Initiated by Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich and San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, the High Desert Corridor is intended to improve mobility of goods and motorists, enhance traffic safety and improve air quality by removing thousands of trucks from the 710, the 60, Interstate 10 and Interstate 15.

Dubbed the “E-220,” the High Desert Corridor will be a brand-new, state-of-the-art expressway, up to eight lanes, running from Palmdale to and beyond Victorville.

“In conjunction with the LA/Palmdale Airport and the ‘inland port’, this vital corridor will improve mobility, spur expansion of manufacturing and industrial development in the High Desert, and create a vital, missing goods movement link in Southern California that will improve regional congestion throughout Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties caused by trucks,” said Antonovich. 

The High Desert is growing into a major “inland port” complex. At both the Palmdale Airport and Southern California Logistics Airport (formerly George Air Force Base in Victorville), major inter-modal freight yards are in development or on the drawing board. These facilities will handle the large shipping containers which must now be put onto trucks and trains exclusively in the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors and at yards along our local freeways today.

New logistics-related jobs in the High Desert will reduce the need for thousands of commuters to drive to work in the urban and coastal communities.

Every freight train that speeds to the High Desert takes 200 trucks off of Los Angeles streets and highways. Every freight truck that doesn’t have to wait hours at the harbor for its load means shorter and safer commutes, higher productivity and better air quality.

Shipments to our ports now account for almost 40% of all international trade nationally. In the next few decades, shipments are expected to triple. Speeding freight out of the Los Angeles basin isn’t just a good idea – it is one of the only ways to maintain the harbors and our region’s economic and transportation system.

That is why both Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties have worked together closely to form the High Desert Corridor Joint Powers Authority and Inland Port Task Force to implement these vital projects.

The High Desert Corridor and Inland ports will provide an historic opportunity to shape our future, enhance economic growth and clean the air. 

Chairman Brad Mitzelfelt, Supervisor, San Bernardino County First District

Vice-Chairman Michael Antonovich, Supervisor, Los Angeles County Fifth District

Board Member Jim Nehmans, Mayor of Adelanto

Board Member Tim Jasper, Mayor Pro Tem, Town of Apple Valley

Board Member Henry Hearns, Mayor of Lancaster

Board Member James Ledford, Mayor of Palmdale

Board Member Norm Hickling, Deputy, Los Angeles County Fifth District

Board Member Mike Rothschild, Councilman, City of Victorville