Groundbreaking at Fullerton Grade Separation. Photo: courtesy of ACE Construction Authority.
Federal, state and local officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Alameda Corridor-East (ACE) Construction Authority’s Fullerton Road Grade Separation Project. The $145.6-million project, ACE’s 16th grade separation project, is part of the authority’s larger effort to reduce congestion and enhance safety due to increased rail traffic. The project has an expected completion date of 2019.
The Fullerton Road Grade Separation Project will lower Fullerton Road under the existing Union Pacific railroad tracks in the city of Industry, Calif., and an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, between Rowland Street and State Route 60. Plans call for constructing a six-lane roadway underpass on Fullerton Road, a four-track railroad bridge and a bridge for Railroad Street spanning Fullerton Road. In addition, Gale Avenue would be lowered at the intersection with Fullerton Rd.
Currently, the location sees 49 daily trains, with a projected increase to 91 trains per day by 2025, and 23,716 vehicles per day, projected to increase to 25,315 vehicles by 2025. When completed, the grade separation will reduce an estimated 50.4 vehicle hours of delay each day, and eliminate crossing collisions and delays for emergency responders.
The project’s final funding of $53.3 million was received from the California Transportation Commission in December 2015. Contract for the work was awarded to Shimmick Construction Company.