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Caltrans District 5

District Director

Timothy Gubbins

Provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and

efficient transportation system to enhance

California’s economy and livability.

FALL 2016

CTP 2040

The California Transportation Plan 2040

provides a framework for transportation to

help meet the state’s climate goals by

promoting livable communities, economic

growth, greenhouse gas emission reduction,

and a fix-it-first approach for highways, roads

and bridges. It features the following six

major goals for a whole system approach:

� Improve multimodal mobility and

accessibility for all people

� Preserve the multimodal

transportation system

� Support a vibrant economy

� Improve public safety and security

� Foster livable and healthy

communities and promote social

equity

� Practice environmental

stewardship

Continued on back

US 101 Linden/Casitas

interchanges Caltrans recently joined its local partners to

celebrate the groundbreaking of the US 101

Linden/Casitas interchanges project in Santa

Barbara County. Caltrans Director Malcolm

Dougherty noted the project will improve

traffic flow and reduce congestion on this

busy corridor.

The $60 million project will reconstruct and

widen the US 101 overcrossings at Linden

Avenue and Casitas Pass Road, install a new

landscaped median, sidewalks and bicycle

paths, and extend the adjacent frontage

road—connecting the community to local

streets for in-town trips.

The Carpinteria Creek overcrossing will be

widened to accommodate the highway’s

future widening in this area. Security Paving

Company of Sylmar, Calif. is the contractor

for the project scheduled for completion in

2020.

Origin-Destination Survey

Studying travel behaviors of regional and

interregional trips on US 101 in and between

Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo

counties is the primary goal of the recently

completed 2016 Central Coast Origin-

Destination Survey. The survey collected

travel data to help calibrate Santa Barbara

County Association of Governments’

(SBCAG) regional travel demand model and

support planning efforts to improve regional

transit and rail services.

Key study findings confirm previous planning

assumptions, including the heavy peak hour

congestion across the Santa Barbara-Ventura

county line and prevailing truck traffic using

US 101 over SR 154. They also show a major

awareness gap regarding some regional

transit services.

SBCAG partnered with the San Luis Obispo

Council of Governments and the Ventura

County Transportation Commission to

conduct the study funded through a Caltrans

Strategic Partnerships transportation

planning grant. More information at: http://www.sbcag.org/uploads/2/4/5/4/24540302/c

entral_coast_o-d_survey_final_report_7-8-

2016.pdf

District Director’s Report A quarterly publication for our transportation partners

US 101 Santa Maria River Bridges Santa Barbara County

Connecting the community through bicycling and walking

FALL 2016

CTP 2040 continued

The plan builds upon the state’s Interregional

Plan, Freight Plan, Rail Plan, Aviation Plan,

Transit Plan, Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan and

Regional Transportation Plans. It also

includes 15 strategies addressing mode shift,

transportation alternatives, pricing and

operational efficiency.

The state’s first priorities for sustainable

mobility is investing in bicycle/pedestrian

infrastructure and transit. Caltrans aims to

triple bicycling and double walking and transit

use statewide by 2020. This supports the

state’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas

emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and 80

percent below those levels by 2050.

Caltrans conducted extensive public outreach

statewide for the plan’s development. This

included two public comment periods, focus

groups, public workshops, interactive

website, news releases, social networking and

webinars. Continued collaboration between

Caltrans, local agencies, communities and all

transportation stakeholders is essential to

successfully achieving the state’s high priority

goals. The plan and more information is

available at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/californiatransporta

tionplan2040/final-draft-ctp2040/index.shtml

Federal Transit Funding

Providing more modern, reliable bus service

nationwide is a top priority for the Federal

Transit Administration’s Bus and Bus Facilities

Grant Program. Sixty-one projects across the

country will receive about $211 million to

replace, rehabilitate and purchase transit

buses and related equipment/facilities. These

include $4.3 million to Caltrans to construct a

new maintenance facility in the Monterey-

Sustainable Grants

A call for projects is under way for the 2017-

2018 Sustainable Transportation Planning

grants. About $7.8 million is available

statewide for the Sustainable Communities

grants, and $1.5 million for Strategic

Partnerships.

These grants promote a balanced,

comprehensive multimodal transportation

system supporting Caltrans’ key objectives of

sustainability, preservation, mobility, safety,

innovation, economy, health and equity.

Applications are due to Caltrans Friday,

November 4, 2016. Applications, guidebook

and more information is available at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/grants.html

Salinas area, $4 million to the San Luis

Obispo Regional Transit Authority for a new

transit center, $5.7 million to the Santa

Barbara Metropolitan Transit District to

purchase new buses, and $3.7 million to

Monterey-Salinas Transit to replace buses

and provide workforce development training.

More information at: https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/news/us-

department-transportation-announces-211-

million-grants-new-buses-facilities-improve

Transit Plans Coordinate

City/Regional Services

The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit

Authority (RTA) and the City of San Luis

Obispo recently released their jointly

developed 2016 Short Range Transit Plans.

Both plans provide operational, capital,

institutional and implementation guidelines

for the agencies to better coordinate their

services. Caltrans funded the five-year plans

with a Transit Planning for Sustainable

Communities grant.

Critical Rural Freight

Corridors

California is the nation’s largest gateway for

international trade and domestic commerce

with an interconnected system of ports,

railroads, highways and roads facilitating

freight movement nationwide. The system

supports one-third of the state’s economic

product and jobs. In 2014, freight-dependent

industries provided more than $740 billion in

gross domestic product and more than five

million jobs.

US 101 and Highways 46 and 156 are integral

to this system. Caltrans is recommending

their designation as critical rural freight

corridors within the Interim National

Multimodal Freight Network. Working in

partnership with local agencies, Caltrans

recently submitted this recommendation,

among others, to the U.S. Department of

Transportation for consideration.

Countywide, 77 percent of residents live

within one-half mile of a public transit route,

contributing to more than one million riders

annually. In fact, RTA ridership increased 270

percent in 2013 from the previous decade and

the city’s, 64 percent.

To meet future travel demand, both plans

recommend enhancing, modifying and

expanding daily transit services—including

evening runs—as well as purchasing new

buses, improving bus stops and

operations/maintenance facilities and

providing a new downtown transit center.

More information at: http://slocog.org/sites/default/files/SLORTA-

SRTP-2016-Final-web.pdf

http://www.slocity.org/government/department-

directory/public-works/slo-transit/general-service-

information/short-range-transit-plan .

PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

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PROJECT UPDATE – SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

PREPARED FOR JANUARY 19, 2017 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS MEETING

California Department of Transportation

District 5, 50 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93401 District 5 Public Information Office (805) 549-3318 www.dot.ca.gov/dist05 email: [email protected]

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Project Location Description Construction Timeline

Construction Cost

Funding Source

Project Manager (Resident Engineer)

Contractor Comments

U.S. 101 Union Valley Parkway Interchange Planting

(463814)

In Santa Maria at Union Valley

Parkway (PM 83.1-83.9)

Irrigation, Planting, Erosion Control

2013-Summer 2017 $600,000 STIP David

Beard

Empire Landscaping Inc. of Davis,

CA

Plant Establishment began in January

2014.

U.S. 101 Pavement Preservation

(1A7204)

In Santa Barbara County in and

Near Goleta From Maria Ygnacio creek bridge to

North of Cathedral Oaks Overcrossing

(PM 21.0-27.1)

Pavement Preservation

Fall 2015/ December

2016 $1.3 Million SHOPP

Kathy DiGrazia

(JB)

Granite Construction of Santa Barbara,

CA.

Paving continues on highway with

overnight lane/ramp closures.

Construction completed in

December 2016.

U.S. 101 Linden and Casitas Pass Interchanges

(4482U1)

In Carpinteria from south of

Carpinteria Creek Bridge to north of

Linden Avenue Overcrossing (PM 2.2-3.3)

Reconstruct Linden

Avenue and Casitas Pass

Road Interchanges

as well as extend Via

Real to Linden

Avenue.

2016-2020 $60 Million STIP David Beard

(JK/DB)

Contract was awarded to

Security Paving of

Sylmar, CA. Construction to

begin in late August/mid-September.

Old pavement is being replaced with new

pavement and striping in anticipation of

traffic switch on US 101. Equipment

moved in for test piles for Linden area

roundabout.

U.S. 101 Overhead Sign Replacement

(05-OJ4904)

In Santa Barbara County in various locations/routes along the state

highway system.

Replace all freeway exit sign panels with retro-reflective sheeting

Summer 2016-Spring 2017 $5.6 Million SHOPP

Lisa Lowerison

(KM)

FBD Vanguard Construction of

Livermore, CA.

These signs will be installed within the five county district during the daytime and evening hours


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CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS


Construction Cost

Funding Source

Project Manager (Resident Engineer)

Contractor Comments

U.S. 101 Gaviota Curve Realignment

(0T6301)

In Gaviota from north of the Beckstead

Overcrossing to south of the Gaviota

Tunnel (PM 45.6-46.4)

Realign curve on

Northbound Hwy. 101

Spring 2016/Spring

2017 $6.9 million SHOPP

Rochelle Vierra (MM)

Souza Construction of

San Luis Obispo

This project will be

completed by the end of April 2017.

Hwy. 154 Cachuma Pass

(1C830)

Near Santa Barbara from 0.4 mi west of Edison

Street to Cold Springs Canyon (PM R5.5-22.9)

Pavement Preservation 2016-2017 $4.7 million SHOPP Paul

Martinez

Granite Construction of Santa Barbara

Construction now underway with

daytime and overnight lane closures with one-way reversing

traffic control.

Hwy. 246 Route 246 Passing Lanes

(0C640)

In Santa Barbara County near

Lompoc, from Cebada Canyon

Road to Hapgood Road (PM 12.3-

R16.7)

Passing Lanes and

Operational Improvements

Summer 2015/Fall 2017 $21 million STIP and

Measure A

Paul Martinez

(KM)

Papich Construction of Pismo Beach,

CA.

Construction continues with work on sub-base for new traffic lanes before

paving.

Hwy. 246 Resurfacing Project

(1A7504)

In Santa Barbar County near

Buellton from west of Domingos

Road to west of Avenue of the

Flags. (PM. 20.7/26.3)

Resurfacing the pavement

Winter 2016/Summer

2017 $6.2 million SHOPP

Kathy DiGrazia

(DB)

Granite Construction of Santa Barbara,

CA.

Construction to begin in January 23, 2017, weather permitting.


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Construction Cost

Funding Source Project Manager Phase Comments

U.S. 101 South Coast 101 HOV Lanes

(0N700)

Between Bailard Avenue in

Carpinteria and Sycamore Creek in

the city of Santa Barbara

(PM 1.4-12.3)

Construct one High

occupancy Vehicle (HOV)

lane in each direction.

Project length is 10.9 miles

Begin 2018 (first phase)

funding dependent

$350 Million STIP and Measure

A

Scott Eades

PA&ED

Small portion of EIR has been re-circulated in response to CEQA lawsuit. Public hearing on Draft Revised EIR held in December

2016

Former Hwy. 225 Las Positas Retaining Wall

(1C190)

In the City of Santa Barbara 1.5 miles south of US 101 along Arroyo Burro Creek (PM

1.5)

Repair Retaining Wall 2017-2018 $1 Million SHOPP Paul Martinez PAED

Environmental document to be circulated for public review and comment in mid-October 2016. Anticipate ready to list in Spring

2018.

U.S. 101 Nojoqui Creek Bridge Rail

Upgrade (1F790)

In Santa Barbara County near Buellton at

Nojoqui Creek (Br No. 51-0018L/R

Structures 2020-2021 $4,890,000 SHOPP Joe Erwin PA&ED

Developing Draft Environmental Document and working toward

Project Approval in 2018. Advertisement and Award

Construction in 2020.

U.S 101 Refugio Bridge Replacement

(1C950)

In Santa Barbara county 9 milles

northwest of Goleta at Refugio

Road Undercrossing

Bridge Replacement 2023-2026 $51 million SHOPP Lisa Lowerison PA&ED Project is in Environmental Study

Phase

U.S 101/Hwy.135 Bridge replacement

(05-1F500)

Near Los Alamos At the 101/135

Separation

Bridge Replacement 2020-2021 $6 million SHOPP Lisa Lowerison PA&ED Project is in Environmental Study

Phase


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Construction Cost

Funding Source

Project Manager Phase Comments

Hwy. 154/246 Roundabout Planting

(0T001)


Santa Ynez at and near Route 246 intersection

(PM 8.1)

Landscaping 2015-2018 $140,000 SHOPP Paul Martinez PS&E

Current advertisement date is March 2017. Project could be delayed

further by drought.

Hwy. 246 Route 246 Drainage Repair

(1A170)

In Santa Ynez at Cuesta Street

(PM 32.5-32.8)

Drainage and slope repair 2018-2019 $1 Million SHOPP Paul

Martinez PS&E Project is in PS&E

phase. Anticipate ready to list in winter 2018.

Hwy. 135 Pavement Preservation

Los Alamos CAPM (1G560)

In Los Alamos from JCT 101/135

undercrossing to 0.1 mile north of

Den Street

Pavement Preservation 2018 $1 Million Minor A Kathy

DiGrazia PA&ED RTL scheduled for December 2017.

Construction in summer 2018.

U.S. 101 Roadside Safety Improvements

(1C120)

Between Route 150 near the City of Carpinteria and

Cabrillo Blvd in the city of Santa

Barbara (PM 0.4-11.7)

Mulch, weed barrier, gore

paving, access gates, and

maintenance vehicle pullouts

Spring 2017 to Fall 2017 $1.4 Million SHOPP

David Emerson

Construction Construction to begin in Spring of

2017

Hwy. 246 Pavement Preservation

Buellton Cap-M (1A750)


Buellton, from 0.4 mile east of Santa

Rosa Creek to Route 101/246

separation

Pavement Preservation, sidewalk and curb ramps

Winter 2016 through 2017 $7.1 Million

SHOPP + Local

Contribution

Kathy DiGrazia Construction

Contract Awarded to Granite Construction Company. Planned

winter work includes sidewalk and curb ramps

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