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Metro Plans to Spend Nearly $900M Expanding Freeways Next Year, a 40 Percent Increase

Metro expects to spend $887.1 million on widening the 5, 57/60, 91, 105, and 405 Freeways, and planning for Metro widening of the 5, 14, 71, 605, and other freeways

March 20, 2026

Metro/Caltrans Freeway Expansion Updates: Projects on 57/60, 605, 71 Freeways

57/60 Freeway construction might be a year late, first segment of 71 Freeway construction finishing, and agencies keep setting the stage for 605 Freeway mega-project

July 31, 2025

2023 Was the Year of Metro Freeway Widening

Metro quietly finished work on two 5 Freeway widening mega-projects, and started work on widening the 57/60, 91, and 605 - while continuing work on numerous widenings under construction - plus planning future mega-widenings

December 27, 2023