How can I reduce Source Games load times, specifically Half-Life 2?

These games takes like 30-60 seconds to load a new section, depending on how many assets need to be loaded

Any way to decrease these load times? 10 seconds would feel like heaven, any help appreciated.

Specs:

• CPU – AMD Ryzen 3 3100
• Graphics Card – AMD Radeon RX 550/500 Series
• RAM – 16 GB
• SSD – 1 TB