SCAG, in collaboration with the City of Los Angeles, Port of Los
Angeles, and Caltrans, commissioned this transportation planning
study to achieve two primary objectives: (1) assess the impacts
of increased truck travel on a disadvantaged community in the
Wilmington area of Los Angeles and (2) recommend both traffic and
general land use mitigations to improve the quality of life for
residents in this community.
The Wilmington Freight Mitigation Study focused on the traffic
impacts associated with the permanent closure of two private
railroad crossings at Lomita Boulevard between Eubank Avenue and
Alameda Street in the City of Wilmington, California. The study
area, bounded by Lomita Boulevard to the north, Drumm Avenue to
the east, Pacific Coast Highway to the south, and Sanford Avenue
to the west, already experiences high truck traffic due to the
surrounding industrial land uses and proximity to the Ports of
Los Angeles and Long Beach. The closure of the rail crossings
potentially further exacerbates this condition by changing the
truck travel patterns from a direct connection to Lomita from
Alameda to various alternative routes.
For a more in-depth look into what drove the study process
and exactly how it was developed, please see the full report
available below.
Read the full Wilmington Freight Mitigation Study