Shutdown one-pager
What the provision restricts, where it applies and what it costs.
DownloadA three-month construction shutdown will take thousands of dollars out of the pocket of every Southern California construction worker.
Caltrans is writing a summer-long shutdown into its highway contracts for the 2028 Olympic Games. It stops $2.4 billion of work at the peak of the construction season.
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June 1, 2028
September 1, 2028
No work on the Games Route Network
No work
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The maps
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$20,000roughly what a typical worker loses in yearly take-home pay, plus health, welfare and pension credits
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$2.4 billionin construction work stopped by the shutdown
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3 monthsof stopped work in the summer of 2028, at the height of the building season
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1,000+centerline miles of state highway shut at some point, across Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and San Diego counties
The fact sheet has the segments, the dates and the sources. Economic impact fact sheet
The process
Imposed without any input from the industry
This shutdown was written with no input from the workers, contractors and suppliers who carry its cost. It never went through a hearing, a comment period or a vote. Caltrans put it straight into its contract specifications.
A collaborative process would manage Games traffic without taking a summer away from the people who build these roads.
What this costs workers
- Health coverage and pensions at risk. Benefits are earned by the hour. No hours, no credits.
- Nowhere else to go. 41% of the contractors who bid this work bid nowhere else in the state.
- Local streets and roads. Cities and counties that operate routes next to these freeways are expected to mirror Caltrans.
“It is not an option to simply take three months off in the summer. Their family's bills do not work that way, and there is no forgiveness of rent due because their work has been taken away from them.”
What this costs the region
One of the largest economic engines in Greater Los Angeles, switched off for the summer.
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$2.4 billionin construction work stopped
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$5.0 billionin economic activity lost
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120,000jobs supported by this industry
Source. American Road and Transportation Builders Association, prepared for SCCA.
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Economic impact fact sheet
The size of the industry the shutdown affects, and the $2.4 billion it puts at risk.
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Tell Caltrans and the Governor what a summer without work costs. Every signature is a worker, a contractor or a business that loses part of its year to this shutdown.