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Quarterly report on
transportation projects South Bay Expressway

Each quarter, SANDAG issues a transportation progress report to its Board of Directors to keep them informed of the many projects underway in the region. By leveraging state, federal, and local TransNet dollars, SANDAG funds transportation improvements and services designed to give commuters more choices and reduce growing traffic congestion. More information also is available at www.sandag.org/progress.

Highway Projects
The Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA) and TransNet-funded I-15 Managed Lanes South corridor, which travel I-15 between SR 163 and SR 56, is moving closer to completion. The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated nearly $105 million for the phase between Mira Mesa Boulevard and SR 56 to begin construction. Other phases of the I-15 Managed Lanes South project are scheduled to be advertised in 2008. Overall completion is scheduled for 2012.

The draft environmental document for the TransNet-funded SR 76 Widening project from Melrose Drive in Oceanside to Mission Road in Bonsall was released for public circulation in October. Citizens and agencies may review the document and submit comments to Caltrans. Approval of this document is scheduled for 2008. The draft environmental document for the companion SR 76 project, from Mission Road to I-15, also is underway, with release to the public for comment scheduled to occur in late 2009.

California Transportation Ventures and Caltrans opened to traffic the four-lane South Bay Expressway in November. This major accomplishment extends south a third major north-south freeway in the urban area of the San Diego region, connecting Spring Valley through eastern Chula Vista to the Otay Mesa area and the Mexican border. This project combines a TransNet-funded section (from SR 54 to San Miguel Road in Bonita) with the first toll facility in the region (from San Miguel Road to SR 905).

Transit Projects
In November 2007, Caltrans and the Federal Railroad Administration finalized the Los Angeles to San Diego (LOSSAN) Proposed Rail Corridor Improvement Studies Programmatic Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Station. This document details proposed rail improvements, consistent with the new 2030 Regional Transportation Plan update for the San Diego coastal rail corridor.

Design for the Santa Margarita River Bridge and Second Track project is nearly complete. A 2010 completion of the project is dependant on allocation of almost $40 million in state funds from the CTC. This project will replace a single track bridge with a double track and connect two existing second track segments for a total double-track length of approximately 4.5 miles just north of Oceanside.

Traffic and Demand Management
The Freeway Service Patrol assisted nearly 15,000 motorists. Vanpool participation grew from 566 vanpools to 579 vanpools. Average ridership per vanpool was approximately 8.2 passengers, with 4,765 daily passengers participating in the program. The 511 system received 162,227 phone calls, 60,000 of which were received in August. The 511 system is averaging 11,500 calls per week.

Project Manager:
Jose Nuncio, Senior Engineer/Financial Programming
Phone: (619) 699-1908, E-mail: jnu@sandag.org