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2024 Changes

February 2024:

This update covers January and February 2024, and perhaps some of March 2024, depending on how long it takes me to finish the last little bits. Before we dive into the updates to the California Highways site, an update on the California Highways: Route by Route podcast. As always, you can keep up with the show at the podcast's forever home at https://www.caroutebyroute.org , the show's page on Spotify for Podcasters, or you can subscribe through your favorite podcaster or via the RSS feeds (CARxR, Spotify for Podcasters) . The following episodes have been posted since the last update:

Turning to the updates to the California Highways pages: Updates were made to the following highways, based on my reading of the (virtual) papers and my research for the podcast in January and February 2024 (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 bing101(2), Tom Fearer(3), Will Poundstone(4): Route 1(ℱ,4), I-5(3), US 6(3), I-8(ℱ,3), I-10(ℱ), I-15(ℱ), Route 14(4), Route 17(ℱ), Route 23(ℱ), Route 25(ℱ), Route 33(4), Route 37(ℱ), Route 40 [S Postmiles] (3), Route 41(ℱ), Route 46(ℱ), Route 58(ℱ,3), US 66(3), US 80(3), Route 92(4), Route 99(ℱ,3), Route 101(ℱ,2), Route 110(ℱ), Route 126(ℱ), Route 128(3), Route 134(3), Route 152(ℱ), Route 156(ℱ), Route 163(3), Route 166(ℱ), Route 170(4), I-580(ℱ,2), I-710(ℱ).
(Source: private email through 3/3/2024, Highway headline posts through the February 2024 Headline post, AARoads through 3/3/2024)

Updated the Links pages to reflect the return of ORoads: The Roads of Oregon, and its companion sites the Beaver State Blog and the Beaver State Wiki. Additionally, capture the movement of All Things NC to Gribblenation, and the NCRoads Annex at VA Highways. Added a link to the CSUN Maps library to the Maps page. Added a section to the Maps page about other research tools. Yeah, it doesn't fit with maps, but it doesn't really fit anywhere else either, and the maps are also used for research. Added links to the Caltrans Library Digital Collection, the California Digital Newspaper Collection, and the San Jose Public Library: CA Dept. of Highways (CALTRANS) Right of Way Assessment (h/t kurumi) to the Useful Research Tools page.

Reviewed the Draft 2024 SHOPP, The goal was to identify new projects that would be of interest to the highway pages. Continuing projects should already be in the pages if they are of interest. Note that Caltrans now has a wonderful interactive project page making it easy to find a project. Hmmm, I should probably add that to the front page of the site. * rummages around *. Oh, it's already in the FAQ! Caltrans also has an interactive SHOPP dashboard. I added that to the FAQ, under how Caltrans spends its money. Per the 2024 Draft SHOPP: "The 2024 SHOPP is comprised of a portfolio of 617 projects (197 new and 420 “carryover” projects from the 2022 SHOPP), spanning the four fiscal years 2024-25 through 2027-28. More than half of these projects focus on condition improvements across four primary asset classes (i.e., pavement, bridge, drainage, and Transportation Management Systems) (TMS), supporting Caltrans’s progress in meeting the required 2027 performance targets set forth by the Commission and outlined in SB 1." This review resulted in updates to the following routes: Route 1, Route 13, Route 14, Route 49, Route 72, Route 84, US 101, Route 113, Route 120, Route 126, Route 299, US 395.

Ponly Express Trail Sign Added some links for the National Pony Express Trail. This impacted the following routes: Route 24, US 50, I-80, Route 88, Route 89, I-680, I-780.

Made more updates to pages based on podcast research: Route 2, Route 99, Route 138, LRN 59.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page, based on the California Legislature site, for bills through 2023-12-25. 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 (updated for 2024) to the end of the Pending Legislation page. Mostly, this was new bills being introduced; however, two naming resolutions passed in January:

Reviewed the online agenda of the California Coastal Commission. There was no meeting in January; in February, there were no items of interest for the highway pages.

I checked California Transportation Commission page for the results of the December 2023 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). A lot of the January updates were responses to: (1) the storms in 2023, and the subsequent reassessment of storm damage in 2023 — rehabilitation of storm damaged pavement; (2) repairs from wildfire damage and subsequent slides; and (3) vandalism of cables and wiring — which does not rise to the level of interest for the highway pages. If the item is more long-lasting or significant (such as the slides in the Big Sur area), then they are noted. “⊘” indicates phase not programmed.

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

  1. 01-01-Men-1, PM 0.60/1.00. Gualala Downtown Enhancements Project. Build pedestrian sidewalks, Class II bicycle lanes, and a two-way, left turn lane on State Route 1, in Mendocino County. (ND) (PPNO 4579 and PPNO 4816) (STIP) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  2. 02-04-Ala-13, PM 7.91. Bruns Court Pedestrian Overcrossing Project. Remove an existing steel girder pedestrian overcrossing on State Route 13 at Bruns Court, in the City of Oakland, in Alameda County. (ND) (PPNO 2020L) (SHOPP).  Withdrawn prior to the CTC meeting.
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  3. °03-04-Mrn-1, PM 13.05/45.10. Marin State Route 1 Drainage System Restoration Project. Restore 51 existing drainage systems and perform maintenance work on five drainage systems at various locations along of State Route 1, in Marin County. (MND) (PPNO 2910M) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  4. °04-10-Alp-88, PM 2.30, 24.94, 10-Ama-88, PM R38.24, 53.99, 54.11, 10-ED-89, PM 8.39. Carson Transportation Management Systems. Install various transportation management system elements at six locations along State Routes 88 and 89, in Alpine, Amador, and El Dorado Counties. (MND) (PPNO 3436) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))

♠ (2) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 02-Sha-5, PM R13.9/R23.2, 02-Teh-5, PM 40.7. Fix 5 Cascade Gateway Project/Cascade SHOPP Project. Construction of a truck only lane on I-5, installation of an electric charging station for heavy duty vehicles, pave and improve facility elements within the project limits, in Shasta and Tehama Counties. (Subsequent MND) (PPNO 3597 and PPNO 3790) (STIP) (SHOPP)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))

♠ (3) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 03-El Dorado County. Pioneer Trail/US Highway 50 Intersection Safety Improvement Project. Convert signalized T-intersection at the intersection of US 50 and Pioneer Trail to roundabout. (MND) (PPNO 3355) (LPP)

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

♠ One Relinquishment Resolution:

  1. 05-SLO-101-PM 14.5/14.7. Right of way along US 101 on Oak Park Boulevard, West Branch Street, and El Camino Real, to the City of Arroyo Grande.

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

♠ (1) Request $248,551,000 for 18 Construction-Phase SHOPP projects.
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.5b.(2) and 2.5s.(4))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

♠ (2) Request of $78,463,000 $75,303,000 for 61 59 2022 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental support, design, and RW support.
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.2c.(1), 2.2c.(2), and 2.5b.(1)))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

2.5c Financial Allocations for STIP Projects

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

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

♠ (1) Request for $9,722,000 (32.3 percent increase) allocation in Construction Capital and $2,250,000 (0.0 percent increase) allocation in Construction Support, for the SHOPP Safety Improvements project on Route 99, in Tehama County. (EA 0J010, PPNO 3744)

2.5e Supplemental Fund Allocations

♠ (1) Request for an additional $290,000 (25.1 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E) phase, for the SHOPP Safety Improvements project on Route 1, in Mendocino County.  (EA 0F710, PPNO 4630)

2.5f Financial Allocations for SHOPP

♠ Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority

No projects were of interest for the highway pages.  Uninteresting projects included emergency storm damage mitigation that was primarily repairs; repairing damage from unhoused; and damage from accidents.

2.5g Prop 1B Project Allocations

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

2.5p Local Transportation Climate Adaptation Program (LTCAP) Allocations

♠ (2) Request of $3,400,000 for the State-Administered LTCAP Route 49 Grass Valley Wildfire Evacuation Route project, on the State Highway System, in Nevada County. (PPNO 4143)

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

♠ (4) Request for $17,668,000 (125 percent increase) allocation in Construction, for the locally-administered multi-funded STIP/LPP (Formulaic) SR 99/120 Connector Project Phase 1A on State Routes 99 and 120, in San Joaquin County. (EA 1M290, PPNO 3162A)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))

♠ (5) Request of $202,567,000 for the locally-administered Multi-funded TCEP/LPP (Formulaic)/STIP I-15 Corridor Freight Improvement Project: Auxiliary Lanes and Express Lanes - Construction project, on the State Highway System, in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. (PPNO 0167M)

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

♠  4.16 Local Partnership Formulaic Program Amendments: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

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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