101 HOV ProjectCommunity Coalition Alternative

October 18, 2012

Caltrans Community

Presentation Outline

Compare - Community Alternative and Caltrans plans for two time periods:

Construction Phase

Final Product

Community Coalition GoalsMinimize time required for

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Minimize disruption to local roads & regional businesses

Spend the money wisely

Solve the Congestion Problem

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Construction Phase ComparisonCaltrans Community Alternative

DURATION 51 MONTHS 19 MONTHS

DISRUPTION –Impact business

OFF RAMP & LANE CLOSURES

NONE WORK OFF FRWY

COST – Cabrillo/Hot Springs

$50 MILLION $15 MILLION

COST – PROJECT $185 MILLION $135 MILLION – Save 27%

Left Side Ramp Safety

Accident data shows superior safety compared to 5 right hand ramps –Milpas, Garden, Castillo, Carrillo, Mission

Familiarity & virtually exclusive local use keep it safe

Caltrans HOV (Carpool) Lanes

STARTS at the most constrained point

Requires a forced merge and lane elimination in less than ½ mile on a curve going into a narrow underpass

Operational AnalysisCaltrans Community Alternative

CARPOOL LANE FORCED MERGE AT OLIVE MILL

HOV START EAST OF CORRIDOR

SIGNAL AT ROUNDABOUT

DEFEAT PURPOSE ROUNDABOUT, CONGESTION

CAPACITY & FLOW INCREASED

3 REMAINING CONGESTION ISSUES

OLIVE MILL ONSAN YSIDRO OFF &

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IMPEDIMENTS REMOVED

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Unaddressed Safety and Congestion Issues

Olive Mill southbound on ramp short merge

San Ysidro southbound off ramp congestion

San Ysidro/Posilipo southbound on ramp safety

Community Coalition Questions – Does it:

Minimize time required for construction?

Minimize disruption to local roads & regional businesses?

Spend the money wisely?

Solve the congestion problem?

Next StepsCaltrans plan has significant and

unanswered questions – cannot go forward as presented

Request Caltrans include a full analysis of the alternative in a recirculated Draft EIR

If justified, support design exceptions for:Retention of southbound left side ramps

Relocation of the start of the HOV lane

Thank you for considering community input