New California Law on LA28 "Games Route Network" Dedicated Lanes
by Jason Sisney* As discussed in my October 2025 post on California state government actions concerning the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Senate Bill (SB) 128 of 2025 authorized the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and local authorities to designate road and freeway lanes in the Los Angeles region as a Games Route Network (GRN) in 2028. This post discusses new state legislation allowing automated enforcement of GRN use, provides background on GRN and Games-related traffic, and notes the Newsom administration's discussion of unmet resource needs for the 2028 GRN. Possible signage directing LA28 vehicles to current FasTrak express lanes in Los Angeles region. (Source: California Traffic Control Devices Committee, August 2025, PDF page 50 of 81 .) Olympic and Paralympic Games are "Mega-Events." The Olympic and Paralympic Games are among the world's biggest events. "According to data models prepared by the City of Los Angeles," a ...