{"id":1946,"date":"2006-12-27T09:57:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-27T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2006-12-27T09:57:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-27T17:57:00","slug":"december-updates-to-california-highways-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=1946","title":{"rendered":"December Updates to California Highways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The December 2006 Updates to California Highways are now live.<\/p>\n<p><!--more Clicky Here for the Gory Details--><lj-raw><\/p>\n<p>I started with the usual round of link updates. In particular, this\t\t\t was a period for updating of the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/links-books.html\">recommended\t\t\t reading<\/a>&#8221; page, also known as the bookstore. In particular, I added the book\t\t\t <i><a id=\"lnx0\" name=\"evtst|a|0977779106\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0977779106?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=californiahig-20&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=211189&amp;creative=373489&amp;creativeASIN=0977779106\">Survive\t\t\t the Drive: How to Beat Freeway Traffic in Southern California<\/a><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=californiahig-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0977779106\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"> by\t\t\t <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drroadmap.com\/\">Dr. Roadmap<\/a>. This book wasn&#8217;t what I\t\t\t was expecting &#8212; it is a very good analysis of how to avoid the traffic in\t\t\t Southern California by understanding how the traffic works and why it is there,\t\t\t as opposed to just being alternate routes. Highly, highly, recommended.<\/p>\n<p>Updated information on the following routes, based on my\t\t\t research<sup>(1)<\/sup>, and contributions of information on leads (via direct\t\t\t mail or Usenet) from Hank Fung<sup>(2)<\/sup>, Cameron Kaiser<sup>(3)<\/sup>,\t\t\t Kurumi<sup>(4)<\/sup>, Kevin B McCarty<sup>(5)<\/sup>, Larry\t\t\t Nelson<sup>(6)<\/sup>, Rebel049<sup>(7)<\/sup>:<!--\n-->Route\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/001-008.html#001\">1<\/a><sup>(1)<\/sup>, Route\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/097-104.html#099\">99<\/a><sup>(6)<\/sup>, Route\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/161-168.html#164\">164<\/a><sup>(2)<\/sup>, <!--\n-->Route\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/233-240.html#237\">237<\/a><sup>(4)<\/sup>, Route\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/257-264.html#262\">262<\/a><sup>(4)<\/sup>, US\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/097-104.html#101\">101<\/a><sup>(1)<\/sup>, <!--\n-->US\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/371-480.html#395\">395<\/a><sup>(3,7)<\/sup>, Tuolumne County Route <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/countye.html#E5\">E5<\/a><sup>(5)<\/sup>, Tuolumne\/Calaveras CR\t\t\t E15<sup>(5)<\/sup>, <!--\n-->Tuolumne\/Calaveras County Route <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/countye.html#E18\">E18<\/a><sup>(5)<\/sup>, Tuolumne\/Mariposa CR\t\t\t J132<sup>(5)<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Updated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/links-legislation.html\">legislative information\t\t\t page<\/a>. As the session just started, there wasn&#8217;t much there.<\/p>\n<p>Updated the statistics on the progress of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/num-exitnum.html\">the exit mile numbering<\/a>. Thanks to Don Howe of\t\t\t Caltrans for this information. <\/p>\n<p>Reviewed the December\t\t\t <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catc.ca.gov\/meetings\/agenda\/index2006.htm\">CTC Agenda<\/a>.\t\t\t Noted the following items of interest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><b>2.1a. Program Amendments\/Project Approvals \u2013 STIP\t\t\t\t  Amendments for Action<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/lj-images\/ca-sign-icon.gif\" alt=\"***\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\"> STIP Amendment 06S-015 The Department and San\t\t\t\t  Diego Associated Governments are requesting to program $81,289,000 of Safe,\t\t\t\t  Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users\t\t\t\t  (SAFETEA-LU) Border Infrastructure Program (BIP) funds to Construction in FY\t\t\t\t  2006-07 for the Route\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/880-980.html#905\">905<\/a> freeway \u2013 Otay Mesa project (PPNO 0374K) in San\t\t\t\t  Diego County. This amendment will also revise the project scope from a\t\t\t\t  four-lane freeway to the six-lane freeway as originally programmed, shift\t\t\t\t  $9,461,000 programmed in the IIP from Construction to the Environmental and\t\t\t\t  Design phases, shift $6,355,000 programmed in the IIP from Construction to\t\t\t\t  Construction Support, and shift $1,209,000 programmed in the RIP from\t\t\t\t  Construction to Construction Support.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>2.1c. Traffic Congestion Relief (TCR) Program Application\t\t\t\t  Approvals\/Amendments<\/b> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/lj-images\/ca-sign-icon.gif\" alt=\"***\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\"> (3) The Department requests a TCRP\t\t\t\t  Application Amendment to redistribute a total of $230,000 from PS&amp;E to\t\t\t\t  Construction, and update the project schedule and funding plan for Project #95\t\t\t\t  \u2013 Route\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/041-048.html#041\">41<\/a>; add auxiliary lane\/operational improvements and improve ramps\t\t\t\t  at Friant Road Interchange in Fresno in Fresno County. (Related Item under\t\t\t\t  2.6e.) Resolution TAA-06-63, Amending Resolution TAA-06-04<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>2.3c. Relinquishment Resolutions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/lj-images\/ca-sign-icon.gif\" alt=\"***\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\"> 12-Ora-5-PM 35.2 Route\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/001-008.html#005\">5<\/a> in the City of\t\t\t\t  Orange. This is right of way in the city of Orange, at Chapman Avenue,\t\t\t\t  consisting of reconstructed and relocated city streets and frontage road.\t\t\t\t  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>2.3d. Vacation Resolutions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/lj-images\/ca-sign-icon.gif\" alt=\"***\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\"> One Vacation Resolution 2-Sha-44-PM 53.6 (KP\t\t\t\t  86.26) Route\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/041-048.html#044\">44<\/a> in the County of Shasta. This is right of way in the county of\t\t\t\t  Shasta, about 4.3 miles northeasterly of the junction of Route\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/041-048.html#044\">44<\/a> and Route\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/089-096.html#089\">89<\/a>,\t\t\t\t  consisting of right of way no longer needed for State highway\t\t\t\t  purposes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/lj-raw><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-2\">[Crossposted to <a href=\"http:\/\/cahwyguy.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">cahwyguy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/roadgeeks.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">roadgeeks<\/a>]<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The December 2006 Updates to California Highways are now live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-roadgeeking","category-lj-xfer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1946\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}