Caltrans Schedules $14.45 Million Mathews Road Interchange Improvements
Caltrans scheduled work on the Interstate 5–Mathews Road interchange in French Camp, California, to begin October 16, according to its October 7 announcement. Pacific Infrastructure Constructors is the named contractor for the $14.45 million project, with completion expected in April 2027.
At a glance
- Project value
- $14.45 million
- Scheduled duration
- 130 working days
- Expected completion
- April 2027
Caltrans scheduled work on the Interstate 5–Mathews Road interchange in French Camp, California, to begin October 16, according to its October 7 announcement. Pacific Infrastructure Constructors is the named contractor for the $14.45 million project, with completion expected in April 2027.
The program covers four intersections: the two freeway ramp junctions and Mathews Road’s connections with Manthey Road and El Dorado Street. Planned work includes coordinated traffic signals, accessible sidewalks and turn-lane changes for trucks and projected traffic volumes.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is funding the project to address traffic associated with the Richard A. Pittman outpatient clinic and living center. Caltrans anticipates predominantly overnight work, ramp closures and local-road restrictions.
The October 16 start is an announced schedule, rather than independently confirmed construction progress. Caltrans’ project page still displays an older tentative schedule, so the October 7 construction announcement is the later source for the April 2027 forecast.
Caltrans construction announcement · Caltrans project page. Sources rechecked November 1, 2026. · Mathews Road project record.
What happens next
Caltrans scheduled 130 working days beginning October 16, 2026, with completion expected in April 2027. No newer official progress notice confirming the start was found in this review.
Source for this milestone →Why it matters for the industry
The $14.45 million project is sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and has a named contractor; it is not an open bid. Caltrans’ project page retains an older tentative schedule, so the later construction announcement governs the current forecast.
Supporting source →Explore the project and participants
Canonical Infraday record for the interchange project covered in this story.
Sources & reporting
- Caltrans construction announcement · October 7, 2026
- Caltrans project page · Reviewed November 1, 2026
Sources checked 2026-11-01.