The Toll Road Marches On!

Source Document: South County Traffic Relief Effort page 4 of 37 Storm Water Data Report

Tentative Project Schedule:

• March 2017 – January 2018: Alternatives development and traffic studies
• February - July 2018: PDT meetings & coordination
• June 2018: Draft PSR-PDS distributed for PDT 30-day review
• July 2018: Obtain PDT comments
• August 2018: Finalize the PSR-PDS

Public Involvement:

According to the Caltrans project development process and pursuant to the CEQA/NEPA process, the opportunity for public comment is during the Public Scoping Period after release of the Notice of Preparation/Notice of Intent (NOP/NOI) in PA/ED, which is anticipated to begin in the first quarter of 2019.

PLEASE NOTE: The public will be notified of specific dates for public participation. Solicitation of public input will begin in early 2019.

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Alternative 17- Connect SR 241 to I-5 via Shore Cliffs (Local Connection at Avenida Vaquero)

Alternative 17 would widen Los Patrones Parkway from Oso Parkway to north of Cow Camp Road and extend SR 241 by adding a new four-lane tolled highway (two tolled lanes in each direction) from north of Cow Camp Road to I-5.

Alternative 17 would cross Ortega Highway and La Pata Avenue in unincorporated Orange County, and would run adjacent to the western boundary of Prima Deshecha Landfill in the City of San Juan Capistrano.

Alternative 3 would cross through Shorecliff Golf Course and would connect to I-5 at Avenida Vaquero in the City of San Clemente.

Where Alternative 17 connects to I-5, two lanes in each direction would be provided in the median (widening I-5 to the outside) to the Countyline.

Alternative 17 would transition to the existing alignment of I-5 in San Diego County and would end at Basilone Road.

Alternative 17 would add HOT lanes on I-5 from Avenida Vaquero to the Countyline.

Alternative 17, would include the following additional improvements to the identified portion of the corridor:

SR 241 Improvements

Widen Los Patrones Parkway to meet Highway Design Manual (HDM) standards for median widths for expressways under restrictive conditions from Oso Parkway to Chiquita Canyon Drive;
Modify existing northbound on-ramp to SR 241 at Chiquita Canyon Drive to accommodate the widening of SR 241;

Modify a future intersection at Cow Camp Road to grade separate Cow Camp Road from SR 241 and add one new interchange on SR 241 at ‘I’ Street, including northbound and southbound connections;

Add one new interchange on SR 241 at Camino Las Ramblas, including northbound and southbound connections;

Add a four-lane (two in each direction) median toll lane connector for SR 241 southbound to I- 5 southbound and from I-5 northbound to SR 241 northbound; and

Add climbing lanes in both the northbound direction (between Avenida California and Camino Las Ramblas, north of Avenida La Pata to Ortega Hwy, as well as from ‘I’ Street to Oso Parkway) and southbound direction (South of Cow Camp Road to Avenida La Pata as well as between San Juan Hills High School to Camino Del Rio).

I-5 Improvements

Modify eight existing interchanges along I-5 at Avenida Vista Hermosa, Avenida Pico, Avenida Palizada, Avenida Presidio, El Camino Real, Avenida Califia, Cristianitos Road, and Basilone Road, to accommodate the widening of I-5;

Convert one HOV lane to one HOT lane and add one HOT lane in each direction on I-5 from Avenida Vaquero to Avenida Pico; and

Add two HOT lanes in each direction on I-5 from Avenida Pico to Basilone Road, just south of the Countyline.

Local Improvements

Extend existing Camino De Los Mares to proposed SR 241/Camino De Los Mares interchange.

Multi-Modal and Sustainability Improvements

Along the SR 241 extension, provide a combination Class I bikeway/pedestrian path that would connect to existing trails within the alternative limits;

Provide Complete Streets treatments at modified and new interchanges consistent with Caltrans’ Main Street, California: A Guide for Improving Community and Transportation Vitality (November 2013) and Complete Streets Elements Toolbox Version 2.0 (January 2017); and

Include sidewalks, ADA ramps, and bikeway connections (as applicable) at local arterial intersections.

Structure Improvements

Under Alternative 17, twenty-three bridges are present within the project boundary. These bridges would be modified to aid in furthering the purpose of the Project. This bridge work includes widening of the existing bridge platforms, e.g. outside widening or median widening, of one or of both southbound (left) and/or northbound (right) sides of the bridge. New bridges would also be created or rebuilt to further the purpose of the Project.

Alternative 17 would widen Los Patrones Parkway from Oso Parkway to north of Cow Camp Road and extend SR 241 by adding a new four-lane tolled highway (two tolled lanes in each direction) from north of Cow Camp Road to I-5.

Alternative 17 would cross Ortega Highway and La Pata Avenue in unincorporated Orange County, and would run adjacent to the western boundary of Prima Deshecha Landfill in the City of San Juan Capistrano.

Alternative 3 would cross through Shorecliff Golf Course and would connect to I-5 at Avenida Vaquero in the City of San Clemente.