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December 2021:

2021 is done. You had such promise, 2021. Why did you have to piss it away by falling in with the low-life loser crowd? Luckily, there were a growing number that put the public good over blatant self-interest. Not far enough, though.

For me and my family, the end of 2021 has been hard. My wife fell the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and broke her knee and the surrounding bones. She was in acute care for a week, then in-patient rehab for two more weeks (meaning three weeks of travel back and forth between Northridge and Burbank), and now is getting in-home rehab -- with no weight bearing until the end of February. This has added caregiving to the load—I don't mind doing it, but it does add to the work and stress.

But the hospital was there when we needed it, because the people in the area headed the pleadings of the scientists and got vaccinated. This meant that there was acute care and rehab space. Many throughout this country are no so lucky. Hospitals are overloaded, and the new Ο (Omicron) variant doesn't help with its faster spread. This shouldn't be a partisan issue: The nation came together for the sake of the common good and to fight a common enemy in the first half of the 20th century. We saw our "freedoms" temporarily limited during WWI and WWII through rationing and other controls, and cheerfully did it to bring the nation out of a crisis. But that attitude of America coming together to fight a common foe has been lost today. Whether it is poor leadership or leaders taking advantage of a crisis for their political power, what should be a common fight against a public health enemy has become partisan. Move beyond that partisanship. Just like the nation stepped up for their Polio and Smallpox vaccines to defeat those public health scourges, step up and get your COVID vaccines and boosters unless there are legitimate medical reasons not to do so. Together we can fight this, so we can get back out on the roads. If there are any questions I can answer to ally your vaccine hesitancy, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Those reading this on ꜲRoads will miss my usual pleadings related to Mr. Spike Protein and his antics over the last two years, because some feel that public health is a partisan issue. Those who want to see my pleadings can go over to the full Changelog on the site; those who want to stick their heads in the sand can go to (a city in Michigan). All I'll say is that you know what you can do to help make 2022 better, and help bring the nation (and the world) out of this crisis, so we can get back on the roads and stumble headfirst into the next one.

But let's turn our attention to something more pleasant: the roads of the great state of California. From the rural areas in the far northern environs of the state to border commerce in the south, from the deserts of Nevada and Arizona to the Pacific; from the great Sierra mountains to the depths of Death Valley; from the urban areas to rural farmland—California has a vast road network to maintain and grow. It is a network that is vital to the success of the state: its commerce, its people, its growth. It is the mission of the California Highways website to document that network: its history, its peculiarities, and the significant changes that are coming down the road. It is a journey we go on together... once you show proof of vaccination and your boosters, and you wear your mask. After all, I have a sick wife at home, and what you do with respect to communicable diseases impacts not just you, but the broader community.

So here are your updates covering the months of November and December:

Updates were made to the following highways, based on my reading of the (virtual) papers in November and December 2021 (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 also reviewed the the AAroads forum (Ꜳ). This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(ℱ), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or ꜲRoads) from Concrete Bob(2) , Tom Fearer(3), mrsman(4): Route 1(ℱ), Route 3(ℱ), I-5(ℱ), US 6(3), I-8(ℱ), Pre-1961 Route 10(3), Route 11(ℱ,3), I-15(ℱ), Route 25(ℱ), Route 37(ℱ), Route 42(3), Route 43(ℱ), Route 46(ℱ), Route 70(ℱ), Route 84(ℱ), Route 96(ℱ), Route 99(ℱ,3), US 101(ℱ,3), Route 125(ℱ), Route 129(ℱ), Capitol Southeast Connector/Route 148(2), Route 152(ℱ),  Route 156(ℱ), Route 174(ℱ), Route 182(3), US 199(3), Route 247(ℱ), Route 260(4), Route 263(ℱ), Route 266(3), Route 299(3), US 395(ℱ), US 399(3), I-580(ℱ), I-880(4), Route 905(ℱ,3).
(Source: private email, Highway headline posts through December 2021 as indicated, AARoads through 12/31/2021)

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page, based on the 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. As many people are unfamiliar with how the legislature operates (and why there are so many "non-substantive changes" and "gut and amend" bills), I've added the legislative calendar to the end of the Pending Legislation page. A new fiscal year starts October 1, but the legislature does not reconvene until January 2022. As such, there were no new bills or resolutions from either chamber of the state legislature.

I checked California Transportation Commission page for the results of the December 2021 meeting of the  California Transportation Commission. As always, note that I tend not to track items that do not impact these pages — i.e., pavement rehabilitation or replacement, landscaping, drainage, culverts, roadside facilities, charging stations, or other things that do not impact the routing or history, unless they are really significant. As such, the following items were of interest:

[ Note: ° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages; is an indicator used to keep track of what has been added to the pages; ❧  indicates the results from the meeting, if the meeting minutes were available. ]

2.1a. STIP/SHOPP Program/Project Amendments

(1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to:
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1) and 2.5b.(2))

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes). In particular, the December agenda contained numerous Major Damage Restoration items from the various mid-Summer fires and fire complexes, as well as repairs related to PEH (People Experiencing Homelessness); it also included a lot of Polyester Concrete overlays to bridge decks—none of which made it into the highway pages:

(2) STIP Amendment for Action: The Department proposes to program $24,900,000 of  Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)  Surface Transportation Block Grant Program–Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program funds to the Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry - Segment 3A project in San Diego County. (PPNO 0999F)

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

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.1c. TCIF Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.1s. TCEP Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2a. Submittal of Notice of Preparation for Comments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2b. Submittal of Notice of Documents Available for Comment (DEIRs)

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2c. Approval of Projects for New Public Road Connection / Future Consideration of Funding

(1) Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding:
(° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

2.3a. Route Adoptions

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3b. New Public Road Connection

One New Public Road Connection: 06-Tul-99-PM 26.8 New Public Road Connection to Route 99 at International Agri-Center Way in the city of Tulare in Tulare County

2.3c. Relinquishments

Three Relinquishment Resolutions:

2.3d. Vacations

One Vacation Resolution: 06-Fre-180-PM R77.30/R77.61 Right of way along Route 180 on South Reed Avenue and East Kings Canyon Road in the city of Fresno.

2.5a Minor Projects

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5b. Financial Allocations for SHOPP Projects / Federal Discretionary Grant Funds

(1) Request of $98,871,000 for 21 SHOPP projects. This month, there were a bunch of culvert rehabilitation projects (which are not of interest for the highway pages).
(Related Item under Ref. 2.1a.(1))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages (a few of these are more minor projects, but for routes that haven't seen any love gotten any attention in a while):

(2) Request of $84,993,000 $84,903,000 for 91 90 2020 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for design and R/W support. (2a): SHOPP support phases; (2b) SHOPP Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) support phases.
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1) and 2.2c.(1))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages (for the (2b) items, there was a lot of culvert repair and polyester concrete overlays this month—none of which are of at the level of interest for the highway pages):

(5) Request an allocation of $15,300,000 for the Right of Way Capital phase for the Roadway Rehabilitation SHOPP project, on Route 70, in Yuba County, programmed through FY 2023-24. (PPNO 9820)

2.5c Financial Allocations for STIP Projects

(1) Request of $35,468,000 for the State-Administered STIP Livingston Widening Southbound project, on the State Highway System (Route 99, 10-Mer-99 28.2/R37.3), in Merced County. (PPNO 0161B)

(4) Allocation Amendment – State Transportation Improvement Program Project: Request to amend Resolution FP-20-04, originally approved in August 2020 for the STIP Route 99 Tagus 6-Lane Widening (Combined) project (PPNO 6400G; 06-Tul-99 30.6/35.2) in Tulare County, to add language to the vote box to split off for the Tagus Replacement Planting Mitigation child project (PPNO 6400H) and reduce the overall STIP allocation from $73,451,000 to $69,351,000 for the parent project.

2.5d Allocations for Projects with Costs that Exceed 20 Percent of the Programmed Amount

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5e Supplemental Fund Allocations

(1) Request for an additional $3,500,000 (55.4 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) phase, for the SHOPP Bridge Replacement project on Route 1 (Albion River Bridge № 10-0136), in Mendocino County.  (EA 40110, PPNO 4490)

(4) Request for an additional $1,374,000 (24.4 percent increase) in Construction Capital for the SHOPP Bridge Rehabilitation project on Route 156, in Monterey County.  (EA 0A090, PPNO 0900A)

2.5f Financial Allocations for SHOPP

Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority:

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

2.5g Prop 1B Project Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5s Senate Bill 1 Programs Project Allocations Local Partnership Program (LPP) Allocations

(1) Request of $1,629,000 for the State-Administered LPP-Formulaic Turner Road Interchange Operational improvements project, on Route 99 on the State Highway System, in San Joaquin County. (PPNO 3045)

(9) Request of $52,918,000,000 for the State-Administered multi-funded STIP/LPP (Formulaic and Competitive) Interstate 680 Southbound Express Lane from Route 84 to Alcosta Boulevard project, on the State Highway System, in Alameda County. (PPNO 2905F)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5d.(1))

2.5t Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5w Active Transportation Program (ATP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.6g Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

4. TCIF and Aeronautic Program Updates / Policy Matters

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

Other Matters/Public Comment

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS IN CTC MINUTES: California Transportation Commission (Commission or CTC), California Department of Transportation (Department or Caltrans), Regional Improvement Program (RIP), Interregional Improvement Program (IIP), State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP), Public Transportation Account (PTA), Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act of 1990 (Proposition 116), High Speed Passenger Train Bond Program (Proposition 1A), Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 1B), Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA), State Route 99 Bond Program (RTE or SR 99), Local Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account (LBSRA), Trade Corridors Improvement Fund (TCIF), Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account (HRCSA), State-Local Partnership Program (SLPP), Traffic Light Synchronization Program (TLSP), Letter of No Prejudice (LONP), Environmental Phase (PA&ED), Design Phase (PS&E), Right of Way (R/W), Fiscal Year (FY), Active Transportation Program (ATP), Intercity Rail (ICR), California Aid to Airports Program (CAAP), Acquisition & Development (A&D), Transit and Inter-City Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), Transportation Facilities Account (TFA), Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP), Local Partnership Program (LPP), Local Streets and Roads Program (LSRP), Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP).

October 2021:

Welcome to the penultimate update of 2021, capturing happenings in September and October.Whenever I write up these things of late, I'm always including a reminder for people to get (noun), I also advise people to (action). I've made comments about (event in the past), and even have expressed my opinion about (political figure). Invariably, when I share this on AAroads, some (noun) makes a comment about how I'm injecting politics into the forum. I want to make one thing absolutely clear: My highway pages are about the truth, without opinion, and discussion about the pages and these updates should be focused on the highways.  But (noun) is real, and measures must be taken to reduce its spread and get us out on the roads again -- and those roads must be safe and not filled with (plural noun) waiving their (plural nouns) and driving their (plural nouns). Oops. Did I say that with my public voice?

I thought about making the paragraph above in the form of a Mad Libs, but it was harder to format. Those who know me should know how to fill in the words. Those who are offended by the above, well, it is your mind that is filling in the blanks, and I think you should (anatomically impossible action).

As for the real introduction: September and October were interesting months. Newsom survived the recall attempt, and it will be interesting to see the impact of his survival on the roadbuilding and road rehabilitation programs of the state, as well as the future of High Speed Rail. There have been massive wildfires in the Northern and Eastern parts of the state that have impacted roads. I normally don't note fire damage here because it will be repaired, but these fires have resulted in major closures on roads such as US 50, Route 88, Route 299 and much more. Let's hope for their speedy and complete repair. As road lovers, we are all too aware of the impact of (noun) on highways, be it flooding on Route 37, fires on the roads in the Sierra Nevada or other forests, or damage from flash flooding out in the desert. This is one reason why emphasis of transportation programs is changing from building more roads and getting more vehicles from place to place faster to increasing capacity and improving the movement of people.

For those reading this on AAroads: Go over to the 2021 Changes page ((web page link)), and you can read the incredibly clever and witty introduction that I wrote, but decided not to post here because I didn't want to deal with (username)'s reaction this time. Trust me, it was really good.

On to the updates:

Updates were made to the following highways, based on my reading of the papers in September and October 2021 (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 also reviewed the the AAroads forum (Ꜳ). This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(ℱ), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or ꜲRoads) from PDERocco(2), Tom Fearer(3), HeyNow415(4), Rick Kelly(5), Michael McThrow(6): Route 1(ℱ), Route 2(ℱ), I-5(ℱ), LRN 5(5), I-10(ℱ), Route 11(ℱ,2), Route 24(ℱ), Route 26(ℱ), Route 49(ℱ), US 50(ℱ), Route 73(ℱ,3), US 97(3), Route 99(ℱ,3), US 101(ℱ), Route 107(ℱ), Route 108(ℱ), Route 113(ℱ), Route 133(ℱ), Route 139(3), Route 148(ℱ), Route 154(ℱ), Route 161(3), Route 190(3), Route 213(ℱ), LRN 232(ℱ), Route 238(4), Route 239(6), Route 241(ℱ), Route 299(3),  I-580(ℱ,5), Route 710(ℱ), Route 905(ℱ), County Sign Route J4(6).
(Source: private email, Highway headline posts through October 2021 as indicated, AARoads through 11/13/2021)

Thanks to a question, I learned that there is an online version of “2020 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California”. Did an audit against my names list. Discovered that Caltrans has errors in their document :-).

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page, based on the 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. As many people are unfamiliar with how the legislature operates (and why there are so many "non-substantive changes" and "gut and amend" bills), I've added the legislative calendar to the end of the Pending Legislation page. Noted the passage of the following:

I checked California Transportation Commission page for the results of the California Transportation Commission meetings from September through October 2021. As always, note that I tend not to track items that do not impact these pages — i.e., pavement rehabilitation or replacement, landscaping, drainage, culverts, roadside facilities, charging stations, or other things that do not impact the routing or history, unless they are really significant. As such, the following items were of interest:

[ Note: ° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages; is an indicator used to keep track of what has been added to the pages; ❧  indicates the results from the meeting, if the meeting minutes were available. ]

2.1a. STIP/SHOPP Program/Project Amendments

(1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to:
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1) and 2.5b.(2))

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes). In particular, the October agenda contained numerous Major Damage Restoration items from the various mid-Summer fires and fire complexes such as the Dixie, Beckwourth, Monument, Lava, Tenant, Flats, and Fly; it also included a lot of Polyester Concrete overlays to bridge decks—none of which made it into the highway pages:

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

(1) STIP Amendments for Notice: The Department proposes to program $24,900,000 of Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) Surface Transportation Block Grant Program – Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program funds to the Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry - Segment 3A project in San Diego County. (PPNO 0999F) (Note: STIP amendments do not provide a lot of detail.)

2.1c. TCIF Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.1s. TCEP Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2a. Submittal of Notice of Preparation for Comments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2b. Submittal of Notice of Documents Available for Comment (DEIRs)

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2c. Approval of Projects for New Public Road Connection / Future Consideration of Funding

(1) Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding and New Public Road Connection:
(° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

2.3a. Route Adoptions

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3b. New Public Road Connection

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3c. Relinquishments

Four Relinquishment Resolutions:

2.3d. Vacations

One Vacation Resolution: 10-Cal-26-PM 2.6. Right of way along Route 26 from Burson Road to Penrod Road, in the county of Calaveras.

2.5a Minor Projects

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5b. Financial Allocations for SHOPP Projects / Federal Discretionary Grant Funds

(1) Request of $305,246,000 for 24 SHOPP projects.
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.2c.(7) and 2.5s.(6))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages (a few of these are more minor projects, but for routes that haven't seen any love gotten any attention in a while):

(2) Request of $112,280,000 for 114 2020 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for design and R/W support, divided as (2a) $28,576,000 for 51 SHOPP support phases and (2b) $83,704,000  for 63 SHOPP Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) support phases.
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), and 2.2c.(1))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages (a few of these are more minor projects, but for routes that haven't seen any love gotten any attention in a while):

2.5c Financial Allocations for STIP Projects

(2) [+2.5v.(1)] Request of $2,686,000 for the locally-administered Extend Hageman Road Easterly Across Route 99 and Connect to Route 204 in Bakersfield STIP project, on the State Highway System, in Kern County, programmed in FY 2022-23. (PPNO 3525) (06-Ker-204 5.9/6.8)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(1))

2.5d Allocations for Projects with Costs that Exceed 20 Percent of the Programmed Amount

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5e Supplemental Fund Allocations

(1) Request for an additional $3,750,000 (110 percent increase) in Construction Support, for the SHOPP Six Bridges Vertical Clearance project (04-Sol-80 1.8/4.4) on I-80, in Solano County. (EA 0J710, PPNO 0481R)

(3) Request for an additional $1,275,000 (44.7 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) phase, for the SHOPP Bridge Replacement project on Route 1 in Marin County. (EA 0G642, PPNO 0756K)

2.5f Financial Allocations for SHOPP

Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

2.5g Prop 1B Project Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5s Senate Bill 1 Programs Project Allocations Local Partnership Program (LPP) Allocations

(4) Request of $3,681,000 for the State-Administered LPP-Formulaic South Coast US 101 HOV Lanes – Montecito to Santa Barbara (Segments 4D-4E) project, on the State Highway System, in Santa Barbara County. (PPNO 7101B)

(6) Request of $220,000,000 for the State-Administered multi-funded STIP/TCEP/LPP-Competitive State Route 55 Corridor Improvements from I-405 to I-5 project, on the State Highway System (Route 55, Route 5), in Orange County. (PPNO 3470) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))

(7) Request of $49,580,000 for the State-Administered multi-funded STIP/SCCP/LPP-Formulaic Soscol Junction (Route 29/Route 221/Soscol Ferry Road) project, on the State Highway System, in Napa County. (PPNO 0376)

2.5t Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5w Active Transportation Program (ATP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.6g Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

4. TCIF and Aeronautic Program Updates / Policy Matters

4.18 Local Partnership Formulaic Program Amendment: Add one project: The Mid County Parkway Construction Contract #2 (from Redlands Avenue to the Ramona Expressway) Project in Riverside County and program $5,686,000 in Fiscal Year 2021-22. Note: The Mid-County Parkway Project is discussed with Route 74.

Other Matters/Public Comment

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS IN CTC MINUTES: California Transportation Commission (Commission or CTC), California Department of Transportation (Department or Caltrans), Regional Improvement Program (RIP), Interregional Improvement Program (IIP), State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP), Public Transportation Account (PTA), Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act of 1990 (Proposition 116), High Speed Passenger Train Bond Program (Proposition 1A), Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 1B), Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA), State Route 99 Bond Program (RTE or SR 99), Local Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account (LBSRA), Trade Corridors Improvement Fund (TCIF), Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account (HRCSA), State-Local Partnership Program (SLPP), Traffic Light Synchronization Program (TLSP), Letter of No Prejudice (LONP), Environmental Phase (PA&ED), Design Phase (PS&E), Right of Way (R/W), Fiscal Year (FY), Active Transportation Program (ATP), Intercity Rail (ICR), California Aid to Airports Program (CAAP), Acquisition & Development (A&D), Transit and Inter-City Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), Transportation Facilities Account (TFA), Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP), Local Partnership Program (LPP), Local Streets and Roads Program (LSRP), Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP).

August 2021:

Blah blah blah introduction. Perhaps I should go with that.

Seriously, though. We're at the end of Summer 2021, and the best thing I can say is that we're not having to deal with a Presidential campaign again. COVID is still here, however, impacting travel. I did get some travel in over my summer, with drives to Los Osos, Scottsdale, and Las Vegas, and exploration of the Route 166 corridor and the Route 58 corridor between I-15 and Route 14. I got to see the construction they are doing S of Mojave on Route 14, and got to kill off a load of podcasts. Hopefully you've had a safe summer. As always: Please make sure you are vaccinated, and please continue to wear masks. Neither complete eliminates risk, but they are both key factors in reducing risk to an acceptable level. As someone who has been working in Cybersecurity for over 35 years, I understand how being risk adverse can blind you to the importance of doing the simple things to reduce risk. Just as with our highways, our goals should be to reduce the risks whereever we can.

On to the updates.

Updates were made to the following highways, based on my reading of the papers from the last week of May 2021 through the end of August 2021 (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 also reviewed the the AAroads forum (Ꜳ). This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(ℱ), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or ꜲRoads) from Anthony R. Brooks(1), Tom Fearer(2), Brian Nordon(3),  Tony Ortega(4), Scott Parker(5), Joe Rouse(6), Chris Sampang(7), Carol Stephens(8): Route 1(ℱ,2), Route 4(ℱ), Marine Route 5 (M-5)(ℱ), I-5(ℱ,2), Route 11(ℱ), Route 16(2), Route 17(ℱ), Route 18(ℱ),  Route 25(ℱ), Route 29(ℱ), Route 33(2), Route 35(ℱ), Route 36(ℱ), Route 37(ℱ), Route 41(ℱ,2), Route 46(ℱ,2), US 50(ℱ,2), Route 58(6,5), Route 71(ℱ), Route 74(ℱ),  Route 77(ℱ,1), I-80(ℱ,2), Route 88(ℱ), Route 91(ℱ,1,4), Route 99(ℱ,2), US 101(ℱ,2), Route 110(ℱ), Route 113(2), Route 121(ℱ), Route 132(ℱ), Route 135(ℱ), Route 136(3),  Route 140(ℱ), LRN 148(ℱ), Route 152(ℱ), Route 156(ℱ), Route 166(ℱ), Route 174(ℱ), Route 176(ℱ), Route 187(ℱ), Route 207(ℱ), Route 247(ℱ), Route 249(8), Route 273(ℱ), Route 275(2), Former US 399(2),  US 395(ℱ), I-405(ℱ), I-580(ℱ),  Marine Route 580(ℱ), I-680(ℱ), I-710(ℱ), County Sign Route A13(ℱ), County Sign Route 66(7).
(Source: private email, Highway headline posts through August 2021 as indicated, AARoads through 09/05/2021)

Updated the links to the Cal-NexUS pages and the highway exits, because Caltrans went and moved things again(ℱ). Updated the El Camino Real Bells page to reflect the removal of the El Camino Real bell from downtown Santa Cruz, and the rationale therefore(ℱ). Updated the Statistics page to better reflect the shortness of Route 77(1).

Marine Highway SystemAdded information on the National Marine Highway System(ℱ):
(Source: CleanTechnica, 6/22/2021; US DOT Maritime Administration: National Marine Highways, 6/2021)

In California waters, there are two routes: Route 5 (M-5) and Route 580 (M-580). The US Department of Transportation has a special webpage all about this system of marine highways, complete with a map of the system. The system’s highways are numbered the same as nearby Interstate Highways from which they could relieve congestion. The DOT Maritime Administration (MARAD)'s Marine Highway Program has one major goal: expand the use of America's navigable waters. They closely with public and private organizations to:

The Marine Highway system currently includes 26 "Marine Highway Routes" that serve as extensions of the surface transportation system. Each all-water route is designated by the Secretary and offers relief to landside corridors suffering from traffic congestion, excessive air emissions or other environmental challenges. For the highways in California, a section was added to the appropriate route page providing information on the Marine highway route.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page, based on the 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. As many people are unfamiliar with how the legislature operates (and why there are so many "non-substantive changes" and "gut and amend" bills), I've added the legislative calendar to the end of the Pending Legislation page. Noted the passage of the following:

I checked California Transportation Commission page for the results of the California Transportation Commission meetings from June through August 2021. As always, note that I tend not to track items that do not impact these pages — i.e., pavement rehabilitation or replacement, landscaping, drainage, culverts, roadside facilities, charging stations, or other things that do not impact the routing or history, unless they are really significant. As such, the following items were of interest:

[ Note: ° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages; is an indicator used to keep track of what has been added to the pages; ❧  indicates the results from the meeting, if the meeting minutes were available. ]

2.1a. STIP/SHOPP Program/Project Amendments

(Jun) (1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to: ❧ Approved
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1), 2.5b.(2), 2.5b.(3) and 2.5b.(4))

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes):

(Jun) (2) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to: ❧ Approved

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes):

(Jun) (3) STIP Amendment for Action: The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority proposes to delete $3,207K in STIP construction funds from the Silicon Valley Express Lanes Program - Phase 5 Civil project (US 101 SCL 38.300/45.900 PPNO 2015H EA 04-1K553) and reprogram those funds to cover Right of Way and Construction funding shortfall for the I-280 Soundwalls – Route 87 to Los Gatos Creek project (I-280 SCL 2.500/3.200 PPNO 0503J EA 04-44840K) in Santa Clara County. ❧ Approved

(Jun) (5) STIP Amendment for Action: The Alameda County Transportation Commission proposes to program $5,274,000 in Regional Improvement Program shares of Alameda County to Construction phase for the I-680 Southbound Express Lane from Route 84 to Alcosta Boulevard project, in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. (04-ALA-680 R10.600/R21.900 PPNO 2905F) ❧ Approved

(Jun) (6) STIP Amendment for Action: The Solano Transportation Authority proposes to delete STIP construction funds from the Route 37 Fairgrounds Drive Interchange Improvement Project - Phase 1 project (04-SOL-37 PM 15.000 PPNO 5201G) and reprogram those and additional STIP funds to cover the PS&E funding shortfall for the Westbound I-80 Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility project° in Solano County. (04-SOL-80 14.800/16.500 PPNO 8273C) ❧ Approved

(Jun) (7) STIP Amendment for Action: The Solano Transportation Authority proposes to delay construction for the Route 12/Church Road Intersection Improvements project in Solano County. (04-Sol-12, PM 24.3/25.2, PPNO 2251A) ❧ Approved

(Jun) (12) STIP Amendment for Action: Tehama County proposes to delay Construction for the 99W & Gyle Road to South Main Street and I-5 Overcrossing project in Tehama County. (County Sign Route A11/Fmr. US 99W ∥ 02-TEH-05 R13.974/R24.919, PPNO 2569) ❧ Approved

(Jun) (14) STIP Amendment for Action: The Department proposes to delay Construction for the Feather River Inn Intersection Improvement project on Route 70 in Plumas County. (02-PLU-70 65.800/R66.200, PPNO 3703) ❧ Approved

(Jun) (17) STIP Amendment for Action: Santa Barbara County and the Department propose to amend the funding and schedule for the South Coast US 101 High Occupancy Vehicles Lanes – Carpinteria (Segment 4A) Mitigation project in Santa Barbara County. (05-SB-101 1.400/R4.800, PPNO 7101X) ❧ Approved

(Jun) (19) STIP Amendment for Action: Request to use the funding available through the 2021 Mid-Cycle STIP and share distribution of the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 funds (COVID Relief Funds) to: ❧ Approved

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes, such as Planning Programming and Monitoring): (Note: STIP amendments do not provide a lot of detail. These were noticed back in March and May 2021, but didn't make the pages due to the lack of information.)

(Jun) (20) STIP Amendment for Action: The Riverside County Transportation Commission proposes to amend the 2020 STIP to program an AB 3090 reimbursement project (PPNO 0077M) in order to use local funds for construction of the Route 91/Route 71 Interchange and Connectors project (PPNO 0077G) in Riverside County, with reimbursement to be scheduled over a three-year period beginning in Fiscal Year 2022-23. ❧ Approved

(Aug) (1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to: (Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1), 2.5b.(2) and 2.5d.(3))

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes):

(Aug) (2) STIP Amendment for Action: Request to use the funding available through the 2021 Mid-Cycle STIP and share distribution of the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 funds (COVID Relief Funds) to add 8 new projects to the 2021 Mid-Cycle STIP. (Modoc, Placer, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Riverside). Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes, such as Planning Programming and Monitoring): (Note: STIP amendments do not provide a lot of detail. These were noticed back in March and May 2021, but didn't make the pages due to the lack of information.)

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

(Jun) (1) STIP Amendments for Notice: Request to add eight new projects to the 2021 Mid-Cycle STIP. Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes, such as Planning Programming and Monitoring): (Note: STIP amendments do not provide a lot of detail.) ❧ Information Only

2.1c. TCIF Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.1s. TCEP Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2a. Submittal of Notice of Preparation for Comments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2b. Submittal of Notice of Documents Available for Comment (DEIRs)

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2c. Approval of Projects for New Public Road Connection / Future Consideration of Funding

♠  (Jun) (1) Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: Withdrawn prior to the meeting
(“°” indicates projects below the level of interest for the pages on this site)

♠   (Jun) (14) Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: 05-SCr-01, PM 10.54/13.44 Santa Cruz Route 1 Auxiliary Lanes. Widen Route 1 to include auxiliary lanes and to accommodate bus-on-shoulder operations in Santa Cruz County.  (FEIR) (PPNO 0073C) (STIP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5c.(6)) Withdrawn prior to the meeting

♠  (Aug) (1) Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding:
(“°” indicates projects below the level of interest for the pages on this site)

(Aug) (3) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 07-LA-105, PM R0.5/R1 8.1; 07-LA-110, PM R13.8/R14.8. I-105 ExpressLanes Project. Construct a continuous managed lanes facility on I-105 Los Angeles County. (FEIR) (PPNO 4858) (STIP).

2.3a. Route Adoptions

(Jun) (1) One Rescission of Freeway Adoption: 05-Mon-101 PM R91.9/101.3 05-SBt-101 PM 0.0/2.9. A portion of US 101 from Espinosa Road to Route 156 in the counties of Monterey and San Benito. ❧ Approved

(Jun) (2) One Route Adoption as a Freeway: 05-Mon-156 PM R1.3/T5.2. On Route 156 from 0.2 mile east of Route 183 to US 101. ❧ Approved

2.3b. New Public Road Connection

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3c. Relinquishments

(Jun) Five Relinquishment Resolutions: ❧ Approved

  1. 01-Men-101-PM 47.53/48.73. Right of way along US101 from the city of Willits north to approximately 0.3 miles south of US 101 and the old Northwestern Pacific Railroad crossing, in the County of Mendoci№
  2. 03-Nev-20-PM R9.9/R10.1. Right of way along Route 20 on Deadman’s Flat Road and South Ponderosa Way, in the county of Nevada.
  3. 06-Mad-41-PM 0.0/2.5. Right of way along Route 41 between Avenue 8 and Avenue 12, in the county of Madera.
  4. 11-SD-5-PM 15.4. Right of way along I-5 at Pershing Drive, in the city of San Diego.
  5. 12-Ora-90-PM 11.8/12.7. Right of way along Route 90 at Esperanza Road, in the county of Orange

(Aug) Three Relinquishment Resolutions:

  1. 06-Tul-201-PM 12.5. Right of way along Route 201 on Road 116, in the county of Tulare.
  2. 10-SJ-99-PM 7.4/11.9. Right of way along Route 99 on Lathrop Road, in the county of San Joaquin.
  3. 10-SJ-99-PM 15.6. Right of way along Route 99 on Clark Drive, in the county of San Joaquin.

2.3d. Vacations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5a Minor Projects

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5b. Financial Allocations for SHOPP Projects / Federal Discretionary Grant Funds

(Jun) (1) Request of $375,818,000 for 37 SHOPP projects. ❧ Approved as revised
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1) and 2.5c.(8))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

(Jun) (2) Request of $70,192,000 for 76 $47,269,000 for 58 2020 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental, design and Right of Way support. ❧ Approved as revised
(Related Item under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.2c.(1) and 2.2c.(13))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:
((2a) Support Allocations for non-SB1 SHOPP Projects; (2b) Support Allocations for SHOPP SB 1 Projects of Primary Asset Classes)

(Jun) (3) Request of $257,353,000 for seven SHOPP projects, programmed FY 21-22. ❧ Approved as revised
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1) and 2.5c.(4))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

(Jun) (5) Request of $84,830,000 for the SHOPP Safety Improvement project from Laurellen Road South Honcut Creek Bridge, on Route 70, in Yuba County. (PPNO 9819) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5c.(8)) ❧ Approved

(Aug) (1) Request of $901,049,000 for 62 SHOPP projects.
(Related Item under Ref. 2.1a.(1))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

(Aug) (2) 83 Request of $64,440,000 for 65 2020 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental, design and R/W support.
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1) and 2.2c.(1))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:
((2a) Support Allocations for non-SB1 SHOPP Projects; (2b) Support Allocations for SHOPP SB 1 Projects of Primary Asset Classes)

(Aug) (4) Request of $56,254,000 for the SHOPP permanent slope restoration project on Route 1 near Oxnard (07-Ven-1 4.0/4.2), from 0.4 to 0.2 mile south of Sycamore Canyon Road, in Ventura County. (PPNO 4930)

2.5c Financial Allocations for STIP Projects

(Jun) (1) Request of $21,968,000 for the State-Administered STIP I-80/Gilman Interchange Bicycle/Pedestrian Over-crossing and Access Improvements (Phase 2: Interchange, in Alameda County). (PPNO 2323B) ❧ Approved

(Jun) (4) Request of $17,200,000 for the State-Administered STIP Route 70 Passing Lanes (Segment 3) project, on the State Highway System, in Butte County, programmed in FY 21-22. (PPNO 9801B) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(3)) ❧ Approved

(Jun) (5) / 2.5v.(1) Request of $40,000,000 for the State-Administered STIP I-5 North Coast Corridor HOV Extension – Phase 1 Carlsbad HOV package 2 project, on the State Highway System, in San Diego County, programmed in FY 22-23. (PPNO 0615H) ❧ Approved

(Jun) (6) 132 Request of $1,850,000 for the locally-administered STIP State Route 1 – State Park to Bay/Porter Auxiliary Lanes project, on the State Highway System, in Santa Cruz County, programmed in FY 21-22. (PPNO 0073C) (Related Items under Ref. 2.2c.(14), 4.10 and 4.12) Withdrawn prior to the meeting

(Jun) (8) 128 Request of $24,500,000 for the State-Administered STIP Passing Lanes Segment 4 & 5 Project for Route 70, on the State Highway System, in Yuba County. (PPNO 9824) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1)) ❧ Approved

2.5d Allocations for Projects with Costs that Exceed 20 Percent of the Programmed Amount

(Aug) (3) Request for $9,857,000 (50.3 percent increase) allocation in Construction Capital and $2,165,000 (48.8 percent increase) allocation in Construction Support for the SHOPP Collision Reduction project on Route 25 in San Benito County. (EA 1J480, PPNO 2746)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.1a.(1))

2.5e Supplemental Fund Allocations

(Jun) (1) Request for an additional $2,450,000 (92.4 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) phase, for the SHOPP Bridge Rehabilitation project on Route 166 in Kern County.  (EA 0S050, PPNO 6726) ❧ Approved

(Jun) (3) Request for an additional $5,040,000 (80.6 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) phase, for the SHOPP Major Damage (Permanent Restoration) project on Route 140 in Mariposa County. (EA 0P921, PPNO 0280) ❧ Approved

(Jun) (9) Request for an additional $46,413,000 (23.7 percent increase) in Construction Capital and $8,000,000 (22.7 percent increase) in Construction Support for the Multi-funded I-5 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)/Empire Avenue and Burbank Boulevard Interchange on I-5 in Los Angeles County. (EA 1218W, PPNO 3985) ❧ Approved with recommendations

(Aug) (1) Request for an additional $425,000 (20 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) phase, for the SHOPP Bridge Replacement project on  Route 1 in Mendocino County. (EA 0E110, PPNO 4588)

(Aug) (6) Request for an additional $500,000 (13.9 percent increase) in Construction Support for the SHOPP Bridge Rehabilitation project on Route 263 and Route 96 in Siskiyou County. (EA 2E480, PPNO 3424)

2.5f Financial Allocations for SHOPP

(Jun) Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority ❧ Information Only

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

(Aug) Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority:

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

2.5g Prop 1B Project Allocations

(Aug) (2) Request of $7,719,000 for the State-Administered multi-funded Prop 1B – Route 99/TCEP South Madera 6-Lane project, on the State Highway System, in Madera County. (PPNO 6297)

2.5s Senate Bill 1 Programs Project Allocations Local Partnership Program (LPP) Allocations

(Jun) (1) Request of $5,000,000 for two State-Administered LPP (Formulaic) projects, on the State Highway System. (Related Item under Ref. 4.16) ❧ Approved

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

(Jun) (4) / 2.5v.(2) Request of $11,680,000 for the locally-administered multi-funded STIP/LPP (Competitive) State Route 4 Wagon Trail Realignment (Western Segment) project, on the State Highway System, in Calaveras County, programmed in FY 21-22. (PPNO 3067) ❧ Approved
(Related Item under Ref. 4.12)

(Jun) (5) Request of $24,002,000 for the State-Administered TCEP Westbound I-80 Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility project, on the State Highway System, in Solano County. (PPNO 8273C) ❧ Approved
(Related Item under Ref. 4.13)

(Jun) (6) Request of $5,037,000 for the locally-administered multi-funded STIP/LPP (Formulaic) State Route 132 West Freeway/Expressway Phase II project, on the State Highway System, in Stanislaus County, programmed in FY 22-23. (PPNO 0944A) ❧ Approved
(Related Item under Ref. 4.16)

♠ (Jun) (8) Request of $29,859,000 for the State-Administered multi-funded SCCP/STIP Highway 1, 41st Avenue to Soquel Avenue Auxiliary Lanes, Bus on Shoulder and Chanticleer Bike/Ped Bridge project, on the State Highway System, in Santa Cruz County, programmed in FY 21-22.  (PPNO 0073A) Withdrawn prior to the meeting

(Aug) (2)  Request of $7,395,000 for the locally administered LPP (Formulaic) I-5 Improvement from I-405 to Yale Avenue, Segment 1 project, on the State Highway System, in Orange County. (PPNO 2743)

(Aug) (5) / 2.5v.(3) Request of $142,559,000 for the State-Administered multi-funded TCEP/STIP Solano I-80 Managed Lanes project, on the State Highway System, in Solano County. (PPNO 0658L)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(1))

(Aug) (6) / 2.5v.(4) Request of $41,240,000 for the State-Administered multi-funded SCCP/STIP Marin Sonoma Narrows (MSN) Contract B7 project, on US 101 on the State Highway System, in Marin County. (PPNO 0361M)

2.5t Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.6g Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

4. TCIF and Aeronautic Program Updates / Policy Matters

(Jun) 4.16 Local Partnership Formulaic Program Amendment: ❧ Approved
(Related Items under Ref.2.5s.(1), 2.5s.(3), 2.5s.(6), 2.6s.(1))

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes, such as Planning Programming and Monitoring):

(Jun) 4.18 2020 Local Partnership Competitive Program Amendment: The Alameda County Transportation Commission requests to divide the project scope into two separate segments and change the implementing agency on the Route 680 Southbound Express Lane from Route 84 to Alcosta Boulevard Project in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. ❧ Approved

(Jun) 4.27 Local Alternative Transportation Improvement Program US 101 Prunedale Bypass Project Funding Policy – Monterey and San Benito Counties.  Presents two alternatives for funds from recission of the Prunedale Bypass freeway routing: South Salinas Corridor Project (05-MON-101 77.0/85.6) and US 101/ Route 156 Interchange (05-MON-101 94.6/96.8, 05-MON-156 3.9/T5.6)  ❧ Approved

Other Matters/Public Comment

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS IN CTC MINUTES: California Transportation Commission (Commission or CTC), California Department of Transportation (Department or Caltrans), Regional Improvement Program (RIP), Interregional Improvement Program (IIP), State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP), Public Transportation Account (PTA), Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act of 1990 (Proposition 116), High Speed Passenger Train Bond Program (Proposition 1A), Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 1B), Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA), State Route 99 Bond Program (RTE or SR 99), Local Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account (LBSRA), Trade Corridors Improvement Fund (TCIF), Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account (HRCSA), State-Local Partnership Program (SLPP), Traffic Light Synchronization Program (TLSP), Letter of No Prejudice (LONP), Environmental Phase (PA&ED), Design Phase (PS&E), Right of Way (R/W), Fiscal Year (FY), Active Transportation Program (ATP), Intercity Rail (ICR), California Aid to Airports Program (CAAP), Acquisition & Development (A&D), Transit and Inter-City Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), Transportation Facilities Account (TFA), Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP), Local Partnership Program (LPP), Local Streets and Roads Program (LSRP), Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP).

May 2021:

What a long, strange year it has been. In March 2020, I saw my last live theatre for over a year: Passion at Boston Court. I had just returned from a trip to Madison WI to visit my daughter. We were just starting to worry about the Novel Coronavirus, with no idea of the long haul in front of us. Working from home had just begun. We were at the start of the 2020 election year, long before we had any inkling that the losing candidate would encourage an attack on Congress (which many consider to be an attempted insurrection) to overturn the election result and prevent Congress from doing their congressional duty. A long, long, strange year.

On the highway page front: I was continuing work on the major site redesign and rework, which was coming up in May. That behind me, updates preceded apace. I think the new site is fast. This year, due to some problems, I got rid of one of the plugins on the Wordpress side of the site, and suddenly that became faster and more reliable. I may be getting back into the blogging side of the equation.

As for 2021: Let's hope for a return to the new normal. We have a vaccine, and hopefully we'll all be vaccinated by the summer—and so we might start to be able to do events and roadtrips again. We'll likely still want to wear masks, as there will be those who refuse the vaccines, or for whom the vaccine is not 100% preventative. We have a new President, who is behaving a lot more…presidential. I don't have major site changes planned. The hope for 2021 is: a new normal, and an uneventful new normal.  כן יהי רצון Ken Yehi Ratzon—Let It Be So.

I do want to share one thing I saw going through the CTC Minutes that didn't make it into these pages. The following was amended into the SHOPP at the May meeting, and is $730,000 of your tax dollars at work:

May 2021 CTC Agenda Item 2.1a.(1a): 05-Mon-1 PM 10.5. Route 1 Near Gorda, at the Willow Springs Maintenance Station at 72115 Cabrillo Highway (Route 1). Repair failed electrical system. In January 2021, a microwave oven caught fire while not in use at the maintenance station employee housing facility.  A follow-up investigation of this incident, an ongoing low-voltage issue, and a history of damaged electrical appliances has identified numerous safety related issues due to undersized wiring, corrosion of components, long undersized wire runs, and all power runs connected to a ineffective single main breaker. This project will remove existing electrical components, install new pull boxes, conduit, wiring, and service panels.

On to the updates.

Updates were made to the following highways, based on my reading of the papers from January through May 2021 (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 also reviewed the the AAroads forum (Ꜳ). This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(ℱ), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or ꜲRoads) from Ꜳ GaryA(2), Michael Ballard(3), Ꜳ Bing101(4), Shirleigh Brannon(5), Ꜳ DT Composer(6), Tom Fearer(7), Ꜳ HeyNow415(8), Cameron Kaiser(9), Rick Kelly(10), Ꜳ Kniwt(11), Scott Parker(12),  Francesca Smith(13), Chris Sampang(14), and Joel Windmiller(15): Route 1(ℱ,7,12), Route 4(7), I-5(ℱ), I-8(ℱ), Route 9(ℱ), I-10(ℱ), Route 12(ℱ), Route 13(7), I-15(ℱ,7,12), Route 16(7), Route 20(7), Route 24(7,11), Route 25(ℱ), Route 29(ℱ), Route 37(ℱ), I-40(7), US 40(ℱ,8), Route 41(ℱ), Route 42(ℱ),  Route 46(ℱ), Route 47(ℱ), US 48(10), Route 49(ℱ), US 50(ℱ,7,15), Route 55(ℱ), Route 57(ℱ), Route 62(ℱ), Route 67(ℱ),  Route 70(ℱ),  Route 74(ℱ), Route 75(ℱ), Route 78(ℱ), Route 79(ℱ), I-80(ℱ), Route 84(ℱ), Route 86(ℱ), Route 90(ℱ), US 91/ Route 91(ℱ,7,12), Route 92(ℱ), Route 99/US 99(ℱ,3,7,15), US 101(ℱ,2,7,12,6), I-105(ℱ,13), Route 108(ℱ), Route 111(ℱ), Route 118(ℱ), Route 120(ℱ), Route 123(4), LRN 125(7), Route 128(ℱ,7,8), Route 132(ℱ), Route 134(ℱ), Route 135(ℱ), Route 136(9),  Route 138(ℱ), Route 140(ℱ), Route 143(ℱ), Route 148(ℱ), Route 152(7,14), Route 154(ℱ), LRN 174(ℱ), Route 174(ℱ), Route 198(7), Route 204(7), I-210(ℱ), Route 222(ℱ,7), Route 229(7), Route 236(ℱ), Route 241(ℱ), Route 254(ℱ), Route 263(ℱ),  I-280(ℱ), Route 282(ℱ), I-305(ℱ,7), Route 371(ℱ), I-380(ℱ), US 399(7),  I-405(ℱ), US 466(7,12), I-505(ℱ), I-580(ℱ), I-605(ℱ), I-680(ℱ), I-710(ℱ), I-980(ℱ), County Sign Route G8(7) .
(Source: private email, Highway headline posts through May 2021 as indicated, AARoads through 5/28/2021)

For those interested, there is an interview with me in Caltrans News 2021 № 1.

At the request of a long-time friend and contributor to this site(5), captured the “lost” Caltrans series of pages about the 50th Anniversary of the start of the Interstate system that occurred in 2005/2006. These pages were published on the Caltrans site in 2005, and disappeared during a site rework in 2019 (likely because they were felt to be outdated). But for those of us here at California Highways, we love that history—and so we have preserved them. Please contact Caltrans if you want to use the pictures, and say you saw it on the Wayback Machine (wink).

Added some information on the earliest days of this website to the 1996 and before changes page. Ronald J Hall at Caltrans sent me a correction for the statistics page regarding the highest point on Route 270.

Added some more FAQs to address the emails I constantly get about whether I accept sponsored or guest posts (no), whether I'll add a link from a page a lawyer has set up regarding tourism, traffic safety, or accident prevention (no), or whether I'll go back and update or add references to a blog post older than 6 months (no).

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. As many people are unfamiliar with how the legislature operates (and why there are so many "non-substantive changes" and "gut and amend" bills), I've added the legislative calendar to the end of the Pending Legislation page. A new legislative session started after the November elections; all of the 2019-2020 bills are dead. So far, it is way too early for any bills to have made it out of their house of origin into the other house, let alone to the Governor's desk.

I checked California Transportation Commission page for the results of the California Transportation Commission meetings from January through May 2021. As always, note that I tend not to track items that do not impact these pages — i.e., pavement rehabilitation or replacement, landscaping, drainage, culverts, roadside facilities, charging stations, or other things that do not impact the routing or history, unless they are really significant. As such, the following items were of interest:

[ Note: ° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages; is an indicator used to keep track of what has been added to the pages; ❧  indicates the results from the meeting, if the meeting minutes were available. ]

2.1a. STIP/SHOPP Program/Project Amendments

(Jan) (1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to: ❧ Approved as revised 
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1), 2.5b.(2) and 2.5b.(3))

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes):

(Jan) (2) STIP Amendment for Action: The Department proposes to amend the Route 138 Widen Conventional Highway (Segment 4) project (PPNO 4353) to delay construction by one year from Fiscal Year 2021-22 to 2022-23, in Los Angeles County. STIP Amendment 20S-04 ❧ Approved

(Mar) (1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to: ❧ Approved as revised
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2a) – 2.5b.(2b)

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes):

(Mar) (2) STIP Amendment for Action: The Contra Costa Transportation Authority proposes to delete the I-80/San Pablo Dam Interchange - Phase 2 (R/W only) project (PPNO 0242K) and reprogram those STIP funds to a new project - Bollinger Canyon Road Iron Horse Trail Bike and Pedestrian Overcrossing project, in Contra Costa County. (PPNO 0242M)  ❧ Approved

(May) (1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval:  Request to:  ❧ Minutes with vote results not available
(Related items under Ref. 2.5b.(1), 2.5b.(2) and 2.5d.(1))

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes):

(May) (3) STIP Amendment for Action: The Department and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority proposes to amend the State Route 71 Expressway to Freeway Conversion project to delay construction by two years in Los Angeles County. (PPNO 2741N)  ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

(May) (5)  STIP Amendment for Action: The Department proposes to program a new project – the I-5 Managed Lanes in Orange County (12-Ora-5 R29.1/44.382), for $2,200,000 in the 2020 STIP for PA&ED in FY 2021-22. (PPNO 2833C)  ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

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

(Jan) (1) STIP Amendments for Notice: The Contra Costa Transportation Authority proposes to delete the I-80/San Pablo Dam Interchange - Phase 2 (R/W only) project (PPNO 0242K) and reprogram those STIP funds to a new project - Bollinger Canyon Road Iron Horse Trail Bike and Pedestrian Overcrossing project (PPNO 0242M) in Contra Costa County. STIP Amendment 20S-05 ❧ Information Only

(Mar) (2) STIP Amendment for Notice: The Department and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority proposes to amend the Route 71 Expressway to Freeway Conversion project to delay construction by two years in Los Angeles County. (PPNO 2741N)  ❧ Information Only

(Mar) (3) STIP Amendment for Notice: The Riverside County Transportation Commission proposes to amend the 2020 STIP to program an AB 3090 reimbursement project (PPNO 0077M) in order to use local funds for construction of the Route 91/Route 71 Interchange and Connectors project (PPNO 0077G) in Riverside County, with reimbursement to be scheduled over a three-year period beginning in FY 2022-23.  ❧ Information Only

(Mar) (4) STIP Amendment for Notice: The Department proposes to program $2,200,000 in Interregional Improvement Program shares to a new project – I-5 Managed Lanes in Orange County, for the Project Approval and Environmental Document phase in FY 2020-21. (PPNO 2833C) STIP Amendment 20S-09 ❧ Information Only

(May) (1) STIP Amendment for Notice: The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority proposes to delete STIP construction funds from the US 101 Silicon Valley Express Lanes Program - Phase 5 Civil project (PPNO 2015H) and reprogram those funds to cover Right of Way and Construction funding shortfall for the I-280 Soundwalls – Route 87 to Los Gatos Creek project (PPNO 0503J) in Santa Clara County. ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

(May) (3) STIP Amendment for Notice: The Alameda County Transportation Commission proposes to program $40,000,000 from future Regional Improvement Program (RIP) shares of Alameda County to Construction phase for the Interstate 680 Southbound Express Lane from State Route 84 to Alcosta Boulevard project (PPNO 2905F) in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

(May) (4) STIP Amendment for Notice: The Solano Transportation Authority proposes to delete STIP construction funds from the Route 37 Fairgrounds Drive Interchange Improvement Project - Phase 1 project (PPNO 5201G) and reprogram those and additional STIP funds to cover the PS&E funding shortfall for the Westbound I-80 Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility project (PPNO 8273C) project in Solano County. ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

(May) (5) STIP Amendment for Notice: The Solano Transportation Authority proposes to delay Construction for the Route 12/Church Road Intersection Improvements project  in Solano County. (PPNO 2251A) ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

(May) (10) STIP Amendment for Notice: Tehama County proposes to delay Construction for the 99W & Gyle Road to South Main Street and I-5 Overcrossing project  in Tehama County. (PPNO 2569)  ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

(May) (12) STIP Amendment for Notice: The Department proposes to delay Construction for the Feather River Inn Intersection Improvement project on Route 70 in Plumas County. (PPNO 3703) ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

(May) (15) STIP Amendment for Notice: Santa Barbara County and the Department propose to amend the funding and schedule for the South Coast US 101 High Occupancy Vehicles Lanes – Carpinteria (Segment 4A) Mitigation project in Santa Barbara County. (PPNO 7101X)  ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

(May) (17) STIP Amendment for Notice Request to:  ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

The following is the list of projects. However, the proposal did not give a lot of details — most notably, no postmiles — so I'm not putting these on the pages until the actual amendments show up at a future CTC meeting (Reminder: “°” indicates projects below the level of interest for the pages on this site):

2.1c. TCIF Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.1s. TCEP Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2a. Submittal of Notice of Preparation for Comments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2b. Submittal of Notice of Documents Available for Comment (DEIRs)

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2c. Approval of Projects for New Public Road Connection / Future Consideration of Funding

♠  (Jan) (1) Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: ❧ Approved
(“°” indicates projects below the level of interest for the pages on this site) 

(Jan) (2) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 03-Yub-70, PM 14.8/15.7. SR 70 Binney Junction Roadway Rehabilitation and Complete Streets Project. Replace underpasses and add lanes on Route 70 in Yuba County.  (FEIR) (PPNO 9820) (SHOPP)  ❧ Deferred to a future meeting
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))  (See (Mar) (5) below)

(Jan) (3) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 10 – Stanislaus County: McHenry Avenue Widening Project (see Route 108). Widen McHenry Avenue and other improvements. (MND) (PPNO 3047) (LPP) (STIP) ❧ Approved
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5s.(5))

(Mar) (1) Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: ❧ Approved
(“°” indicates projects below the level of interest for the pages on this site)  

(Mar) (5) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 03-Yub-70, PM 14.8/15.7.  SR 70 Binney Junction Roadway Rehabilitation and Complete Streets Project. Replace underpasses and add lanes on Route 70 in Yuba County. (FEIR) (PPNO 9820) (SHOPP) ❧ Approved
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2d))

(Mar) (6) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 08-Riv-60, PM 20.0/22.0. State Route 60 / World Logistics Center Parkway Interchange Project. Reconstruct and improve the Route 60/World Logistics Center Parkway interchange in Riverside County. (FEIR) (EA 0M590) (Local Funds) ❧ Approved

(Mar) (7) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 05-SB-101, PM R36.0/R37.0. Refugio Road Undercrossing Bridges Replacement Project. Replace the Refugio Road Bridges on US 101 in Santa Barbara County. (FEIR) (PPNO 2448) (SHOPP) ❧ Approved

(May) (1) Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: ❧ Minutes with vote results not available
(“°” indicates projects below the level of interest for the pages on this site)

2.3a. Route Adoptions

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3b. New Public Road Connection

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3c. Relinquishments

(Jan) One Relinquishment Resolution: ❧ Approved

  1. 06-Kin-198-PM 16.91. Right of way along Route 198 on 12th Avenue and Union Pacific Railroad Crossing, in the city of Hanford.

(Mar) Two Relinquishment Resolutions ❧ Approved

  1. 06-Fre-168-PM R8.9 Right of way along Route 168 on Temperance Avenue, in the city of Clovis.
  2. 10-SJ-4-PM R15.1/R15.2. Right of way along Route 4 on Del Norte Street and West Hazelton Avenue, in the county of San Joaquin.

(May) One Relinquishment Resolution:  ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

  1. 04-CC-4-PM 27.3. Right of way along State Route 4 on G Street, in the city of Antioch.

2.3d. Vacations

(Jan) One Vacation Resolution: 11-SD-5-PM 15.4. Right of way along I-5 on Russ Boulevard, in the city of San Diego. ❧ Approved

2.5a Minor Projects

(Jan) Request of $4,349,000 for three District Minor projects. ❧ Approved

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

(May) Request of $2,568,000 for two District Minor projects. Resolution FP-20-68 ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

2.5b. Financial Allocations for SHOPP Projects / Federal Discretionary Grant Funds

♠  (Jan) (1) Request of $145,494,000 for 14 SHOPP projects. Resolution FP-20-43
(Related Item under Ref. 2.1a.(1)) ❧ Approved

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

♠  (Jan) (2) Request of $85,249,000 for 78 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental, design and R/W support. ❧ Approved as revised
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.2c.(1) and 2.2c.(2)) ((2a) Support Allocations for non-SB1 SHOPP Projects; (2b) Support Allocations for SHOPP SB 1 Projects of Primary Asset Classes)

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

♠  (Mar) (2a, 2b) Request of $99,689,000 for 60 $86,341,000 for 57 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental, design and R/W support. ❧ Approved as revised
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1) and 2.2c.(1))  ((2a) Support Allocations for non-SB1 SHOPP Projects; (2b) Support Allocations for SHOPP SB 1 Projects of Primary Asset Classes)

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

♠  (Mar) (2c) SHOPP Amendment: Request to rescind $6,715,000 for the design and R/W support phases for the Roadway Rehabilitation SHOPP project on Route 70 in Yuba County. (PPNO 9820/EA 0H160) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2d)) ❧ Approved

♠  (Mar) (2d) Request of $6,715,000 for the 2020 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for design and R/W support for the Route 70 Roadway Rehabilitation project in Yuba County. (PPNO 9820/EA 0H160): ❧ Approved
(Related Items under Ref. 2.2c.(5) and 2.5b.(2c))

♠  (May) (1) Request of $199,307,000 $196,619,000 for 22 21 SHOPP projects. Resolution FP-20-69. ❧ Minutes with vote results not available
(Related item under Ref. 2.1a.(1))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

♠  (May) (2) Request of $56,818,000 for 38 2020 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental, design and R/W support. ❧ Minutes with vote results not available
(Related items under Ref. 2.1a.(1) and 2.2c.(1)) ((2a) Support Allocations for non-SB1 SHOPP Projects; (2b) Support Allocations for SHOPP SB 1 Projects of Primary Asset Classes)

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

2.5c Financial Allocations for STIP Projects

(Jan) (2) Request of $2,890,000 for the locally administered STIP I-10 Eastbound Truck Climbing Lane project, on the State Highway System, in San Bernardino County. (PPNO 3009Q)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(1)) ❧ Approved

(Jan) (4) Request of $10,000,000 for the State-Administered STIP I-5 North Coast Corridor HOV Extension – Phase 1 – Carlsbad HOV Package 1 project, on the State Highway System, in San Diego County, programmed FY 22-23. (PPNO 0615G)  ❧ Approved

(May) (1) Request of $58,721,000 for the State administered STIP Eureka/Arcata US 101 Corridor improvement project, on the State Highway System, in Humboldt County. (PPNO 0072)  ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

(May) (5) Request of $92,966,000 for the State administered STIP Olancha and Cartago Expressway project on US 395, in Inyo County, on the State Highway System, programmed in FY 2021-22. (PPNO 0170) Resolution FP-20-77 ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

2.5d Allocations for Projects with Costs that Exceed 20 Percent of the Programmed Amount

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5e Supplemental Fund Allocations

(Jan) (1) Request for an additional $1,726,000 (83.2 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) phase, for the SHOPP Bridge Preservation, Bridge Rehabilitation project on Route 128 in Napa County. (EA 4J830/PPNO 1451C)  ❧ Approved as revised

(Jan) (2) Request for an additional $1,071,000 (37.8 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, PA&ED phase, for the SHOPP Roadway Preservation project on Route 110 in Los Angeles County. (EA 33150/PPNO 5083)  ❧ Approved as revised 

(Jan) (3) Request for an additional $400,000 (22.2 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) phase, for the SHOPP Major Damage, Permanent Restoration project on Route 1 in Sonoma County.  (EA 0A020/PPNO 0748E)   ❧ Approved as revised 

(Jan) (6) Request for (No increase) in Construction Capital and an additional $1,500,000 (32.1 percent increase) in Construction Support for the SHOPP Bridge Preservation project on State Route 128 in Napa County. (EA-4G840/PPNO 0830B) ❧ Approved as revised

(Mar) (15) Request for an additional $1,500,000 (4.1 percent increase) in Construction Capital, and no increase in Construction Support cost (0 percent increase), for the SHOPP Pavement Rehabilitation project on Route 99 in Sacramento County, to add auxiliary lanes to the project via a change order. (EA 0H480/PPNO 6924)  ❧ Withdrawn prior to meeting

(May) (4) Request for an additional $4,900,000 (30.5 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Right of Way capital, for the SHOPP Roadway Safety Improvement project on Route 70 in Yuba County. (EA 4F380, PPNO 9819)  ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

2.5f Financial Allocations for SHOPP

(Jan) Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority:  ❧ Information Only

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

(Mar) Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority ❧ Information Only

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

(May) Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority ❧ Information Only

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

2.5g Prop 1B Project Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5s Senate Bill 1 Programs Project Allocations Local Partnership Program (LPP) Allocations

(Jan) (5) Request of $6,988,000 for the locally administered multi-funded LPP (Competitive)/STIP McHenry Avenue Widening-Ladd Road/Patterson Road to south end of McHenry Bridge, off the State Highway System, in Stanislaus County. (See Route 108) (PPNO 3047) ❧ Approved
(Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(3))

(May) (2) Request of $25,000,000 for the locally-administered LPP-Competitive US 101/De La Cruz Boulevard/Trimble Road Interchange Improvements project, on the State Highway System, in Santa Clara County. (PPNO 0462J) (Related item under Ref. 4.12) ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

(May) (5) Request of $18,000,000 for the locally-administered TCEP Interstate 680/Route 4 Interchange Improvements - Phases 1, 2A project, on the State Highway System, in Contra Costa County. (PPNO 0298F)  ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

(May) (8) Request of $67,520,000 for the State Administered Multi-Funded South Coast U.S. 101 HOV-Padaro (Segment 4B). A project, on the State Highway System, in Santa Barbara County.
(PPNO 7101D) (Related items under Ref. 2.1s.(1) and 2.5d.(1)) ❧ Minutes with vote results not available

2.5t Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.6g Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

4. TCIF and Aeronautic Program Updates / Policy Matters

(Jan) 4.7 US 101 Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing Update ❧ Information Only

(Jan) 4.19 Update on the Route 140 Ferguson Slide Construction Manager/General Contractor SHOPP projects: Ferguson Slide Permanent Restoration (Mariposa County). ❧ Information Only

♠  (Mar) 4.25 2018 Local Partnership Competitive Program Amendment: Request to deprogram $700,000 from the Capital SouthEast Connector Expressway Project– Segment B2 (discussed with Route 148) due to cost savings and program $700,000 to Segment A2 to increase project scope.  Revise Segment A2 project description to include increased scope. ❧ Approved

Other Matters/Public Comment

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS IN CTC MINUTES: California Transportation Commission (Commission or CTC), California Department of Transportation (Department or Caltrans), Regional Improvement Program (RIP), Interregional Improvement Program (IIP), State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP), Public Transportation Account (PTA), Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act of 1990 (Proposition 116), High Speed Passenger Train Bond Program (Proposition 1A), Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 1B), Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA), State Route 99 Bond Program (RTE or SR 99), Local Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account (LBSRA), Trade Corridors Improvement Fund (TCIF), Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account (HRCSA), State-Local Partnership Program (SLPP), Traffic Light Synchronization Program (TLSP), Letter of No Prejudice (LONP), Environmental Phase (PA&ED), Design Phase (PS&E), Right of Way (R/W), Fiscal Year (FY), Active Transportation Program (ATP), Intercity Rail (ICR), California Aid to Airports Program (CAAP), Acquisition & Development (A&D), Transit and Inter-City Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), Transportation Facilities Account (TFA), Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP), Local Partnership Program (LPP), Local Streets and Roads Program (LSRP), Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP).


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