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New materials being brought in will include approximately 3,890 cu. yds. of Class 3 base, 2,720 cu. yds. of lean concrete base and 8,550 cu. yds. of jointed plain concrete pavement.
Five 55-hour extended weekend closures are the key to Security Paving Co. Inc.’s (SPCI) plan to deliver to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) its $23.2 million Interstate 5 Burbank Pavement Rehabilitation Project. The initiative that began in winter 2025-2026 to rehabilitate approximately 1 mi. (3.72 lane m.) of the 1-5 highway from the Empire Avenue undercrossing to the Cohasset Street undercrossing in the cities of Burbank and Los Angeles. I-5 is a major north-south corridor in Los Angeles County, and this section connects the San Fernando Valley to central Los Angeles.
By Irwin Rapoport
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Caltrans will replace and restore damaged and unstable concrete pavement within the project limits. Thomas Mattivi, Security Paving’s project manager, explained to Construction Equipment Guide how the closures advance the project. “There is an extensive effort during these 55-hour closures with crews working 24/7 around the clock to have the highway opened by Monday 5 a.m.,” he said, noting that upward of 100 people are on site, including personnel from three subcontractors. “Crews rotate roughly every 12 hours.” Planning for these closures is critical to maximize every minute. “SPCI prepares time-scale diagrams planning out down
to every 30 minutes of the 55-hour closure,” Mattivi said. “During the week, there is saw cutting and planning work ongoing. Extensive equipment, materials and manpower scheduling is reviewed.” Equipment used for the closures is brought in and removed via Super 10 trucks and roll-off trucks. Concrete mixers deliver the concrete. Materials-wise, crews are using jointed plain concrete pavement (JPCP), lean concrete base (LCB) and Class 3 base. Security Paving uses a large variety of Cat equipment. Machinery on site includes excavators, blades, skid steers, skip loaders, loaders, a GOMACO paving machine and other pieces of iron. see I-5 page 6