Changes to California Highways: June-August 2014

When I was in college, I used to use the Labor Day weekend to do big programming projects. This year… its updating the highway pages. Life gets busy as you get older, especially when you have other hobbies (such as theatre and theatre reviews) getting in the way.

Updates were made to the following highways, based on my reading of the papers (which are posted to the roadgeeking category at the “Observations Along The Road” and to the California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I didn’t review the the AAroads forum this time — it hasn’t been bringing much useful information, and a third of the year would be a lot of posts to review. I’ve given up on 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) from Mike Sinclair⁽²⁾]: I-5⁽¹⁾, I-10⁽¹⁾, Route 12⁽¹⁾, Route 60⁽¹⁾, I-80⁽¹⁾, US 101⁽¹⁾, Route I-680^(1,2), I-710⁽¹⁾.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page, based on the new California Legislature site. As usual, I recommend to every Californian that they visit the legislative website regularly and see what their legis-critters are doing. Noted passage of the following items:

• AB 1811 (Buchanan) High-occupancy vehicle lanes. Existing law authorizes the Sunol Smart Carpool Lane Joint Powers Authority and the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency to conduct, administer, and operate a value pricing high-occupancy vehicle program, on specified highway corridors, that may authorize the entry and use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by single-occupant vehicles for a fee. Existing law requires that the implementation of the program ensure that specified levels of service be maintained at all times in the high-occupancy vehicle lanes and that unrestricted access to the lanes by high-occupancy vehicles be available at all times.This bill would authorize the program to require a high-occupancy vehicle to have an electronic transponder or other electronic device for law enforcement purposes.
  07/08/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State – Chapter 94, Statutes of 2014.
• ACR 67 (Alejo) State highways: special designations..
  Designates (1) the portion of Route 1 from the Pajaro River to Struve Road, including the new Salinas Road overcrossing, in the County of Monterey, as the Senator Henry J. Mello Highway; (2) the portion of Route 129 from Blackburn Street to the junction with Route 1 at Riverside Drive in the City of Watsonville as the Oscar Rios Highway; (3) the portion of US 101 from Sala Road to John Street in the City of Salinas as the John Steinbeck Highway, and (4) the portion of US 101 from Exit 305 at Camphora Gloria Road to Exit 301 at Arroyo Seco Road in the County of Monterey as the Gateway to the Pinnacles Highway. This measure would also designate the interchange at I-680 and Route 24 in Contra Costa County as the CHP Officer Kenyon Youngstrom Memorial Interchange.
  09/02/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State – Res. Chapter 141, Statutes of 2014.
• ACR 97 (Bigelow) Staff Sergeant Sky R. Mote Memorial Overcrossing.
  Designates the overcrossing that spans Route 50 at Ray Lawyer Drive in the County of El Dorado as the “Staff Sergeant Sky R. Mote Memorial Overcrossing“.
  05/30/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State – Res. Chapter 37, Statutes of 2014.
• ACR 98 (Bigelow) State Highway Route 132: memorial plaque.
  Authorizes the placement of a permanent memorial plaque on Route 132, at the site where United States Secret Service Agents Donald W. Robinson, Donald A. Bejcek, and George P. LaBarge perished in a vehicle accident while on assignment to protect the life of Queen Elizabeth II.
  05/30/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State – Res. Chapter 38, Statutes of 2014.
• ACR 99 (Jones) Border Patrol Agent Eric Norman Cabral Memorial Bridge.
  Designates the Round Mountain Bridge on I-8 in the County of San Diego as the “Border Patrol Agent Eric Norman Cabral Memorial Bridge“.
  05/30/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State – Res. Chapter 39, Statutes of 2014.
• ACR 117 (Ting) Hanren Chang Memorial.
  Request the Department of Transportation to grant, without charge, an encroachment permit or permits, if required, authorizing an appropriate memorial plaque, funded by nonstate sources, to be placed within the right-of-way of Route 35 within the vicinity of the pedestrian beacon between Vale Avenue and Forest View Drive in San Francisco in memory of Hanren Chang.
  07/15/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State – Res. Chapter 93, Statutes of 2014.
• ACR 134 (Linder) Officer Michael Crain Memorial Highway.
  Designates the 4.7 mile portion of Route 91 between La Sierra Avenue and Madison Street in the County of Riverside, as the “Officer Michael Crain Memorial Highway“.
  07/07/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State – Res. Chapter 84, Statutes of 2014.
• ACR 135 (Patterson and Conway) Specialist Manuel Joaquin Holguin Memorial Highway.
  Designates the portion of Route 245 (Millwood Drive) from Avenue 364 to Avenue 398 near the town of Elderwood, in the County of Tulare, as the “Specialist Manuel Joaquin Holguin Memorial Highway“.
  07/07/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State – Res. Chapter 85, Statutes of 2014.
• ★ ACR 156 (Weber) Itliong-Vera Cruz Memorial Bridge.
  Designate the overpass on South Woodman Street that crosses Route 54, also known as the Filipino American Highway, in the City of San Diego as the “Itliong-Vera Cruz Memorial Bridge“.
  09/02/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State – Res. Chapter 145, Statutes of 2014.
• SCR 72 (Roth) David M. Gonzales Medal of Honor World War II Memorial Interchange.
  Designates the interchange of Route 5 and Route 118 in the City of Los Angeles as the David M. Gonzales Medal of Honor World War II Memorial Interchange.
  09/05/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 148, Statutes of 2014.
• SCR 74 (Galgiani) Officer Kevin Tonn Memorial Highway.
  Designate the portion of Route 99 in the City of Galt as the “Officer Kevin Tonn Memorial Highway“.
  06/26/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 74, Statutes of 2014.
• SCR 77 (Cannella) Special Agent Richard “Rick” K. Oules Memorial Highway.
  Designates the portion of Route 140 from Arboleda Drive to Plainsburg Road in the County of Merced as the “Special Agent Richard “Rick” K. Oules Memorial Highway“.
  06/26/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 75, Statutes of 2014.
• SCR 84 (Lara) Signal Hill Police Officer Anthony “Tony” Giniewicz Memorial Highway.
  Designates the portion I-405 from Atlantic Avenue to Cherry Avenue south, in the County of Los Angeles, as the “Signal Hill Police Officer Anthony “Tony” Giniewicz Memorial Highway“.
  07/09/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 89, Statutes of 2014.
• SCR 85 (Correa) Viet Dzung Human Rights Memorial Highway.
  Designates the portion of Route 39 (Beach Boulevard) between I-405 and Talbert Avenue in the County of Orange as the “Viet Dzung Human Rights Memorial Highway“.
  the portion of Route 39 (Beach Boulevard) between I-405 and Talbert Avenue in the County of Orange as the “Viet Dzung Human Rights Memorial Highway“.
  07/09/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 90, Statutes of 2014.
• SCR 113 (Evans) Bicyclist John Mello Memorial Bridge.
  Designates each of the Mad River Bridges on US 101, Bridge No. 4-0025R (northbound) and Bridge 4-0025L (southbound), in the County of Humboldt, as the “Bicyclist John Mello Memorial Bridge“.
  08/13/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 112, Statutes of 2014.
• SCR 114 (Gaines) James E. Machado Memorial Intersection.
  Designates the intersection of Route 49 and Elm Avenue in the City of Auburn as the “James E. Machado Memorial Intersection“.
  08/07/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 102, Statutes of 2014.
• SCR 115 (Lara) Sergeant Gilbert Cortez and K-9 Mattie Memorial Highway.
  Designates the portion of I-710 that runs between Pico Avenue and the Pacific Coast Highway (Route 1) in the City of Long Beach as the “Senator Jenny Oropeza Memorial Freeway“.
  08/28/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 130, Statutes of 2014.
• SCR 119 (Fuller) CHP Officer Gerald N. Harris Memorial Interchange.
  Designates the interchange at Route 99 and eastbound Route 58 in the County of Kern as the “CHP Officer Gerald N. Harris Memorial Interchange“.
  08/28/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 131, Statutes of 2014.
• ★ SCR 125 (Corbett) CHP Officers Frederick Wayne Enright and Adolfo Martinez Hernandez Memorial Bridge.
  Although ACR 100 (Resolution Chapter Number 109, Statutes of 2012), designated the Grimmer Boulevard Bridge in the City of Fremont, County of Alameda, on I-680 in memory of Officers Enright and Hernandez, this changes the designation to the portion of I-680 at Auto Mall Parkway in the County of Alameda.
  08/28/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 133, Statutes of 2014.
• ★ SCR 140 (Evans) Wesley Chesbro Pudding Creek Trestle.
  Designates the Pudding Creek Trestle in MacKerricher State Park (near Route 1 near Fort Bragg) as the “Wesley Chesbro Pudding Creek Trestle“.
  09/05/14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 151, Statutes of 2014.

I checked the CTC Liaison page for the results of the CTC meetings from June and August 2014. The following items were of interest (note: ° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages) :

2.1a. STIP Amendments

(Jun) (1)The Department proposes to program $2,636,000 of Federal SAFETEA-LU Border Infrastructure Program (BIP) funds for the construction phase on the Route 905/Route 125 Northbound Connectors project (PPNO 1101) in San Diego County. [Approved.]

(Aug) (1)The Department and the Alameda County Transportation Commission propose to amend TCRP Project 4.0 (Route 680; add northbound and southbound HOV lanes over Sunol Grade, Milipitas to Route 84 in Santa Clara and Alameda Counties) to revise the project funding plan and re-allocate previously allocated funds. [Approved, as modified.]

(Aug) (2)The Department and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority propose to amend TCRP Project 22 ( Route 101; environmental study for the reconstruction of Doyle Drive, from Lombard Street/Richardson Avenue to Route 1 Interchange in the City and County of San Francisco) to revise the project funding plan and re-allocate previously allocated funds. [Approved.]

2.2b. Submittal of Notice of Availability for Comments

(Jun) 06-Ker-58, PM T31.7/R55.6, 06-Ker-99, PM 21.2/26.2 Centennial Corridor Project: Construct a new alignment for a portion of Route 58 and construct improvements to an existing portion of Route 99 in Kern County [Approved.]

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

(Jun) (2) Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding:

1. 03-Pla-80, PM 35.1/38.3 I-80 Three Mile Truck Climbing Lane Project. Construct a three mile long truck climbing lane on Interstate 80 in Placer County [Approved.]
2. 08-SBd-40, PM R93.1/R94.2 Hoff Wash Bridge Replacement Project: Replace existing bridge on I-40 in San Bernardino County [Approved.]
3. 08-SBd-40, PM R94.7/R99.7 Haller Wash Bridges, Rojo Wash Bridges, and Clipper Valley Wash Bridges Replacement Project: Replace existing bridges on I-40 in San Bernardino County [Approved.]
4. 08-SBd-40-R105.2/R106.5 Watson Bridge Replacement Project: Replace existing bridge on I-40 in San Bernardino County.[Approved.]

(Jun) (5) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 05 – Monterey County – Sanborn Road/US 101 Project– construction of various improvements at the Sanborn Road/US class=”CTC-Results”>[Approved.]

(Aug) (1) Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding [Note: Most of these are minor repair or rehabilitation projects, with the exception of those marked with †]:

1. 01-Hum-36, PM 22.8/27.7 Larbee 3 Slip Repair Project Reconstruct a portion of Route 36 in Humboldt County.
2. 03-Sut-20, PM 16.52 Route 20 at Plumas Street Traffic Signals and ADA Improvements Project Roadway improvements on Route 20 at Plumas Street in Sutter County.
3. 04-Nap-128, PM 17.94 Route 128 Roadway Retaining System Project Construct retaining wall on Route 128 in Napa County.
4. 04-Nap-128, PM 20.2 Capell Creek Slope Indicators and Drainage Project Install drainage improvements and slope slippage monitoring equipment on a portion of Route 168 in Napa County.
5. 04-Son-128, PM 2.36 & 2.6 Route 128 Storm Damage Repair Project Repair storm damaged portions of Route 128 in Sonoma County.
6. 05-Mon-1, PM 28.0/28.6 Cow Cliffs Viaduct Permanent Restoration Project Construct erosion control on Route 1 in Monterey County.
7. † 05-SB-246, PM 11.8/R20.9 Route 246 Passing Lanes Project Construct passing lanes on a portion Route 246 in Santa Barbara County.
8. † 06-Fre-168, PM 30.2 Auberry Road Intersection Improvement Project Construct roadway improvements on Route 168 at Auberry Road in Fresno County.
9. † 12-Ora-5, PM 12.4/18.9 I-5 Widening Project Construct additional lanes on a portion of I-5 in Orange County.

2.3a. Route Adoptions

(Aug) Rescission of Freeway Adoption for unconstructed Route 12 from Farmers Lane to near Melita Road, in the county of Sonoma 04-Son-12 PM T17.6/21.6 [Approved.]

2.3c. Relinquishment Resolutions

(Jun) Two Relinquishment Resolutions: [Approved.]

1. 10-Tuo-108-PM T4.5/5.7 Right of way on superseded Route 108 (Mono Way) and along realigned Route 108 (East Sonora Bypass) between Peaceful Oaks Road and Via Este Road, in the county of Tuolumne.
2. 12-Ora-5-PM 39.1/39.6, Right of way along Route 5 on Euclid Street, Loara Street, and Wilshire Avenue, in the city of Anaheim.

(Aug) Two Relinquishment Resolutions: [Approved.]

1. 05-SLO-101-PM 25.9 Right of way along Route 101 at Los Osos Valley Road, in the city of San Luis Obispo.
2. 06-Tul-63-PM 6.51/7.51 Right of way along Route 63 (Mooney Boulevard) on Whitendale, Walnut and Tulare Avenues, in the city of Visalia.

2.3d. Vacation Resolutions

(Aug) One Vacation Resolution:10-Ama-49-PM R10.8 Right of way along Route 49 near junction with Main Street, in the county of Amador. [Approved.]

2.5b. Financial Allocations for SHOPP Projects

(Jun) (1) Financial Allocation:$144,531,000 for 21 SHOPP projects, as follows: $66,170,000 for 11 SHOPP projects; $78,361,000 for 10 projects amended into the SHOPP by Departmental action. Most of these projects were repair, rehabilitation, or seismic reconstruction (which, in general, do not affect the specific route pages). The projects included $1.9M for seismic retrofit near Oroville on Route 70, $1.6M for retaining walls on I-580 near Castro Valley, $4.2M for wall reconstruction on Route 24 near Lafayette, $19.2M for roadway rehabilitation on I-680 from I-780 to I-80, $1.6M for seismic retrofit on I-280 in San Bruno, $5M for pavement improvements on US 101 near Greenfield, $1.8M for damage repair on Route 9 near Boulder Creek, $2.4M for bridge replacement on Route 74 near Hurkey Creek Bridge, $624K for pedestrian curb ramps on Route 4, I-5, and Route 26 in San Joaquin County, $11.3M for pavement rehabilitation on Route 7 near Calexico, $16.4M for pavement rehabilitation on Route 67 near El Cajon and Santee. It also included $2.8M for lighting improvements at various chain control locations in Plumas County, $4.9M for pavement rehabilitation on Route 267 near Truckee, $5.9M for bridge rehabilitation on I-5, I-80, and I-505 in Yolo County, $1.2M for new curb ramps in San Mateo County, $508K for pavement repair on Route 1 in Monterey, $47M to replaced damaged slabs on I-10 from the LA/SBD county line to Route 38, $311K for rumble strips on Route 18, $1.2M for signals and street widening near Route 60 in Jurupa Valley, $9.6M for pavement rehabilitation on Route 60 near Chino and Ontario, and $4.6M for pavement rehabilitation on Route 905 near San Diego. [Approved.]

(Aug) (1) Financial Allocation: $539,102,000 for 77 SHOPP projects, programmed in FY 2013-14, as follows: $300,039,000 for 39 38 SHOPP projects.; $239.063,000 $232,029,000 for 39 38 projects amended into the SHOPP by Departmental action. As in June, these were all projects that did not change routing and were mostly repair, rehabilitation, minor improvements, or widening. [Approved.]

2.5c. Financial Allocations for STIP Projects

(Jun) (1a) Financial Allocation: $137,487,000 for the State administered STIP Hinkley Widening 4-Lane project (PPNO 0217F) on Route 58, in San Bernardino County, on the State Highway System [Approved.]

(Aug) (2) Financial Allocation: $34,703,000 for four locally administered STIP projects, on the State Highway System. Contributions from others sources: $13,479,000. The main projects of interest were $33.310M for the Jefferson Street Interchange on I-10 in Indio, and $528K for an auxiliary lane on I-405 from University to Route 133. [Approved, as modified.]