Caltrans Calls for Public Comment on Proposed Regulations Governing State Route 710 Property Sales

Caltrans has begun the rulemaking process to permanently adopt emergency regulations that expire on September 30.

The proposed regulations outline how surplus properties along State Route 710 will be sold pursuant to state law. Caltrans initially purchased the State Route 710 properties more than 60 years ago for the now-canceled 710 freeway extension project. Decades ago, Caltrans seized more than 500 homes in Pasadena, El Sereno, and South Pasadena to connect the 710 and 210 Freeways. As a result, over the past few years, Caltrans has been in the process of selling those homes, 163 of which remain vacant.

Caltrans owns about 100 vacant single-family homes and multifamily residential units along the State Route 710 corridor, and more than half the vacant homes are in the sales process. All current residential tenants have received a Notice of Solicitation from Caltrans for an opportunity to purchase the homes they are renting. Caltrans has also leased 26 vacant homes to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles for its transitional housing program.

Caltrans is requesting the public’s input as it adopts permanent regulations to sell surplus properties in the cities of Pasadena, Los Angeles, and South Pasadena.

The 45-day public comment period ends on April 24. Anyone who wants to comment on the proposed regulations during this period may submit written comments by email to:

Carolyn.Dabney@dot.ca.gov

Additionally, Caltrans will also host a public hearing on April 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. at South Pasadena High School to provide the opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed regulations. After the end of the public comment period, Caltrans will submit final regulations to the Office of Administrative Law for approval later this summer.