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Carpool Lanes Being Added to 5 Freeway Through Burbank
The so-called Empire Project will add a 2.2-mile of carpool lane in each direction between Magnolia Boulevard and Buena Vista Street.
Caltrans began work today on $355 million project to add carpool lanes to a 2.2-mile stretch of the Golden State (5) Freeway in Burbank, improve access to Bob Hope Airport and elevate railroad tracks to prevent collisions between cars and trains.
The so-called Empire Project will add a 2.2-mile of carpool lane in each direction between Magnolia Boulevard and Buena Vista Street, according to Caltrans.
Freeway on-ramps and off-ramps will be added at Empire Avenue, and the section of Burbank Boulevard that crosses over the freeway will be rebuilt to improve airport access, according to Caltrans.
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Railroad tracks that run along Empire Avenue and San Fernando Boulevard will be elevated near the airport to prevent collisions with surface-street vehicles.
The project is part of a larger, $3 billion package of 17 improvements along the freeway in Los Angeles County.
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