2012 Changes

November/December 2012:

It's the end of the year, which must mean that it is time to do the final round up of updates for the highway pages. As I say every time.. you can keep up to date with me by following my blog at California Highways, as well as following theCalifornia Highways Facebook group. Over the past two years, I've used Facebook to collect the articles of interest for each update. However, it now looks like Facebook is hiding articles and not making it easy to find them again. What I've decided to do is to collect up the articles and post a summary post to my blog every couple of weeks. To make it easy to find, just go and look at the roadgeeking category. This article will also to share your news about California Highways, and I'll look at any comments there for updates. I'll post a link to the summary article to the Facebook group. This will start in 2013.

So let's dig in.. Entries for the following routes were updated based on my reading of the papers (which are posted to the roadgeeking category at the "Observations Along The Road" and to the California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I also reviewed the the AAroads forum and misc.transport.road. [As an aside:I may stop reviewing MTR as I'm finding very little there of use these days. As for AAroads, most of the discussions there are not about changes in routes for California highways, but more arguments about numbers and signing standards and such. Although all are valid discussions, it is not the sort of information I'm collecting for here.] This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research⁽¹⁾, contributions of information or leads (via direct mail) from Patrick Carroll⁽²⁾, Hanz Laetz⁽³⁾, Steve Pederson⁽⁴⁾]: Route 1⁽¹⁾, Route 4⁽¹⁾, I-5⁽¹⁾, I-15⁽¹⁾, I-80^(1,2), Route 84⁽¹⁾, Route 86/Route 86S⁽³⁾, Route 91⁽¹⁾, US 101⁽¹⁾, Route 195⁽³⁾, Route 198⁽¹⁾, I-210⁽¹⁾, I-215⁽¹⁾, Route 241⁽¹⁾, I-280⁽¹⁾, I-380⁽²⁾, I-605⁽¹⁾, Route 905⁽⁴⁾. Hystin Zylstra also noted that California Legacy License Plate landing page was now active.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page. It is far too early in the legislative session for anything to have been passed, but I noted a few new bills of interest. The new California Legislature site is very nice, but it occasionally switches to another bill when moving tabs.

I checked the CTC Liaison page for the results of the CTC meeting held in December 2012. The following items were of interest:

2.1a. State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendments

(2) Sacramento County proposes to amend TCRP Project 126 – Watt Avenue at Route 50 Interchange Improvements (PPNO 0127A) to un-program $5,112,000 TCRP from the construction phase. (Approved)

2.1b. STIP Amendments for Notice

(2) The Department and Modoc County Transportation Commission propose to amend the 2012 STIP to delete two projects in Modoc County: the Alturas Route 299 Widening project (PPNO 3368) and the Route 299/Route 139 Canby Highway Advisory Radio project (PPNO 3382). (Information Only)

2.1c Proposition 1B Amendments for Action

(1) CMIA Project Amendments

(1a) The San Bernardino Associated Governments proposes to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the I-10 Tippecanoe Avenue Interchange Improvements (Phase 1) project (PPNO 0154F) to update the project funding plan to include additional local funds. (Approved)

(1b) The Department and the Sonoma County Transportation Authority propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the Sonoma-US 101 Airport Interchange Improvements (North Phase B) project (PPNO 0749D) in Sonoma County to update the project funding plan to include additional local funds. (Approved)

(1c) The City of Fontana proposes to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the I-15 Duncan Canyon Road Interchange project (PPNO 0168Q) to update the project funding plan to include additional local funds. (Approved)

(1e) The Department and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the I-5 HOV/Empire Avenue and Burbank Boulevard project (PPNO 3985) to update the project funding plan and delivery schedule. (Approved)

(1f) The Department and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the Route 405 Northbound HOV Lane project (PPNO 0851G) in Los Angeles County to update the project funding plan, per AB 3x 20, and delivery schedule to end construction on 12/31/2013. (Approved)

(2) Proposition 1B Route 99 Bond Program Amendments

(2a) Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original Route 99 Corridor allocation for construction by $1,248,000, from $5,000,000 to $3,752,000, for the Goshen to Kingsburg Landscape project (PPNO 6480Y) in Tulare and Fresno Counties, and revise the project funding plan. (Approved)

(2b) Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original Route 99 Corridor allocation for construction by $1,846,000, from $17,610,000 to $15,764,000, for the Route 99/Riego Road Interchange project (PPNO 3L44) in Sutter and Sacramento Counties, and revise the project funding plan. (Approved)

(2c) Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original Route 99 Corridor allocation for construction by $195,000, from $2,566,000 to $2,371,000, for the Los Molinos project (PPNO 3326) in Tehama County, and revise the project funding plan. (Approved)

(2d) Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original Route 99 Corridor allocation for construction by $2,987,000, from $50,600,000 to $47,613,000, for the Island Park 6-Lane project (PPNO 6274) in Fresno and Madera Counties, and revise the project funding plan. (Project removed from Consent Calendar and Approved)

(2e) Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original Route 99 Corridor allocation for construction by $2,357,000, from $6,010,000 to $3,653,000, for the multi-funded SR99 Widen-ing in Manteca and San Joaquin Phase 3 project (PPNO 7634C) in San Joaquin County, and revise the project funding plan. (Approved)

(2f) Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original Route 99 Corridor allocation for construction by $1,417,000, from $15,250,000 to $13,833,000, for the State 99/113 Interchange project (PPNO 8373) in Sutter County, and revise the project funding plan. (Approved)

(2g) Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original Route 99 Corridor allocation for construction by $4,478,000, from $27,300,000 to $22,822,000, for the South Bakersfield 8-Lane Widening project (PPNO 6268) in Kern County, and revise the project funding plan. (Approved)

(5) Proposition 1B TCIF Project Amendments for Action

(5m) The Department proposes to amend the TCIF baseline agreement for Project 68 – Segment 1 (Route 11/Route 905 Freeway Connectors [PPNO 0999A]) in San Diego County, to update the post mile limits and project description. (Approved.)

2.2b. Environmental Matters – Comments on Documents in Circulation (Draft EIR)

(1) Draft Environmental Impact Reports:

1. Redwood Parkway – Fairgrounds Drive Improvement Project – Interchange improvements on I-80 at Fairgrounds Drive in the City of Vallejo (DEIR) (Staff is directed to send a letter to the Department and the Solano Transportation Authority stating that there are no comments to the DEIR and recommending that funding be secured, and if applicable, that consideration of funding be brought forward to the Commission for approval.)
2. Route 197/Route 199 Safe STAA Access Project – Roadway improvements to portions of Route 197 and Route 199 in Del Norte County (DEIR) (Staff is directed to send a letter to the Department stating that there are no comments to the DEIR and that consideration of funding be brought forward to the Commission for approval.)
3. Tulare Expressway Project – Construct a two-lane express-way on new alignment on Route 245 and realign Route 65 in Tulare County (DEIR). (Staff is directed to send a letter to the Department stating that there are no comments to the DEIR and recommending that funding be secured, and if applicable, that consideration of funding be brought forward to the Commission for approval.)

2.2c. Environmental Matters — Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding, Route Adoption or New Public Road

(1) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: Orange County La Pata Avenue Gap Closure and Camino Del Rio Extension Extend La Pata Avenue and Camino Del Rio in the City of San Clemente, Orange County. (FEIR) (SLPP).The project will widen and extend La Pata Avenue from 750 feet south of Route 74 in the unincorporated County to Calle Saluda in the City of San Clemente, as well as extend Camino Del Rio as a four lane roadway to the proposed extension of La Pata Avenue. (Approved.)

2.3a. Route Adoptions

One Route Adoption as Freeway -- 11-SD-11-PM 0.0/2.8 Route 11: From near the junction of Route 905/Route 125 to the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry. (Approved.)

2.3c. Relinquishment Resolutions

Two Relinquishment Resolutions:

1. 08-SBd-15-PM 33.63/34.11 Right of Way along Route 15 on Mariposa Road, in the city of Hesperia. (Approved.)
2. 10-Mer-165-PM 12.1 Right of Way along Route 165 at Santa Fe Grade, in the county of Merced. (Approved.)

2.3d. Vacation Resolutions

One Vacation Resolution: 10-Mer-99-PM R30.8 Right of way along Route 99 at North Pacific Avenue, in the county of Merced. (Approved.)

2.5b. Financial Allocations for State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) Projects

(1) Financial Allocation: $65,056,000 for 11 SHOPP projects, as follows: $15,855,000 for seven SHOPP projects; $49,201,000 for four projects amended into the SHOPP by Departmental action. Most of these were minor projects -- emergency repairs, roadway grading, sign repairs, etc. Routes affected include US 101 near Klamath, I-80 near Vacaville, I-5 in Los Angeles, Route 47, I-15 in Victorville, Route 98 near Calexico, I-8 in El Cajon, Route 99 near Chico, US 50 near S Lake Tahoe, I-10 in Baldwin Park, and Route 1 in Oxnard. (Approved, as modified (the change was the year of a budget act).)

(2) Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original SHOPP allocation for construction by up to $137,608,000 $83,865,000 for the I-15 Widening and Devore Interchange Reconstruction project (PPNO 0170M), in San Bernardino County. (Approved, as distributed in the yellow book item.)

2.5c. Financial Allocations for State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Projects

(1) Financial Allocation: $4,300,000 for the State administered Estrella River Bridge Replacement (PPNO 0226E) STIP project on Route 46 in San Luis Obispo, on the State Highway System. (Approved.)

2.5g. Financial Allocation Amendments

(1) Corridor Mobility Improvement Program (CMIA) Program Amendments

(1a) Financial Allocation: Up to $137,608,000 $53,743,000 for the multi-funded I-15 Widening and Devore Interchange Reconstruction project (PPNO 0170M) in San Bernardino County, on the State Highway System. Contributions from other sources: $45,293,000 (Approved, as distributed in the yellow book item.)

(1p) Financial Allocation: $26,100,000 for the locally administered I-405 Carpool Lane I-10 to US 101 (Northbound) CMIA project (PPNO 0851G) in Los Angeles County, on the State Highway System. (Approved.)

(1b-1s ex 1p) There were a number of reductions in CMIA allocations. As my pages don't keep track of allocated amounts accurately, I'm not going through all those agenda items in detail. In summary, the following reductions occurred: (1b) $1.539M I-80 ICM Adaptive Ramp Metering; (1c) $6.713M I-80 ICM Adaptive Traffic Metering; (1d) $371K Contract 3 of the Freeway Performance Initiative in ALA, SCl, and SOL counties; (1e) $5.432M Contract 5 of the Freeway Performance Initiative in ALA, SCl, and SOL counties; (1f) $34.387M from CMIA construction, $6.939M from SLIP construction, $105.098M from STIP construction for I-5 HOV/Empire and Burbank Blvd project; (1g) $1.163M from EB I-580 HOV Lane Segment 3; (1h) $110K from I-215 HOV Lane Bi-County Gap; (1i) $6.235M from I-880 SB HOV Lane Extension - North Segment (Davis to Hagenberger); (1j) $386K from Contract 3 of the Freeway Performance Initiative - TOS and Ramp Metering Project in ALA, SCl, and SOL counties; (1k) $711K from Contract 4 of the Freeway Performance Initiative - TOS and Ramp Metering Project in ALA, SCl, and SOL counties; (1l) $327K from Freeway Performance Initiative - TOS and Ramp Metering Elements in ALA; (1m) $7.476M from I-580 WB HOV lane (segment 1) - Greenville to Isabel; (1n) $11.883M from I-580 WB HOV lane (segment 2) - Isabel to Foothill; (1o) $608K from Marin-Sonoma Narrows Contract A2 - Novato Creek Bridge; (1q) $2.071M from Marin-Sonoma Narrows Contract C3 - US 101/Route 116 Interchange; (1r) $81K from I-215 Newport Avenue overcrossing; (1s) $350K from I-15 Ranchero Road interchange. (Approved.)

(2) Proposition 1B Route 99 Bond Program Amendments

(2h) The Department is requesting an additional allocation of $1,402,000 from the Route 99 Corridor Bond Program Reserve and an amendment to the Route 99 Corridor Bond Program Baseline Agreement for the Route 99/Avenue 12 Interchange project (PPNO 5346) in Madera County, and to revise the project funding plan. (Approved, as modified (minor change).)

(10) Financial Allocations for Proposition 1B SLPP Projects

(10d) Financial Allocation: $18,191,000 for the locally administered I-5/Cosumnes River Boulevard Interchange (PPNO 03-3L42) SLPP/STIP project in Sacramento County, on the State Highway System. Contributions from other sources: $64,255,000. (Approved.)

August/September/October 2012:

Yup, life has been keeping me busy, keeping these updates fewer. As always, you can keep up to date with me by following my blog at California Highways, as well as following theCalifornia Highways Facebook group. I've set up Facebook to get the regular Metro.Net headline posting, and I regularly highlight any highway related articles I find on the net. It is also your place to share news about California Highways, and I pick up that news from there for these updates.

Speaking of updates.. Entries for the following routes were updated based on my reading of the papers (which are posted to California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I also reviewed the the AAroads forum and misc.transport.road. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research⁽¹⁾, contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Robert Jones⁽²⁾, Andrew Leung⁽³⁾, Joel Windmiller⁽⁴⁾]: Route 1⁽¹⁾, I-5⁽¹⁾, I-10⁽¹⁾, I-15⁽¹⁾, Route 18⁽¹⁾, Route 23⁽¹⁾, Route 29⁽¹⁾, Route 34⁽¹⁾, US 40⁽⁴⁾, Route 46⁽¹⁾, US 50⁽¹⁾, Route 57⁽¹⁾, Route 60⁽¹⁾, Route 65⁽¹⁾, Route 71⁽³⁾, I-80⁽¹⁾, Route 89⁽¹⁾, Route 99⁽⁴⁾, US 101⁽¹⁾, Route 118⁽¹⁾, Route 154⁽²⁾, I-210⁽¹⁾, I-405⁽¹⁾, I-710⁽¹⁾, I-805⁽¹⁾.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page. Noted the passage/veto of the following items:

• AB 1657 (Wieckowski) Traffic offenses: additional penalty: spinal cord injury research.
  This bill would impose an additional penalty of $1 to be imposed upon every conviction for a violation of state or local traffic laws, except for offenses relating to parking. The bill would require the penalty to be deposited with the county treasurer who would transfer the moneys to the State Treasurer, to be make available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for allocation to the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Penalty Account, which the bill would authorize the University of California to establish in the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund. Because the bill would require the county treasurer to perform additional duties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also provide that, prior to the transfer of funds to the State Treasurer, the county treasurer may withhold a sufficient amount necessary to reimburse the county and the courts for their actual, reasonable, and necessary costs associated with administering these provisions. If those amounts are withheld, the bill would authorize the county to send an accounting report detailing its costs to the Regents of the University of California. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
  09/17/12: Vetoed by governor. Statement: This bill adds a $1 assessment to the cost of a moving violation ticket to fund the Roman Reed Program for spinal cord injury at the University of California. Spinal cord injury research is certainly worthwhile, but the funding method chosen is not. Loading more and more costs on traffic tickets has been too easy a source of new revenue. Fines should be based on what is reasonable punishment, not on paying for more general fund activities.
• AB 1658 (Gatto) Vehicles: specialized license plates.
  This bill would require the department to establish the California Legacy License Plate Program, and create and issue a series of specialized license plates that replicate plates from the state's past, if at least 7,500 applications for any one particular plate are received and held by the department, on or before January 1, 2015. The bill would require that, upon determination by the department that there are sufficient funds for the program, moneys be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department for the necessary administrative costs of establishing the program and, as to any remaining moneys, for deposit into the California Environmental License Plate Fund for appropriation by the Legislature pursuant to existing law.
  09/28/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 720, Statutes of 2012.
• AB 1770 (Bonnie Lowenthal) California Transportation Financing Authority.
  Existing law creates the California Transportation Financing Authority, with specified powers and duties relative to issuance of bonds to fund transportation projects to be backed, in whole or in part, by various revenue streams of transportation funds, and toll revenues under certain conditions, in order to increase the construction of new capacity or improvements for the state transportation system consistent with specified goals. Existing law defines "project" for these purposes to include, among other things, a rail project. This bill would provide that a rail project may consist of, or include, rolling stock. Existing law requires a project undertaken under these provisions to be supplemental to or improve existing facilities currently owned and operated by an eligible project sponsor, as defined. This bill would instead require a project to be supplemental to or improve existing facilities currently owned or operated by the project sponsor.
  09/14/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 316, Statutes of 2012.
• AB 1844 (Campos) Employer use of social media.
  Existing law generally regulates the conduct of employers in the state. This bill would prohibit an employer from requiring or requesting an employee or applicant for employment to disclose a user name or password for the purpose of accessing personal social media, to access personal social mediain the presence of the employer, or to divulge any personal social media. This bill would also prohibit an employer from discharging, disciplining, threatening to discharge or discipline, or otherwise retaliating against an employee or applicant for not complying with a request or demand by the employer that violates these provisions.
  09/27/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 618, Statutes of 2012.
• AB 2006 (John A. Pérez) Credit union services.
  Existing law prohibits an officer, director, committee member, or employee of a credit union from extending any benefit or service of the credit union to any person, unless that person is admitted to membership in the credit union. Existing law also prohibits a credit union from creating any obligation with a person who is not admitted to membership in the credit union, except as specified. A knowing or willful violation of these provisions is a crime, as specified. This bill would authorize a credit union to sell, to a natural person in the field of membership, regardless of whether the person is admitted to membership, checks, as defined, and other similar money transfer instruments, including domestic and international electronic funds transfers. The bill would authorize a credit union to cash checks and other similar money transfer instruments and to receive international and domestic electronic fund transfers for those persons. The bill would also authorize a credit union to charge a fee for the provision of these services.
  09/07/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 246, Statutes of 2012.
• AB 2114 (Smyth) Swimming pool safety.
  (1) The Swimming Pool Safety Act generally requires, whenever a building permit is issued for the construction of a new swimming pool or spa, the pool or spa to be equipped with specified safety features, including that the swimming pool or spa have at least 2 circulation drains per pump that are hydraulically balanced, and symmetrically plumbed through one or more "T" fittings, and that are separated by a distance of at least 3 feet in any dimension between the drains. Existing law also requires a public wading pool to have at least 2 circulation drains per pump, as specified, that are separated by a distance of at least 3 feet in any dimension between the drains. This bill would instead require a swimming pool, spa, or public wading pool that is subject to the above safety provisions to have at least 2 circulation suction outlets, as defined, per pump, and be separated by a distance of at least 3 feet in any dimension between the suction outlets, or be designed to use alternatives to suction outlets, including, but not limited to, skimmers or perimeter overflow systems to conduct water to the recirculation pump. The bill would also require the circulation system to have the capacity to provide a complete turnover of pool water, as specified. (2) Existing law requires a building permit issued for the remodel or modification of an existing swimming pool, toddler pool, or spa to require the suction outlet of the pool or spa to be upgraded with an antientrapment cover meeting ASTM or ASME standards. This bill would instead require those building permits to require all outlets for a swimming pool, toddler pool, or spa to be upgraded with an antientrapment cover meeting ANSI/APSP performance standards, as defined. (3) Existing law requires public swimming pools… This bill would instead require every public swimming pool… (4) Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to issue a form for use by an owner of a public swimming pool to…
  09/28/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 679, Statutes of 2012.
• AB 2200 (Ma) Vehicles: high-occupancy vehicle lanes.
  Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation and local agencies, with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions, to designate certain lanes for preferential or exclusive use by high-occupancy vehicles. This bill would, until January 1, 2020, consistent with the state implementation plan for the San Francisco Bay area adopted pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act and other federal requirements, suspend the hours of operation for highway lanes designated for high-occupancy vehicles, in the I-80 corridor within the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's jurisdiction, in the reverse commute direction. Because the commission would be required to post signage of the above requirements along the I-80 corridor, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the I-80 corridor in the San Francisco Bay area.
  09/23/12 Vetoed by Governor. Veto message: This bill would suspend the carpool lane on eastbound I-80 in the Bay Area during the morning commute. Encouraging carpooling is important to reduce pollution and make more efficient use of our highways. This bill goes in a wrong direction.
• AB 2679 (Committee on Transportation) Transportation: omnibus bill.
  (1) This bill would adjust the claim limit that may be paid by the department without the approval of the California Victim Compensation andGovernment Claims Board to equal the maximum amount of a claim that can be brought in small claims court. (2) This bill would permit the riding of bicycles on designated pathways on the grounds of the State Capitol in order to access bicycle racks near the building entrances. (3) This bill would replace the term "handicapped" with the term "disabled" throughout the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act. (4) This bill would authorize the Solano CountyTransportation Authority to claim up to 2.7% of of local transportation funds available under the Transportation Development Act for countywide transit planning and coordination relative to Solano County. (5) This bill would update various obsolete references to the Imperial County Transportation Commission and to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reflect their current names. (6) This bill would acknowledge the relinquishment of the portion of Route 49 in the City of Auburn, the portions of Route 66 in the Cities of Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, and Claremont, the portions of Route 74 in the Cities of Palm Desert and Lake Elsinor, the portion of Route 92 in the City of Hayward, a portion of Route 110 in the City of Los Angeles, the portion of Route 111 in the City of Cathedral City, the portion of Route 146 in the City of Soledad, the portion of Route 178 in the City of Bakersfield, the portion of Route 185 in the City of Hayward, the portion of Route 193 in the City of Lincoln, the portions of Route 227 in the Cities of Arroyo Grande and San Luis Obispo, and the portion of Route 238 in the City of Hayward. (7) This bill would add an additional exception regarding the display of rear license plates by requiring that the rear license plate of a dump bed motortruck equipped with a trailing, load bearing swing axle, as defined, be mounted more than 12 inches, but not more than 107 inches, from the ground. (8) This bill would also authorize the director, head, or principal of a private school to designate schoolbus stops for loading or unloading pupils or for school activity trips (this is significant for the amber warning lights or red flashing lights). (9) This bill would authorize a transit system to enter into an agreement with a private school for the same purposes. The bill would also prohibit a schoolbus stop at a location otherwise prohibited by law, and other specified locations, without the approval of, and authorization by, the Department of the California Highway Patrol. (10) This bill would require, where there is not a clear view of a schoolbus stop from a distance of 200 feet in each direction along a highway, or where there is not a clear view of a schoolbus stop from 500 feet in each direction along the main portion of a highway and the speed limit is more than 25 miles per hour, that the stop may only be authorized annually by the Department of the California Highway Patrol upon the request of a school district superintendent or the director, head, or principal of a private school. (11) This bill would require the annual adjustments to sales tax prepayment rates to be made at the same time as the annual adjustments of the fuel tax rates, and would provide for the prepayment rates to account for any changes in the fuel tax rates. (12) This bill would make technical changes to the procedures for towing a vehicle and for recovering a vehicle from impoundment.
  09/29/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 769, Statutes of 2012.
• ACR 100 (Bonnie Lowenthal) Mark Bixby Memorial Bicycle Pedestrian Path, the Ohlone Kallentaruk Highway, the Oceanside Police Officer Daniel S. Bessant Memorial Highway, the Los Angeles Police Officer Ian J. Campbell Memorial Highway, the Officer Ryan Stringer Memorial Highway, the Officer Dale M. Krings Memorial Rest Area, the Ronald Ledford Memorial Bridge, the Hawthorne Police Officer Andrew Garton Memorial Highway, the Donald Mark Lichliter Memorial Highway, the Christopher Meadows Memorial Highway, and the California State Engineer Memorial Interchange, and the Christian Vasquez Memorial Highway.
  (1) Designates the bicycle pedestrian path on the replacement Gerald Desmond Bridge on Route 710, in the County of Los Angeles, as the "Mark Bixby Memorial Bicycle Pedestrian Path", (2) Designates the portion of Route 129 between Blackburn Street and Murphy Crossing Road, in the County of Santa Cruz, as the "Ohlone Kallentaruk Highway", (3) Designates the portion of Route 5 between Harbor Drive and Route 78, in the County of San Diego, as the "Oceanside Police Officer Daniel S. Bessant Memorial Highway", (4) Designates the portion of Route 101 between Hollywood Boulevard (milepost marker 6.520) and Cahuenga Boulevard (milepost marker 7.459), in the County of Los Angeles, as the "Los Angeles Police Officer Ian J. Campbell Memorial Highway", (5) Designates the portion of Route 10 between South Marguerita Avenue (milepost marker 23.12) and South Almansor Street (milepost marker 24.31), in the City of Alhambra, as the "Officer Ryan Stringer Memorial Highway; (6) designates the Vista Four safety roadside rest area on I-280, between Exits 34 and 36, north of Route 92, in the County of San Mateo as the "Officer Dale M. Krings Memorial Rest Area", (7) designates the Talmage Bridge that crosses over Route 222 in the County of Mendocino as the "Ronald Ledford Memorial Bridge", (8) designates the portion of I-405 between Rosecrans Avenue and El Segundo Boulevard in the County of Los Angeles as the "Hawthorne Police Officer Andrew Garton Memorial Highway", (9) designates the portion of Route 99, from East Victor Road to East Kettleman Lane in the County of San Joaquin as the "Donald Mark Lichliter Memorial Highway", (10) designates the portion of US 101 between Madonna Road (Exit 201) and San Luis Bay Drive (Exit 196) in the County of San Luis Obispo, as the "Christopher Meadows Memorial Highway," (11) designates the interchange of I-5 and US 50 in Sacramento County as the "California State Engineer Memorial Interchange," (12) designates the portion of Route 198 between Sixth Avenue (milepost marker 23.32) and the County of Kings line (milepost marker 28.32) in the county of Kings as the "Christian Vasquez Memorial Highway," (13) designates the portion of Route 86 between the Counties of Riverside and Imperial County line and the I-10 junction in the County of Riverside, as the "CHP Officer Saul Martinez Memorial Highway", (14) designates the portion of Route 12, between Route 160 (milepost marker .57) and Brannan Island Road (milepost marker 5.84) in the County of Sacramento as the "CHP Officer Charles “Chuck” Sorenson Memorial Highway", (15) designates the portion of US 101 from Fair Oaks Avenue (milepost marker 44.83) to Route 87 (milepost marker 39.92) in the County of Santa Clara as the "CHP Officer Charles Lilly Memorial Highway", (16) designates the portion of Route 1 in the City of Fort Bragg, from Chestnut Street in the south (milepost marker 60.925) to Elm Street in the north (milepost marker 61.993) as "Jere Melo Memorial Highway", (17) designates the Grimmer Boulevard Bridge in the City of Fremont on I-680 as the "CHP Officers Fredrick Wayne Enright and Adolfo Martinez Hernandez Memorial Bridge, (18) designates the portion of Route 74 between milepost marker 91.00 and milepost marker 96.00 in the County of Riverside as the "CHP Officer Michael Allen Brandt Memorial Highway", (19) designates the portion of I-80 between the Solano County line (milepost marker 80 YOL 0.00) and County Road 32A (milepost marker 80 YOL 5.781) in the County of Yolo as the "CHP Officer William “Ivan” Casselman Memorial Highway", (20) designates the interchange of Route 154 and US 101, in the County of Santa Barbara as the "CHP Officer James C. O’Connor Memorial Interchange", (21) designates the portion of I-10 between Main Street and Verbenia Avenue in Cabazon, in the unincorporated area of the County of Riverside as the "CHP Officer Ambers O. “Sonny” Shewmaker Memorial Highway", (22) designates the portion of I-10 between Pepper Avenue and Cedar Avenue in the City of Rialto as the "Sergeant Darrell Keith Lee, Sergeant Gary Wayne Wolfley, and Officer Sergio Carrera Jr. Memorial Highway", (23) designates the I-10 and Date Palm Drive Memorial Overcrossing in the County of Riverside as the "CHP Officer Mark Thomas Taylor Memorial Overcrossing," (24) designates the portion of I-40 between West Park Road (milepost marker 139.18) and the Needles Overcrossing (milepost marker 142) in the County of San Bernardino as the "CHP Officer John “Jack” Armatoski Memorial Highway", (25) designates a portion of Route 1 from the Park Avenue Undercrossing to Branciforte Avenue Overcrossing in the County of Santa Cruz as the "CHP Officer A. Donald Hoover Memorial Highway," and (26) designates the portion of I-880 from the 23rd Avenue Overcrossing (milepost marker 28.93) to the 16th Avenue Overcrossing (milepost marker 29.70) in the County of Alameda as the "CHP Officer William P. Sniffen Memorial Highway".
  09/04/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 109, Statutes of 2012.
• ACR 165 (Fletcher) Chelsea King Memorial Bridge.
  Designates the I-15 bridge over Lake Hodges in San Diego County as the "Chelsea King Memorial Bridge"
  09/18/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 134, Statutes of 2012.
• SB 1102 (DeSaulnier) State transportation improvement program
  (1) Existing law establishes the state transportation improvement program process, pursuant to which the California Transportation Commission generally programs and allocates available funds for transportation capital improvement projects over a multiyear period. … This bill would require the department, beginning not later than November 15, 2014, as part of the annual project delivery report, to report on the difference between the original allocation made by the commission and the actual construction capital and support costs at project close for all state transportation improvement program projects completed during the previous fiscal year. (2) Existing law provides funding for interregional and regional transportation capital improvement projects through the state transportation improvement program process, with 25% of funds available for interregional projects and 75% for regional projects. … This bill would revise these provisions to require project costs to include right-of-way support costs. The bill would require the commission to allocate funds for construction support costs for a project in the state transportation improvement program at the time of allocation of funds for construction capital costs. The bill would require a supplemental project allocation request to be made for all interregional and regional projects that experience construction support costs equal to or more than 120% of the amount originally allocated. The bill would make other related changes.
  09/07/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 272, Statutes of 2012.
• SB 1140 (Leno) Marriage
  Existing law enumerates persons who are authorized to solemnize a marriage, including any priest, minister, rabbi, or authorized person of any religious denomination. This bill would provide that marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil, and not religious, contract. The bill would also specify that a priest, minister, rabbi, or authorized person of any religious denomination shall not be required to solemnize a marriage that is contrary to the tenets of his or her faith. The bill would state that any refusal to solemnize a marriage by an individual or by a religious denomination under this provision shall not affect the tax exempt status of any entity
  09/30/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 834, Statutes of 2012.
• SB 1310 (Simitian) Vehicles: electronic wireless communications devices: prohibitions
  (1) Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to examine applicants for specific driver's licenses and requires that the examination include, among other things, a test of the applicant' s knowledge and understanding of the provisions of the Vehicle Code governing the operation of vehicles upon the highways. This bill would require the department to include a test of the applicant's understanding of the distractions and dangers of handheld cellular phone use and text messaging while operating a motor vehicle. (2) Existing law establishes that specified convictions and violations under the Vehicle Code and traffic-related incidents count as points against a driver's record for purposes of the suspension or revocation of the privilege to drive. Under existing law, it is an infraction for any person to drive a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone, unless that telephone is designed and configured to allow hands-free listening and talking operation, and is used in that manner while driving, except as otherwise provided. A person under 18 years of age is prohibited from driving a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone, even if equipped with a hands-free device, or while using a mobile service device. A point is not given for a violation of these provisions. This bill would assess a violation point on a 2nd or subsequent violation of these provisions. (3) Under existing law, a person is prohibited from driving a motor vehicle while using an electronic wireless communications device to write, send, or read a text-based communication, except as specified. This bill would increase the base fines for a violation of any of the above-described prohibitions involving driving a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone or electronic wireless communications device from $20 to $30 and the fine for a 2nd or subsequent offense from $50 to $60, would apply similar prohibitions to a person riding a bicycle, would impose a total fine of $20 for a first offense and $30 for each subsequent offense for a violation when the offense is committed while riding a bicycle, and would provide that a violation point is not given for a conviction of a violation while riding a bicycle. By expanding the scope of existing crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (4) Existing law prohibits a law enforcement officer from stopping a vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whether the driver is violating the prohibition of driving a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone. This bill would delete that prohibition. (5) Existing law requires that the base fines collected from violations of the Vehicle Code for crimes other than parking offenses are subject to distribution to specified funds of a state or local agency as set forth by statute or to the proper funds of a city or county, as applicable. This bill would require the county treasurer to submit $10 from each fine collected under this provision for violating the above-described prohibitions involving driving a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone or electronic wireless communications device to the Controller, for deposit into the Distracted Driver Education Fund, which would be created in the State Treasury for an education program on the dangers of cellular phone use and text messaging while driving, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program by imposing a new duty on local officials. The bill would require the Legislature, upon appropriation in the Budget Bill, to allocate this money to the Office of Traffic Safety in the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency for this purpose. The bill would authorize the county treasurer to also withhold a sufficient amount from each fine collected for violations involving riding a bicycle while using a wireless telephone or electronic wireless communications device to reimburse the courts in the county for their actual, reasonable, and necessary costs associated with processing violations under the law involving those prohibitions. (6) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
  09/28/12 Vetoed by the Governor. Veto Message: I am returning Senate Bill 1310 without my signature. I believe the current fines and penalties of $213 and $336 for cell phone use and texting while driving are a powerful deterrent. I have found even a $50 ticket unpleasant enough. My point here is that the current fines are not trivial but do in fact get drivers' attention. Upping the fines may satisfy the punitive instincts of some, but I severely doubt that it will further reduce violations.
• SB 1339 (Yee) Commute benefit policies
  Existing law creates the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, with various transportation planning and programming responsibilities in the 9-county San Francisco Bay Area. Existing law creates the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, with various responsibilities relative to the reduction of air pollution in the area of its jurisdiction, which incorporates a specified portion of the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. This bill would authorize the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to jointly adopt a commute benefit ordinance that requires covered employers operating within the common area of the 2 agencies with a specified number of covered employees to offer those employees certain commute benefits. The bill would require that the ordinance specify certain matters, including any consequences for noncompliance, and would impose a specified reporting requirement. The bill would make its provisions inoperative on January 1, 2017.
  09/30/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 871, Statutes of 2012.
• SCR 50 (Fuller) Deputy Daniel Lee Archuleta Memorial Interchange.
  Designates the interchange of Route 99 and Route 119 the "Deputy Daniel Lee Archuleta Memorial Interchange".
  08/24/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 86, Statutes of 2012.
• SCR 78 (La Malfa) Highways: memorial designations. Relative to the Deputy Kenneth Fredrick Perrigo Memorial Bridge, the Officer David F. Mobilio Memorial Highway, the Gold Star Memorial Bridge, the Captain Mark Ratledge Memorial Highway, the La Habra Police Officer Michael Anthony Osornio Memorial Highway
  (1) Designates the Burney Creek Bridge on Main Street along Route 299, in the unincorporated area of Burney, County of Shasta, as the "Deputy Kenneth Fredrick Perrigo Memorial Bridge; (2) Designates the portion of Route 5 from the Riverside Avenue overcrossing to the North Red Bluff overcrossing in the City of Red Bluff as the "Officer David F. Mobilio Memorial Highway"; (3) Designates the Brighton Street Overcrossing over Route 20 in the City of Grass Valley as the "Gold Star Memorial Bridge"; (4) Designates the portion of Route 5 from the Bowman Road overcrossing to the northbound Main Street on ramp in the City of Cottonwood as the "Captain Mark Ratledge Memorial Highway"; (5) Designates the portion of Route 39 on Beach Boulevard in the City of La Habra from the south city limits to Whittier Boulevard as the "La Habra Police Officer Michael Anthony Osornio Memorial Highway".
  08/24/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 88, Statutes of 2012.
• SCR 79 (Lieu) Honorable Jenny Oropeza Memorial Overcrossing.
  Designates the portion of Route 1 that runs between Coil Street and the east side of the main entrance to the Tesoro Refinery, in the community of Wilmington in the County of Los Angeles, as the "Honorable Jenny Oropeza Memorial Overcrossing"
  08/29/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 102, Statutes of 2012.
• SCR 80 (Fuller) Lance Corporal Joseph C. Lopez Memorial Interchange.
  Designates the Rosamond Boulevard Interchange of Route 14 in the City of Rosamond as the "Lance Corporal Joseph C. Lopez Memorial Interchange".
  08/24/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 89, Statutes of 2012.
• SCR 85 (Wolk) Dana Cowell Memorial Highway.
  Designates the portion of Route 12 between Potato Slough Bridge and Route 5, in the County of San Joaquin, as the "Dana Cowell Memorial Highway".
  08/29/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 103, Statutes of 2012.
• SCR 90 (Anderson) Tuskegee Airmen Highway.
  Designates the portion of Route 15 between Miramar Road (milepost marker 14.285) and Mercy Road (milepost marker 17.311), in the County of San Diego, as the "Tuskegee Airmen Highway".
  08/31/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 104, Statutes of 2012.
• SCR 97 (Gaines) Senator Dave Cox Memorial Interchange.
  Designates the interchange at Hazel Avenue and US 50 in the County of Sacramento as the "Senator Dave Cox Memorial Interchange".
  08/31/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 105, Statutes of 2012.
• SCR 102 (Yee) Ranger Patricia M. Scully Memorial Highway.
  Designates the portion of Route 1 between Route 84 (San Gregorio Road) at postmile 18.189 and Verde Road/Lobitos Creek Road at postmile 22.662, as the "Ranger Patricia M. Scully Memorial Highway".
  09/10/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 120, Statutes of 2012.

I checked the CTC Liaison page for the results of the CTC meetings held in July, August, September, and October. The following items were of interest:

2.1a. State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendments

[Aug] The Department proposes to amend the 2012 STIP for the Route 98 Widening (West of Route 111) Phase 1 project (PPNO 0549A) in Imperial County, to downscope the project limits and revise the funding plan. (Approved.)

[Oct] The Department proposes to amend the 2012 STIP to delete the Calexico Border Gateway and 1st Street Promenade project (PPNO 0508) on Route 111 in Imperial County. The Imperial County Transportation Commission concurs with this request. (Note: This appears to be the followup of [Sep/2.1b(1)])

2.1b. STIP Amendments for Notice

[Sep/(1)] The Department proposes to amend the 2012 STIP to delete the Calexico Border Gateway and 1st Street Promenade project (PPNO 0508) on Route 111 in Imperial County. The Imperial County Transportation Commission concurs with this request. (Information only.)

2.1c Proposition 1B Amendments for Action

(1) CMIA Project Amendments

[Aug/(1a)] The Contra Costa Transportation Authority proposes to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for Segment 3B (PPNO 0192L) of the Route 4 East Widening, from Somersville to Route 160 project to update the project funding plan and delivery schedule. (Approved.)

[Sep/(1a)] The Department and the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA) propose to amend the CMIA Baseline Agreement for the Route 65 Lincoln Bypass - Phase 1 (PPNO 0145M) to update the delivery schedule and Lincoln Bypass - Phase 2A (PPNO 4895), to update the project scope, funding plan and delivery schedule. (Approved.)

(5) Proposition 1B TCIF Project Amendments for Action

[Sep/(5e)] The Department and the Port of Long Beach propose to amend the TCIF baseline agreement for Project 23 (Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project, I-710) in Los Angeles County, to update the project delivery schedule. (Approved.)

[Oct/(5a)] The Department proposes to amend the TCIF baseline agreement for the I-580 Eastbound Truck Climbing Lane project (PPNO 0104) to update the project schedule and the funding plan.

[Oct/(5f)] The Department proposes to amend the TCIF baseline agreement for Project 23 (Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project, I-710) to update the project funding plan; and reduce the original SHOPP allocation for construction by $153,657,000, from $170,205,000 to $16,548,000 for the locally administered multi-funded Design/Build Gerald Desmond Project (PPNOs 3037 and 4425) in Los Angeles County.

2.2b. Environmental Matters – Comments on Documents in Circulation (Draft EIR)

[Aug/(1)] Interstate 710 (I-710) Corridor Project in Los Angeles County – Improvements to corridor (DEIR) (Staff is directed to send a letter on behalf of the Commission to the Department stating that there are no comments to the Draft EIR, that the Findings are accepted and that consideration of funding be brought forward to the Commission for approval of Public Private Partnership funds. (Commissioner Frommer abstained.))

[Aug/(2)] San Diego Freeway (I-405) Improvement Project in Orange and Los Angeles Counties – Widen corridor (DEIR) (Staff is directed to send a letter on behalf of the Commission to the Department stating that there are no comments to the Draft EIR, that the Findings are accepted and that consideration of funding be brought forward to the Commission for approval of Design Build funds. (Commissioner Frommer abstained.))

[Oct/(3)] I-5 North Coast Corridor Project in San Diego County - Improvements to a 27-mile portion of I-5 (SDEIR)

2.2c. Environmental Matters — Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding, Route Adoption or New Public Road

[Aug/(2)] Approval of Four Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: (The Commission accepted each of the environmental documents and approved the four projects for future consideration of funding.)

• 06-KER-14, PM 39.8/40.3 Red Rock Canyon Bridge Replacement Project. (MND) (PPNO 6330) (SHOPP)
• 07-LA-47, PM 0.0/0.72, 07-LA-110, PM 0.92/2.02 John S. Gibson Boulevard/I-110 Access Ramps and Route 47/I-110 Connector Improvements Project (MND) (PPNO TC19) (TCIF)
• 07-LA-110, PM 2.5/3.0 Interstate 110/C Street Interchange Project (MND) (PPNO TC20) (TCIF)
• 10-Sta-99, PM 21.0/22.4 Pelandale Avenue Interchange Reconstruction on Route 99 at Pelandale Avenue in Stanislaus County Project. (MND) (PPNO 9460) (STIP)

[Aug/(3)] Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 07-LA-10, PM 33.2/42.4 I-10 HOV Lane Project (FEIR) (PPNOs 0309N & 0310B) (STIP) (Item added to the Consent Calendar. The Commission accepted the environmental document, and Findings of Fact as submitted in the Yellow Supplemental Item, and approved the project for future consideration of funding.)

[Oct/(2)] Approval of Three Projects for Future Consideration of Funding:

• 03-Sie-49, PM 48.3/49.2 Route 49 Lemon Canyon Road Culvert Upgrade Project. (MND) (EA 4E540) (SHOPP). This project in Sierra County will remove and replace twelve culverts along Route 49 at 12 locations near the town of Sierraville, including constructing water diversion systems, realigning longitudinal ditches, and installing rock energy dissipaters at culvert ends.
• 06-Tul-99, PM 39.6/41.3 Route 99 Betty Drive Interchange Project. This project in Tulare County will reconstruct the Betty Drive/Route 99 Interchange in Goshen. Betty Drive will become a through-road connecting to the realigned Riggin Avenue on the east side of the interchange and Avenue 308 on the west side. (MND) (PPNO 6423) (STIP)
• 05-Mon-68, PM 17.7/17.9 Route 68 Salinas River Bridge Widening Project. This project in Monterey County will bring the Salinas River Bridge up to current geometric and seismic standards by widening shoulders, adding approach and departure slabs, improving acceleration and weaving lane geometry, improving the bridge railing, seismically retrofitting the bridge, and providing maintenance access to the river bottom.

[Oct/(3)] Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: Route 91 Corridor Improvement Project. Corridor improvements including lane widening and inter-change improvements along a portion of Route 91 and I-15 in and near the cities of Norco, Corona and Yorba Linda. 12-Ora-91, PM R14.43/R18.91, 08-Riv-91,PM R0.00/R13.04, 08-Riv-15, PM 35.64/45.14 (FEIR) (PPNO 0077J) (STIP)

[Oct/(5)] Approval of Project for Consideration of Funding: 04-Son-116, PM 34.09/34.47 PM Madrone Channelization Project - Construct operational improvements including left-turn pockets in both directions from Route 116 to Madrone Avenue (MND) (PPNO 0788) (SHOPP)

2.3a. Route Adoptions

[Aug] One Transfer of Highway Location: 04-Ala-84-PM M27.2/M28.2 On Route 84 from Airway Boulevard to I-580, in the City of Livermore, in the County of Alameda (Approved.)

[Sep] One Route Adoption as State Highway on Route 266 at 09-Mno-266-PM 0.0/4.3 From the Nevada State line easterly of Oasis to the junction with Route 168, in the county of Mono. (Approved.)

2.3b. New Public Road Connection

[Aug] A New Public Road Connection to US 50 at Silva Valley Parkway in the county of El Dorado 03-ED-50 PM 1.8 (Approved.)

2.3c. Relinquishment Resolutions

[Aug] Eight Relinquishment Resolutions: (Approved.)

• 04-Ala-84-PM M27.8/R28.6 Right of way on Route 84 on Airway Boulevard, in the city of Livermore.
• 06-Fre-180-PM 66.05 Right of way along Route 180 at Locan Avenue, in the county of Fresno.
• 12-Ora-5-PM 35.6 Right of way along Route 5 on Santa Cruz Boulevard, in the city of Anaheim.
• 12-Ora-5-PM 40.4/40.6 Right of way along Route 5 between La Palma and Greenleaf Avenues, in the city of Anaheim.
• 12-Ora-5-PM 35.6/35.9 Right of way along Route 5 on Anaheim Way, in the city of Anaheim.
• 12-Ora-5-PM 38.1 Right of way along Route 5 on Illinois Street, in the city of Anaheim.
• 12-Ora-5-PM 39.7/39.8 Right of way along Route 5 on Westmont Drive, in the city of Anaheim.
• 04-CC-680-PM 13.3/15.7, Right of way along Route 680 between Lancaster Road and San Luis Road, in the city of Walnut Creek.

[Sep] Two Relinquishment Resolutions: (Approved.)

• 10-SJ-88-PM 4.4 Right of way along Route 88 on Baker and Pezzi Roads, in the county of San Joaquin.
• 10-Cal-4-PM 22.15/22.43 Amends Relinquishment Resolution R-3808, adopted by the California Transportation Commission on August 10, 2011, which contained an incorrect reference to the City of Angels. Right of way on Route 4, from the City of Angels limit to realigned Route 4, in the county of Calaveras.

[Oct] 26 Five Relinquishment Resolutions:

• 04-Son-101-PM 14.2/14.9 Right of way along Route 101 on Golf Course and Redwood Drives, in the city of Rohnert Park.
• 06-Fre-180-PM 66.57/72.34 Right of way along Route 180 between De Wolf and Quality Avenues, in the county of Fresno.
• 11-SD-78-PM 33.8 Right of way along Route 78 at Haverford Road, in the county of San Diego.
• 11-SD-94-PM 17.4 Right of way along Route 94 at Steel Canyon Road, in the county of San Diego.
• 11-Imp-78-PM 13.2/15.5 Right of way on Route 78 between existing Route 86 and realigned Route 111, in the city of Brawley.

2.3d. Vacation Resolutions

[Sep] One Vacation Resolution: 10-SJ-120-PM R16.75 Right of way along Route 120 at Plaza Avenue, in the city of Escalon. (Approved.)

2.5b. Financial Allocations for State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) Projects

[Aug/(1)] Financial Allocation: $238,273,000 for 41 SHOPP projects, as follows: (i) $134,692,000 for 15 SHOPP projects; (ii) $103,581,000 for 26 projects amended into the SHOPP by Departmental action. Projects of particular interest are as follows (not all are reflected in the individual highway pages, depending on the significance of the work): (Approved, as modified, to include project numbers.)

• $580,000 on Route 36 Hum PM 5.9/7.6 near Carlotta, from Wilson Lane to west of Cummings Creek Road. Outcome/Output: Construct left-turn lane at Wilder Road, overlay pavement, and install decorative shoulder pavement to provide community gateway features and traffic calming measures.
• $11,500,000 on Route 299 Hum PM 20.1/21.0 near Blue Lake, from 0.2 to 0.5 mile west of Chezum Road. Outcome/Output: Construct retaining walls and improve roadway drainage to reduce the annual maintenance expenses and prevent failure of the road.
• $4,124,000 on Route 1 Men PM 88.7/92.8 near Fort Bragg, from 18.6 to 22.7 miles north of Ten Mile River Bridge. Outcome/Output: Construct rock weirs and replace existing culvert to improve fish passage and to comply with the Department of Fish and Game permit.
• $18,459,000 on I-580 CC PM 5.5/6.1 near Richmond, at Scofield Avenue (Bridge #28-140L/R) and at Western Drive (Bridge #28-141R). Outcome/Output: Rehabilitate three bridges by replacing bridge decks to maintain structure integrity and reduce the risk to lives and properties.
• $11,852,000 on I-210 LA PM R15.0/R36.0 in Los Angeles County, from 0.1 mile west of Lowell Avenue to 0.1 mile east of Buena Vista Street at various locations. Outcome/Output: Construct sand filters and infiltration devices to meet the requirements of the Los Angeles River and tributaries metals Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) requirements for storm water discharges.
• $16,400,000 on Route 1 Ven PM 22.5/22.0 near the city of Ventura, from 1.0 mile north of the Ventura Overhead to 4.8 mile south of the Seacliff Overhead and Separation. Outcome/Output: Replace 1,800 feet of existing seawall to protect the roadway from sea wave forces. Also, reconstruct and pave adjacent roadway shoulder and bicycle lane, construct new public access stairway and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramp to the beach.
• $11,615,000 on I-40 SBd PM R85.2 near Essex, at Van Winkle Wash Bridges (Bridge # 54-0903L/R). Outcome/Output: Replace both eastbound and westbound bridges to address extensive cracking and ensure long-term operational capability.
• $41,779,000 on I-5 San Joaquin PM 25.1/28.6 in and near Stockton, from Charter Way to Country Club Boulevard. Outcome/Output: Rehabilitate roadway, including reconstruction of the existing eight freeway lanes, widening inside shoulders, reconstructing outside shoulders and auxiliary lanes in order to improve safety and ride quality along 28 lane miles.
• $8,540,000 on Route 56 San Diego Cty PM 0.0/9.2 in the city of San Diego, on Route 56 from Route 5 to Route 15; and on Route 5 from Route 805 to Route 56. Outcome/Output: Install ramp metering, closed circuit television, changeable message signs, traffic monitoring stations, fiber optic cable, and maintenance vehicle pullouts to address recurrent freeway congestion and incident detection.
• $2,641,000 on Route 75 San Diego Cty PM 9.0 in the city of San Diego, on Route 75 at the E Route 75-N I-5 Connector Overcrossing (Bridge #57-0708F); and on Route 805 at the Kearny Villa Road Overcrossing (Bridge #57-0678). Outcome/Outputs: Seismic retrofit and rehabilitate two bridge structures to maintain structural integrity.
• $3,603,000 on Route 299 in Humbolt Cty PM 0.0/43.0 near Arcata, from Route 299/US 101 Separation to South Fork Trinity River Bridge. Outcome/Output: Install new metal beam guard railing to reduce the number and severity of the run-off-road collisions and to comply with the recommendations of the Traffic Investigations Report.
• $7,920,000 on Route 70 in Butte County PM 9.2/17.0 in and near Oroville, from 0.1 mile east of Palermo Road to 0.4 mile east of the Garden Drive Overcrossing. Outcome/Output: Rehabilitate 18.8 lane miles of roadway to improve the ride quality, prevent further deterioration of the traveling surface, minimize costly roadway repairs and extend the pavement service life.
• $3,900,000 on Route 20 in Nevada County R3.9/R12.2 near Grass Valley, from 0.3 mile east of Indian Springs Road to the Junction of Route 49 in Grass Valley. Outcome/Output: Rehabilitate 12.0 lane miles of roadway to improve the ride quality, prevent further deterioration of the traveling surface, minimize costly roadway repairs and extend the pavement service life. Also $5,800,000 on Route 20 from R12.2 to R17.5 in Grass Valley and Nevada City, from Route 20/Route 49 Separation to Route 49 at Uren Street. Outcome/Output: Rehabilitate 20.8 lane miles of roadway to improve the ride quality, prevent further deterioration of the traveling surface, minimize costly roadway repairs and extend the pavement service life.
• $2,084,000 on Route 58 Kern County R99.3/R99.7 near Tehachapi, at the Sand Canyon Undercrossing (Bridge#50-0345L). Outcome/Output: Replace one bridge due to cracking and crumbling of the deck to ensure long-term operational capability of the undercrossing.
• $4,712,000 on Route 1 in LA County 51.0/52.0 in Malibu, from north of Sea Vista Drive to Via Escondido Drive. Outcome/Output: Construct a 980 foot retaining wall along southbound shoulder to stabilize slope and repair damaged roadway.
• Two projects on I-5 in LA County: (1) $12,400,000 in and near the city of Los Angeles, near Sylmar and Granada Hills, from San Fernando Road to 0.2 mile south of Weldon Canyon Road. Outcome/Output: Rehabilitate 11.9 lane miles of pavement on truck spurs, and ramps to extend the pavement service life. (2) $11,552,000 in and near Santa Clarita, from Route 14 to Lake Hughes Road. Outcome/Output: Rehabilitate pavement to extend the service life. Replace failed concrete slabs; grind concrete pavement; grind and overlay asphalt shoulders, ramps and asphalt mainline segments; and construct concrete termini at ramps.
• $35,752,000 on I-405 in LA County in the city of Los Angeles, near Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys and North Hills, from Route 101 to Route 5. Outcome/Output: Rehabilitate pavement by replacing failed concrete slabs and previous areas of patching, grind concrete pavement, grind and pave asphalt shoulders and other asphalt areas to extend pavement service life and improve ride quality. Also, the project will upgrade guardrail, end treatments, and curb ramps.

[Aug/(2)] Financial Allocation: $47,428,000 $15,836,000 for 17 15 SHOPP projects, as follows: (i) $16,760,000 $14,898,000 for 15 14 SHOPP projects; (ii) $30,668,000 $938,000 for two one projects amended into the SHOPP by Departmental action. (Projects 9 and 17 were withdrawn). All of the projects were minor -- landscaping, seal replacement, culvert repair, slope stabilization, guardrail repair, and such. Routes covered included Route 254, I-580, Route 24, Route 1, Route 35, I-280, I-10, Route 60, I-110, I-405, Route 118, Route 170, Route 120, and Route 96. (Approved, as modified.)

[Aug/(3)] Financial Allocation: $137,608,000 for the Design-Build Devore Heights (PPNO 0170M) SHOPP project on I-15 and I-215 in San Bernardino County. (Approved.)

[Sep/(1)] Financial Allocation: $22,802,000 for five SHOPP projects, as follows: (i) $14,602,000 for four SHOPP projects; (ii) $8,200,000 for one project amended into the SHOPP by Departmental action. The following actions were of particular interest; not all are reflected on specific highway pages: (Approved.)

• $4,040,000 on Route 70 in Butte County PM 28.2 near Oroville, at West Branch Feather River Bridge (#12-0134). Outcome/Output: Seismic retrofit one bridge and repair of damaged worn elements.
• $4,800,000 on US 50 in El Dorado County PM 73.7/75.4 in and near South Lake Tahoe, from entrance to South Tahoe Airport to Route 89. Outcome/Output: Construct water quality collection and treatment facilities to comply with California Regional Water Quality Control Board.
• $2,049,000 on Route 168 in Fresno County PM T25.5/R32.9 in and near Prather, from north of Oak Creek Road to north of Sj and E Road. Outcome/Output: Rehabilitate pavement, including digging out failed areas, sealing cracks, and overlaying with rubberized asphalt concrete to improve safety and ride quality along 14 lane miles.
• $8,200,000 on Route 96 in Siskiyou County PM 0.0/77.5 near Somes Bar, from Salmon River Bridge No. 02-0177 to Klamath River Bridge No. 02-117. Outcome/Outputs: Provide preventive maintenance for six bridges to extend the life of the bridges and prevent the need for more extensive repairs in the future.

[Oct/(1)] Financial Allocation: $6,514,000 for six SHOPP projects, as follows: (i) $3,567,000 for three SHOPP projects; (ii) $2,947,000 for three projects amended into the SHOPP by Departmental action. All of the projects were minor: replacing metal guardrail (Route 4, I-5, I-10, US 101, I-110), reconstructing railings (US 101), installing traffic monitoring stations (Route 5, Route 132, I-580), repairing culverts (I-15), and constructing pedestrian curb ramps (Route 49, Route 12).

2.5c. Financial Allocations for State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Projects

(1) State Administered STIP Projects on the State Highway System

[Aug/(1a)] Financial Allocation: $1,136,000 for two State administered STIP projects on the State Highway System. Contributions from other sources: $350,000. These are minor projects to construct left turn lanes on Route 3 at Juniper Drive,near Yreka and on US 97 Near Weed, from south of Maple Avenue to north of First Avenue (Approved, as modified.)

[Aug/(1b)] Financial Allocation: $18,594,000 for the Design-Build Devore Heights (PPNO 0170M) project on I-15 in San Bernardino County. Contributions from other sources: $80,172,000. This is the I-15 Widening and Devore Interchange Reconstruction. In Devore Heights, on Routes 15 and 215 from Glen Helen Parkway to Kenwood Avenue. Realign Route 15 and reconfigure connectors on Route 215 (Approved.)

[Aug/(1c)] Financial Allocation: $970,000 for the Hayfork II (PPNO 2399A) State administered STIP Transportation Enhancement project on Route 3 in Trinity County, on the State Highway System. Extend existing sidewalk, curb and gutter, and bike lanes. (Approved.)

[Sep/(1a)] Financial Allocation: $8,260,000 for the Baldwin Park – Soundwalls on I-10 (PPNO 07-0309S) State administered STIP project in Los Angeles County, on the State Highway System.In Baldwin Park and West Covina, from Puente Avenue to Citrus Street. Construct soundwall (both directions). (Approved.)

[Sep/(1b)] Financial Allocations: $1,682,000 for two State administered STIP TE projects, on the State Highway System. These are minor landscaping projects on Route 99 and Route 91. (Approved.)

[Oct/(1)] Financial Allocation: $4,820,000 for the Route 216 Widening (PPNO 0106) State administered STIP project in Tulare County, on the State Highway System.

(2) Locally Administered STIP Projects on the State Highway System

[Aug/(2)] Financial Allocation: $14,155,000 for the Dorsey Drive Interchange on Route 20 (Phase 1) (PPNO 3976) locally administered STIP project in Nevada County, on the State Highway System. Contributions from other sources: $2,235,000. (Approved.)

2.5e. Financial Allocations for Supplemental Funds

[Aug/(1)] Financial Allocation: $1,763,000 in supplemental funds for one previously voted multi-funded project to complete construction of the Route 140 Bradley Overhead project (STIP - PPNO 5645, SHOPP - PPNO 5643) in Merced County. The current allocation is $9,280,000 in STIP funds and $13,600,000 in SHOPP funds. The request for $1,023,000 in RIP funds results in an increase of 11.0 percent over the current budget. The request for $740,000 in SHOPP funds results in an increase of 5.4 percent over the current budget. (Approved.)

[Aug/(2)] Financial Allocation: $1,071,000 in supplemental funds for the previously voted SHOPP Permanent Restoration (PPNO 4110) project on Route 150 in Ventura County to complete construction. In Santa Paula, at Santa Paula Creek. Outcome/Output: Replace destroyed check dam and place rock weir system at one location to stop/prevent erosion and protect nearby bridge foundations. The current SHOPP allocation is $3,850,900. This request for $1,071,000 results in an increase of 27.8 percent over the current allocation. (Approved.)

[Aug/(4)] Financial Allocation: $230,000 in supplemental funds for one previously voted STIP project to close-out the construction contract for the Route 99/Route 145 Interchange Improvements project (PPNO 5355A) in Madera County. In the city of Madera, on Route 145 at Route 99. Improve approaches to interchange and bridge over Route 99. Outcome/Outputs: This project will improve Traffic Operations. Improve travel times by 12,000 vehicle minutes during peak period and improves safety. The current allocation is $3,079,000 in STIP funds. The request for $230,000 in RIP funds results in an increase of 7.5 percent over the current budget. (Approved.)

[Aug/(5)] Financial Allocation: $9,000,000 in supplemental funds for one previously voted STIP project to close-out construction of the Route 405 - Route 90 to Route 10 HOV Lanes project (PPNO 0837A/C) in Los Angeles County. The current STIP budget is $114,097,000. The request for $9,000,000 results in an increase of 7.9 percent over the original budget. (Approved.)

[Aug/(6)] Financial Allocation: $19,100,000 in supplemental funds for the previously voted SHOPP Doyle Drive Replacement (US 101) (PPNO 0619Q) project in San Francisco County to complete construction. The current SHOPP allocation is $105,320,000 $105,319,000. This request for $19,100,000 results in an increase of 18 percent over the current allocation.In San Francisco, from Marina Boulevard to south of Golden Gate Bridge. Outcome/Outputs: Provide secondary power source at the new tunnels of the Doyle Drive Replacement project to comply with the requirements of the State Fire Marshall (Approved, as distributed in the Yellow Book Item handed out.)

[Sep/(1)] Financial Allocation: $1,000,000 in supplemental funds for one previously voted multi-funded project to complete construction of the Route 198 Expressway project (PPNO A4360B) in Kings and Tulare Counties. The current allocation is $44,514,000 in CMIA funds. The request for $1,000,000 in IIP funds results in an increase of 2.2 percent over the current CMIA budget. The Department recommends that the CMIA baseline agreement also be revised accordingly. (Approved.)

[Oct] Financial Allocation: $520,000 in supplemental funds for one previously voted STIP project to close-out the construction contract for the Milpas-Cabrillo US 101 Operational Improvements project (PPNO 0478) in Santa Barbara County. The current allocation is $56,313,200 in STIP funds. The request for $520,000 in RIP funds is an increase of 0.9 percent over the current budget. This was supplemental funding to complete the project on Route 101 from East Cabrillo Boulevard/ Hot Springs Road to Milpas Street. Construct operational improvements including adding auxiliary lanes, closing median ramps, and constructing a roundabout.

2.5g. Financial Allocation Amendments

(1) Corridor Mobility Improvement Program (CMIA) Program Amendments

[Aug/(1a)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for construction by $1,912,000, from $40,000,000 to $38,088,000, for the Route 46 Corridor Improvements (Whitley 2A) project (PPNO 0226G) in San Luis Obispo County. (Approved.)

[Sep/(1b)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for construction by $5,439,000, from $30,000,000 to $24,561,000, for the Route 76/I-5 Interchange Improvement project (PPNO 0760A) in San Diego County to reflect award savings. (Approved.)

[Sep/(1c)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for construction by an overall total of $71,989,000, from $303,063,000 to $231,074,000, for the I-5 Carpool Lane – Orange County Line to I-605 project in Los Angeles County; Segment 3 (PPNO 4154) by $42,289,000 from $131,736,000 to $89,447,000 and Segment 4 (PPNO 4155) by $29,700,000 from $171,327,000 to $141,627,000. (Withdrawn at the CTC Meeting)

[Sep/(1d)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for construction by $6,817,000, from $30,926,000 to $24,109,000, for the multi-funded Reconstruct I-5/Route 74 Interchange project (PPNO 4102) in Orange County to reflect award savings. (Approved.)

[Oct/(1a)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for construction by $1,633,000, from $24,000,000 to $22,367,000, for the US 101/Capitol Expressway-Yerba Buena Interchange project (PPNO 0460G) in Santa Clara County.

[Oct/(1b)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for construction by $2,044,000, from $41,275,000 to $39,231,000, for the I-880/Stevens Creek Interchange Improvements project (PPNO 0408G) in Santa Clara County.

[Oct/(1c)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for construction by $5,191,000, from $17,300,000 to $12,109,000, for the CMIA/SLPP Watt Avenue at Route 50 Interchange Improvements project (PPNO 0127A) in Sacramento County.

[Oct/(1d)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for construction by $5,754,000, from $51,700,000 to $45,946,000, for the I-880 Southbound HOV Lane Extension-South Segment (Marina to Davis) project (PPNO 0036F) in Alameda County.

[Oct/(1e)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for construction by $3,141,000, from $18,550,000 to $15,409,000, for the Route 101 Marin Sonoma Narrows – Southerly Interchange project (PPNO 0360J) in Marin County.

[Oct/(1f)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA construction allocation by $6,069,000, from $18,813,000 to $12,744,000, and reduce the original RIP Construction allocation by $4,450,000, from $4,947,000 to $497,000, for the Route 219 Widening, Phase 2 project (PPNO 9940C) in Stanislaus County.

[Oct/(1g)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for construction by an overall total of $71,989,000, from $303,063,000 to $231,074,000, for the I-5 Carpool Lane – Orange County Line to I-605 project in Los Angeles County; Segment 3 (PPNO 4154) by $42,289,000 from $131,736,000 $89,447,000 and Segment 4 (PPNO 4155) by $29,700,000 from $171,327,000 to $141,627,000.

[Oct/(1h)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for Construction by $18,591,000 from $57,370,000 to $38,779,000, for the I-215 Widening/Scott Road to Nuevo Road) project (PPNO 9991G) in Riverside County.

[Oct/(1i)] Financial Allocation: $153,657,000 for the multi-funded Gerald Desmond Bridge Project (I-710) in Los Angeles County. Contributions from other sources: $546,702,000.

(2) Proposition 1B Route 99 Bond Program Amendments

[Aug/(2a)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original Route 99 allocation for Right of Way by $500,000, from $2,300,000 to $1,800,000, and increase the original Route 99 allocation for Right of Way support by $500,000, from $200,000 to $700,000, for the Freeway Upgrade & Plainsburg Road I/C project (PPNO 5401) in Merced County. (Approved.)

[Aug/(2b)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original Route 99 allocation for construction by $27,747,000, from $59,290,000 to $31,543,000, for the Route 99 Widening in Manteca and San Joaquin (Phase 2) project (PPNO 7634B) in San Joaquin County. (Approved.)

[Aug/(2c)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original Route 99 allocation for construction by $41,602,000, from $94,700,000 to $53,098,000, for the Freeway Upgrade & Plainsburg Road I/C project (PPNO 5401) in Merced County. (Approved.)

[Oct/(2)] Financial Allocation: $11,300,000 for the North Bakersfield Widening (PPNO 6267) State administered Route 99 project in Kern County, on the State Highway System.

(5) Proposition 1B Trade Corridors Improvement Funds (TCIF) Program Amendments

[Aug/(5b)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original TCIF allocation for construction by $1,165,000, from $10,000,000 to $8,835,000, for the March Inland Cargo Port Airport/I-215 Van Buren Boulevard Ground Access Improvements project (PPNO 0041C; TCIF Project 54) in Riverside County.Near the city of Riverside, on I-215 at Van Buren Boulevard. Reconstruct Van Buren Boulevard interchange. (Approved.)

[Aug/(5c)] Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original allocation for construction by $907,000, from $2,060,000 to $1,153,000, for two minor TCIF projects realted to I-5 on the State Highway System in San Diego County. (Approved.)

[Sep/(5)] Financial Allocation: $34,950,000 for the Route 91 Auxiliary Lane Connection (PPNO 12-4516A) State administered TCIF project in Orange County, on the State Highway System. Contributions from other sources: $13,050,000. (Approved.)

(10) Financial Allocations for Proposition 1B SLPP Projects

[Aug/(10c)] Financial Allocation: $5,868,000 for the Route 4 East Widening (PPNO 0192L) locally administered State-Local Partnership Program (SLPP) project in Contra Costa County, on the State Highway System. In Antioch, on Route 4 East, from Hillcrest Avenue to Route 160. Widen from four to six lanes. Contributions from other sources: $84,261,000. (Approved.)

[Aug/(10d)] Financial Allocation: $18,910,000 for the I-680 Auxiliary Lanes – Segment 2 (PPNO 04-0274F) State administered Multi-Funded SLPP/STIP project in Contra Costa County, on the State Highway System. Contributions from other sources: $6,736,000. (Approved.)

[Sep/(10a)] Financial Allocation: $4,610,000 for the State administered SLPP Central C - Sonoma US 101 – Old Redwood Highway Overcrossing & Interchange (PPNO 0775H) project in Sonoma County, on the State Highway System. Contributions from other sources: $22,189,000. (Approved.)

[Sep/(10c)] Financial Allocation: $1,827,000 for the State administered SLPP North B – Sonoma US 101 Airport Interchange (PPNO 0749D) project in Sonoma County, on the State Highway System. Contributions from other sources: $1,573,000 (Approved.)

2.6e. Financial Allocations/Amendments for TCRP Projects

[Aug/(2)] Financial Allocation: $38,142,000 for three Tier 1 TCRP projects on I-405 (Add Carpool Lane from I-10 to US 101 (Northbound) (PPNO 0851G)), I-10 (between Route 605 and Route 57 (PPNO 0306H)), and I-5 (I-5 Widening; Orange County Line to Route 605 (PPNO 2808)) in Los Angeles County. (Approved.)

[Sep] Financial Allocation: $10,000,000 for Tier 1 TCRP Project 31, I-580; construct eastbound and westbound HOV lane from Tassajara Road/Santa Rita Road to Vasco Road in Alameda County. (Approved.)

4. Policy Matters

[Oct/4.6] Adoption of the Amendment to the Route 99 Program

[Oct/4.9] Adoption of the Route 99 Baseline Agreement - North Bakersfield Widening Project

June/July 2012:

Time for another round of updates. As always, you can keep up to date with me by following my blog at California Highways, as well as following theCalifornia Highways Facebook group. I've set up Facebook to get the regular Metro.Net headline posting, and I regularly highlight any highway related articles I find on the net. It is also your place to share news about California Highways, and I pick up that news from there for these updates.

Speaking of updates.. Entries for the following routes were updated based on my reading of the papers (which are posted to California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I also reviewed the the AAroads forum and misc.transport.road. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research⁽¹⁾, contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Anneliese Ågren⁽²⁾, Ron Langum ⁽³⁾, Joan Levy⁽⁴⁾, and Joel Windmiller⁽⁵⁾]: Route 4^(1,3), I-5⁽¹⁾, I-10⁽¹⁾, I-15⁽¹⁾,Route 24⁽¹⁾, Route 56⁽¹⁾, Route 60⁽¹⁾, Route 78⁽²⁾, Route 84⁽¹⁾, Route 91⁽¹⁾, Route 99^(1,5), US 101^(1,4), I-110/Route 110⁽¹⁾,Route 118⁽¹⁾, Route 138⁽¹⁾, I-215⁽¹⁾, Route 238⁽¹⁾, I-280⁽¹⁾, I-405⁽¹⁾,I-710⁽¹⁾.

Checked for updates to the list of classified highways. There were no updates.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page. Discovered that the state legislature has a new website to obtain bill information, which also permits subscribing to changes to bills and comments on bills, and provides a better indication of bill status. Noted the passage of the following items:

• AB 57 (Beall) Metropolitan Transportation Commission.The Metropolitan Transportation Commission Act creates the Metropolitan Transportation Commission as a regional agency in the 9-county San Francisco Bay Area with comprehensive regional transportation planning and other related responsibilities. Existing law requires the commission to consist of 19 members, including 2 members each from the Counties of Alameda and Santa Clara, and one member appointed by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and establishes a 4-year term of office for members of the commission.

  This bill would, instead, require the commission to consist of 21 members, including one member appointed by the Mayor of the City of Oakland and one member appointed by the Mayor of the City of San Jose. The bill would require the initial term of those 2 members to end in February 2015. The bill would prohibit more than 3 members of the commission from being residents of the same county, as specified. The bill would require the member from the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission to be a member of that commission, a resident of San Francisco, and to be approved by the Mayor of San Francisco. By imposing new requirements on a local agency, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
  Chaptered 7/13/2012. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 88, Statutes of 2012.

• ACR 117 (Achadjian)The California Highway Patrol Officer Brett J. Oswald Memorial Interchanges.
  Designates the interchange at Route 101 and Route 46 East, and any subsequent interchange constructed to replace that interchange, in the City of Paso Robles as the "California Highway Patrol Officer Brett J. Oswald Memorial Interchange".
  06/29/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 63, Statutes of 2012.
• ACR 129 (Conway) Corporal Jared Verbeek Memorial Overcrossing
  Designates the South Giddings Avenue overcrossing of Route 198 in the City of Visalia as the "Corporal Jared Verbeek Memorial Overcrossing".
  07/05/12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 65, Statutes of 2012.

I checked the CTC Liaison page for the results of the June meeting. The following items were of interest:

2.1a. State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendments

(2) The Department and the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) propose to amend the 2012 STIP and for the Route 11 and Otay Mesa Port of Entry project (PPNO’s 0999A, 0999B, and 0999C) in San Diego County to revise the project funding plans.

2.1b Amendments for Notice - STIP

The Department proposes to amend the 2012 STIP for the Route 98 Widening (West of Route 111) Phase 1 project (PPNO 0549A) in Imperial County, to down scope the project limits and revise the funding plan.

2.1c Proposition 1B Amendments for Action

(1) CMIA Project Amendments

(1b) The Department, the San Bernardino Associated Governments and the Riverside County Transportation Commission propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the I-215 Bi-County HOV Gap Closure project (PPNO 0041G) to update the project funding plan and the delivery schedule in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.The Department proposes to amend the 2012 STIP.

(1c) The Department, the Transportation Authority of Marin, and the Sonoma County Transportation Authority propose to amend the CMIA baseline agreement for the Marin-Sonoma Narrows (MSN) Corridor to add the scope of: (1) Construct Southbound HOV Lane, Novato Creek to Franklin Overhead (PPNO 0360M, Contract A2); (2) Construct Northbound HOV Lane, from Atherton Avenue to 1.4 miles south of Redwood Landfill Road (PPNO 0360S, Contract A3); (3) Replace Widen 101/Route 116 Separation Bridges (PPNO 0360R, Contract C3), as approved in Resolution CMIA-P-1112-023B in June 2012, and update the project funding plan.The Department proposes to amend the 2012 STIP.

(2) Proposition 1B Route 99 Project Amendments for Action

(2a) The Department proposes to amend the Route 99 (South Stockton) Widening Project (PPNO 7668) in San Joaquin County to revise the project funding plan and schedule, and split off a follow-up landscaping project.

(2b) The Department proposes to amend the Route 99 Widening in Manteca and San Joaquin Phase 1 Project (PPNO 7634A), Project 2 Project (PPNO 7634B0), and Phase 3 Project (PPNO 7634C) in San Joaquin County to revise the project funding plans and schedules.

(2c) The Department proposes to amend the Route 99 Avenue 12 Interchange Project (PPNO 5346) in Madera County to revise the project funding plan and limits.

(5) Proposition 1B TCIF Project Amendments for Action

(5e) The Department and the Port of Los Angeles propose to amend the TCIF baseline agreement for Project 19 (Route 110/Route 47 Interchange project [PPNO TC19]) in Los Angeles County to revise the schedule and project funding plan.

(5g) The Department and the Port of Los Angeles propose to amend the TCIF baseline agreement for Project 20 (State Route 110 Freeway and C Street Interchange Improvements project [PPNO TC20]) in Los Angeles County to revise the schedule and project funding plan.

2.2c. Environmental Matters — Approval of Projects for Future Consideration of Funding, Route Adoption or New Public Road

(1) Approval of Four Projects for Future Consideration of Funding:

• 04-CC-80, PM 3.8/5.3 I-80/San Pablo Dam Road Interchange Project. (MND) (PPNO 0242J) (STIP)
• 08-SBd-40, PM 85.2 I-40 Two Bridges Replacement Project. (MND) (PPNO 0206S) (SHOPP)
• 08-SBd-15, PM 14.0/R16.4 08-SBd-215, PM 16.0/17.8 I-15/I-215 Interchange Improvement Project (MND) (PPNO 170M) (STIP)
• 10-Sta-99, PM R21.9/R23.1 10-Sta-219, PM 0.0/0.3 State Route 99/State Route 219 (Kiernan Avenue) Interchange Reconstruction Project (MND) (PPNO 9463)

(2) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 11-SD-11, PM 0.0/2.8, 11-SD-905, PM R8.4/10.1, 11-SD-125, PM 0.5, Route 11 and the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry, Phase II (FEIR) (PPNO 0999) (TCIF)

(9) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 03 – Sacramento County Modify existing Elk Grove Boulevard/Route 99 Interchange in the city of Elk Grove. (FEIR)

(10) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 08 – San Bernardino County Widen and improve a section of Greenspot Road between Route 210 and Boulder Avenue, including Route 210 northbound ramps termini and the Boulder Avenue Intersection in San Bernardino County. (FEIR) (SLPP)

(12) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 03 – Placer County Construct curb, gutter, sidewalk, water quality, and other aesthetic improvements on Route 28 including new off-street parking in Placer County. (FEIR) (STIP) (PPNO 4679)

2.3b. New Public Road Connection

(2) New Public Road Connection: A New Public Road Connection to I-15 at Duncan Canyon Road in the city of Fontana 08-SBd-15 PM 11.0

2.3c. Relinquishment Resolutions

Five Relinquishment Resolutions:

• 04-CC-4-PM 23.1 Right of way along Route 4 on Railroad Avenue, in the city of Pittsburg.
• 07-LA-66-PM 3.2/5.3 Right of way on Route 66 between the city limits of Pomona and Upland, in the city of Claremont.
• 07-LA-405-PM 38.9/39.0 Right of way along Route 405 on Dickens Street, in the city of Los Angeles.
• 10-SJ-99-PM 20.2/20.9 Right of way along Route 99 at Cherokee and Waterloo Roads, in the county of San Joaquin.
• 10-Mer-59-PM 23.3 Right of way along Route 59 on Oakdale Road, in the county of Merced.

2.5b. Financial Allocations for State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) Projects

(1) Financial Allocation: $111,336,000 for 26 SHOPP projects. Projects on the following routes were of interest: Route 95. Most of the other projects were on the order of roadway rehabilitation, bridge joint repair, and other similar maintenance activities.

(2) Financial Allocation: $114,603,000 for five SHOPP projects amended into the SHOPP by Department Action. These were all roadway rehabilitations contingent on the passage of the budget act. They included rehabilitation of I-40, Route 62, and at various locations in San Diego County.

2.5c. Financial Allocations for State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Projects

(1a) Financial Allocation: $31,600,000 in Federal Transportation BIP funds for the Route 11/Route 905 Freeway-to-Freeway Connectors (PPNO 0999A) State administered project in San Diego County on the State Highway System.

2.5g. Financial Allocation Amendments

(1) Corridor Mobility Improvement Program (CMIA) Program Amendments

(1k) Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for construction by $24,075,000, from $58,353,000 to $34,278,000, from the I-805 HOV Managed Lanes-South (Palomar to Route 54) (PPNO 0730B) project in San Diego County to reflect award savings.

(1l) Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original CMIA allocation for Construction by $3,900,000, from $32,900,000 to $29,000,000, and SLPP allocation for Construction by $1,147,000, from $9,681,000 to $8,534,000 for the Route 4 East Widening - Segment 3A (PPNO 0192I) project in Contra Costa County to reflect award savings.

(2) Proposition 1B Route 99 Bond Program Amendments

(2f) Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original Route 99 Corridor allocation for construction by $48,640,000, from $127,000,000 to $78,360,000, for the Arboleda Road Freeway project (PPNO 5414) in Merced County, to reflect contract award savings.

(2g) Financial Allocation Amendment: Reduce the original Route 99 Corridor allocation for construction by $4,581,000, from $23,110,000 to $18,529,000, for the Elverta Road at Route 99 project (PPNO 0259D) in Sacramento County, to reflect contract award savings.

March/April/May 2012:

A bit delayed, but I'm finally getting around to another update. Again, I'm using Amaya, although I have Blue Griffon standing by if I need it. The blog is also progressing well, so I do encourage everyone to follow it. As always, you can keep up to date on the latest headlines related to California Highways by friending the California Highways Facebook group. I've set it up to get the regular Metro.Net headline posting, and I regularly highlight any highway related articles I find on the net. It is also your place to share news about California Highways, and I pick up that news from there for these updates.

On to the update.. Entries for the following routes were updated based on my reading of the papers (which are posted to California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I also reviewed the the AAroads forum and misc.transport.road, but didn't find any updates there. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research⁽¹⁾, contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Anneliese Ågren⁽²⁾, Michael Ballard⁽³⁾, Andrew Leung⁽⁴⁾, David Markowitz⁽⁵⁾, Oscar Voss⁽⁶⁾, Tom & Millie⁽⁷⁾]: Route 1^(1,2),Route 4^(1,3), I-5⁽¹⁾, Pre-1964 Route 7⁽¹⁾, Route 7⁽⁶⁾, I-8⁽¹⁾, I-10⁽¹⁾, Route 12⁽¹⁾, Route 17⁽²⁾, Route 20⁽¹⁾, Route 24⁽¹⁾, Route 39⁽¹⁾, Route 46⁽³⁾, Route 47⁽¹⁾, US 50⁽¹⁾, Route 65⁽³⁾, Route 66⁽⁴⁾, Route 68⁽⁵⁾, I-80⁽¹⁾, Route 91⁽¹⁾, Route 99^(1,3), US-101⁽¹⁾, Route 103⁽¹⁾, Route 111⁽⁶⁾, Route 121⁽¹⁾, Route 160⁽¹⁾, Route 190⁽¹⁾, I-210⁽¹⁾, Route 237⁽¹⁾, I-405⁽¹⁾, I-580⁽¹⁾,I-605⁽¹⁾, I-710⁽¹⁾, I-880⁽¹⁾, Siskiyou County Sign Route A12⁽⁷⁾.

Added the book Where the Road Begins: The Saga of Big Sur's Pioneer Families by Peter Gray Scott to the recommended reading list, based on a recommendation from Anneliese Ågren. Also added a link to PacificElectric and the Growth of the San Fernando Valley, which I picked up recently and has wonderful information and pictures of the San Fernando Valley.

Updated some information on the theft of mission bells along El Camino Real in Ventura.

Alexis Tate provided some reports of broken links on one of the links pages. As a reminder, if you ever discover a broken link on any page, please report it to me so I can correct it or remove it. In other link changes, Bridget Summers submitted DistractedDrivingHelp, which is an omnibus site that collects a number of resources to help in the fight against distracted driving. Given the importance of that fight, I added it to the Other Links page, and included links to the sites on distracted driving from the AAA Foundation and the CaliforniaHighway Patrol. The students at Pinewood Elementary School also submitted a link for the history page--they found a good site with the history of the transcontinental railroad. As a reminder: I always welcome link updates or link suggestions, but I don't just link to help people advertise. Links must be highway related, and I review every link I add. Note that "highway related" does not mean "travel related".

Based on information provided by Charlie McCoy, added information on Classified Landscaped Freeways. A Classified Landscaped Freeway is a section of freeway with planting that meets the criteria of the Outdoor Advertising Regulations. It is used in the control and regulation of Outdoor Advertising Displays. A full list of such freeways may be found here, supposedly there are regular additions that can be found here. Classified Lanscaped information was added to the following routes: Route 1, Route 2, Route 4, I-5, I-8, I-10, Route 12, Route 13, Route 14, I-15,Route 17, Route 20, Route 22, Route 23, Route 24, Route 29, Route 30, Route 33,Route 37, I-40, Route 41, Route 44, Route 47, Route 49, US 50, Route 51, Route 52, Route 54, Route 55, Route 56, Route 57, Route 58, Route 60, Route 65, Route 67, Route 68, Route 71, Route 73, Route 78, I-80, Route 84, Route 85, Route 86, Route 87, Route 90, Route 91, Route 92, Route 94, Route 99, US 101, I-105, I-110, Route 113, Route 118, Route 120, Route 125, Route 126, Route 134, Route 135, Route 154, Route 160, Route 163, Route 168, Route 170, Route 178, Route 180, Route 198, US 199, I-205, I-210, I-215, Route 217, Route 237, Route 238, Route 241, Route 242, Route 244, Route 259, Route 260, Route 261, Route 275,I-280, Route 299, Route 330, I-380, I-405, I-580, I-605, I-680, I-710, I-780, I-805, I-880, Route 905, I-980.

Checked the Calnexus page, but I don't think they are updating the exit number lists anymore.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page. Noted the passage of the following item:

• AB 610 (Solorio) Vehicles: specialized license plates: Veterinary Medical Board: pilot program.
  Under existing law, the Department of Motor Vehicles issues environmental and other specialized license plates. The issuance of some of those license plates is subject to additional fees. Existing law prohibits the department from establishing a specialized license plate program for a state agency until the department has received not less than 7,500 applications for the plates within 12 months after the date of the department's approval of the agency's initial application to sponsor a specialized license plate program. This bill would authorize the Veterinary Medical Board to contact the department by June 30, 2012, and indicate its intent to undertake collection of additional applications and fees or deposits for an additional period of 12 months in order to obtain the minimum 7,500 applications for a special license plate the board is seeking to sponsor pursuant to existing law. The bill would make this provision inoperative on July 1, 2013, and would repeal this provision on January 1, 2014.
  Chaptered April 26, 2012. Statute Chapter 9.

I was also amused by the title of SJR 27, the "Are You Dense Day". Alas, it wasn't what I was hoping for, instead being focused on Breast Cancer density testing (not that such testing is a bad thing; rather, I was hoping for a day where we could go around to people saying, "What? Are you dense?!?".

Noted that one of the CTC items below identified that portions of former US 99W (that are neither Route 99 nor I-5) may still be in the state highway system. This is best seen starting around Williams, CA, where there is a road roughly parallel to I-5 that appears to be called "Old Hwy 99W", "County Road 99W", "Highway 99W" (as in Williams, CA), "99W Highway", "State Highway 99W", and "Road 99W". The latter designation is co-signed with Tehama County Sign Route A8 north of San Benito Avenue near Red Bluff, CA. It is unclear if these portions have postmiles. Information on this was added to the "SUFFIXED" section of the Route 99 entry.

I checked the CTC Liaison page for the results of the February, March, April, and May meetings. The following items were of interest (note that the results from the May meeting were not yet posted):

January / February 2012:

A new year, and time for another update. This update is an experiment. If you read my blog, you know that I've been looking to find a new HTML editor, as HoTMetaL Pro is no longer supported. I'm experimenting with Amaya, and it seems someone reasonable. I'm not yet used to the keyboard commands, and it doesn't have a good link validation mechanism, but finding good software is difficult. You would think, with as long as the web has been around (in Internet years), problems like this would have been solved. As always, if you have a good suggestion regarding an HTML editor, I'm open to suggestions.

The move of the blog to http://blog.cahighways.org/ at the beginning of the year has worked well. I'm mirroring it to both Livejournal and Facebook, but I haven't yet figured out a way to have it autopost to G+. Again, suggestions are welcome. Alas, I'm not getting the level of comments I like, so I do encourage all you lurkers to speak up. As always, you can keep up to date on the latest headlines related to California Highways by friending the California Highways Facebook group. I've set it up to get the regular Metro.Net headline posting, and I regularly highlight any highway related articles I find on the net. It is also your place to share news about California Highways, and I pick up that news from there for these updates.

On to the update.. Entries for the following routes were updated based on my reading of the papers (which are posted to California Highways Facebook group) as well as any backed up email changes. I also reviewed the the AAroads forum and misc.transport.road, but didn't find any updates there. This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research⁽¹⁾, contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or Usenet) from Anneliese Ågren⁽²⁾, Patrick Carroll⁽³⁾, Alan Mintz⁽⁴⁾, JP⁽⁵⁾: Route 1^(1,3), LRN 1⁽¹⁾, Route 4⁽¹⁾, I-5⁽¹⁾, Route 7⁽¹⁾, I-10⁽¹⁾, Route 17⁽⁵⁾, Route 24⁽¹⁾, Route 26⁽¹⁾, Route 39⁽¹⁾, Route 41⁽¹⁾, Route 66⁽⁴⁾, Route 71⁽¹⁾, I-80⁽¹⁾, Historic US 80⁽²⁾, Route 91⁽¹⁾, Route 92⁽¹⁾, Route 99⁽¹⁾, US 101⁽¹⁾, Route 152⁽²⁾, Route 154⁽¹⁾, Route 190⁽¹⁾, I-215⁽¹⁾, Route 237⁽¹⁾, Route 246⁽¹⁾, Route 255⁽¹⁾, I-405⁽¹⁾, I-710⁽¹⁾, I-805⁽¹⁾, Route 905⁽¹⁾.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page. The new legislative silly season has started, but nothing has passed yet. There have, however, been very few naming resolutions.

I checked the CTC Liaison page for the results of the January meeting. The following items were of interest:

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