised theĬost of construction. Statement and public hearings, were conducted. Until a number of requirements, including a formal environmental impact Under this lawsuit, all freeway construction was halted In 1972, a class action lawsuite was filed to block the freeway'sĬonstruction. Route was roughly as it is now, and the cost was estimated at $190 Of Inglewood to Route 605.' The former surface routing of Route 42 wasĮventually dropped from the state system (although signs remained forĭesigning the freeway took from 1968 to 1972.

In 1968, a segment of Route 42 was transferred to Route 105: 'Route 1 west

I- 110: 0.7 mi deleted under 23 USC 103(f).Īdding the route to the Interstate system prompted a highway renumbering.

Subsequent rerouting forĬontinuity purposes actually increased its length by a little over 2 The 17 mile route came from 23 USC 103(e)(1), and 7 miles were HowardĬramer substitutions from 23 USC 103(e)(2). The interstate mileageįor I-105 came from 23 USC 103 and the Howard Cramer act. Route was added to the Interstate highway system. Inglewood to Route 605.' (transferring the route from Route 42)Ĭaltrans recommended the current route in 1968, which is also when the This resulted in theĭeletion of Route 42 (field signage notwithstanding).Ĭhapter 282 in 1968 transferred the original downtown LA spur routing of Route 105 to US 101, and redefined Route 105 as 'Route 1 west of Part (2) became the ' Yorba Linda Freeway'. Part (1) became the ' Century Freeway', and In 1968, part (1) was transferred to Route 105, and part (2) was In 1966, the state highway map shows the surface routing along ManchesterĪnd Firestone, but a proposed freeway routing along the future I-105 Route 405 to Route 605, and then continuing as freeway from Route 605 to A 1965 planning map shows this as freeway from Transferred to Route 90, and the Route 42 was redefined as (1) from Route 1 west of Inglewood to Route 605 and (2) Route 39 near La Habra to Route 91 in Santa Ana Canyon. In 1965, the portion of Route 42 from Route 605 to Route 39 was (then Route 42) from the Pacific Coast Freeway (Route 1) to the Santa Ana

On June 5,1963, a public hearing was held regarding the Century Freeway Norwalk.' This incorporated former Route 10, which had to be renumbered toĪccommodate I- 10, incorporating former LRN 174 and LRN 176. In 1963 for the 'Great Renumbering', Route 42 was defined as 'Route 1 west of Inglewood to Route 91 in Santa Ana Canyon via the vicinity of In 1968, Chapter 282 transferred that routing to Route 101. I-105 on the segment between US 101/Northern I- 10 junction and the US 101/I- 5 junction. In 1963, Route 105 was defined to run 'in Los Angelesįrom Route 5 to the junction of Route 110 (now part of Route 10) andĪ 1966 Thomas Brothers Map shows both US 101 and

105 freeway express lane