The department may let, in an economically depressed area, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 135.4, and without competitive bidding, contracts for the maintenance of the portion of the right-of-way bounded by Imperial Highway, Alameda Street, 120th Street, and the Harbor Freeway (Route 110), and improvements thereon, acquired for Route 105 and for any other work necessary to insure that the right-of-way is kept in a safe and sanitary condition and does not become a blight in the community.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 292, Sec. 35.)