Orange County Transportation Authority

Freeways and Streets

West County Connectors

The West County Connectors project is a joint partnership between OCTA and Caltrans linking high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes/carpool lanes on the San Diego Freeway (I-405) with those on the Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22) and San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) to create a seamless HOV connection amongst the three freeways.

The 6-mile project traverses the cities of Garden Grove, Westminster, Seal Beach, Los Alamitos, Long Beach and the community of Rossmoor.

Check out the video below to get a glimpse of what the WCC project will look like upon completion.

Project Improvements Incude:

Constructing two direct carpool connectors
Adding a second carpool lane in each direction on the I-405 between the SR-22 and the I-605
Reconstructing on- and off-ramps
Constructing soundwalls and retaining walls
Adding landscaping and enhancing aesthetic elements

SR-22/I-405 HOV Segment (East Segment)

Directly connect the westbound SR-22 carpool lane at Valley View Street to the carpool lane on the northbound I-405 and the reverse movement
Reconstruct southbound I-405 to eastbound SR-22 connector
Reconstruct the Valley View Street Bridge over the SR-22

SR22/1-405 Connector

I-405/I-605 HOV Segment (West Segment)

The I-405/I-605 Segment traverses through the cities of Seal Beach, Los Alamitos, Long Beach and the community of Rossmoor.

Directly connect the northbound I-405 carpool lane to the carpool lane on the northbound I-605 and the reverse movement.
Reconstruct the Seal Beach Boulevard bridge over I-405. Click for more information.
Reconstruct the eastbound SR-22 to the northbound I-405 connector.
Reconstruct the eastbound SR-22 to the northbound I-605 connector.
Reconstruct the northbound I-405 to the westbound SR-22 connector /7th St .

405/605 Connector