Buy America Waiver Notification
Published Date: 2/6/2026
Notice
Summary
The Federal Highway Administration is giving the Port of Los Angeles a special pass to use some steel cables and parts made outside the U.S. for their big bridge project. This waiver starts on February 7, 2026, because the needed materials aren’t available in the U.S. The project got a $5 million grant and will cost over $62 million in total, helping improve local rail and pedestrian safety.
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Buy America Waiver for Specific Steel Cables
FHWA granted the Port of Los Angeles a Buy America waiver effective February 7, 2026, allowing the Port and its contractors to purchase fully locked coil carbon steel cables and specified galvanized components made outside the United States for the Rail Mainline/Wilmington Pedestrian Grade Separation Bridge Project. The waiver is limited to those specific cable items and applies only to purchases for that Project by the Port, its contractors, or its subcontractors.
Pedestrian Bridge Project and Federal Grant
The Port of Los Angeles received a $5,000,000 DOT grant under the FY2023 Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program for a Rail Mainline/Wilmington Pedestrian Grade Separation Bridge Project that has an estimated total cost of $62,620,000. The Project will build a pedestrian bridge over two mainline freight tracks that can also carry emergency vehicles and will connect the Wilmington community to the Wilmington Waterfront, improving local rail and pedestrian safety.
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