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• December 2009

  Well, another year of road updates has come to an end. It's been a busy year, what with the CISSP exam early in the year, and the broken link check at the end of year. It's a year that saw California see major budget problems, which only exacerbated the maintenance decline of our once great highway system. It saw the starting of our Facebook group, which sees regular postings of links to articles related to the California highway system (if you are on Facebook, do a search on "California Highways" and friend us). It saw even further declines in the old starwart, misc.transport.road, as well as decline in the number of emailed updates. It saw the death of Geocities, which removed a large number of unmaintained road information pages from the net, including the other two long-presence general California highway pages, those of David Stanek at Neuman Parada. In fact, the turning of the year is the end of a decade (2000-2009) that has seen significant changes in this site, this state, our country and the world. I wish for all my California Highway friends that the upcoming year and decade will be significantly better and prosperous in both health, happiness, and welfare than the last. And with that, let's turn to the updates...

  The following are any updates from backed up email changes, notes from my reading of the papers (which are usually posted to the Facebook group), the AAroads forum, as well as updates from misc.transport.road (which has become useless). This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research⁽¹⁾, contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Ralph Herman⁽²⁾, Dominic Ielati⁽³⁾, Chris Thomas⁽⁴⁾]:Route 30⁽²⁾, Route 66⁽¹⁾, Route 99⁽³⁾, Route 110⁽¹⁾, Route 118⁽¹⁾, Route 180⁽⁴⁾, Route 241⁽¹⁾, US 50⁽¹⁾, US 101⁽¹⁾, I-210^(1,2)

  Updated the links page to reflect the merging of RockyMountainRoads.com back into AAroads.com. Eventually, WestCoastRoads will also merge in... I'm not looking forward to that one. Added a link to the Mile-By-Mile route guide for California.

  Reviewed the Pending Legislation page. As is expected in the November/December time frame, there is little legislative action: no new bills, no new resolutions, nothing being signed.

  I checked the CTC Liaision page,, for the results of the December meeting. The following items were of interest:

  • 2.1b. Program Amendments/Project Approvals – STIP Amendments for Notice

    (1) The Riverside County Transportation Commission proposes to amend the 2008 STIP to reprogram $2,000,000 RIP from the SR-91/SR-71 Interchange and Connectors project (PPNO 0077G) to a new SR-91 Corridor Improvement project (PPNO 0077J) in Riverside County. STIP Amendment 08S-058 Information only. Proposed for Consent Calendar for January 2010 meeting.

    (2) The Department and the San Diego Association of Governments propose to amend the Trade Corridor Improvement Fund baseline agreement and the 2008 STIP for the Route 11 and Otay Mesa Port of Entry (POE) project (PPNO 0999) to program $4,900,000 of Federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) Border Infrastructure Program funds to PA&ED in FY 2009-10, and update the project description, schedule and funding plan. Resolution TCIF-P-0910-04 Information only. Proposed for Consent Calendar for January 2010 meeting.

    (3) The Department and the Tehama County Transportation Commission propose to amend the Route 99 Corridor Bond Program baseline agreement and the 2008 STIP for the Los Molinos project (PPNO 3326) in Tehama County to split construction into phases, include a bike and pedestrian Transportation Enhancement (TE) element, a landscape TE element, update the project schedule, and program the bike/pedestrian TE element in FY 2009-10. Information only. Proposed for Consent Calendar for January 2010 meeting after technical changes are incorporated.

  • 2.1c. Traffic Congestion Relief (TCR)Program Application Approvals/Amendments, Proposition 1B CMIA Program/Project Amendments

    (1) The Department, the Solano Transportation Authority, and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement and the 2008 STIP for the Route 12 Jameson Canyon Widening – Phase 1 project (PPNO 0367D, TCRP 157) to split the overall project into two roadway contracts and one follow-up landscape contract, and update the project funding plan. Approved.

  • 2.2c. Environmental Matters – Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding, Route Adoption or New Public Road

    (1) 01-Men-101, PM 46.2/84.6 Route 101 in Mendocino County. Repair, upgrade, or replace 36 existing drainage facilities on Route 101 from 0.4 miles north of Baechtel Creek Bridge in Willits to 0.2 miles south of Cummings Road Undercrossing near Leggett. (ND) (PPNO 0181A) Approved.

    (2) 04-Sol-80, PM 11.4/20.1 Route 80 in Solano County. Construct ramp metering facilities and roadway improvements at existing interchange entrance and connector ramps of Interstate 80 from Red Top Road to Air Base Parkway in the city of Fairfield. (MND) (PPNO 8320C) The Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    (3) 05-SB-101, PM 10.8/12.8 Route 101 in Santa Barbara County. Construct operational improvements including additional lanes, new and reconfigured ramps, replacement / widening of Milpas Street Undercrossing and Sycamore Creek Bridge, new Cacique Street Undercrossing, and bicycle/pedestrian facilities, in the city of Santa Barbara. (FEIR) (PPNO 0478) The Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    (4) 06-Mad-99, PM R7.1/R7.9 Route 99 in Madera County. Widen Avenue 12 Interchange at Route 99 from two to four lanes, add an on-ramp to Route 99 and construct roadway improvements in the city of Menlo Park. (MND) (PPNO 5346) (SR 99) The Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    (5) 08-Riv-215, PM R32.32/R35.93 Route 215 in Riverside County. Reconstruct Route 215 from Cactus Avenue to Oleander Avenue and construct roadway improvements west of the city of Moreno Valley. (MND) (TCIF) (EA 0E5200) The Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    (6) 08-SBd-2, PM 0.6/2.5 Route 2 in San Bernardino County. Widen existing Route 2 to provide left-turn movements and construct roadway improvements. (MND) (PPNO 0127D) Approved

    (7) 08-SBd-62, PM 142.19/R142.92 Route 62 in San Bernardino County. Replace the Colorado River Bridge and construct roadway improvements on Route 62 near the city of Earp. (MND) (PPNO 0227F) Approved

    (9) 02 – Plumas County Reconstruct a portion of Plumas County Route A15, also known as Portola McLears Road, and other improvements in the city of Portola. (MND) (PPNO 2371) Approved

  • 2.3a. Route Adoptions

    Notice of Intention to Consider Rescinding Freeway Adoption [for Route 238 between I-580 and Industrial Parkway] in the city of Hayward and Alameda County. 04 Ala-238-PM 92./14.8 Approved.

  • 2.3c. Relinquishment Resolutions

    03-Sac-16-PM R22.00/R23.96 Right of Way along Route 16 in the county of Sacramento at Michigan Bar and Ione Roads, consisting of reconstructed county road connections. Resolution R-3747 Approved.

    05-SB-246-PM 28.6 Right of Way along Route 246 in the city of Solvang at Skytt Mesa Drive, consisting of a collateral facility. Resolution R-3748 Approved.

    11-SD-94-PM 9.3/R10.4; 11-SD-125-PM 12.8/13.3 Right of Way along Route 94 and Route 125 in the city of La Mesa between Grove Street and Spring Street, consisting of relocated and reconstructed county roads and frontage roads. The County of San Diego, by freeway agreement dated September 30, 1968, agreed to accept title upon relinquishment by the State to roads which on that date were within an unincorporated area of the county and have since been annexed by the City. Resolution R-3749 Approved.

  • 2.3d. Vacation Resolutions

    03-Sac-16-PM R22.00/R23.96 Right of Way along Route 16 in the county of Sacramento, from 0.1 mile west of Michigan Bar Road to the Amador County line, consisting of highway right of way no longer needed for State highway purposes. Resolution A-876 Approved.

    05-SLO-101-PM 15.7 Right of Way adjacent to Route 101 in the city of Pismo Beach, 0.13 miles north of 4th Street, consisting of highway right of way no longer needed for State highway purposes. Resolution A-877 Approved.

  • 4. Policy Matters

    4.13. Route 238 Hayward Bypass – Commission's Role With Legislative Changes By AB 1386 (Hayashi) Information only.

  It is interesting to note the large number of local, non-state-highway system projects that the California Transportation Commission is funding (which generally don't show in these summaries).

   

• November 2009:

  I hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving. I'm taking advantage of the day after Thanksgiving to do an update. The following are any updates from backed up email changes, notes from my reading of the papers (which are usually posted to the Facebook group), as well as updates from misc.transport.road (which has become useless). This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research⁽¹⁾, contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Alan Mintz⁽²⁾]:Route 47⁽¹⁾, Route 72⁽²⁾, Route 91⁽¹⁾, Route 118⁽¹⁾, US 101⁽¹⁾, I-80⁽¹⁾, I-710⁽¹⁾, I-405⁽¹⁾. Additionally, Mike Locke provided an update on the steepness of Route 4.

  Noted that past issues of California Highways and Public Works appear to be available online. One source is the Internet Archive; Nathan Edgars has also made them available via Wikipedia. I should note that the California Highways Wikipedia project is independent from this site: I do not work on the Wikiproject, although they may obtain information from my site. The editor of the Wikiproject, Nathan, has occasionally provided me with updates for my pages.

  Looked for updates for the legislative information page. There were no updates, except for a special session called to deal with water policy.

  Did something I've been meaning to do for over two years: a broken link check. A large number of links were deleted. This wasn't a small task, taking over 10 hours to check over 2,200 links, with over 500 of them being bad, and then identify where they were in the pages and remove them. Notable removables were Jeff Stapler's pages with Western Exits (the site has just disappeared), Joel Windmiller's highway pages that weren't preserved elsewhere (his original PacBell site is, surprisingly, still up, but his highwayman-routes is long gone, and he's never fleshed out Goldenstatehighways as promised), and all the Geocities pages (including Neuman Parada's third.cahighways.org and the original California Highways pages by David Stanek). I guess I'm the sole survivor in terms of route listings, no pictures. Caltrans has also moved a bunch of sites around, and newspapers, as they tend to do, have pulled source articles offline. I should also note that I discovered an error in Caltrans' Calnexus pages: they indicate that Route 75's page is 75.pdf, but that gives a 404. However, the older version of the exit list is still there at seventyfivenorth.pdf and seventyfivesouth.pdf.

  I checked the CTC Liaision page,, but there was not a November meeting of the CTC. The next meeting is the week of December 9, 2010.

   

• September/October 2009:

  Although this site is now updated bimonthly, that doesn't mean road news isn't happening. I do post articles of interest on the California Highways group on Facebook -- I encourage you to follow that.

  Processed backed up email changes, notes from my reading of the papers, as well as updates from misc.transport.road (which has become useless) and Facebook. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research⁽¹⁾, contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Michael Ballard⁽²⁾, Eric Armourer⁽³⁾, and Dominic Ielati⁽⁴⁾]:Route 70⁽⁴⁾, Route 74⁽¹⁾, Route 76⁽³⁾, Route 91⁽¹⁾, Route 154⁽¹⁾, I-80⁽¹⁾, I-215⁽¹⁾, I-680⁽¹⁾, I-710⁽¹⁾, I-805⁽¹⁾, I-880⁽¹⁾, San Diego CR S21⁽²⁾.

  Looked for updates for the legislative information page. Noted the passage of the following:

  • AB 84 (Hill) Vote by mail ballots.
    Existing law sets forth procedures for voting by mail and requires the local elections official to compare the signature on a vote by mail ballot received with the voter's signature that appears on the affidavit of registration. Existing law requires the elections official to establish procedures to track and confirm the receipt of vote by mail ballots that are voted and to make that information available by means of online access using the county's elections division Internet Web site, or, if it has no Internet Web site, then by toll-free telephone number that may be used to confirm the date the ballot was received. This bill would further require the local elections official to establish a free access system by which a vote by mail voter may find out whether his or her ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program.
    Vetoed by Governor, October 11, 2009

  • AB 101 (Anderson) Elections: vote by mail ballots.
    Existing law requires that a ballot contain all supplies necessary for the return of the ballot and that the identification envelope for a vote by mail ballot contain specified information. This bill would also require a notice that the identification envelope of a vote by mail ballot must be actually received by elections officials before the polls close on election day in order to be counted, except as specified.
    Vetoed by Governor, October 11, 2009

  • AB 344 (Caballero) State highways: relinquishment.
    This bill would authorize the commission to relinquish to the City of Soledad and the Counties of Monterey and San Benito the portions of Route 146 that are located within those jurisdictions under specified conditions. The bill would also authorize the commission to relinquish to the City of Newport Beach specified portions of Route 1 and Route 55 that are located within the city limits of that city under specified conditions.
    Chaptered October 11, 2009. Chapter 238.

  • AB 632 (Davis) Internet-based social networking: privacy.
    This bill would require a social networking Internet Web site to provide a specified disclosure to a user, as defined, of the site stating an image which is uploaded to the social networking Internet Web site is capable of being copied with out the consent of the user who initially uploads the image, or copied in violation of the privacy policy, terms of use, or other policy of the site.
    Vetoed by Governor. October 11, 2009

  • AB 798 (Nava) California Transportation Financing Authority: toll facilities.
    (1) Existing law generally provides for programming and allocation of transportation capital improvement funds pursuant to the state transportation improvement program process administered by the California Transportation Commission. Existing law authorizes the development of toll road projects under certain conditions. Existing law authorizes the commission and the Department of Transportation to operate and manage the Transportation Finance Bank to make loans for transportation projects. Existing law creates the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank to assist in the financing of various public infrastructure projects. Existing law authorizes the state to issue tax-exempt revenue anticipation notes backed by federal transportation appropriations. This bill would create the California Transportation Financing Authority with specified powers and duties relative to issuance of bonds to fund transportation projects to be backed, in whole or in part, by various revenue streams of transportation funds, and toll revenues under certain conditions, in order to increase the construction of new capacity or improvements for the state transportation system consistent with specified goals. The bill would set forth the requirements for a project sponsor to obtain bond funding from the authority, would allow the authority to approve the imposition and collection of tolls on a proposed project under certain conditions, and would require the authority to report to the California Transportation Commission annually beginning June 30, 2011. The bill would create the California Transportation Financing Authority Fund, which would be continuously appropriated for these purposes. The bill would enact other related provisions.

    (2) Existing law, until January 1, 2012, authorizes a regional transportation agency, in cooperation with the department, to apply to the commission to develop and operate high-occupancy toll lanes, with not more than 4 facilities to be approved under these provisions. Following public hearings by the commission, the commission is required to forward an eligible application and public comments to the Legislature for approval or rejection of the project, with approval to be achieved by the enactment of a statute. This bill, with respect to these 4 projects, would delete the requirement for the commission to forward the applications to the Legislature for approval or rejection.

    Chaptered October 11, 2009. Chapter 474

  • AB 882 (Fuller) Highways: victim memorial signs.
    Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to design, construct, place, and maintain, or cause to be designed, constructed, placed, and maintained, "Please Don't Drink and Drive" signs on state highways in memory of accident victims killed in accidents involving another party who was convicted of drunk driving or various other alcohol-related offenses, as specified, if the sign is requested or consented to by an immediate family member of the accident victim and the requester pays a fee to cover the department' s costs, as specified. This bill would expand these provisions to also include "Please Drive Safely" signs in memory of victims killed in vehicular accidents unrelated to drugs or alcohol. The bill would limit to 20 the number of signs that may be placed each calendar year under these new provisions.
    Vetoed by Governor. October 11, 2009

  • AB 1143 (Ma) Marriage: name.
    Existing law allows one or both parties to a marriage to change the middle or last name by which that party wishes to be known after solemnization of the marriage. Existing law also requires the adoption of a new name, or the choice not to adopt a new name, by means of a marriage license application to be made only at the time the license is issued, as provided. This bill would allow one or both parties to change both the middle and last names by which that party wishes to be known after solemnization of the marriage. This bill would also allow for an amendment to be issued to correct a clerical error in the new name fields on the marriage license, as provided.
    Chaptered October 11, 2009. Chapter 512.

  • AB 1175 (Torlakson) Toll facilities.
    (mostly uninteresting, except) (2) This bill would add seismic safety improvement projects on the Antioch and Dumbarton Bridges to the toll bridge seismic safety program. The bill would provide that surplus cost overrun revenues to be shared between the state and the Bay Area Toll Authority be redirected to the authority for the Antioch and Dumbarton seismic safety projects, and would appropriate those funds for that purpose. The bill would require the authority to provide all other funds necessary to complete those seismic safety projects. The bill would provide for the authority to increase tolls on all Bay Area state-owned toll bridges in that regard. The bill would continuously appropriate to the department all amounts paid to the department by the authority for various purposes relative to the toll bridges. The bill would also authorize the authority to make contributions to the commission in furtherance of the exercise of the authority's powers, as specified.

    (5) Existing law provided for submission of 2 regional measures to the voters of 7 Bay Area counties in 1988 and 2004 relative to respective $1 increases in bridge auto tolls on the Bay Area state-owned toll bridges, subject to approval by a majority of the voters. This bill would generally authorize the Bay Area Toll Authority to submit a regional measure containing a toll increase to the voters of those counties for approval along with a statement of the projects and programs to be undertaken with the increased toll revenues. The bill would require the projects and programs to consist of infrastructure projects, the acquisition of transit vehicles, transit operating assistance, and other improvement projects intended to reduce congestion and improve travel options in the bridge and associated transportation corridors. The bill would require the boards of supervisors of these counties to call a special election, which may be consolidated with a general or primary election, upon the request of the authority, and would require the authority to reimburse the counties from bridge toll revenues for the incremental cost of submitting the regional measure to the voters.

    (6) Existing law specifies the basic uniform toll rate for various classes of vehicles for all of the Bay Area state-owned toll bridges, but authorizes the authority to increase tolls as may be necessary to meet bond obligations. This bill, notwithstanding these provisions, would authorize the authority to vary the toll structure on each bridge and to provide discounts for vehicles classified by the authority as high-occupancy vehicles and for vehicles paying tolls via electronic toll collection.

    (7) Existing law authorizes the Bay Area Toll Authority to reduce the amount of the seismic toll surcharge to encourage electronic toll payment. This bill would delete this provision.

    (8) This bill would also require the Bay Area Toll Authority to contract with a nationally recognized independent entity with expertise in privacy issues associated with the electronic transmission and storage of data to conduct a review and an analysis of the privacy issues associated with the authority's electronic toll payment collection system, and to report to the Legislature in that regard by January 31, 2011. The bill would thereby impose a state-mandated local program.

    Chaptered October 11, 2009. Chapter 515.

  • AB 1381 (John A. Perez) High-occupancy toll lanes.
    Existing law authorizes a regional transportation agency, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, to apply to the California Transportation Commission to develop and operate high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, including administration and operation of a value-pricing program and exclusive or preferential lane facilities for public transit. Existing law specifically authorizes a value-pricing and transit development demonstration program involving HOT lanes to be conducted, administered, developed, and operated on Route 10 and Route 110 in Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) under certain conditions. This bill would require the LACMTA program to be implemented with the active participation of the Department of the California Highway Patrol. The bill would require LACMTA, with the consent of the department, to establish appropriate performance measures for the purpose of ensuring optimal use of the HOT lanes without adversely affecting other traffic on the state highway system. The bill would also state that the authorization for this project shall not prevent the construction of competing facilities, and that LACMTA is not entitled to compensation for the adverse effects on toll revenue due to those facilities.
    Chaptered October 11, 2009. Chapter 289

  • AB 1386 (Hayashi) State highways.
    Existing law authorizes a city or county in which a planned transportation facility was to be located on Route 238 in Alameda County to develop and file with the California Transportation Commission a local alternative transportation improvement program that addresses transportation problems and opportunities, and provides for the use of revenues from the sales of excess properties acquired for the planned state facility in order to fund the local alternative transportation improvement program, but limits the use of revenues from excess property sales to state highway purposes. Existing law provides that the commission may not approve a local alternative transportation improvement program under these provisions after July 1, 2010. Similar provisions apply to Route 84 in the Cities of Fremont and Union City, except that the use of revenues from excess property sales in that corridor are limited to state highway purposes or projects in the local voter-approved transportation sales tax measure. This bill would modify the restriction limiting use of revenues from excess property sales to state highway purposes applicable to Route 238 by authorizing those revenues to be used for any highway purpose. This bill would require revenues from excess property sales for Route 238 and Route 84 to be deposited into separate accounts in the Special Deposit Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, to be available for expenditure by local agencies for purposes of an approved local alternative transportation improvement program for the applicable corridor route. The bill would thereby make an appropriation. This bill would also authorize local agencies to advance projects in the local alternative transportation improvement program with local funds, to be repaid when revenues from excess property sales become available, as specified.

    Existing law requires a local alternative transportation improvement program for Route 238 to provide, among other things, relocation assistance and replacement housing units for persons displaced as a result of the sale of excess properties to fund the local alternative transportation improvement program. This bill would make these provisions inoperative, and would enact new provisions to become operative, on the date on which the superior court issues the final approval order for the settlement agreement related to the disposition of excess properties acquired for the Route 238 Hayward Bypass Project signed by the department, the City of Hayward, and representatives for members of the class of residents, or on January 1, 2010, whichever comes later. The new provisions would, among other things, require monetary assistance to eligible tenant households and provision of 237 additional new low-income housing units. The new provisions would also require the department to offer the direct sale of eligible excess single-family residences on an as-is, fair market value basis, to current tenants meeting specified requirements and would enact other related provisions in that regard. The bill would authorize proceeds from the sale of excess properties to be used for the cost of selling the properties and various administrative, commercial, or legal costs, including program administration costs to develop and administer the home purchase program and an administrative hearing process for tenants. This bill would require the California Transportation Commission to adopt guidelines in that regard.

    Existing law provides for state highways to be constructed, as determined by the California Transportation Commission, on routes authorized by law. Existing law provides for relinquishment by the commission of state highways to local agencies under certain conditions. This bill would authorize the commission to relinquish portions of Route 92, Route 185, and Route 238 in the City of Hayward to that city subject to various conditions.

    Chaptered October 11, 2009. Chapter 291.

  • AB 1403 (Eng) Local transportation funds: planning and programming.
    Existing law, pursuant to the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act, provides for allocation by the transportation planning agency of 1/4% of the sales tax in each county deposited in the local transportation fund to various transportation purposes, including transportation planning and programming, public transit, and, in some cases, local streets and roads. Up to 3% of annual revenues may be allocated to the transportation planning agency, if it is statutorily created, for transportation planning and programming purposes. In the multicounty region that is within the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), which is also known as the multicounty designated transportation planning agency, specified percentages of annual revenues may be allocated to the statutorily created county transportation commissions in 5 individual counties, and up to ¾ of 1% of annual revenues, but not more than $1,000,000, may be allocated by the commissions in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, proportionately, to SCAG for its transportation planning and programming functions. This bill would delete the $1,000,000 limitation on allocations of these funds by the 4 county transportation commissions to SCAG.
    Chaptered October 11, 2009. Chapter 530.

  • AB 1464 (Smyth) Transportation: California Bicycle Routes of National, State or Regional Significance Act.
    This bill would enact the California Bicycle Routes of National, State or Regional Significance Act, which would authorize the department to establish a process for identifying and promoting bicycle routes of national, state, or regional significance, as specified. The bill would authorize the department to form an advisory committee to help implement the process for identifying and promoting these bicycle routes. The bill would authorize the department to establish a process for organizations, including, but not limited to, local bicycle organizations, private entities, or local or state government entities to nominate a route for inclusion in the system of bicycle routes of national, state, or regional significance. The bill would authorize the department to install bicycle route signs identifying these bicycle routes, as specified.
    Chaptered October 11, 2009. Chapter 396.

  • ACR 12 (Blakeslee) National Purple Heart Trail.
    Designates US 101 from mile marker 9.67 in Monterey County to mile marker 36.16 in Santa Barbara for inclusion in the “National Purple Heart Trail”.
    Chaptered August 24, 2009. Resolution Chapter 84.

  • ACR 33 (Jeffries) Deputy Kent Hintergardt Memorial Highway.
    Designates the 4.3 mile portion of I-15 from the I-215 interchange to the South Route 79 Exit at Route 79 in Temecula as the "Deputy Kent Hintergardt Memorial Highway"
    Chaptered September 1, 2009. Resolution Chapter 89.

  • ACR 61 (Villines) Deputy David G. Graves Memorial Freeway.
    Designates the portion of Route 41 from Herndon Avenue in the City of Fresno to Avenue 10 in Madera County as the "Deputy David G. Graves Memorial Freeway"
    Chaptered September 1, 2009. Resolution Chapter 90.

  • ACR 71 (Nielsen) Milton La Malfa Memorial Highway.
    Designates the portion of Route 99 between Oroville Dam Boulevard West and Nelson Avenue in Oroville as the "Milton La Malfa Memorial Highway"
    Chaptered September 23, 2009. Resolution Chapter 107.

  • ACR 78 (Buchanan) The CHP Officer John P. Miller Memorial Highway.
    Designates Route 580 from Airway Boulevard (eastbound milepost marker 14.98) to North Flynn Road (westbound milepost marker 6.00) in Livermore as the "CHP Officer John P. Miller Memorial Highway"
    Chaptered September 23, 2009. Resolution Chapter 110.

  • ACR 79 (Hayashi) Sergeant Daniel Sakai Memorial Highway.
    Designates I-580, between Strobridge Avenue and East Castro Valley Boulevard, as the "Sergeant Daniel Sakai Memorial Highway".
    Chaptered September 23, 2009. Resolution Chapter 111.

  • ACR 94 (Charles Calderon) CHP Officer Joseph P. Sanders Memorial Highway
    Designates the portion of Route 60 eastbound (mile post marker 15.96) from Hacienda Boulevard to (mile post marker 20.44) Nogales Street and westbound from (mile post marker 20.44) Nogales Street to (mile post marker 15.96) Hacienda Boulevard, as well as the portion of northbound Hacienda Boulevard to eastbound and westbound Route 60, as well as the Hacienda Boulevard off ramp from westbound Route 60, as well as the eastbound and westbound on ramps and off ramps for Azusa Avenue and Fullerton Road, as well as the eastbound off ramp to Nogales Street and southbound Nogales Street to eastbound and westbound Route 60 as the "CHP Officer Joseph P. Sanders Memorial Highway."
    Chaptered September 23, 2009. Resolution Chapter 116.

  • SB 20 (Simitian) Personal information: privacy.
    Existing law requires any agency, and any person or business conducting business in California, that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information, as defined, to disclose in specified ways, any breach of the security of the system or data, as defined, following discovery or notification of the security breach, to any California resident whose unencrypted personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person. This bill would require any agency, person, or business that is required to issue a security breach notification pursuant to existing law to fulfill certain additional requirements pertaining to the security breach notification, as specified. The bill would also require any agency, person, or business that is required to issue a security breach notification to more than 500 California residents pursuant to existing law to electronically submit a single sample copy of that security breach notification to the Attorney General, as specified. The bill would also incorporate additional changes made by the Governor's Reorganization Plan.
    Vetoed by Governor, October 11, 2009

  • SB 40 (Correa) Personal information: social security numbers.
    Existing law requires any person, entity, or government agency that is presenting a document for recording or filing with a county recorder to only list the last 4 digits of a social security number. Existing law also requires a county recorder to use due diligence to truncate social security numbers in the public record version of official records. This bill would provide that a document containing more than the last 4 digits of a social security number is not entitled for recording. This bill would also provide a recorder shall be deemed to be in compliance if he or she uses due diligence to truncate social security numbers in documents recorded, as provided . Existing law requires an abstract of judgment ordering a party to pay spousal, child, or family support to contain the social security number of the party who is ordered to pay. This bill would instead require an abstract of judgment to contain only the last 4 digits of the social security number of the party who is ordered to pay. The provisions of this bill would not apply to documents created prior to January 1, 2010.
    Chaptered October 11, 2009. Chapter 552.

  • SB 391 (Liu) California Transportation Plan.
    Existing law requires various transportation planning activities by state and regional agencies, including preparation of sustainable communities strategies by metropolitan planning organizations. Existing law provides for the Department of Transportation to prepare the California Transportation Plan for submission to the Governor by December 1, 1993, as a long-range planning document that incorporates various elements and is consistent with specified expressions of legislative intent. This bill would require the department to update the California Transportation Plan by December 31, 2015, and every 5 years thereafter. The bill would require the plan to address how the state will achieve maximum feasible emissions reductions in order to attain a statewide reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. The bill would require the plan to identify the statewide integrated multimodal transportation system needed to achieve these results. The bill would require the department, by December 31, 2012, to submit to the California Transportation Commission and specified legislative committee chairs an interim report providing specified information regarding sustainable communities strategies and alternative planning strategies , including an assessment of how their implementation will influence the configuration of the statewide integrated multimodal transportation system. The bill would also specify certain subject areas to be considered in the plan for the movement of people and freight. The bill would require the department to consult with and coordinate its planning activities with specified entities and to provide an opportunity for public input. The bill would make additional legislative findings and declarations and require the plan to be consistent with that statement of legislative intent.
    Chaptered October 11, 2009. Chapter 585.

  • SB 532 (Cogdill) Routes 1, 108, 132, and 201.
    Existing law gives the Department of Transportation full possession and control of all state highways. Existing law describes the authorized routes in the state highway system and establishes a process for adoption of a highway on an authorized route by the California Transportation Commission. Existing law also authorizes the commission to relinquish certain state highway segments to local agencies. Existing law identifies a system of interregional and intercounty Routes that are eligible for funding from funds made available to the department for interregional improvements, while other state highway improvements may be funded as regional improvements. This bill would revise the authorized route description for Route 108 in Stanislaus County. The bill would include additional portions of Route 108 and Route 132 in the system of interregional and intercounty routes eligible to be funded as interregional improvements. This bill would also authorize the commission to relinquish to the City of Santa Monica the portion of Route 1 that is located within the city limits of that city, and to the City of Kingsburg the portion of Route 201 that is located within the city limits of that city, under certain conditions.
    Chaptered October 11, 2009. Chapter 189.

  • SB 545 (Cedillo) I-710 Construction: Subsurface Routing Only
    Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to enter into an agreement prior to any closure of a city street or county highway due to construction of a freeway with a city council or board of supervisors having jurisdiction. Existing law provides an exception to those provisions for a freeway segment within the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, if specified requirements have been met, including that an agreement with one or more counties and cities is not possible because an impasse has existed for 10 or more years after an initial route was adopted. This bill would limit this exception to construction of a segment of a freeway that consists solely of a subsurface transportation facility, as specified. The bill would also require, as a condition for the exception to apply, that an agreement with one or more counties and cities is not possible because an impasse has existed for 20 or more years after an initial route was adopted. Existing law establishes Route 710 from Route 1 to Route 210 in Pasadena. This bill would provide that Route 710 between Valley Boulevard in the City of Los Angeles and Del Mar Boulevard in the City of Pasadena may not be a surface or above-grade highway.
    Vetoed by Governor. October 11, 2009

  • SB 716 (Wolk) Local transportation funds.
    Existing law requires that ¼% of the local sales and use tax be transferred to the local transportation fund of the county for allocation, as directed by the transportation planning agency, to various transportation purposes. Existing law specifies the allowable uses for local transportation funds, and generally requires these funds to be used for transit purposes in urban counties, while in counties with a population under 500,000 as of the 1970 census and certain other counties, these funds may also be used for local streets and roads, if the transportation planning agency finds that there are no unmet transit needs or no unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet, and for other specified purposes.

    This bill, for counties that had a population of less than 500,000 as of the 1970 decennial census, but that have a population of 500,000 or more as of the 2000 decennial census or at a subsequent census, would require the local transportation funds apportioned to the urbanized areas of those counties to generally be allocated for public transit purposes and not for street and road purposes, except that cities in those counties with a population of 100,000 or fewer would be exempt from this requ irement. Local transportation funds apportioned to the nonurbanized areas in those counties would remain available for allocation to street and road purposes and for other specified purposes. The bill would delay, until July 1, 2014, the application of these new provisions in counties where they apply.

    The bill exempt Ventura County from these provisions and instead would authorize the Ventura County Transportation Commission to submit, by December 31, 2011, a report to the Legislature analyzing options for organizing public mass transportation services in the county and for expenditure of revenues in the local transportation fund, along with a recommended legislative proposal. If a legislative proposal is not enacted by the end of the 2011-12 Regular Session of the Legislature, local transportation funds in Ventura County would be available solely for transit purposes beginning July 1, 2014.

    The bill, in counties and areas of counties where local transportation funds may be allocated to local streets and roads, would also authorize allocation of those funds for specified farmworker vanpool purposes upon a finding by the transportation planning agency that there are no unmet transit needs or no unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet and after all of the capital and operating funds necessary to meet unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet are allocated. The bill would make other related changes .

    Chaptered October 11, 2009. Chapter 609.

  • SCR 57(Calderon) The CHP Officer David M. Romero Memorial Highway.
    Designate the portion of Route 60 eastbound from Route 605 (Mile Post Marker 11.71) to Hacienda Boulevard (Mile Post Marker 15.93) and westbound from Hacienda Boulevard (Mile Post Marker 15.96) to Route 605 (Mile Post Marker 11.59) in the County of Los Angeles as the "CHP Officer David M. Romero Memorial Highway"
    Chaptered September 25, 2009. Resolution Chapter 123.

  Reviewed the September and October CTC Summary and Web Books. I noted the following items for inclusion:

  • 2.1b. Program Amendments/Project Approvals – STIP Amendments for Notice

    [0910] The Department, the Solano Transportation Authority, and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement and the 2008 STIP for the Route 12 Jameson Canyon Widening – Phase 1 project (PPNO 0367D, TCRP 157) to split the overall project into two roadway contracts and one follow-up landscape contract, and update the project funding plan. Resolution CMIA-PA-0910-010 Information only.

  • 2.1c. Traffic Congestion Relief (TCR)Program Application Approvals/Amendments, Proposition 1B CMIA Program/Project Amendments

    [0909] (1a) The Department and the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority propose to amend TCRP 16.2 to reprogram $4,400,000 TCRP from R/W to Construction Support for the Route 4 East Widening from Loveridge Road to Somersville Road project (PPNO 0192E) and transfer $32,035,000 RIP and $5,253,000 SLPP to the Route 4 East Widening from Somersville Road to Route 160 project (PPNO 0192F) in exchange for local funds by amending the CMIA baseline agreement for the latter project. Approved.

    [0909] (1b) The Department and the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement and the 2008 STIP for the US 101 Auxiliary Lanes from Marsh Road to Embarcadero Road project (PPNO 0658B) to split the project scope into two highway projects (PPNOs 0658B and 0658C) and one follow-up landscape project (0658D). Approved.

    [0910] (1a) The Department and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement to redistribute CMIA and local funds between the Route 22 to I-405 between Seal Beach Boulevard and Valley View Street project (PPNO 2868B) and the I-405 to Route 605 between Katella Avenue and Seal Beach Boulevard project (PPNO 2868C) in Orange County. Approved, as modified.

    [0910] (2) The Department proposes to amend the Route 99 Corridor baseline agreement for the Island Park 6-Lane project (PPNO 6274) in Fresno and Madera Counties to split the project scope into two projects (PPNOs 6274 and 6274A) and revise the funding plan. Approved.

  • 2.2c. Environmental Matters – Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding, Route Adoption or New Public Road

    [0909] (1) 04-SCl-880, PM 4.1/8.7 Route 880 in Santa Clara County. Construct one High Occupancy Vehicle lane in each direction and roadway improvements in the city of Milpitas. (MND) (PPNO 0415) (CMIA) Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0909] (2) 04-Mrn-101, PM 18.6/R27.7; 04-Son-101, PM 0.0/7.1 Route 101 in Marin and Sonoma Counties. Construct new interchange, frontage roads, high occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV), operational improvements in and near Petaluma and Novato. (FEIR) (PPNO 0360F, 0360G, 0360H, 0360J) (CMIA) Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0909] (3) 05-Mon-101, PM 84.6/86.6 Route 101 in Monterey County. Reconstruct the existing 2-lane structure with a 4-lane overcrossing and roadway improvements in and near Salinas from 0.6 miles south to 0.2 miles north of the Airport Boulevard Overcrossing. (MND) (PPNO 0318) Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0909] (4) 06-Tul-99, PM 30.6/41.3 Route 99 in Tulare County. Widen from four to six lanes between Prosperity Avenue and north of the North Goshen Overhead, and roadway improvements in the city of Tulare. (MND) (PPNO 6400) Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0909] (5) 07-LA-39, PM 40.0/44.4 Route 39 in Los Angeles County. Rehabilitate and re-open Route 39 in the Angeles National Forest north of the city of Duarte. (FEIR) (PPNO 2307) Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0909] (9) 03-El Dorado Construct a new roadway connecting the Highway 50/Point View Drive interchange to Smith Flat Road and Jacquier Road in the city of Placerville. (MND) (SLPP) Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0910] (1) 01-Men-1, PM 38.38/38.92 Route 1 in Mendocino County. Realign a damaged section of Route 1 and construct roadway improvements near the city of Albion. (MND) (PPNO 4458) Approved.

    [0910] (2) 04-SCl-101, PM 31.0/34.9 Route 101 in Santa Clara County. Construct a southbound through lane, reconfigure Tully Road and Capitol Expressway Interchange, and construct roadway improvements in the city of San Jose. (MND) (PPNO 0460C) (CMIA) The Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0910] (3) 04-SCl-101, PM 52.17/48.97 Route 101 in Santa Clara County. Construct auxiliary lanes, lengthen existing high occupancy lanes, and construct roadway improvements in the city of Palo Alto. (MND) (PPNO 0483I) (CMIA) WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO CTC MEETING.

    [0910] (4) 04-SM-101, PM 00/3.6; 04-SCl-101, PM 52.2/52.6 Route 101 in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Construct an auxiliary lane in each direction on Route 101 from the Embarcadero Road Interchange in the city of Palo Alto to Marsh Road Interchange in the city of Menlo Park, and construct roadway improvements. (ND) (PPNO 0658B) (CMIA) The Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0910] (5) 05-SCr-1, PM 14.96/15.94 Route 1 in Santa Cruz County. Construct an auxiliary lane in each direction on Route 1 from Soquel Avenue to Morrissey Avenue and roadway improvements in the city of Santa Cruz. (MND) (PPNO 6500) (CMIA) The Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0910] (6) 07-LA-47, PM 2.8/5.3 Route 47 in Los Angeles County. Construct roadway improvements and replace existing bridge. (FEIR) (PPNO 0444E) (TCIF) The Commission accepted the environmental document, findings, and statement of overriding considerations and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0910] (7) 10-Tuo-108, PM 1.8/R6.9 Route 108 in Tuolumne County. Construct a 4-lane freeway, interchanges and roadway improvements. (FEIR) (PPNOs 0021A, 0021B and 0021C) (CMIA) WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO CTC MEETING.

    [0910] (11) 03-Sac-99, PM 35/36 Route 99 in Sacramento County. Construct an interchange and other improvements at SR 99 and Elverta Road in the community of North Natomas. (MND) (PPNO 0259D) (SR 99) The Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0910] (12) 05-SLO-101, PM 5.75/6.0 Extend Willow Road from Pomeroy Road to Thompson Road, and construct an interchange at Willow Road/US 101 and other roadway improvements near the community of Nipomo. (FSEIR) (PPNO 4745) (SLPP) The Commission accepted the environmental document, findings, and statement of overriding considerations and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0910] (13) 02-Siskiyou County Interstate 5 in Siskiyou County. Replace existing Shasta River Bridge, bridge approaches and guard rail in the city of Weed. (MND) (PPNO 2423) Added to Consent Calendar and approved.

  • 2.3c. Relinquishment Resolutions

    [0909] 1-Hum-36-PM 23.7/R24.0 Right of Way in the county of Humboldt along Route 36 near Bridgeville at Kneeland Road, consisting of superseded highway right of way.. Resolution R-3741 Approved.

    [0909] 11-Imp-7-PM 3.7/6.3 Right of Way in the county of Imperial along Route 7 from Heber Road to Hunt Road, consisting of relocated or reconstructed county roads, and frontage roads. Resolution R-3742 Approved.

    [0910] 3-Sac-5-PM 23.7 Right of Way adjacent to Route 5 in the city of Sacramento at I Street, consisting of a collateral facility (landscaping).. Resolution R-3743 Approved.

    [0910] 6-Fre-180-PM 54.22/55.45 Right of Way in the city of Fresno along Route 180 from the west city limits, near South Valentine Avenue, to Hughes West Diagonal, consisting of superseded highway right of way and collateral facilities.. Resolution R-3744 Approved.

    [0910] 10-Mer-99-PM 26.47/28.47 Right of Way in the county of Merced along Route 99 from 0.3 mile east of Arena Way to the Livingston city limits, consisting of reconstructed county roads and frontage roads. Resolution R-3745 Approved.

    [0910] 10-Mer-99-PM 28.47/28.86 Right of Way in the city of Livingston along Route 99 from the east Livingston city limits to 0.05 miles east of Hammett Avenue, consisting of a frontage road. Approved.

  • 2.3d. Vacation Resolutions

    [0910] 2-Sis-89-PM 3.4/3.6 Right of Way in the county of Siskiyou along Route 89 between 0.1 mile west and 0.1 mile east of Dead Horse Canyon Road, consisting of highway right of way no longer needed for State highway purposes. Approved.

   

• July/August 2009:

  Maybe I should just break down and admit that these are now being done every two months. Other projects, vacations... what can I say? But here goes...

  We start out with a bunch of link corrections, courtesy of Alex and the folks at AARoads, who are consolidating some of their websites and simplifying from the days where multiple websites were needed for the storage. As part of this, I put a warning sign on all the identified Geocities sites. There were also some link updates provided by Pete Jenior.

  Processed backed up email changes, notes from my reading of the papers, as well as updates from misc.transport.road (although there were precious few of the latter -- discussion there seems to have degenerated). This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research⁽¹⁾, contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Larry Scholnick⁽²⁾, Chris Thomas⁽³⁾, and Carl Rogers⁽⁴⁾]:Route 2⁽¹⁾, Route 4⁽³⁾, Route 23⁽¹⁾, Route 110⁽²⁾, Route 200⁽³⁾, US 101^(1,3), and I-680⁽⁴⁾.

  Looked for updates for the legislative information page. Noted the passage of the following:

  • AB 62 (Portantino) Vehicles: television broadcast or video signal displays.
    Existing law makes it unlawful for a person to drive a motor vehicle if a television receiver, a video monitor, or a television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications, is operating and is located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back of the driver's seat, or is operating and visible to the driver while he or she is driving the motor vehicle. Under existing law, that provision does not apply to specified equipment, including, among other things, a television receiver, video monitor, television or video screen, or similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal, if that equipment has an interlock device that, when the motor vehicle is driven, disables the equipment for all uses except as a vehicle information display, global positioning display, mapping display, or a visual display used to enhance or supplement the driver' s view forward, behind, or to the sides of a motor vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle. This bill would additionally exempt from the prohibition this equipment if the operation of equipment that is designed, operated, and configured in a manner that prevents the driver of the motor vehicle from viewing the television broadcast or video signal while operating the vehicle in a safe and reasonable manner.
    Chaptered August 6, 2009. Chapter 73.

  • AB 1361 (Portantino) Vehicles: commercial vehicle ban: Route 2.
    This bill would prohibit, with specified exemptions, the operation of a commercial vehicle with 3 or more axles, or a gross vehicle weight or a combined gross weight of 9,000 pounds or more on the segment of Route 2 that is located between I-210 in the City of La Canada Flintridge and Los Angeles County Route N4 (Big Pine Highway) in the County of Los Angeles. The bill would provide that, upon conviction, a violation of the above prohibition is subject to a fine of $1,000. Because the bill would create a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the department to erect suitable signs to give adequate notice of the prohibition.
    Chaptered August 6, 2009. Chapter 147

  • ABX4 10 (Committee on Budget) Transportation.
    (1) Existing law, pursuant to Proposition 116 of 1990, creates the Public Transportation Account as a trust fund in the State Transportation Fund, provides that revenues are to be deposited in that account from specified portions of the sales taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, and provides that moneys in the account are available for expenditure only for transportation planning and mass transportation purposes. Certain provisions of Proposition 116 may be amended by the Legislature only by a 2 /3 vote of both houses and if the amendment is consistent with the purposes of the provision being amended. Existing law creates the Mass Transportation Fund in the State Treasury and provides that for the 2009-10 to 2012-13 fiscal years, inclusive, all of gasoline sales tax revenues commonly known as the "spillover" that would otherwise be deposited in the Public Transportation Account shall be deposited instead in that fund. Existing law specifies the transportation purposes that may be funded by the fund, including payment of debt service on transportation general obligation bonds by transfer of funds from the Mass Transportation Fund to the Transportation Debt Service Fund. For the 2008-09 fiscal year, $939,408,000 of "spillover" revenues are to be transferred to the Mass Transportation Fund. Existing law creates the Transportation Debt Service Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose, among other things, of using transportation revenues rather than the General Fund for the payment of debt service on transportation bonds or to reimburse the General Fund in that regard. This bill, for the 2008-09 fiscal year, would instead require $1,041,234,000 of the "spillover" revenues to be transferred to the Mass Transportation Fund. This bill, for the 2009-10 fiscal year, would provide that $225,044,000 from the Public Transportation Account may be used for the purpose of reimbursing the General Fund for current debt service payments on transit-related general obligation bonds. The bill would also provide for transfer from the Mass Transportation Fund to the Transportation Debt Service Fund of any amount of the "spillover" funds received during the 2009-10 to 2012-13 fiscal years, inclusive, necessary to offset the cost of debt service payments made from the General Fund during any fiscal year for transportation-related general obligation bond expenditures. (2) Existing law establishes the Aeronautics Account in the State Transportation Fund. Existing law imposes a per gallon jet fuel tax on aircraft jet fuel dealers and requires that the funds be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Fuel Account in the Transportation Tax Fund. Existing law requires that moneys deposited to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Fuel Account attributable to the distribution of motor vehicle fuel for use in propelling an aircraft in the state be transferred to the Aeronautics Account in the State Transportation Fund. Existing law requires funds in the Aeronautics Account to be used to pay the Controller and the State Board of Equalization for their pro rata costs in carrying out the duties imposed on them by the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Law and to pay the Department of Transportation for the administration of the State Aeronautics Act. Existing law allows the remaining balance of moneys in the account to be used for preapproved eligible projects that are for airport and aviation purposes, to make allocations to public entities for the aquisition or development of airports if the department determines that it is feasible, and to allow the California Transportation Commission to provide local matching funds for federal Airport Improvement Program Grants. This bill would suspend these grants and funding programs for the 2009-10 fiscal year. The bill would require $4,000,000 to be transferred from the Aeronautics Account to the General Fund, upon the order of the Director of Finance. These provisions would be repealed on January 1, 2011. (3) Existing law, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for various transportation purposes, including $2,000,000,000 for local street and road improvement, congestion relief, and traffic safety. Existing law requires a city or city and county that receives an allocation of those funds in the 2008-09 fiscal year to agree to encumber the funds before July 1, 2009. This bill would instead require a city or city and county that receives an allocation of those funds in the 2008-09 fiscal year to agree to encumber the funds before July 1, 2010. (4) Existing law establishes as base fee amounts certain driver's license and identification card fees imposed by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to specified provisions of the Vehicle Code. Existing law requires, on January 1 of every year, the department to adjust those base fee amounts by increasing each fee in an amount equal to the increase in the California Consumer Price Index for the prior year, as calculated by the Department of Finance, with amounts equal to or greater than $0.50 rounded to the next highest whole dollar. Existing law also provides that a statutory increase to the fees is deemed to be a change to the base fee. This bill would include within this scheme specified fee provisions applicable to restricted firefighter licenses and commercial driver's licenses and would increase, on or after January 1, 2010, the amount of these and other fees subject to this scheme. (5) This bill would make other related changes. (6) The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on July 1, 2009. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on July 1, 2009, pursuant to the California Constitution.
    Chaptered July 28, 2009. Chapter 10

  • ACR 15 (Furutani) John Sanford Todd Memorial Highway.
    Designate the portion of I-605 between Carson Street and Del Amo Boulevard, in the County of Los Angeles, as the "John Sanford Todd Memorial Highway".
    Chaptered July 17, 2009. Resolution Chapter 76.

  • ACR 20 (Bill Berryhill) Sergeant Howard K. Stevenson Memorial Interchange.
    Designates the interchange at Route 99 and Whitmore Avenue in the City of Ceres as the "Sergeant Howard K. Stevenson Memorial Interchange".
    Chaptered July 17, 2009. Resolution Chapter 77.

  • ACR 24 (Carter) John Knabenbauer Fifth Street Bridge.
    Designates the Fifth Street Bridge that crosses I-215 in San Bernardino as the "John Knabenbauer Fifth Street Bridge"
    Chaptered July 16, 2009. Resolution Chapter 66

  • ACR 36 (Conway) Greatest Generation Memorial Highway.
    Designates the 1.6 mile portion of Route 63, also known as South Mooney Boulevard, from West Visalia Parkway to Avenue 264 in Visalia as the "Greatest Generation Memorial Highway"
    Chaptered July 17, 2009. Resolution Chapter 78.

  • ACR 48 (Gilmore) Deputy James Throne Memorial Highway.
    Designates Route 184, also known as Weedpatch Highway, in Kern County as the "Deputy James Throne Memorial Highway"
    Chaptered July 17, 2009. Resolution Chapter 80.

  • ACR 60 (Gilmore) The Medal of Honor Recipient Larry Stanley Pierce Memorial Highway.
    Designates the portion of Route 46 within the city limits of the City of Wasco as the "Medal of Honor Recipient Larry Stanley Pierce Memorial Highway"
    Chaptered July 16, 2009. Resolution Chapter 68.

  • SB 649 (Ashburn) Transportation.
    Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and control of the state highway system and associated property. Existing law authorizes the department to sell real property that is no longer necessary for highway purposes. This bill would require the Department of Transportation to transfer, for fair market value, on or before June 30, 2010, ownership of a specified portion of a parcel of land in Kern County acquired for the Mojave Bypass to the East Kern Airport District for open-space purposes.
    Chaptered August 6, 2009. Chapter 59.

  • SCR 4 (DeSaulnier) Senator Daniel E. Boatwright Highway.
    Designates the portion of I-680 that is between the Benicia-Martinez Bridge in Contra Costa County and Route 24 in the City of Walnut Creek as the "Senator Daniel E. Boatwright Highway".
    Chaptered July 14, 2009. Resolution Chapter 69

  • SCR 5 (Runner) Marine Corporal Christopher D. Leon Memorial Highway.
    Designates the portion of Route 14 in the County of Los Angeles, between Avenue M and Avenue L in the City of Lancaster as the "Marine Corporal Christopher D. Leon Memorial Highway".
    Chaptered July 14, 2009. Resolution Chapter 70.

  • SCR 9 (Wiggins) The James F. McManus Memorial Bridge.
    Designates the Salmon Creek Bridge on US 101 in Humboldt County as the “James F. McManus Memorial Bridge”.
    Chaptered July 14, 2009. Resolution Chapter 71.

  • SCR 12 (Dutton) Steve Faris Memorial Highway.
    Designates Route 330 in the County of San Bernardino as the "Steve Faris Memorial Highway"
    Chaptered July 14, 2009. Resolution Chapter 72.

  • SCR 30 (Simitian) Betty Meltzer Memorial Highway.
    Designates the segment of Route 82 between Page Mill Road (PM 24.04) and San Francisquito Creek (SCL/SM County line, PM 26.37) in the City of Palo Alto as the "Betty Meltzer Memorial Highway"
    Chaptered July 16, 2009. Resolution Chapter 74.

  Reviewed the July and August CTC Summary and Web Books. I noted the following items for inclusion:

  • 2.1a. Program Amendments/Project Approvals – STIP Amendments for Action

    [0907] (5) The Department and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission propose to amend TCRP Project 11.1 - San Francisco Bay Southern Crossing (Video Tolling Demonstration project [PPNO T0111] for State-owned toll bridges in Alameda, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Marin and San Mateo Counties) to update project schedule for PA&ED and revise the project scope. Approved.

    [0907] (7) The Department and the Merced County Department of Public Works propose to amend TCRP Project 106 – Campus Parkway (build new arterial in Merced County from Route 99 to Yosemite Avenue [PPNO 5951]) to redistribute $4,499,000 in previously allocated funds from Construction to PS&E ($1,895,000) and R/W ($2,604,000), and update the schedule and funding plan. Approved.

    [0907] (8) Riverside County and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) propose to amend TCRP Project 146 - Construction of Palm Drive Interchange (PPNO 0007E) to designate Riverside County as the implementing agency for Construction. Riverside County and CVAG are also requesting that this project be moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1 of the TCRP Allocation Plan. Approved.

    [0908] (2) The Department and the Transportation Authority of Marin propose to amend the 2008 STIP for the Route 101 HOV Lane Gap Closure project (PPNO 0342L) to reprogram $2,200,000 in Construction from FY 2009-10 to FY 2010-11. Amendment not approved. A time extension for 12 months was approved instead, with development of the 2010 STIP to provide additional flexibility to reprogram the projects.

  • 2.1b. Program Amendments/Project Approvals – STIP Amendments for Notice

    [0907] (1) The Department and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority propose to amend the 2008 STIP and the Corridor Mobility Improvement Account baseline agreements to update the funding plans for the Route 5 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Widening projects (Buena Vista Street to Route 170 [PPNO 0142F]; south of Empire Avenue to north of Buena Vista Street [PPNO 3985]; south of Burbank Boulevard to south of Empire Avenue [PPNO 3986]; and, Route 134 to south of Burbank Boulevard [PPNO 3987]) in Los Angeles County. Information only.

    [0908] (1) The Department and the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority propose to amend TCRP 16.2 to reprogram $4,400,000 TCRP from R/W to Construction Support for the Route 4 East Widening from Loveridge Road to Somersville Road project (PPNO 0192E) and transfer $32,035,000 RIP and $5,253,000 SLPP to the Route 4 East Widening from Somersville Road to Route 160 project (PPNO 0192F) in exchange for local funds by amending the CMIA baseline agreement for the latter project. Information only.

    [0908] (2) The Department and the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement and the 2008 STIP for the US 101 Auxiliary Lanes from Marsh Road to Embarcadero Road project (PPNO 0658B) to split the project scope into two highway projects (PPNOs 0658B and 0658C) and one follow-up landscape project (0658D). Information only.

  • 2.1c. Traffic Congestion Relief (TCR)Program Application Approvals/Amendments, Proposition 1B CMIA Program/Project Amendments

    [0907] (1a) The Department and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) propose to amend the Corridor Mobility Improvement Account baseline agreements to program $71,440,000 to two CMIA projects on Route 57 and one CMIA project on Route 22. Approved.

    [0907] (1b) The Department, Sacramento Transportation Authority, and the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, propose to amend the Corridor Mobility Improvement Account baseline agreement to update the project funding plan for the Route 50 High Occupancy Vehicle Lane project from Watt Avenue to Sunrise Boulevard in Rancho Cordova. (PPNO 6199C) Approved.

    [0908] (1a) The Department and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority propose to amend the 2008 STIP and the CMIA baseline agreements to update the funding plans for the Route 5 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Widening projects (Buena Vista Street to Route 3985]; south of Burbank Boulevard to south of Empire Avenue [PPNO 3986]; and, Route 134 to south of Burbank Boulevard [PPNO 3987]) in Los Angeles County. Approved. Project placed on “Bond Watch List.”

    [0908] (1d) The Department and the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the Route 65 Lincoln Bypass project (PPNO 0145M) by extending the four lane Segment 1.5 miles. Approved.

    [0908] (1e) The Department proposes to amend TCRP Project 18 (Route 101; widen eight miles of freeway to six lanes, Novato to Petaluma [Novato Narrows] in Marin and Sonoma Counties) and the CMIA baseline agreement to redistribute $1,542,000 TCRP from PS&E to PA&ED for the Route 101 Marin-Sonoma Narrows-HOV Lane project (PPNO 0360F, $920,000), the Route 101 Marin-Sonoma Narrows-Southerly Interchange project (PPNO 0360J, $622,000), and Route 101 Marin-Sonoma Narrows- Petaluma Boulevard South IC project (PPNO 0360H), and update overall project schedule and funding plan. An allocation of $1,542,000 TCRP for PA&ED is also requested. Approved.

  • 2.2c. Environmental Matters – Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding, Route Adoption or New Public Road

    [0907] (7) 03-Sacramento SR 99 - Grant Line Road Widening Project. Reconfigure the SR 99/Grant Line interchange, widen Grant Line Road between SR 99 and Survey Road to six lanes, and other improvements in the city of Elk Grove. (MND) (SLPP) Commission accepted the environmental document and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0907] (9) 10-SJ-5, PM 22.1/23.6 Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County. Reconstruct existing I-5/French Camp Road interchange, extend Sperry Road to French Camp road, and realign Manthey Road in the city of Stockton. (FEIR) (TCIF) Commission accepted the environmental document, findings and statement of overriding consideration, and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

  • 2.3c. Relinquishment Resolutions

    [0907] 1-Men-175-PM R1.15 Right of Way along Route 175 in the town of Old Hopland, county of Mendocino, at East Side Road, consisting of a reconstructed and relocated county road.. Approved.

    [0907] 1-DN-101-PM 26.2 Right of Way along Route 101 in the city of Crescent City near Front Street, consisting of nonmotorized transportation facilities, namely the Harbor Trail Bridge and trailhead. Approved.

    [0908] 1-Lak-20-PM 31.3/31.6 Right of Way adjacent to Route 20 just west of Route 53, consisting of a frontage road. Approved.

    [0908] 2-Teh-99-PM 13.4 Right of Way along Route 99 near Los Molinos at Butler Street, consisting of a reconstructed county road. Approved.

    [0908] 4-SCl-85-PM R10.2 Right of Way along Route 85 in the city of Campbell on South Bascom Avenue, consisting of a reconstructed city street. Approved.

    [0908] 6-Tul-99-PM 25.56/26.21 Right of Way adjacent to Route 99 in the city of Tulare on South "K" Street, consisting of a frontage road and adjacent appurtenant drainage facilities. Approved.

    [0908] 8-Riv-74-PM 25.7/27.3 Right of Way on Route 74 in the city of Perris from 7th Street to Wilkerson Avenue, under terms and conditions as stated in the relinquishment cooperative agreement dated July 9, 2009, determined to be in the best interest of the State. Authorized by Chapter 635, Statutes of 2008, which amended Section 374 of the Streets and Highways Code.. Approved.

    [0908] 12-Ora-05-PM 37.6/38.5 Right of Way along Route 5 in the city of Anaheim between Ball Road and Santa Ana Street, consisting of reconstructed city streets. Approved.

  • 2.3d. Vacation Resolutions

    5-SB-154-PM R2.5/R2.9 Right of Way along Route 154 in the town of Los Olivos, county of Santa Barbara, on Railway Avenue, consisting of highway right of way no longer needed for State highway purposes. Approved.

   

• May/June 2009:

  Yet another long period between updates. No real excuse other than real life keeping me busy on the weekends. So let's dive in...

  Added a link to the Facebook Fan Page to the front page of California Highways. I'm using this fan page to post news articles related to highway routing, construction, and history, so it is worth fanning if you are at all interested. If you find an article of interest, please post it or mail it to me.

  Made a few link corrections. Note that most of mail regarding the Geocities pages disappeared into the ether, so come October 26, those pages will as well. I did receive two responses. James Schul indicated he hasn't updated Ohio's Version of Route 66 in 10 years and it will disappear with Geocities (no action on my part, yet). Marcel Monterie indicated that his Geocities page (Description of the world's road numbering systems) will be moving, and can be safely referenced with http://www.monterie.com . This should also affect his page on numbering in Brazil. I have updated my link pages appropriately.

  Processed backed up email changes, notes from my reading of the papers, as well as updates from misc.transport.road. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research⁽¹⁾, contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Argatlam_roads⁽²⁾, Michael Ballard⁽³⁾, Dominic Ielati⁽⁴⁾, Cameron Kaiser⁽⁵⁾, Michael Patrick⁽⁶⁾, Steve Ruge⁽⁷⁾, Chris Thomas⁽⁸⁾]:Route 1⁽¹⁾, Route 2⁽³⁾, Route 18⁽⁵⁾, Route 22⁽¹⁾, Route 23⁽¹⁾, Route 24⁽²⁾, Route 30⁽⁵⁾, Route 99⁽⁴⁾, Route 152⁽⁶⁾, Route 156⁽⁶⁾, Route 160⁽⁸⁾, Route 241⁽¹⁾, US 101⁽¹⁾, US 395⁽⁵⁾, I-5⁽²⁾, I-80^(1,2), I-205⁽¹⁾, San Diego CR 680⁽⁷⁾.

  Noted publication of a master list of ARRA projects (Stimulus projects). Most of these projects look to be SHOPP projects (maintenance) -- roadway rehabilitation, new roadbeds, minor safety improvements, drainage. Four of the projects were ones that also showed up in the CTC level list: (1) Route 24 Caldecott Tunnel project (PPNO 0057A): Construct 4th Bore to Caldecott Tunnel; (2) Route 215 High Occupancy Vehicle Lane project Segments 1 and 2 (PPNO 0247P): Add Mix-flow, HOV, and Aux Lanes; (3) Route 405 in Los Angeles County project (PPNO 0851G): Northbound HOV Lane; and (4) Route 905 in San Diego County project (PPNO 0703): Construct 6 Lane Freeway Phase 1B. The CTC is also using ARRA funds for the Doyle Drive reconstruction on Route 101.

  Noted what appears to be the earliest findable California Highways post: December 31, 1992. I've been doing this for over 16 years. Wow!

  Updated the list of Highest Summits/Passes/Routes, thanks to corrections from Ron Hall. Added a link to Mark Roberts 1936 State Highway Map.

  Looked for updates for the legislative information page. Noted the passage of the following:

  • ACR 30 (Mendoza) Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff David Powell Memorial Highway.
    Designates the segment of Route 91 between I-605 and Pioneer Boulevard, in Los Angeles County, as the "Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff David Powell Memorial Highway"
    Chaptered 6/9/2009. Resolution Chapter 47.

  • ACR 34 (Furutani) The Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Maria Cecilia Rosa Memorial Highway.
    Designates Route 710 from Wardlow Road to the Pacific Coast Highway in the City of Long Beach as the "Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Maria Cecilia Rosa Memorial Highway"
    Chaptered June 9, 2009. Resolution Chapter 48.

  Checked the Calnexus page to see if there had been any updates. There weren't any.

  Reviewed the May and June CTC Summary and Web Books. I noted the following items for inclusion:

  • 2.1a. Program Amendments/Project Approvals – STIP Amendments for Action

    [0905] (7) The Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) and the City of Thousand Oaks propose to amend the 2008 STIP for the Route 101 Los Angeles County Line to Route 23 Improvements Phase 1 project (PPNO 2291) in Ventura County to reprogram $325,000 RIP from R/W Support to PS&E, for a total of $6,520,000 in PS&E.;VCTC also requests approval of this amendment for an AB 3090 reimbursement (PPNO 2291A) and proposes to use local funds to allow PS&E to move forward one year earlier than programmed, with reimbursement in FY 2010-11. WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO CTC MEETING.

    [0905] (11) The Department and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) propose to amend TCRP Project #41.2 – Route 5; add HOV lanes on Golden State Freeway through San Fernando Valley, Route 170 (Hollywood Freeway) to Route 14 (Antelope Valley Freeway) in Los Angeles County to redistribute $6,109,000 from construction to Design and update project funding plan. In addition, the MTA is formally requesting that this TCRP project be moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1 as per the TCRP Allocation Plan as presented September 17, 2008. Approved, with the project moving to Tier 1 of the TCRP Allocation Plan with repayment to be scheduled for FY 2015-16. Bob Naylor, representing LACMTA, indicated that they support CTC staff recommendations.

    [0906] (5) The Department and the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County propose to amend the 2008 STIP to reprogram $1,911,000 RIP PS&E from the Route 101 – Willow Road Interchange Reconstruction project (PPNO 0690A) to the following: $1,000,000 to the San Mateo County Smart Corridors project (PPNO 2140F), and $911,000 to the El Camino Real Interconnect Signals project (PPNO 645C). Approved.

    [0906] (11) The Tulare County Association of Governments proposes to amend the 2008 STIP to reprogram $16,020,000 Construction from FY 2009-10 to FY 2010-11 for the Plaza Drive Widening project (PPNO 0105); reprogram $16,020,000 of the $38,300,000 Construction from FY 2010-11 to FY 2009-10 and reduce the scope of the Road 80 Widening Phase 2 – Ave 376 to Ave 416 project (PPNO 6414) from Ave 376 – Ave 416 to Ave 384 – Ave 416; and, split the remaining $22,280,000 Construction for the Road 80 Phase 2 project into the Road 80 Widening Phase 3 – Ave 342 to Ave 384 project (PPNO 6414A) in FY 2010-11. Approved.

  • 2.1b. Program Amendments/Project Approvals – STIP Amendments for Notice

    [0905] (11) The Tulare County Association of Governments proposes to amend the 2008 STIP to reprogram $16,020,000 Construction from FY 2009-10 to FY 2010-11 for the Plaza Drive Widening project (PPNO 0105); reprogram $16,020,000 of the $38,300,000 Construction from FY 2010-11 to FY 2009-10 and reduce the scope of the Road 80 Widening Phase 2 – Ave 376 to Ave 416 project (PPNO 6414) from Ave 376 – Ave 416 to Ave 384 – Ave 416; and, split the remaining $22,280,000 Construction for the Road 80 Phase 2 project into the Road 80 Widening Phase 3 – Ave 342 to Ave 384 project (PPNO 6414A) in FY 2010-11. Information only.

  • 2.1c. Traffic Congestion Relief (TCR)Program Application Approvals/Amendments, Proposition 1B CMIA Program/Project Amendments

    [0905] (1a) The Department and the Nevada County Transportation Commission (NCTC) propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement and the 2008 STIP for the Route 49 La Barr Meadows Widening project (PPNO 4107) to shift $500,000 RIP/IIP from R/W Capital to R/W Support and update the project schedule. Approved.

    [0905] (1b) The Department proposes to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the Route 24 Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore project in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties to split and reprogram the original CMIA project into four segments, as follows: Segment 1 - construct 2-lane fourth bore (PPNO 0057A); Segment 2 - realign westbound Route 24 to northbound Route 13 Connector (PPNO 0057G); Segment 3 - widen Caldecott Lane at Kay Street Overcrossing and install traffic signal at Broadway and Kay Street intersection (PPNO 0057I); and Segment 4 - establish highway planting (PPNO 0057J). Approved. Mr. Bijan Sartipi, District 4 Director, provided a report to the Commission on the strategies taken to control support costs. Updated information will be provided every six months.

    [0905] (1c) The Department, in conjunction with Kings County Association of Governments (KCAG) and Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG), proposes to amend the CMIA baseline agreement and the 2008 STIP for the Route 198 Expressway project (PPNO A4360B) near Hanford to increase IIP PS&E to $4,105,000, increase IIP R/W Support to $1,600,000, decrease IIP Construction Support to $5,014,000, increase IIP R/W to $5,281,000, and delete IIP Construction and program $4,500,000 IIP for a follow-up landscaping project (PPNO A4360Y). Furthermore, the Department requests a TCRP amendment for TCRP #111 to program $13,147,000 in new TCRP funds for R/W ($5,038,000) and Construction ($8,109,000), and update the project funding plan. Approved.

  • 2.2a. Environmental Matters – Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

    [0906] (2) 04-SCl-17/280/880, PM 13.80/13.94, PM 4.50/6.0, PM 0.00/1.00 Routes 17/280/880 in Santa Clara County. Reconfigure the Route 17/880/Stevens Creek Boulevard Interchange, construct on and off-ramps at the I-280/880 connector, and roadway improvements within the city of San Jose. The Commission had no comments on the alternatives or environmental impacts to be addressed, but staff to send letter to project sponsors recommending that the funding necessary to complete the project be secured.

    [0906] (4) 05-SB-101, PM 2.0/12.3 Route 101 in Santa Barbara County. Construct a high occupancy vehicle lane on Route 101 in each direction between Bailard Avenue in the city of Carpinteria, and Milpas Street in the city of Santa Barbara. (PPNO 7101) The Commission had no comments on the alternatives or environmental impacts to be addressed, but staff to send letter to project sponsors recommending that the funding necessary to complete the project be secured.

  • 2.2c. Environmental Matters – Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding, Route Adoption or New Public Road

    [0905] (5) 08-Riv-91, PM 13.6/14.5 Route 91 in Riverside County. Replace and widen the Van Buren Boulevard Interchange from four to six lanes, and construct ramp and roadway improvements in the city of Riverside. (PPNO 0084) (MND) Approved.

    [0905] (6) 08-SBd-18, PM 66.5/67.1 Route 18 in San Bernardino County. Replace the Cushenberry Creek Bridge on a new alignment, remove the existing bridge, and construct roadway improvements near Lucerne Valley. (PPNO 0188E) (ND) Approved.

    [0905] (9) 06-Mad-99, PM 21.03 KM Route 99 in Madera County. Construct new roadway connecting Avenue 16 west of Route 99 to Ellis Street east of Route 99 in the city of Madera.(PPNO 5397) (MND) Approved.

    [0906] (12) 05-Mon-68, PM 3.8/4.4 Route 68 in Monterey County. Construct one additional lane in each direction on Route 68 at Route 1 near the city of Pacific Grove. (FEIR) (PPNO 0480) Approved.

    [0906] (13) 07-LA-10/605, PM 31.1/31.3, PM 20.2/20.6 Routes 10 and 605 in Los Angeles County. Replace the existing I-605 to I-10 connector and roadway improvements in the city of Baldwin Park. (MND) (PPNO 3529) Approved.

    [0906] (14) 11-SD-15, PM 15.7/16.1 Route 15 in San Diego County. Construct a direct access ramp to connect I-15 to the local street system and transit facilities and roadway improvements in Mira Mesa and Scripps Ranch communities. (FEIR) (PPNO 0672G) The Commission voted to accept the Final EIR, as well as the Findings and Statement of Overriding Consideration, and approved the project for future consideration of funding.

    [0906] (15) 11-SD-805, PM 26.5/28.7 Route 805 in San Diego County. Construct a 4-lane extension of Carroll Canyon Road including a high occupancy vehicle lane, direct access ramps, and roadway improvements in the city of San Diego. (MND) (CMIA) (Recovery Act) (PPNO 0716) Approved.

    [0906] (16) 12-Ora-91, PM 9.1/15.1 Route 91 in Orange County. Construct one general purpose lane to the existing Route 91 and roadway improvements in the cities of Anaheim and Yorba Linda. (MND) (CMIA) (PPNO 4598A) Approved.

  • 2.3b. New Public Road Connection

    [0905] One New Public Road Connection to Route 99 at 10-SJ-99 PM 17.4 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) In the county of San Joaquin, south of Route 4, Crosstown Freeway Interchange. (RTE 99) Approved.

  • 2.3c. Relinquishment Resolutions

    [0905] 4-Sol-37-PM 8.5, 9.2/10.4 Right of Way along Route 37 (Marine World Parkway) in the city of Vallejo from Sacramento Street to Antioch Drive, consisting of superseded highway right of way, relocated or reconstructed city streets and a bike path. Approved.

    [0905] 6-Fre-180-PM 53.60/54.58 Right of Way along Route 180 (West Whitesbridge Avenue) from South Brawley Avenue to South Marks Avenue, consisting of superseded highway right of way and collateral facilities..Approved.

    [0905] 6-Fre-43-PM 5.34 Right of Way along Route 43 on Conejo Avenue, consisting of a reconstructed county road.. Approved.

    [0905] 3-Pla-49-PM 2.52/3.08 Right of Way on Route 49 in the city of Auburn from Elm Avenue to the southern most onramp to eastbound I-80. This was relinquished under terms and conditions as stated in the relinquishment agreement dated April 14, 2009, determined to be in the best interest of the State. Authorized by Chapter 635, Statutes of 2008, which amended Section 349 of the Streets and Highways Code.. Approved.

    [0906] 4-SCl-101-PM R35.8 Right of Way along Route 101 in the city of San Jose near Alum Rock Avenue, on N 31st Street, consisting of a relocated or reconstructed city street and an adjoining nonmotorized transportation facility, namely a pedestrian walkway.. Approved.

    [0906] 7-LA-110-PM 0.0/R0.8 Right of Way along Route 110 (Gaffey Street) in the city of Los Angeles from Ninth Street to 0.1 mile north of West Ofarrel Street. Approved.

   

• May 2009:

  Yup, it's been a few months. I've been preoccupied working on my CISSP certification from (ISC)², which involved a lot of study and review. I'm pleased to say that I took the exam on April 18, 2009, and received word that I passed on April 24, 2009. The next step is endorsement from another CISSP, and that certification has already been faxed into (ISC)² headquarters. Of course, this means that I can start working on updates and backed up submitted items again. So here goes...

  Created a Facebook Page for fans of "California Highways". Yup, I'm on Facebook as well as Livejournal. I'm going to use the California Highways Facebook Page to provide more timely highway related news--in particular, I'll be using it to post articles I find during the day related to California highways. In the past, I've just forwarded these articles to myself for inclusion in the pages, but the Facebook page gives me a way to easily share the full article with interested parties.

  Processed backed up email changes, notes from my reading of the papers, as well as updates from misc.transport.road. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research⁽¹⁾, contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Michael Ballard⁽²⁾, Eve Diamond⁽³⁾, Timothy Edwards⁽⁴⁾, Dominic Ielati⁽⁵⁾, Kenneth Kao⁽⁶⁾, Cameron Kaiser⁽⁷⁾, Scott M. Kozel⁽⁸⁾, Carl Rogers⁽⁹⁾, Larry Scholnick⁽¹⁰⁾, Daniel Stock⁽¹¹⁾, Oscar Voss⁽¹²⁾, and Joel Windmiller⁽¹³⁾]:Route 2⁽¹⁾, Pre-1934 Route 26⁽¹⁾, Route 39⁽⁴⁾, Route 71⁽⁴⁾, Route 75⁽⁷⁾, Route I-15⁽¹⁰⁾, I-80^(1,5,6,8), I-215⁽¹⁾, I-280⁽¹⁾, I-405⁽¹⁾, I-880⁽¹⁾, corrections to the chronology⁽³⁾, corrections to the discussion on highest summits⁽¹¹⁾.

  I also added historical information on I-10, Route 110, Pre-1934 Route 26, and US 101 derived from http://ladot.lacity.org/pdf/PDF100.pdf.

  Prepared for the upcoming closure of Geocities. I sent mail to the owners of the following pages asking for their new URLs: Texas Highway Routes (David Stanek^*), Texas Interstates (Marty Blaise), Potomac Valley Exit Guides (Allen Seth Dunn^*), Henry Watson's Online Freeway (Henry Watson), Louisiana Interstates (Marty Blaise), David's Michigan Interstates (R. David Carey), Michigan Highways (Clayton Bigsby), Roads in NJ (Chris Wilson^**), Ohio's Version of Route 66 (James Schul^***), Road Numbering Systems: Brazil (Marcel Monterie), Australian Highways Page (Bradley S. Torr), Georgia Route Log (J.T. Legg), Interstate 685: Atlanta's Superbelt (Tony Graham), California State Highways Web Page (David Stanek^*), On The Road Again (Louisa Moore), Streetlight Heaven (Mike), Michelle Skinner's Interstate Page (Michelle Skinner^*), The Ultimate Interstate System (Jeff Watson and Henry Watson^*), Kim Russell's U.S. Highways Page (Kim Russell), David's Highway Links (R. David Carey), Description of the world's road numbering systems (Marcel Monterie), Mr. Wheels (Mr. Wheels), Doug Parker's Road Dogs (Doug Parker), Spaghetti Junction (Michael King). Note: ^* indicates the email was returned due to an invalid address; ^** indicates there was no address in the pages; and ^*** indicates the author responded that the page will die with Geocities.

  Looked for updates for the legislative information page. As usual, no bills were passed, although the legislature was earning its paymaking itself look busy by submitting loads and loads of bills, many of which didn't do anything substantive. I submit that one reason for the budget crisis is that the legislature has too much time on its hands, and keeps passing bills that cost the state money. Perhaps we could balance the budget by making the legislature (and its corresponding staff) much more part time.

  Checked the Calnexus page to see if there had been any updates. Last I heard (in September), updates had been on hiatus due to the State of California budget situation. They had hoped to resume updates with the signed budget, and nothing had happened as of January. Well, it finally looks like a few were updated: Route 87, Route 90, Route 92, Route 135, Route 204, Route 244, Route 259, I-380, I-905, and I-980 seem to have the new PDF style pages now.

  Reviewed the February, March and the two April CTC Summary and Web Books. I noted the following items for inclusion:

  • 2.1a. Program Amendments/Project Approvals – STIP Amendments for Action

    [0902] (1) The Department and the Merced County Association of Governments propose to amend the 2008 STIP to change the scope of the Los Banos Bypass project (PPNO 5707) to an environmental only project and program PS&E and Right of Way for a Los Banos Bypass Segment 1 project (PPNO 5707A) from Route 165 to 0.5 mile west of Santa Fe Grade Road. Approved.

    [0902] (2) The Alameda County Congestion Management Agency proposes to amend TCRP Project #12.3 - Bay Area Transit Connectivity; complete studies of, and fund related improvements for, the I-580 Livermore Corridor, to update the project schedule for PA&ED. This item was added to the Consent Calendar and approved.

  • 2.1b. Program Amendments/Project Approvals – STIP Amendments for Notice

    [0902] (1) The Department and the Sonoma County Transportation Agency propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement and the 2008 STIP for the Route 101 HOV lanes project (PPNO 0775) from north of Pepper Road to Rohnert Park Expressway in Sonoma County, to transfer a total of $2,947,000 RIP from R/W Capital to Construction ($1,747,000) and Construction Support ($1,200,000). A corresponding amount of local Measure M funds will be moved from Construction and Construction Support to R/W Capital. Information only.

    [0902] (2) The Department and the Nevada County Transportation Commission (NCTC) propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement and the 2008 STIP for the Route 49 La Barr Meadows Widening project (PPNO 4107) to shift $500,000 RIP/IIP from R/W Capital to R/W Support and update the project schedule. Information only.

    [0902] (3) The Department and the Imperial Valley Association of Governments propose to amend the 2008 STIP for the Route 78 Brawley Bypass Stage 2 project (PPNO 0021F) to exchange $9,800,000 STIP Augmentation with federal Corridors and Borders Program (CBIP) funds from the Brawley Bypass – Route 86 to Route 111 project (PPNO 0021). Information only.

    [0902] (4) The Department and the San Diego Association of Governments propose to amend the 2008 STIP to combine the Route 52 Widening project (PPNO 0260), the Route 52 Interchange project (PPNO 0260G), and the Route 52 Cuyamaca to Route 67 project (PPNO 0260H) into one corridor project. Withdrawn prior to CTC meeting. Discussed at February 10, 2009 CTC meeting.

    [0902] (5) The Department and the San Diego Association of Governments propose to amend the 2008 STIP and the Trade Corridors Improvement Fund program to combine the Route 905 Otay Mesa - Phase 1A project (PPNO 0374K) and the Route 905 Otay Mesa - Phase 1B project (PPNO 0703) into one corridor project. Withdrawn prior to CTC meeting. Discussed at February 10, 2009 CTC meeting.

    [0903] The Department and the Kern Council of Governments propose to amend the STIP for the Route 46 Expressway Segment 1 project (PPNO 3386) and the Route 46 Expressway Segment 2 project (PPNO 3380A). Information only.

  • 2.1c. Traffic Congestion Relief (TCR)Program Application Approvals/Amendments, Proposition 1B CMIA Program/Project Amendments

    [0902] (1a) The Department, in conjunction with the San Bernardino Associated Governments, proposes to amend the CMIA baseline agreements for the Route 210/215 Connectors project (PPNO 0194Q) and the I-215 North Segment 5 - HOV and Mixed Flow Lane project (PPNO 0247N) to update the project funding plans and combine both projects into a single construction contract. Deferred.

    [0902] (1c) The Department proposes to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the Route 24 Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore project in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties to split and reprogram the original CMIA project into four segments, as follows: Segment 1 - on Route 24, from Route 13 in Alameda County to Gateway Boulevard in Contra Costa County (PPNO 0057A); Segment 2 - realign westbound Route 24 to northbound Route 13 Connector (PPNO 0057G); Segment 3 - widen Caldecott Lane at Kay Street Overcrossing and install traffic signal at Broadway and Kay Street intersection (PPNO 0057I); and Segment 4 - Establish highway planting (PPNO 0057J). Deferred.

    [0902] (1d) The Department and the San Diego Association of Governments propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement to combine the Route 15 Managed Lanes - South Segment project (PPNO 1672G) with a Route 15 Managed Lanes – North Segment project (PPNO 0672F). The amendment will also document CMIA funding for each of the resulting contracts. Withdrawn prior to CTC meeting. Approved at February 10, 2009 CTC meeting.

    [0903] (1a) The Department and the Sonoma County Transportation Agency propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement and the 2008 STIP for the Route 101 HOV lanes project (PPNO 0775) from north of Pepper Road to Rohnert Park Expressway in Sonoma County, to transfer a total of $2,947,000 RIP from R/W Capital to Construction ($1,747,000) and Construction Support ($1,200,000). A corresponding amount of local Measure M funds will be moved from Construction and Construction Support to R/W Capital. Approved.

    [0903] (1b) The Department and the Nevada County Transportation Commission (NCTC) propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement and the 2008 STIP for the Route 49 La Barr Meadows Widening project (PPNO 4107) to shift $500,000 RIP/IIP from R/W Capital to R/W Support and update the project schedule. Withdrawn prior to CTC meeting.

    [0903] (1c) The Department and the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the Route 65 Lincoln Bypass project (PPNO 0145M) to adjust funding for Construction Capital to reflect the current award amount and shift Construction savings to fund increases in PS&E, R/W Support, and R/W Capital. Deferred.

    [0903] (1d) The Department proposes to amend Resolution CMIAPA- 0809-013, originally approved February 10, 2009, to remove reference to the Route 15 Managed Lanes - North Segment projects from the baseline agreement amendment, leaving only the changes for the construction contract award savings on the three South Segment projects of the Route 15 Managed Lanes Project in San Diego. Approved, as modified.

    [090415] (1) The Department, in conjunction with the San Bernardino Associated Governments, proposes to amend the CMIA baseline agreements for the Route 210/215 Connectors project (PPNO 0194Q) and the I-215 North Segment 5 - HOV and Mixed Flow Lane project (PPNO 0247N) to update the project funding plans and combine both projects into a single construction contract. Approved.

  • 2.2a. Environmental Matters – Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

    [0902] (2) 07-Ven-118/34, PM 10.72/11.22, PM 17.52/17.64 Route 118/34 in Ventura County. Relocate and realign the existing Route 118/Route 34 Intersection within the community of Somis. The Commission had no comments on alternatives, but staff to send letter to Ventura County recommending that the funding necessary to complete the project be secured.

    [0902] (3) 11-SD-11, PM 0.0/2.1 Route 11 in San Diego County. Construct a new segment of Route 905/Route 125, to be called Route 11, a new port of entry, and a Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility (CVEF) in Otay Mesa. (TCIF) The Commission had no comments on the alternatives or environmental impacts to be addressed in response to the Notice of Preparation. However, because the project is programmed in the TCIF, a letter will be sent to the San Diego County and include the comments recommended in the book item relative to scope, cost, and air quality.

    [0903] Route 5 in San Joaquin County – Construct two additional lanes in each direction, two new interchanges, modify two existing interchanges, and roadway improvements in Stockton. The Commission had no comments on alternatives, but staff to send letter to project sponsors recommending that the funding necessary to complete the project be secured.

  • 2.2b. Environmental Matters – Comments on Documents in Circulation (Draft EIR)

    [0902] 05-SB-101, PM 2.2/3.4 Route 101 in Santa Barbara County. Reconstruct interchanges and construct roadway improvements from just east of Carpinteria Creek Bridge to just west of Franklin Creek in the city of Carpinteria. The Commission had no comments on alternatives, but staff to send letter to Santa Barbara County recommending that the funding necessary to complete the project be secured.

    [0903] (1) 01-Hum-101, PM 1.1/2.2 Route 101 in Humboldt County. Realign, widen and construct roadway improvements on Route 101 near the community of Garberville. (PPNO 0045A) The Commission had no comments on the alternatives or environmental impacts to be addressed, but staff to send letter to project sponsors recommending that the funding necessary to complete the project be secured.

    [0903] (2) 07-LA-05, PM 45.4/59.0 Route 5 in Los Angeles County. Construct high occupancy vehicle lanes in each direction and roadway improvements from the Route 5/14 interchange to just south of Parker Road Interchange near the city of Santa Clarita. The Commission had no comments on the alternatives or environmental impacts to be addressed, but staff to send letter to the project sponsors recommending that the funding necessary to complete the project be secured.

    [0903] (3) 07-LA-47, PM 2.8/5.3 Route 47 in Los Angeles County. Replace Schuyler Heim Bridge and construct Route 47 as part of an elevated Route 103 extension at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. (PPNOs 0444E, 2288) The Commission had no comments on the alternatives or environmental impacts to be addressed. However, since this project is programmed in the TCIF, CTC staff to send a letter to the project sponsors to address the Commission’s expectation to be notified of scope and cost changes upon selection of a preferred alternative. Letter should also outline the Commission’s expectation with regard to air quality impacts and implementation of mitigation measures as set forth in the Commission’s adopting resolution for the TCIF program.

    [090415] 07-LA-39, PM 40.0/44.4 Route 39 in Los Angeles County. Construct roadway improvements including culverts, retaining walls, shoulder widening, and repaving from just south of Snow Spring to Route 2 near the city of Azusa. The Commission had no comments on the Draft EIR.

  • 2.2c. Environmental Matters – Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding, Route Adoption or New Public Road

    [0902] (1) Route 99 in Butte County. Construct auxiliary lanes between Route 32 and East 1st Avenue. (PPNO 2410B) (FEIR) (RTE99) Approved.

    [0902] (2) 03-ED-49, PM 6.6/8.2 Route 49 in El Dorado County. Construct highway improvements just south of the city of El Dorado. Approved.

    [0902] (3) 04-Son-101, PM 4.05/5.2 Route 101 in Sonoma County. Replace and widen Route 101 Washington Street Interchange from two to four lanes in Petaluma. Approved, as modified

    [0902] (5) 07-Ven-101, PM 31.2/33.2 Route 101 in Ventura County Reconstruct interchange on Route 101 at Rice Avenue/Santa Clara Avenue Interchange in the city of Oxnard. (PPNO 3430) (MND) (TCIF) Approved.

    [0903] (2) 01-Men-222, PM 1.0 Route 222 in Mendocino County. Replace the Russian River Bridge and construct roadway improvements between the cities of Ukiah and Talmage. (PPNO 0222) (MND) Approved.

    [0903] (3) 02-Plu-70, PM 35.1/35.5 Route 70 in Plumas County. Replace the Spanish Creek Bridge and construct roadway improvements north of the city of Quincy. (PPNO 3066) (FEIR) Approved.

    [0903] (4) 03-Sac-5, PM 14.3/15.5 Route 5 in Sacramento County Construct the I-5/Consumnes River Boulevard Interchange south of the city of Sacramento. (PPNO 3L42) (FEIR) Approved.

    [0903] (5) 04-SCl/SM-101, PM 52.3/52.6, PM 0.0/3.6 Route 101 in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Construct Auxiliary lanes in each direction and roadway improvements from the Embarcadero Road interchange in Palo Alto to Marsh Road interchange in Menlo Park. (PPNO 0658B) (ND) (CMIA) Withdrawn prior to CTC meeting.

    [0903] (6) 07-Ven/SB-101, Ven PM 39.8/43.6; SB PM 0.0/2.2 Route 101 in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. Construct high occupancy vehicle lanes in each direction and roadway improvements from Mobil Pier Undercrossing to Casitas Pass Road near the city of Carpinteria. (PPNO 3918) (MND) (CMIA) Approved.

    [0903] (7) 08-SBd-10, PM 12.3/14.1 Route 10 in San Bernardino County. Reconstruct the Cherry Avenue Interchange, widen the overcrossing and construct roadway improvements in the city of Fontana. (PPNO 0137T) (MND) (TCIF) Approved, as modified.

    [0903] (8) 08-SBd-10, PM 14.8/15.5 Route 10 in San Bernardino County. Reconstruct the Citrus Avenue Interchange, widen the overcrossing and construct roadway improvements in the city of Fontana (PPNO 0138G) (MND) (TCIF) Approved.

    [0903] (9) 10-SJ-99, PM 15.0/18.6 Widen highway from four to six lanes and construct roadway improvements between Arch Road and Route 4 in the city of Stockton. (PPNO 7668) (FEIR) (RTE 99) Approved.

    [0903] (10) 11-SD-76, PM 7.3/13.1 Widen highway from two to four lanes and construct roadway improvements from Melrose Drive and South Mission Road near the community of Bonsall. (FEIR) Approved.

    [090401] 04-SF-101, PM 8.0/9.8; 04-SF-001, PM 6.8/7.1 Route 101 in the City and County of San Francisco Replace existing Route 101 (Doyle Drive) with a new six lane facility and southbound auxiliary lane.(FEIR) Approved. Director Kempton to report back at April 15-16, 2009 meeting on the seismic retrofit of Doyle Drive, and the implementation and challenges associated with the phasing of this project.

    [090415] (2) 08-Riv-10, PM 32.7/33.6 Route 10 in Riverside County. Reconstruct the Indian Avenue/I-10 interchange, widen the overcrossing and construct roadway improvements in the city of Palm Springs. (PPNO 0007G) (MND) Approved.

    [090415] (3) 08-Riv-10, PM 35.7/36.5 Route 10 in Riverside County. Reconstruct the Palm Drive/Gene Autry Trail interchange, widen the overcrossing and construct roadway improvements in the city of Palm Springs. (PPNO 0007E) (MND) Approved.

    [090415] (4) 08-SBd-10, PM 18.7/20.8 Route 10 in San Bernardino County Reconstruct the Riverside Avenue interchange to improve interchange and mainline operation and safety. (PPNO 0146D) (MND) (TCIF) Approved.

  • 2.3b. New Public Road Connection

    [0903] One New Public Road Connection to Route 5 at 03-Sac-5 PM 14.9 (Cosumnes River Boulevard) in the city of Sacramento, south of the Pocket/Meadowview Road Interchange. Approved.

  • 2.3c. Relinquishment Resolutions

    [0902] 3-Sac-50-PM R2.6 Right of way in the city of Sacramento along Route 50 adjacent and parallel to the eastbound off ramp to 65th Street, consisting of nonmotorized transportation facilities, namely a pedestrian walkway.. Approved.

    [0902] 4-SCl-85-PM 7.3/9.3 Right of way in the city of San Jose along Route 85 from Meridian Avenue to Union Avenue, consisting of relocated or reconstructed city streets, and frontage roads. Approved.

    [0902] 4-SCl-85-PM 9.1/9.3 Right of way in the county of Santa Clara along Route 85 on Branham Lane between 0.1 mile west of Standish Drive and Union Avenue, consisting of a frontage road. Approved.

    [0902] 7-Ven-101-PM 13.8/14.2 Right of way in the city of Camarillo along Route 101 from Route 34 (Lewis Road) to Arneill Road, consisting of relocated or reconstructed city streets, frontage roads, and parking facilities. Approved.

    [0902] 8-SBd-15-PM 45.27/47.52 Right of way in the town of Apple Valley along Route 15 on East Frontage Road from the town limit line to Stoddard Wells Road, consisting of a frontage road and adjacent drainage facilities. Approved.

    [0902] 8-Riv-111-PM 47.11/47.22 Right of way in the city of Cathedral City along Route 111 east of Golf Club Drive, consisting of highway right of way that is no longer part of the State Highway System. Approved.

    [0902] 11-SD-8-PM 6.6 Right of way in the city of San Diego along Route 8 on Alvarado Canyon Road west of Mission Gorge Place, consisting of reconstructed city streets. Approved.

    [090415] 4-SCl-85-PM R10.2 Right of way in the city of San Jose along Route 85 on South Bascom Avenue, Samaritan Drive, and National Avenue, consisting of relocated or reconstructed city streets.Approved.

    [090415] 4-SCl-85-PM R10.2, 4-SCl-17-PM 8.9 Right of way in the town of Los Gatos along Route 85 on Los Gatos Boulevard, Samaritan Drive, and National Avenue, and along Route 17 on Lark Avenue, consisting of relocated or reconstructed city streets. Approved.

    [090415] 7-LA-210U-PM 1.8/R4.1, 7-LA-210-PM R46.6/R48.7 Right of way in the city of La Verne along Route 210U and 210 from Foothill Boulevard to the Claremont city limits, consisting of superseded highway right of way and collateral facilities. Approved.

    [090415] 8-SBd-66-PM 17.14/20.20 Right of way in the city of Rialto on Route 66, under terms and conditions as stated in Amendment No. 1 to Relinquishment Agreement No. 1419, dated March 16, 2009, determined to be in the best interest of the State. Authorized by Chapter 717, Statutes of 2008, which amended Section 366 of the Streets and Highways Code. Approved.

  • 2.5b. Financial Allocations for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

    $50,000,000 for one project on Doyle Drive in San Francisco County programmed in the SHOPP to be funded from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Approved. Commissioner Guardino asked whether the Doyle Drive project would incorporate "Complete Streets" concept. Director Kempton clarified that the project, the seismic retrofit of a state highway, is not subject to complete streets guidelines, but that where the project interfaces with local streets, it will meet those guidelines, and will be reported on as those projects come forward.

  • 2.5g. State-administered STIP Transportation Enhancement Projects -- Financial Allocation

    [0902] (1a) $194,457,000 for three State-administered multi-program (CMIA/STIP) projects on Route 24 in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties for Segments 1, 2 and 3 of the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore project, deferred from January 2009. Contributions from local sources: $121,043,000. Deferred.

    [0902] (1b) $77,738,000 for one State-administered multi-program (CMIA/TCRP/STIP) project on Route 198 near Hanford, east of Route 43 to west of Route 99. Contributions from local sources: $2,040,000. Deferred.

    [090415] (1a) $126,634,000 for two Stateadministered multi-program (CMIA/STIP) projects in the city of San Bernardino, as follows: (a) $74,634,000 for one project on Route 210 and Route 215 to construct direct connectors (Segment 11 of 210 Corridor, PPNO 0194Q). (b) $52,000,000 for one project on Route 215 to construct HOV lanes, mixed-flow lanes and auxiliary lanes (Segment 5, PPNO 0247N). Approved, contingent upon funding being made available from Private Placement bond sales by the State Treasurer’s Office.

    [090415] (1c) $91,406,000 for one Stateadministered multi-program (CMIA/STIP/TCRP) project on Route 215 in the city of San Bernardino to construct HOV lanes, mixed-flow lanes and auxiliary lanes (Segments 1 and 2, PPNO 0247P), with partial funding from ARRA. Contributions from local sources: $195,992,000. being made available from Private Placement bond sales by the State Treasurer’s Office and authorization from the Finance Committee to advance bond projects with Recovery Act funds in anticipation of reimbursement to the SHA from proceeds of future bond sales, consistent with Assembly Bill X3-20.

  I also noted, from the April meeting, the folloiwng items funded as loans against future bond funding thanks to the Stimulus funding:

  • Route 24 Caldecott Tunnel project (PPNO 0057A): Construct 4th Bore to Caldecott Tunnel

  • Route 215 High Occupancy Vehicle Lane project Segments 1 and 2 (PPNO 0247P): Add Mix-flow, HOV, and Aux Lanes

  • Route 405 in Los Angeles County project (PPNO 0851G): Northbound HOV Lane

  • Route 905 in San Diego County project (PPNO 0703): Construct 6 Lane Freeway Phase 1B

   

• January 2009:

  The first update cycle started by processing backed up email changes, notes from my reading of the papers, as well as updates from misc.transport.road. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research⁽¹⁾, contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Michael Ballard⁽²⁾, Patrick Carroll⁽³⁾, Desert Neighbors⁽⁴⁾, Dennis Holland⁽⁵⁾, Eric McGill⁽⁶⁾, Michael Patrick⁽⁷⁾, and Chris Sampang⁽⁸⁾]:Route 1⁽¹⁾, Route 24⁽¹⁾, Route 77⁽³⁾, Route 84⁽⁷⁾, Route 125⁽²⁾, Route 156⁽⁵⁾, Route 185⁽³⁾, Route 220⁽⁷⁾, Route 229⁽⁸⁾, Former US 66⁽⁴⁾, US 101⁽¹⁾, I-580⁽¹⁾, I-710⁽¹⁾, and San Diego County Route S12⁽⁶⁾.

  Looked for updates for the legislative information page. Some new bills were added, but as this is early in the session, nothing was passed.

  Reviewed the January CTC Summary and Web Books. I noted the following items for inclusion:

  • 2.1a. Program Amendments/Project Approvals – STIP Amendments for Action

    (1) The Department proposes to amend the SHOPP to change the word "physical barrier" to "suicide barrier" for the Cold Spring Canyon Bridge project near San Marcos Pass in Santa Barbara County. WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO CTC MEETING.

  • 2.1b. Program Amendments/Project Approvals – STIP Amendments for Notice

    (1) The Department, in conjunction with the Kings County Association of Governments and the Tulare County Association of Governments, proposes to amend the Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA), the STIP, and the TCRP (TCRP #111) for the Route 198 Expressway project near Hanford (PPNO A4360B) to increase IIP PS&E to $4,105,000, increase IIP R/W Support to $1,600,000, decrease IIP Construction Support to $5,014,000, increase IIP R/W to $5,281,000, delete IIP Construction, and program $4,500,000 IIP for a follow-up landscaping project (PPNO A4360Y). Information only.

    (2) The Department and the Merced County Association of Governments propose to amend the STIP to change the scope of the Los Banos Bypass project (PPNO 5707) to an environmental only project and program PS&E and Right of Way for a Los Banos Bypass Segment 1 project (PPNO 5707A) from Route 165 to 0.5 mile west of Santa Fe Grade Road. Information only.

  • 2.1c. Traffic Congestion Relief (TCR)Program Application Approvals/Amendments, Proposition 1B CMIA Program/Project Amendments

    (1) The Department proposes to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the Route 101– HOV Marin/Sonoma Narrows projects to increase PA&ED and reduce PS&E;for Route 101 Marin-Sonoma Narrows - HOV (0360F) and Route 101 Marin-Sonoma Narrows - Southerly Interchange (0360J). In addition, the Department requests a TCRP amendment for TCRP #18 to designate the Transportation Authority of Marin as implementing agency for PS&E for the Route 101 Marin Sonoma Narrows - Southerly Interchange (0360J) and the Sonoma County Transportation Authority as implementing agency for PS&E for the Route 101 Marin - Sonoma Narrows- Petaluma Boulevard South Interchange (0360H) to make it consistent with the CMIA baseline agreement. Approved.

    (2) The Department proposes to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the Route 24 Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore project in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties to split and reprogram the original CMIA project into four segments, as follows: Segment 1 - on Route 24, from Route 13 in Alameda County to Gateway Boulevard in Contra Costa County (PPNO 0057A); Segment 2 - realign westbound Route 24 to northbound Route 13 Connector (PPNO 0057G); Segment 3 - widen Caldecott Lane at Kay Street Overcrossing and install traffic signal at Broadway and Kay Street intersection (PPNO 0057I); and Segment 4 - Establish highway planting (PPNO 0057J). Deferred until February meeting. Caldecott Executive Steering Committee to provide detailed support for construction support cost estimate for review by the Commission’s Executive Committee.

  • 2.2c. Environmental Matters – Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding, Route Adoption or New Public Road

    (1) 04-Sol-80, PM 11.4/20.1 Route 80 in Solano County. Construct High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in both directions in the median between Red Top Road and Air Base Parkway in Fairfield. (PPNOs 8320B, 8320D, 8230C) (MND) (CMIA) Approved.

    (2) 04-Son-101, PM 7.5/13.9 Route 101 in Sonoma County. Widen Route 101 from four to six lanes by adding one HOV lane in each direction from Old Redwood Highway to the Rohnert Park Expressway through the cities of Petaluma, Cotati, and Rohnert Park. (PPNO 0775) (FEIR) (CMIA) Approved.

    (3) 12-Ora-57, PM 16.2/21.1 Route 57 in Orange County. Widen northbound Route 57 from just south of Orangethorpe Avenue to north of Lambert Road through the cities of Placentia, Fullerton, and Brea. (PPNO 3788) (MND) (CMIA) Approved.

    (4) 08-Riv-91, PM 0.0/2.9 ; 12-Ora-91, PM 15.9/19.9 Route 91 in Riverside and Orange Counties. Widen Route 91 between Route 241 near Yorba Linda and Route 71 near Corona. (PPNO 4678) (MND) (CMIA) Approved.

  • 2.3c. Relinquishment Resolutions

    1-Men-162-PM R0.0/R0.1 Right of way in the county of Mendocino along Route 162 from Route 101 to 0.1 mile easterly, consisting of superseded highway right of way.Approved.

  • 2.5c. State-administered STIP Transportation Enhancement Projects –– Financial Allocation

    (1) $1,240,000 for one State-administered STIP Transportation Enhancement (TE) project on Route 18 and Route 330 in Running Springs in San Bernardino County. This would be aesthetic improvements to rural gateway, resulting in new pedestrian access walkways, paths, and steps along with landscape work covering approximately 2.7 acres.Deferred.

    (2) $320,000 for one locally-administered STIP TE project (construction of a bicycle/pedestrian overcrossing.) on Route 780 in Benicia between Glen Cove Road and Military West Street. Contributions from local sources: $3,189,000. Deferred.

  • 2.5g. State-administered STIP Transportation Enhancement Projects -- Financial Allocation

    (1a) $28,138,000 for one State administered CMIA project on Route 1 in Monterey County, near Watsonville just south of Jensen Road to Trafton Road. This would construct a new interchange and convert 2-lane highway to 2-lane expressway.Deferred.

    (1b) $194,457,000 for three State-administered multi-program (CMIA/STIP) projects on Route 24 in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties for Segments 1, 2 and 3 of the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore project. Contributions from local sources: $121,043,000. Deferred.

    (3a) $27,506,000 for one locally administered STIP project (interchange improvements) on Route 50 in El Dorado County, in Placerville at Missouri Flat Road. Contributions from local sources: $3,347,000. Deferred.

   

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