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December 2024:

This update covers September, October, and November 2024, and part of December 2024, depending on how long it takes me to finish the last little bits. Before we dive into the updates to the California Highways site, an update on the California Highways: Route by Route podcast. As always, you can keep up with the show at the podcast's forever home at https://www.caroutebyroute.org , the show's page on Spotify for Podcasters, or you can subscribe through your favorite podcatcher or via the RSS feeds (CARxR, Spotify for Podcasters) . The following episodes have been posted since the last update:

Turning to the updates to the California Highways pages: Updates were made to the following highways, based on my reading of the (virtual) papers and my research for the podcast in Sepbemter, October, and November 2024 (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 (Ꜳ). This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(ℱ), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or ꜲRoads) from Tom Fearer(2), Mike Palmer(3), Will Poundstone(4), kkt(5), Joel Windmiller(6): Route 1(ℱ), Route 4(2), I-5(ℱ), Route 14(ℱ,4), Route 27(4), Route 29(ℱ,2), Route 35(ℱ), Route 36(ℱ), Route 37(ℱ), Route 41(2), Route 43(3), Route 46(ℱ,2), Route 47(ℱ), Route 49(ℱ), Route 51(6),  Route 64(4), Route 78(ℱ), Route 84(ℱ,5), Route 89(ℱ),  Route 99(ℱ), US 101(ℱ), I-105(4), Route 116(ℱ), Route 118(ℱ), Route 121(ℱ), Route 130(2), Route 142(ℱ), Route 152(ℱ), Route 154(ℱ), Route 168(2),  Route 170(4), Route 187(ℱ), I-210(ℱ), Route 217(ℱ), Route 220(ℱ), Route 221(ℱ), Route 258 (Whitnall Parkway)(4), Route 268(4), Route 371(ℱ), US 395(ℱ), I-505(ℱ), I-580(ℱ), I-980(ℱ), County Sign Route G19(2).
(Source: private email through 12/27/2024, Highway headline posts through the August 2024 Headline post, AARoads through 12/27/2024)

Updated a number of links to New York area websites, thanks to input from Valerie Deane, who does the excellent New York State Roads website.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page, based on the California Legislature site, for bills through 2024-12-26. As usual, I recommend to every Californian that they visit the legislative website regularly and see what their legis-critters are doing. As many people are unfamiliar with how the legislature operates (and why there are so many "non-substantive changes" and "gut and amend" bills), I've added the legislative calendar (updated for 2025) to the end of the Pending Legislation page. This review covered the end of the 2023-2024 Legislative Session and the start of the 2025-2026 Legislative Session. For the 2025-206 session, a few bills have been introduced. In additional to the "normal" bills, there seem to be a number that either (a) are intended as "protective" bills to protect the state from anticipated actions by the Trump administration, or (b) punitive bills against the perceived liberal legislature/pro-Trump agenda bills by pro-Trump assembly/senate-critters. I'm monitoring a few of the latter. After an extraordinary session, the legislature does not reconvene according to the calendar until 01/06/2025. Noted the passage of the following bills and resolutions from the end of the 2023-2024 Legislative Session:

Reviewed the online agenda of the California Coastal Commission, for the September, October, November, and December meetings. The following items were of interest:

I checked California Transportation Commission page for the results of the October and December 2024 meetings of the California Transportation Commission. As always, note that I tend not to track items that do not impact these pages — i.e., pavement rehabilitation or replacement, landscaping, drainage, culverts, roadside facilities, charging stations, or other things that do not impact the routing or history, unless they are really significant. As such, the following items were of interest:

[ Note: ° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages; is an indicator used to keep track of what has been added to the pages; indicates the results from the meeting, if the meeting minutes were available. ]

2.1a. STIP/SHOPP Program/Project Amendments

(Oct) (1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to:
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1), 2.5b.(2), 2.5d.(3), and 2.5e.(13))

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes). A lot of the updates were responses to: (1) addition of fencing and security measures to facilities; (2) repair and reconstruction of roadways and slopes from storm or wildfire damage; (3) repairs from vandalism of cables and wiring — which does not rise to the level of interest for the highway pages. If the item is more long-lasting or significant (such as the slides in the Big Sur area), then they are noted. “” indicates phase not programmed.

(Dec) (1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to:
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1), 2.5b.(2), and 4.13)

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes). A lot of the updates were responses to: (1) addition of fencing and security measures to facilities; (2) repair and reconstruction of roadways and slopes from storm or wildfire damage; (3) repairs from vandalism of cables and wiring — which does not rise to the level of interest for the highway pages. If the item is more long-lasting or significant (such as the slides in the Big Sur area), then they are noted. “” indicates phase not programmed.

2.1b. STIP Program/Project Amendments/Approvals for Notice

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.1c. TCIF Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2a. Submittal of Notice of Preparation for Comments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2b. Submittal of Notice of Documents Available for Comment (DEIRs)

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2c. Approval of Projects for New Public Road Connection / Future Consideration of Funding

♠  (Oct) (1) Approval of 12 Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

  1. °01-01-Men-101, PM 27.40, 01-Men-128, PM R28.00. Rehab Multiple Transportation-Related Facilities Project. Improve the existing maintenance stations in Ukiah and Boonville by replacing and upgrading existing substandard facilities and adding electric vehicle charging stations on US 101 and Route 128, in Mendocino County. (ND) (PPNO 7028) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  2. 02-03-ED-50, PM 18.7/R29.1. Placerville CAPM Project. Preserve and extend the service life of the pavement and drainage system, upgrade non-standard median concrete barriers, guardrails, and Transportation Management System elements, and construct an acceleration lane and maintenance vehicle pullouts on US 50, in El Dorado County. (ND) (PPNO 3337) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  3. °03-03-ED-50, PM 39.70/58.85. El Dorado 50 CAPM Project. Improve, preserve, and extend the pavement service life, rehabilitate drainage systems, and upgrade Transportation Management System elements, guardrail, lighting, and signs on US 50, in El Dorado County. (ND) (PPNO 3341) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  4. °04-03-Pla-80, PM 33.00/44.90. Alta Capital Maintenance Project. Restore the service life of the roadway and rehabilitate drainage systems and Transportation Management System elements on I-80, in Placer County. (ND) (PPNO 5140) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  5. °05-05-Mon-1, PM R90.98/R102.031. Moss Landing CAPM. Preserve pavement, replace Traffic Management System elements, upgrade Americans with Disabilities Act compliant curb ramps, and upgrade guardrails to Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware standards on  Route 1, in Monterey County. (ND) (PPNO 2889) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  6. °06-05-Mon-101, PM R9.2/R22.0. Bradley-San Ardo Capital Preventative Maintenance (CAPM) Project. Roadway and drainage rehabilitation and infrastructure improvement on US 101 near Bradley and San Ardo, in Monterey County. (MND) (PPNO 2916) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  7. 07-05-SB-1, PM 48.9/49.3, 05-SB-166, PM 0.0/8.9. Guadalupe Active Partnership for Signalization and CAPM to Santa Maria (GAPS-CAPM). Capital Preventive Maintenance project with intersection improvements on Route 1 and Route 166, in Santa Barbara County. (MND) (PPNO 3006) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  8. 08-05-SLO-46, PM 30.7/32.4. State Route 46 East/Union Road Intersection Improvements. Convert the at-grade intersection of Route 46 East and Union Road/Paso Robles to a grade-separated crossing, in San Luis Obispo County. (MND) (PPNO 2528) (STIP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5c.(5))
  9. 09-06-Mad-233, PM 1.80/3.88. Chowchilla Capital Preventative Maintenance Project.  Rehabilitate pavement and upgrade Transportation Management System elements, construct Complete Streets elements and broadband on Route 233, in Madera County. (ND) (PPNO 7095) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5d.(3))
  10. °10-08-SBd-15, PM R110.4/179.4. SBD I-15 Replace Rock Slope Protection (RSP) for 6 Bridges. Replace Rock Slope Protection at Telephone Wash Bridge, Mescal Ditch Bridge, Cenda Ditch Bridge, and Ivanpah Ditch Bridge on I-15, in San Bernadino County. (MND) (PPNO 3016N) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  11. °11-08-SBd-18, PM 56.2/66.9. SBD-18 Baldwin Lake Pavement Rehabilitation.  Rehabilitate Route 18 at Baldwin Lake, from 2 miles south of Holcomb Valley Road to Camp Rock Road, in San Bernardino County. (MND) (PPNO 3016F) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  12. °12-10-SJ-4, PM 13.9/14.2. San Joaquin River Garwood Bridge Rehabilitation Project. Rehabilitate the San Joaquin River Garwood Bridge on Route 4, in San Joaquin County. (ND) (PPNO 3401) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))

(Oct) (3) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 05-Mon-1, PM 20.9/21.3, Limekiln Creek Bridge Replacement. Replace the Limekiln Creek bridge and construct viaducts on Route 1, in Monterey County. (FEIR) (PPNO 2524) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))

(Dec) (1) Approval of 2 Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

  1. °01-03-But-70, PM 34.1/46.0 and 47.0/48.076. Butte 70 CAPM Project. Preserve and extend the service life of the existing pavement as well as rehabilitate or replace fair to poor condition drainage systems on Route 70, in Butte County. (ND) (PPNO 2300) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  2. 02-05-SLO-101, PM 26.5/27.3. U.S. 101/Prado Road Interchange Project. Extend Prado Road over US 101 to connect with Dalidio Drive and rebuild the existing US 101 northbound on- and off-ramp connections to Prado  Road on US 101, in San Luis Obispo County. (MND) (PPNO 2831) (STIP)

(Dec) (5) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 07-LA-47, PM 0.4/2.0. Vincent Thomas Bridge Deck Replacement Project Replace deteriorated bridge deck, upgrade seismic sensors, and improve the existing median barrier and railings on the Vincent Thomas Bridge on Route 47, in the Port of Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County. (FEIR) (PPNO 6024) (SHOPP)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5d.(4))

2.3a. Route Adoptions

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3b. New Public Road Connection

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3c. Relinquishments

(Oct) Two Relinquishment Resolutions:

  1. 11-SD-76-PM R12.8/R17.2. Right of way along Route 76 between Sweetgrass Lane and I-15, in the county of San Diego.
  2. 12-Ora-39-PM 11.6/12.9. Route 39 within the city of Anaheim. (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))

(Dec) Two Relinquishment Resolutions:

  1. 06-Tul-137-PM 16.5/16.6. Right of way along Route 137 on East San Joaquin Avenue and East Sierra Avenue, in the city of Tulare.
  2. 08-SBd-215-PM 17.04/17.10. Right of way along Route 215 on Dement Street, in the city of San Bernardino.

2.3d. Vacations

(Oct) One Vacation Resolution:

  1. 11-SD-76-PM R12.7/R16.3. Right of way along State Route 76 between Sweetgrass Lane and Pala Road, in the county of San Diego

2.5a Minor Projects

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5b. Financial Allocations for SHOPP Projects / Federal Discretionary Grant Funds

(Oct) (1) Request $604,009,000 $602,675,000 for 24 SHOPP construction-phase projects. (Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.2c.(7), 2.3c., and 2.5c.(2))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

(Oct) (2) Request of $75,360,000 for 61 2024 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental support, design, and R/W support. ((2a) SHOPP; (2b) SHOPP SB1) (Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.2c.(1), 2.2c.(3), and 2.5d.(1))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

(Dec) (1) Request of $294,205,000 for seven SHOPP construction-phase projects.
(Related Item under Ref. 2.1a.(1))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

(Dec) (2) Request of $35,600,000 for 35 2024 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental support, design, and R/W support.
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.2c.(1), and 2.5d.(1))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

2.5c Financial Allocations for STIP Projects

(Oct) (1) Request an allocation of $40,571,000 for the Right of Way Capital phase of the State-Administered Lake 29 Expressway - Segment 2B project, on Route 29, in Lake County. (PPNO 3121)

(Oct) (5) Request of $1,550,000 for the locally-administered STIP Route 46/Union Road Intersection Improvements project, on the State Highway System, in San Luis Obispo County. (PPNO 2528)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(1))

(Dec) (1) Request of $4,535,000 for two State-Administered STIP projects, on the State Highway System.

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

2.5d Allocations for Projects with Costs that Exceed 20 Percent of the Programmed Amount

(Oct) (3) Request for $3,600,000 (267.3 percent increase) allocation in Pre-Construction Support, PS&E phase and $2,660,000 (8,766.7 percent increase) allocation in Right of Way (RW) Support phase, for the SHOPP Pavement Preservation project on State Route 233, in Madera County.  (EA 0W860, PPNO 7095)
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1) and 2.2c.(1))

(Dec) (4) Request for $30,360,000 (45.3 percent increase) allocation in Pre-Construction Support, Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E) phase and $1,683,000 (9,800.0 percent increase) allocation in RW Support phase, for the SHOPP Bridge Formula Program project on Route 47, in Los Angeles County.  (EA 39020, PPNO 6024)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(5))

2.5e Supplemental Fund Allocations

(Oct) (2) Request for an additional $870,000 (125.7 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, PS&E phase, for the SHOPP Operational Improvements project on US 101 (Richardson Grove), in Humboldt County.  (EA 46480, PPNO 2251)

(Oct) (6) Request for an additional $4,937,000 (23.4 percent increase) in Construction Capital for the STIP I-80/Gilman Interchange Bicycle/Pedestrian Over- crossing and Access Improvements (Phase 2: Interchange) project on I-80, in Alameda County. (EA 0A772, PPNO 2323B)

(Dec) (2) Request for an additional $800,000 (40.2 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, PS&E phase, for the SHOPP Major Damage (Permanent Restoration) project on State Route 299, in Humboldt County.
(EA 0J801, PPNO 2535)

(Dec) (3) Request for an additional $695,000 (100.4 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, PS&E phase, for the SHOPP Operational Improvements project on US 101 (Richardson Grove), in Humboldt County.
(EA 46480, PPNO 2251)

(Dec) (8) Request for an additional $48,000,000 (218.2 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, PS&E phase, for the SHOPP Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement project on Route 4 and I-5, in San Joaquin County.  (EA 0X460, PPNO 3133)

2.5f Financial Allocations for SHOPP

(Oct) Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority

No projects were at the level of interest for the highway pages.

(Dec) Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority

No projects were at the level of interest for the highway pages. The closest projects were two that were adding signals to intersections. Roundabouts are interesting. Signals less so.

2.5g Prop 1B Project Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5p Local Transportation Climate Adaptation Program (LTCAP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5s Senate Bill 1 Programs Project Allocations Local Partnership Program (LPP) Allocations

(Oct) (9) Request for an additional $51,651,000 (77.6 percent increase) in Construction Capital for the locally- administered multi-funded TCEP/LPP (Formulaic)/STIP I-15 Corridor Freight Improvement Project Auxiliary Lanes and Express Lanes – Construction, in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.  (EA 0R801, PPNO 0167M)

(Oct) (2) Request of $1,204,000 for the locally-administered LPP (Formulaic) Bellam Boulevard Off-Ramp Improvement Project, on the State Highway System, in Marin County. (PPNO 2092H)

(Oct) (3) Request of $2,625,000 for the locally-administered LPP (Formulaic) National Trails Highway Bridge Replacements – Dagget – Yermo Road to Amboy Road and Goffs Road east to I-40 project, off the State Highway System, in San Bernardino County. (PPNO 1341)

(Oct) (7) Request of $7,100,000 for the locally-administered multi-funded STIP/TCEP Centennial Corridor SB Route 99 to WB Route 58 Connector project, on the State Highway System, in Kern County, programmed in Fiscal Year 2025-26. (PPNO 8030)

(Dec) (4) Request of $67,625,000 for the State-Administered multi-funded STIP/LPP (Competitive and Formulaic) Oakland Alameda Access Project, I-880 and Route 260, on the State Highway System, in Alameda County. (PPNO 0044D) 

(Dec) (5) Local Partnership Program (LPP) (Formulaic) – Allocation Amendment. Request to amend the locally-administered LPP (Formulaic) National Trails Highway Bridge Replacements (former US 66, SBD County Sign Route 66), Amboy to Kelbaker project, off the State Highway System, in San Bernardino County, to correct the PPNO from 1304 to 1342. There is no change to the allocation amount.

2.5t Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5w Active Transportation Program (ATP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.6g Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

4. TCIF and Aeronautic Program Updates / Policy Matters

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

Other Matters/Public Comment

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS IN CTC MINUTES: California Transportation Commission (Commission or CTC), California Department of Transportation (Department or Caltrans), Regional Improvement Program (RIP), Interregional Improvement Program (IIP), State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP), Public Transportation Account (PTA), Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act of 1990 (Proposition 116), High Speed Passenger Train Bond Program (Proposition 1A), Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 1B), Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA), State Route 99 Bond Program (RTE or SR 99), Local Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account (LBSRA), Trade Corridors Improvement Fund (TCIF), Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account (HRCSA), State-Local Partnership Program (SLPP), Traffic Light Synchronization Program (TLSP), Letter of No Prejudice (LONP), Environmental Phase (PA&ED), Design Phase (PS&E), Right of Way (R/W), Fiscal Year (FY), Active Transportation Program (ATP), Intercity Rail (ICR), California Aid to Airports Program (CAAP), Acquisition & Development (A&D), Transit and Inter-City Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), Transportation Facilities Account (TFA), Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP), Local Partnership Program (LPP), Local Streets and Roads Program (LSRP), Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP).

August 2024:

This update covers June, July and August 2024, depending on how long it takes me to finish the last little bits. Before we dive into the updates to the California Highways site, an update on the California Highways: Route by Route podcast. As always, you can keep up with the show at the podcast's forever home at https://www.caroutebyroute.org , the show's page on Spotify for Podcasters, or you can subscribe through your favorite podcatcher or via the RSS feeds (CARxR, Spotify for Podcasters) . The following episodes have been posted since the last update:

Turning to the updates to the California Highways pages: Updates were made to the following highways, based on my reading of the (virtual) papers and my research for the podcast in June, July, and August 2024 (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 (Ꜳ). This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(ℱ), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or ꜲRoads) from Tom Fearer(2), gonealookin(3), and The Ghostbuster(4): Route 1(ℱ), Route 2(ℱ), Sign Route 3(ℱ), Sign Route 6(ℱ), I-8(2), I-10(ℱ), I-15(ℱ), Route 16(2), Route 17(ℱ), Sign Route 26(ℱ), Route 27(ℱ), Route 36(ℱ), Route 41(ℱ), US 50(3), US 66(ℱ), Route 79(ℱ), I-80(ℱ,2,4), US 80(2), Route 82(ℱ), Route 84(ℱ), Route 92(ℱ), Route 99(ℱ), US 101(ℱ,2), Route 108(ℱ), Route 109(2), Route 118(ℱ), Route 120(ℱ), Route 156(ℱ), Route 163(2), Route 209(2), Route 213(ℱ), LRN 223(2), Former Route 225(ℱ), Route 260(ℱ), US 395(ℱ,2), I-605(ℱ), Sign Route 740(ℱ), I-880(ℱ), County Sign Route A13(ℱ), County Sign Route N9(ℱ).
(Source: private email through 9/2/2024, Highway headline posts through the August 2024 Headline post, AARoads through 9/2/2024)

Added a link to a newly-discovered Caltrans resource: A Historical Context and Methodology for Evaluating Trails, Roads, and Highways in California. 2016. This looks to be an extremely interesting summary of the history of state highways. I'm going to need to print it out and go over it in detail.

Made updates to routes as part of the research for the Season 2 Bonus Episodes and Season 3 of the podcast. This included changes to: the Auto Trails page, Route 4, I-5, LRN 5, US 6, Sign Route 10, Route 14, Route 16, LRN 19, Route 39, US 40, Alt. US 40, Route 42, US 50, LRN 50, LRN 62, US 66, I-80, Route 89, US 91, US 99, US 101, Route 113, LRN 166, LRN 171, US 199, US 395. A large number of highways were updated to add or correct auto trail information.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page, based on the California Legislature site, for bills through 2024-09-02. As usual, I recommend to every Californian that they visit the legislative website regularly and see what their legis-critters are doing. As many people are unfamiliar with how the legislature operates (and why there are so many "non-substantive changes" and "gut and amend" bills), I've added the legislative calendar (updated for 2024) to the end of the Pending Legislation page. We are nearing the end of the legislative session, so things should be more active, as committees have finished their business and the last day for the legislature to pass bills is August 31. Noted the passage of the following bills and resolutions:

Reviewed the online agenda of the California Coastal Commission, for the June, July, and August meetings. No items were relevant to the highway pages.

I checked California Transportation Commission page for the results of the June and August 2024 meetings of the California Transportation Commission. As always, note that I tend not to track items that do not impact these pages — i.e., pavement rehabilitation or replacement, landscaping, drainage, culverts, roadside facilities, charging stations, or other things that do not impact the routing or history, unless they are really significant. As such, the following items were of interest:

[ Note: ° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages; is an indicator used to keep track of what has been added to the pages; indicates the results from the meeting, if the meeting minutes were available. ]

2.1a. STIP/SHOPP Program/Project Amendments

(Jun) (1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to:
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1), 2.5b.(2), 2.5b.(4) and 4.19)

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes). A lot of the updates were responses to: (1) addition of fencing and security measures to facilities; (2) repair and reconstruction of roadways and slopes from storm or wildfire damage; (3) repairs from vandalism of cables and wiring — which does not rise to the level of interest for the highway pages. If the item is more long-lasting or significant (such as the slides in the Big Sur area), then they are noted. “” indicates phase not programmed.

(Jun) (2) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to:
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes). “” indicates phase not programmed.

(Aug) (1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to:
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1), 2.5b.(2), 2.5d.(2), 2.8a.(1), and 4.28)

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes). A lot of the updates were responses to: (1) addition of fencing and security measures to facilities; (2) repair and reconstruction of roadways and slopes from storm or wildfire damage; (3) repairs from vandalism of cables and wiring — which does not rise to the level of interest for the highway pages. If the item is more long-lasting or significant (such as the slides in the Big Sur area), then they are noted. “” indicates phase not programmed.

2.1b. STIP Program/Project Amendments/Approvals for Notice

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.1c. TCIF Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2a. Submittal of Notice of Preparation for Comments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2b. Submittal of Notice of Documents Available for Comment (DEIRs)

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2c. Approval of Projects for New Public Road Connection / Future Consideration of Funding

(Jun) (2) Approval of 9 Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

  1. 01-01-Men-20, PM 33.3/34.4. Calpella 2 Bridge Replacements Project. Replace two bridges with a single bridge on Route 20, in Mendocino County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 4587) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  2. 02-02-Teh-99, PM 4.2/4.8. South Avenue Safety Project. Install a roundabout on Route 99 at the South Avenue intersection, in Tehama County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 3744) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5e.(2))
  3. °03-05-Mon-101, PM R41.9/49.8. King City Capital Preventative Maintenance. Restore highway pavement, replace three drainage culverts, improve interchange lighting, and reconstruct weigh-in-motion and traffic census stations on US 101, in Monterey County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 2900) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  4. °04-05-SCr-1, PM 32.0/35.7. Davenport Culverts Replacement Project. Replace four culverts on Route 1, just north of Davenport, in Santa Cruz County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 1967) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))
  5. 05-05-SLO-1, PM 34.46. Old Creek Bridge. Replace the existing Old Creek Bridge on Route 1, in San Luis Obispo County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 0072A) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))
  6. °06-05-SLO-41, PM 3.1. Morro Road Soldier Pile Wall Project. Repair a slip out by constructing a soldier pile wall on Route 41, in San Luis Obispo County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 2927) (SHOPP)
    (Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1) and 2.5b.(2))
  7. 07-05-SLO-46, PM 49.7/54.7. Route 46 Corridor Improvement Project – Cholame Segment. Convert the existing two-lane highway to a four-lane divided expressway on Route 46, in San Luis Obispo County. (FEIR Addenda) (PPNO 0226J) (STIP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5c.(2))
  8. 08-10-Sta-108, PM 27.5/44.5, 10-Sta-120, PM 6.9/11.6, 10-Sta-219, PM 3.7/4.8. North County Corridor New Route 108 Project & Route Adoption. Construct a new multi-lane, access-controlled freeway/expressway with interchanges, at-grade intersections, grade-separated railroad crossings, irrigation district crossings, frontage roadway, and local street alignments from Route 108 to Route 120, in Stanislaus County. (FEIR Addendum) (PPNO 3507) (STIP) (TCEP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5s.(10)
  9. 09-12-Ora-55, PM 17.4/R17.9, 12-Ora-57, PM 15.5/16.2, 12-Ora-91, PM 4.7/R11.4. Route 91 Improvement Project Between Route 57 and Route 55. Improve traffic conditions with widening of freeway mainline, primarily in the eastbound direction, and modifications to various intersections, connectors, ramps, and intersections, in Orange County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 4600A) (TCEP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5s.(9))

(Aug) (1) Approval of 12 Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

  1. °01-03-Nev-20, PM 20.0/46.12, 03-Pla-20, PM 41.29/43.87. Nevada Placer 20 CAPM Project. Rehabilitate pavement and drainages and upgrade guardrail and roadside signs on Route 20, in Nevada and Placer Counties. (ND) (PPNO 4003) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  2. °02-05-Mon-1, PM R85.1/R90.98. Marina to Castroville CAPM. Preserve pavement, pave beyond the gore areas, rehabilitate one drainage system, replace traffic management system elements, conduct lighting rehabilitation, and upgrade guardrails on State Route 1, in Monterey County. (MND) (PPNO 3034) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  3. °03-05-SBt-101, PM R1.28/2.01. Highway 101 Rocks Road Tree Removal. Remove approximately 228 blue gum eucalyptus trees adjacent to US 101 that are in poor health or in weak condition. The project includes replacement planting with native species, in San Benito County. (MND) (PPNO 3219) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))
  4. °04-05-SCr-236, PM 4.27. Boulder Creek Bridge Scour Repair Project. Repair scour on the existing bridge abutment at the Boulder Creek Bridge on Route 236, in Santa Cruz County. (MND) (EA 1P240) (SHOPP Minor A)
  5. 05-05-SLO-1, PM 32.6. Toro Creek Southbound Bridge Replacement Project Remove and replace the existing southbound Toro Creek Bridge on Route 1, in San Luis Obispo County. (MND) (PPNO 3165) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  6. °06-06-Ker-223, PM 20.10/21.30. Arvin CAPM Project. Improve Route 223 by resurfacing and constructing Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps and Complete Streets elements, in Kern County. (ND) (PPNO 6984) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5d.(3))
  7. °07-07-Ven-118, PM 14.7/15.6. State Route 118 Weigh Station Project. Construct Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facilities (CVEF) in the east bound direction of Route 118. The CVEF will allow California Highway Patrol to monitor truck flow, enhance transportation safety issues, and reduce highway cost maintenance associated with overloaded trucks, in Ventura County. (ND) (PPNO 5406) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  8. °08-08-SBd-15, PM R121.0/144.0. SBD 15 Pavement Rehab. Pavement overlay and shoulder backing on each side of the roadway mainline, shoulders, and on/off-ramps. The project also includes upgrading guardrail, replacing asphalt concrete dikes, restriping lanes, upgrading sign panels, and rehabilitating freeway lighting and culverts on I-15, in San Bernadino County. (MND) (PPNO 3015J) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  9. °09-08-SBd-18, PM 66.9/75.6. SBD-18 Lucerne Valley Pavement Rehab. Rehabilitate Route 18 by Partial Depth Reclamation, construct 8-foot shoulders, upgrade guardrails and Transportation System Elements, install vegetation control, extend culverts, and construct median and shoulder rumble strips, in San Bernadino County. (MND) (PPNO 3015H) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  10. °10-08-SBd-95, PM R57.207/64.5. US 95 Pavement Rehabilitation. Pavement overlay on the existing mainline and shoulders, mill at transition locations, repair distressed areas with localized digouts, replace asphalt concrete dikes, restripe lanes, re-install rumble strips, place 4-feet- wide shoulder backing, replace one sign panel, replace guardrails, and change a portion of the existing centerline striping from passing to non-passing zones, in San Bernadino County.(MND) (PPNO 3015T) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  11. °11-09-Ker-178, PM 88.6/104.6. Ridgecrest/Inyokern Pavement. Rehabilitate pavement, improve pedestrian facilities, and make other improvements on Route 178, in Kern County. (ND) (PPNO 2685 and PPNO 4205) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  12. °12-11-SD-78, PM 33.7/37.3. Route 78 Ramona Asset Management Project Construct improvements to various transportation assets on Route 78, including pavement rehabilitation, culvert rehabilitation, traffic signal upgrades, Complete Streets and mobility elements, and safety/roadside elements, in San Diego County. (ND) (PPNO 1382) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))

(Aug) (2) Approval of 9 Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

  1. °01-05-Mon-101, PM 98.8/100.3. Prunedale Drainage Improvements Project. Rehabilitate drainage systems on US 101, in Monterey County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 2679X) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5d.(2))
  2. °02-05-Mon-183, PM R8.30/9.98. Route 183 Castroville Improvement Project. Address structural deficiencies and improve multimodal travel by rehabilitating the pavement, addressing essential bridge maintenance needs, and improving transit stops, sidewalks, driveways, and curb ramps, in Monterey County. (MND Addenda) (PPNO 2678) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))
  3. °03-05-SB-101, PM R52.34/R56.09. North Nojoqui Grade Capital Preventative Maintenance and Drainage Project. Rehabilitate existing pavement, replace asphalt concrete dikes, reconstruct existing guardrail, upgrade guardrail connections to bridge railing, improve five drainage systems, and repair a failing slope on US 101, in Santa Barbara County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 2902) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))
  4. °04-05-SB-101, PM 65.00/84.10. Zaca Station to Orcutt Drainage Rehabilitation Project Replace and modify drainage culverts, lighting, and Transportation Management System elements on US 101, in Santa Barbara County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 2918) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))
  5. °05-05-SLO-58, PM 1.8/6.9. Santa Margarita 58 CAPM. Rehabilitate roadway and make other improvements on Route 58 near Santa Margarita, in San Luis Obispo County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 2845) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))
  6. °06-05-SLO-101, PM 7.8/16.5. SLO County Asset Management Improvements Project. Maintain existing asphalt with overlay, repair or replace culverts, and make other improvements on US 101, in San Luis Obispo County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 2778) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))
  7. 07-05-SLO-101, PM 61.7/62.1. Wellsona Safety Improvements Project. Construct an undercrossing south of Wellsona Road and add new frontage roads to connect the undercrossing to Wellsona Road, on US 101 in San Luis Obispo County. (MND Addenda) (PPNO 2766) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5f.(3))
  8. °08-08-Riv-243, PM 0.0/29.7. State Route 243 Pavement Rehabilitation. Minor pavement rehabilitation, culvert repair or replacement, Midwest guardrail system upgrades, sign panel replacement, lighting rehabilitation, curb ramp upgrades, and roadside safety improvements on Route 243, in Riverside County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 3011S) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))
  9. °09-12-Ora-1, PM 21.5/31.1; 32.7. State Route 1 Class II Bike Lane Facility Improvements. Add comprehensive Class II bike lanes in both directions along Route 1, in Orange County. (MND Addendum) (PPNO 2385A) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5f.(3))

(Aug) (5) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 03-Sacramento County. SouthEast Capital Connector – A1/A2 Kammerer Road Project. Replace an existing portion of Kammerer Road with a four-lane thoroughfare, construct a new four-lane expressway section to I-5, and implement railroad grade separation and interchange improvements. Note: The SouthEast Capital Connector is discussed with Route 148. (MND) (PPNO 5844) (STIP)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5c.(3))

2.3a. Route Adoptions

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3b. New Public Road Connection

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3c. Relinquishments

(Aug) Four Relinquishment Resolutions:

  1. 04-Nap-29-PM R6.2. Right of way along Route 29 on Soscol Ferry Road and Devlin Road, in the county of Napa.
  2. 06-Fre-99-PM 25.4. Right of way along Route 99 on North Valentine Avenue, in the city of Fresno.
  3. 07-LA-10-PM 31.2/32.2. Right of way along I-10 on Garvey Avenue and Dalewood Street, in the city of Baldwin Park.
  4. 11-SD-75-PM 9.1/9.9. Right of way along Route 75 from I-5 to Georgia Street, in the city of San Diego.

2.3d. Vacations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5a Minor Projects

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5b. Financial Allocations for SHOPP Projects / Federal Discretionary Grant Funds

(Jun) (1) Request $340,885,000 $334,157,000 for 43 42 Construction-Phase SHOPP projects. (Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.2c.(2), 2.5b.(2), 2.5c.(1)/2.5v.(1), 2.5d.(4)/2.5v.(2), 2.5s.(5) and 2.5s.(9))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

(Jun) (2) Request of $86,347,000 for 79 2024 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental support, design, and R/W support. ((2a) SHOPP; (2b) SHOPP SB1) (Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.1a.(2), 2.2c.(1), 2.2c.(2), 2.5b.(1), 2.5d.(5) and 2.5d.(6))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

(Jun) (3) Request of $206,311,000 $186,980,000 for 104 96 2024 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental support. Caltrans didn't make this easy, listing projects only by PPNO, ProjID, and EA. But I figured it out. The following allocations were of interest:

(Jun) (4) Request of $29,238,000 for the SHOPP Carbon Reduction Program project on Route 85, in Santa Clara County, programmed in Fiscal Year 2024-25. (PPNO 2927H)
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1) and 2.5c.(10)

(Jun) (5) Request of $7,436,000 for two locally-administered STIP projects, on the State Highway System.

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages:

(Jun) (10) Request of $11,739,000 $1,065,117,000 for the locally-administered STIP Silicon Valley Express Lanes Program – Phase 4 ETS project (US 101), on the State Highway System, in Santa Clara County, programmed in Fiscal Year 2024-25. (PPNO 2015G)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(4))

(Aug) (1) Request $1,070,072,000 $1,065,117,000 for 53 52 SHOPP projects.
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.2c.(2), and 2.8a.(1))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

(Aug) (2) Request of $98,914,000 for 74 2024 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental support, design, and R/W support.
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.2c.(1), 2.2c.(8), 2.5d.(4), and 2.8a.(1))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

2.5c Financial Allocations for STIP Projects

(Aug) (2) Request of $41,861,000 for five locally-administered STIP projects, on the State Highway System:

(Aug) (4) Request of $13,275,000 for the locally-administered STIP AB 3090 Reimbursement – Route 71/Route 91 Interchange EB-NB Connector project, on the State Highway System, in Riverside County. (PPNO 0077M)

2.5d Allocations for Projects with Costs that Exceed 20 Percent of the Programmed Amount

(Jun) (1) Request for $3,587,000 (32.3 percent increase) allocation in Construction Capital and $940,000 (19.0 percent increase) allocation in Construction Support, for the SHOPP Safety Improvements project on State Route 1, in Mendocino County. (EA 0F710, PPNO 4630)

(Jun) (4) Request for $41,482,000 (8.9 percent increase) allocation in Construction Capital, $972,000 (0.0 percent increase) allocation in Construction Support, and
$3,000,000 (0.0 percent increase) allocation in Right of Way Capital, for the State-Administered multi-funded STIP/Prop 1B SR 99 Delano to Pixley 6-Lane Pavement Rehabilitation Project on State Route 99, in Kern and Tulare counties, programmed in Fiscal Year 2024-25. (EA 0W791, PPNO 7072)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))

(Jun) (5) Request for $3,751,000 (55.0 percent increase) allocation in Pre-Construction Support, Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E) phase, for the SHOPP Pavement Preservation project on State Route 213, in Los Angeles County. (EA 34660, PPNO 5371)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))

2.5e Supplemental Fund Allocations

(Jun) (2) Request for an additional $2,002,000 (20.6 percent increase) in Construction Capital for the SHOPP Safety Improvements project on Route 99, in Tehama County. (EA 0J010, PPNO 3744)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(2))

(Jun) (4) Request for an additional $880,000 (21.0 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, PS&E phase, for the SHOPP Bridge Scour project on Route 84, in Alameda County. (EA 0J550, PPNO 0481M)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.8a.(1)) Item was deferred to future meeting.

(Jun) (5) Request for an additional $6,684,000 (13.4 percent increase) in Construction Capital for the SHOPP Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement project on US 101, in Santa Barbara County. (EA 1C950, PPNO 2448)

(Jun) (10) Request for an additional $5,700,000 (13.2 percent increase) in Construction Capital for the SHOPP Safety Improvements project on Route 74, in Riverside County. (EA 1C850, PPNO 0050P)

(Jun) (12) Request for an additional $2,355,000 (122.0 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, PA&ED phase, for the SHOPP Bridge Formula Program project on I-40, in San Bernardino County.
(EA 1L800, PPNO 3017K)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.8a.(1))

(Jun) (13) Request for an additional $700,000 (8.4 percent increase) in Construction Capital for the SHOPP Collision Severity Reduction project on US 395, in Mono County. (EA 36640, PPNO 2624)

(Aug) (3) Request for an additional $775,000 (11.0 percent increase) in Construction Capital for the SHOPP Safety Improvements project on State Route 49, in Placer County. (EA 1H240, PPNO 4785)

(Aug) (5) Request for an additional $880,000 (21.0 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, PS&E phase, for the SHOPP Bridge Scour project on State Route 84, in Alameda County. (EA 0J550, PPNO 0481M)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.8a.(1))

2.5f Financial Allocations for SHOPP

(Jun) Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: Uninteresting projects included emergency storm damage mitigation that was primarily repairs; repairing damage from unhoused; and damage from accidents.

(Aug) Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority
(Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(2))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: Uninteresting projects included emergency storm damage mitigation that was primarily repairs; repairing damage from unhoused; and damage from accidents.

2.5g Prop 1B Project Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5p Local Transportation Climate Adaptation Program (LTCAP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5s Senate Bill 1 Programs Project Allocations Local Partnership Program (LPP) Allocations

(Jun) (1) Request of $24,818,000 for the State-Administered multi-funded LPP (Formulaic and Competitive)/STIP Route 99/ Caldwell Ave Interchange, Safety, and Multi- Modal Project, on the State Highway System, in Tulare County. (PPNO 6421)

(Jun) (6) Request of $3,055,000 for the locally-administered LPP (Competitive) Pioneer Trail / US 50 Intersection Safety Improvement Project, on the State Highway System, in El Dorado County, programmed in Fiscal Year 2024-25. (PPNO 3355)

(Jun) (9) Request of $118,016,000 for three State-Administered TCEP projects, on the State Highway System. Resolution TCEP-A-2324-25
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1b.(1), 2.2c.(2), 2.5b.(1), 4.17 and 4.26)

(Jun) (10) Request of $89,670,000 for two locally-administered TCEP projects, on the State Highway System. (Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(2))

(Jun) (11) Request of $6,300,000 for the locally-administered multi-funded TCEP/STIP Centennial Corridor SB Route 99 to WB Route 58 Connector project, on the State Highway System, in Kern County, programmed in Fiscal Year 2024-25. (PPNO 8030)

(Aug) (3) Request of $263,000 for the locally-administered LPP (Formulaic) National Trails Highway Bridge Replacements, Amboy to Kelbaker project, off the State Highway System (County Sign Route 66 / Former US 66), in San Bernardino County. (PPNO 1304)
(Related Item under Ref. 4.23)

(Aug) (5) Request of $20,000,000 for the locally-administered TCEP North County Corridor Project – Phase 1 from Claribel Road to Claus Road project, on the State Highway System, in Stanislaus County. (PPNO 3507)

(Aug) (8) Request of $36,141,000 for the State-Administered TCEP Otay Mesa East Land Port of Entry Early Work Package project (11-SD-11 2.7/2.7. PPNO 11-0999H; ProjID 1124000359; EA 05640), on the State Highway System, in San Diego County. (PPNO 0999H)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.1a.(2))

2.5t Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5w Active Transportation Program (ATP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.6g Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

4. TCIF and Aeronautic Program Updates / Policy Matters

(Jun) 4.23 Approval of the State Route 152 Local Alternative Transportation Improvement Program in Merced County.

(Aug) 4.23 Local Partnership Formulaic Program Amendment: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5s.(3))

Other Matters/Public Comment

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS IN CTC MINUTES: California Transportation Commission (Commission or CTC), California Department of Transportation (Department or Caltrans), Regional Improvement Program (RIP), Interregional Improvement Program (IIP), State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP), Public Transportation Account (PTA), Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act of 1990 (Proposition 116), High Speed Passenger Train Bond Program (Proposition 1A), Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 1B), Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA), State Route 99 Bond Program (RTE or SR 99), Local Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account (LBSRA), Trade Corridors Improvement Fund (TCIF), Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account (HRCSA), State-Local Partnership Program (SLPP), Traffic Light Synchronization Program (TLSP), Letter of No Prejudice (LONP), Environmental Phase (PA&ED), Design Phase (PS&E), Right of Way (R/W), Fiscal Year (FY), Active Transportation Program (ATP), Intercity Rail (ICR), California Aid to Airports Program (CAAP), Acquisition & Development (A&D), Transit and Inter-City Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), Transportation Facilities Account (TFA), Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP), Local Partnership Program (LPP), Local Streets and Roads Program (LSRP), Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP).

May 2024:

This update covers March, April, and May 2024. Before we dive into the updates to the California Highways site, an update on the California Highways: Route by Route podcast. As always, you can keep up with the show at the podcast's forever home at https://www.caroutebyroute.org , the show's page on Spotify for Podcasters, or you can subscribe through your favorite podcaster or via the RSS feeds (CARxR, Spotify for Podcasters) . The following episodes have been posted since the last update:

Turning to the updates to the California Highways pages: Updates were made to the following highways, based on my reading of the (virtual) papers and my research for the podcast in March and April 2024 (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 (Ꜳ). This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(ℱ), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or ꜲRoads) from Tom Fearer(2), Mike Palmer(3), Plutonic Panda(4), Vicky S(5), Joel Windmiller(6): Route 1(ℱ), I-5(ℱ,6,4), I-10(ℱ,2), Route 22(ℱ), Route 24(ℱ), Route 25(ℱ), Route 27(ℱ), Route 35(ℱ), Route 37(ℱ), Route 39(ℱ),, I-40(ℱ), Route 43(ℱ), Route 47(ℱ), Route 49(ℱ), Route 51(2), Route 58(ℱ,2), US 66(ℱ), Route 71(ℱ), Route 74(ℱ), Route 78(ℱ), Route 79(ℱ), I-80(ℱ,6), Route 86(ℱ), Route 90(ℱ), Route 91(ℱ), Route 94(ℱ), Route 99(ℱ), Route 101(ℱ,2), Route 102(6), I-110(ℱ,2), Route 116(ℱ), Route 118(ℱ), Route 121(ℱ), Route 125(ℱ), Route 130(5), Route 131(ℱ), Route 150(ℱ), Route 156(ℱ), Route 168(2), Route 178(2), LRN 182(ℱ), Route 203(2), Route 204(ℱ,3), Route 211(ℱ), Route 234(2), Route 255(ℱ), Route 299(ℱ), US 395(ℱ), US 466(2), I-580(ℱ), I-805(ℱ), County Sign Route S21(ℱ).
(Source: private email through 6/8/2024, Highway headline posts through the May 2024 Headline post, AARoads through 6/8/2024)

Made updates to routes as part of the research for the end of Season 2 and the start of Season 3 of the podcast. This included changes to Part 1 of the chronology (correcting the description of the third and fourth state routes), the State Highway Types page (adding updated information on Scenic Highways), the Caltrans Resources Page (adding the Scenic Highways Guidelines), Route 3, Route 4, LRN 14, Route 21, Route 24, Route 36, LRN 40, LRN 75, Route 120, Route 155, Route 211, Route 242.

In response to discovering the Scenic Highway lists, clarified the Scenic Highway status of the following routes: Route 1, Route 2, Route 3, Route 4, I-5, I-8, Route 9, Route 12, Route 13, Route 14, I-15, Route 16, Route 17, Route 18, Route 20, Route 24, Route 25, Route 27, Route 28, Route 29, Route 30, Route 33, Route 35, Route 36, Route 37, Route 38, Route 39, I-40, Route 41, Route 44, Route 46, Route 49, US 50, Route 52, Route 53, Route 57, Route 58, Route 62, Route 68, Route 70, Route 71, Route 74, Route 75, Route 76, Route 78, Route 79, I-80, Route 84, Route 88, Route 89, Route 91, Route 92, Route 94, Route 96, US 97, US 101, Route 108, Route 111, Route 116, Route 118, Route 120, Route 121, Route 125, Route 126, Route 127, Route 128, Route 138, Route 139, Route 140, Route 142, Route 146, Route 150, Route 151, Route 152, Route 154, Route 156, Route 158, Route 160, Route 161, Route 163, Route 166, Route 168, Route 173, Route 174, Route 178, Route 180, Route 190, Route 197, Route 198, US 199, Route 203, Route 209, I-210, I-215, Route 221, Route 236, Route 239, Route 243, Route 247, Route 251, Route 254, Route 266, I-280, Route 299, Route 330, US 395, I-580, and I-680.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page, based on the California Legislature site, for bills through 2024-05-26. As usual, I recommend to every Californian that they visit the legislative website regularly and see what their legis-critters are doing. As many people are unfamiliar with how the legislature operates (and why there are so many "non-substantive changes" and "gut and amend" bills), I've added the legislative calendar (updated for 2024) to the end of the Pending Legislation page. Mostly, this was bills working through committee. I noted the passage of the following in the period between March and Memorial Day:

Reviewed the online agenda of the California Coastal Commission, for the March, April, and May meetings. The following items were of interest:

I checked California Transportation Commission page for the results of the March and May 2024 meetings of the California Transportation Commission. As always, note that I tend not to track items that do not impact these pages — i.e., pavement rehabilitation or replacement, landscaping, drainage, culverts, roadside facilities, charging stations, or other things that do not impact the routing or history, unless they are really significant. As such, the following items were of interest:

[ Note: ° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages; is an indicator used to keep track of what has been added to the pages; indicates the results from the meeting, if the meeting minutes were available. ]

2.1a. STIP/SHOPP Program/Project Amendments

(Mar) (1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to:

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes). A lot of the updates were responses to: (1) storm damage; (2) repairs from wildfire damage and subsequent slides; and (3) vandalism of cables and wiring — which does not rise to the level of interest for the highway pages. If the item is more long-lasting or significant (such as the slides in the Big Sur area), then they are noted. “” indicates phase not programmed.

(May) (1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to:
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1), 2.5b.(2), and 2.5d.(1))

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes). A lot of the updates were responses to: (1) storm damage; (2) repairs from wildfire damage and subsequent slides; and (3) vandalism of cables and wiring — which does not rise to the level of interest for the highway pages. If the item is more long-lasting or significant (such as the slides in the Big Sur area), then they are noted. “” indicates phase not programmed.

2.1b. STIP Program/Project Amendments/Approvals for Notice

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.1c. TCIF Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.1s. TCEP Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2a. Submittal of Notice of Preparation for Comments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2b. Submittal of Notice of Documents Available for Comment (DEIRs)

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2c. Approval of Projects for New Public Road Connection / Future Consideration of Funding

(Mar) (1) Approval of 5 6 Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5s.(13), 2.5s.(15) and 4.13)

(Mar) (3) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 05-Ker-46, PM 0.0/0.4, 05-SLO-46, PM 57.3/60.8. State Route 46 Corridor Improvement Project Antelope Grade Segment. Convert the existing two-lane highway to a four-lane divided expressway on Route 46, in San Luis Obispo and Kern Counties. (Subsequent MND) (PPNO 0226L) (STIP) (TCEP) (Related Items under Ref. 2.3a.(1) and 2.5s.(10))

(Mar) (7) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 04-Mrn-37, PM R11.2/13.8. State Route 37 Flood Reduction Project. Construct a causeway that would be 35 feet in elevation and replace the Novato Creek Bridge to build resiliency to the effects of 2130 sea level rise and stormwater overtopping onto State Route 37, in Marin County. (FEIR) (PPNO 5200) (SHOPP)

(Mar) (8) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 05-SCr-1, PM 8.1/10.7. State Route 1 Auxiliary Lanes and Bus-on-Shoulder Improvements – Freedom Blvd. to State Park Dr. – and Coastal Rail Trail Segment 12 Project. Widen Route 1 and Construct Coastal Rail Trail Segment 12, in Santa Cruz County. (FEIR) (PPNO 0073D) (STIP)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5c.(2))

(Mar) (9) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 06-Tul-99, PM 25.2/30.6 Tulare Six-Lane and Paige Avenue Interchange Improvement Project. Widen State Route 99 from four lanes to six lanes and rebuild the Paige Avenue Interchange, in Tulare County. (FEIR) (PPNO 6369) (STIP) (TCEP)
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5s.(12) and 4.13)

(Mar) (10) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 08-SBd-40, PM 153.9/154.7, AZ-Moh-40, PM 0.0/0.6. I-40 Colorado River Bridge Replacement Project. Replace the Colorado River Bridge spanning the California/Arizona state line on I-40, in San Bernadino and Mojave counties. (FEIR) (PPNO 3001S) (SHOPP)
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(2) and 2.5d.(3))

(Mar) (11) Approval of 2 Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

(May) (1) Approval of 5 4 Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

(May) (4) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 03-Sac-50, PM 0.00/L0.617, 03-Yol-50, PM 0.00/3.12, 03-Sac-80, PM M0.00/M1.36, 04-Sol-80, PM 40.7/R44.7, 03-Yol-80, PM 0.00/R11.72. Yolo 80 Corridor Improvements Project. Add managed lanes on I-80 and US 50, in Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties. (FEIR) (PPNO 8922) (TCEP) (STIP)
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5s.(8), 4.3, and 4.4)

(May) (8) Approval of 3 Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

2.3a. Route Adoptions

(Mar) (1) One Route Adoption as a Controlled Access Highway: 05-SLO-46 PM 59.2/60.8. On Route 46 from 0.9-mile East of Antelope Road to the Kern County line, in the county of San Luis Obispo. (Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(3))

(Mar) (2) One Route Adoption Amendment as a Freeway: 07-LA-710 PM 6.0. On Route 710, the portions of the West 6th Street off-ramp from the Shoemaker Bridge, 7th Street on-ramp to the Shoemaker Bridge, and the Shoemaker Bridge itself, in the county of Los Angeles. Amending Resolution HRA 00-03

(May) One Rescission of Freeway Declaration: 10-Mer-152-PM 23.9/R40.9. A portion of Route 152 from Santa Fe Grade to Route 59, in the county of Merced.

2.3b. New Public Road Connection

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3c. Relinquishments

(Mar) One Relinquishment Resolution:

(May) Two Relinquishment Resolutions:

2.3d. Vacations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5a Minor Projects

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5b. Financial Allocations for SHOPP Projects / Federal Discretionary Grant Funds

(Mar) (1) Request $188,538,000 for 23 Construction-Phase SHOPP projects. (Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(2), 2.5s.(9) and 4.23)

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

(Mar) (2) Request of $87,794,000 for 83 2022 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental support, design, and R/W support ((2a): SHOPP Support; (2b): SHOPP SB1 Support).
(Related Items under Ref. 2.2c.(1), 2.2c.(10), 2.5b.(1), 2.5d.(2), 2.5d.(3), and 4.23)

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

(Mar) (3) Request of $100,341,000 for 46 2024 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental support. Caltrans didn't make this easy, listing projects only by PPNO, ProjID, and EA. But I figured it out. The following allocations were of interest:

(May) (1) Request $326,885,000 for 27 SHOPP projects. (Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.3c., and 2.5b.(2))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

(May) (2) Request of $120,240,000 $119,833,000 for 86 85 2024 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental support, design, and R/W support. ((2a): SHOPP Support; (2b): SHOPP SB1 Support).
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.2c.(1), 2.5b.(1), and 2.5d.(1))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

(May) (3) Request of $121,406,000 for 62 2024 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental support. Caltrans didn't make this easy, listing projects only by PPNO, ProjID, and EA. But I figured it out. The following allocations were of interest:

2.5c Financial Allocations for STIP Projects

(Mar) (2) Request of $300,000 for the locally-administered STIP State Route 1 – Freedom to State Park Auxiliary Lanes and Bus on Shoulders project, on the State Highway System, in Santa Cruz County. (PPNO 0073D)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(8)

(May) (2) Request of $50,000 for the locally-administered STIP I-80/Ashby (Route 13) Interchange Improvements project, on the State Highway System, in Alameda County. (PPNO 0069V)

2.5d Allocations for Projects with Costs that Exceed 20 Percent of the Programmed Amount

(Mar) (3) Request for $5,524,000 (47.0 percent increase) allocation in Pre-Construction Support, Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E) phase, for the SHOPP Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement project on Interstate 40, in San Bernardino County. (EA 0R380, PPNO 3001S)
(Related Items under Ref. 2.2c.(10), 2.5b.(2), and 4.23)

2.5e Supplemental Fund Allocations

(Mar) (3) Request for an additional $1,100,000 (48.9 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) phase, for the SHOPP Pavement Preservation project on US 50, in El Dorado County. (EA 0J400, PPNO 3337)

(Mar) (9) Request for an additional $1,600,000 (99.8 percent increase) in Construction Support for the State- Administered multi-funded STIP/SCCP/LPP (Formulaic) Soscol Junction (SR 29/221/Soscol Ferry Road) project on Route 29 and Route 221, in Napa County. (EA 28120, PPNO 0376)

(Mar) (10) Request for an additional $1,100,000 (29.6 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, PS&E phase, for the SHOPP Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement project on State Route 1, in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. (EA 1H440, PPNO 2650)

(Mar) (12) Request for an additional $300,000 (45.5 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, PA&ED phase, for the SHOPP Pavement Preservation project on State Route 233, in Madera County. (EA 0W860, PPNO 7095)

(Mar) (14) Request for an additional $1,600,000 (31.0 percent increase) in Construction Support for the SHOPP Major Damage Restoration (Permanent Restoration) project on State Route 1, in Ventura County.
(EA 31820, PPNO 4930)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(11))

(May) (11) Request for an additional $6,000,000 (9.8 percent increase) in Construction Capital and $1,500,000 (12.5 percent increase) in Construction Support for the STIP Tagus 6-Lane Widening (Combined) project on State Route 99, in Tulare County. (EA 36024, PPNO 6400G) Resolution FA-23-115

(May) (12) Request for an additional $600,000 (60.0 percent increase) in Construction Capital for the SHOPP Minor A Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement project on I-110, in Los Angeles County. (EA 1XS60, PPNO 5734)

(May) (17) Request for an additional $33,200,000 (39.9 percent increase) in Construction Capital and $5,100,000 (51.8 percent increase) in Construction Support for the STIP Olancha and Cartago Expressway project on United States Highway 395, in Inyo County. (EA 21340, PPNO 0170)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.8c.(2))

(May) (18) Request for an additional $15,000,000 (83.6 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, PS&E phase, for the multi-funded Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program and Trade Corridor Enhancement Program East Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry – Segment 3 project on Route 11, in San Diego County. (EA 05634, PPNO 0999C)
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5c.(7) and 2.5s.(10))

2.5f Financial Allocations for SHOPP

(Mar) Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: Uninteresting projects included emergency storm damage mitigation that was primarily repairs; repairing damage from unhoused; and damage from accidents.

(May) Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority:

No projects were of interest for the highway pages. Uninteresting projects included emergency storm damage mitigation that was primarily repairs; repairing damage from unhoused; and damage from accidents.

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: Uninteresting projects included emergency storm damage mitigation that was primarily repairs; repairing damage from unhoused; and damage from accidents.

2.5g Prop 1B Project Allocations

(Mar) (2) Proposition 1B State Route 99 – Allocation Amendment. Request to amend the State-Administered Proposition 1B Route 99 Island Park 6-Lane project, on the State Highway System, in Fresno and Madera counties, to deallocate $114,000 from the Right of Way Capital phase due to projects savings and increase the Right of Way Support phase by $114,000. There is no change to the allocation amount. (PPNO 6274)

2.5p Local Transportation Climate Adaptation Program (LTCAP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5s Senate Bill 1 Programs Project Allocations Local Partnership Program (LPP) Allocations

(Mar) (2) Request of $2,600,000 for the locally-administered LPP (Formulaic) Hillcrest Road Improvement Project, on the State Highway System at I-80, in San Francisco County. (PPNO 2351B)

(Mar) (7) Multi-Funded SCCP/LPP (Competitive)/STIP – Allocation Amendment. Request to amend the State-Administered multi-funded STIP/SCCP/LPP (Competitive) State Route 1 – State Park to Bay/Porter Auxiliary Lanes project, on the State Highway System, in Santa Cruz County, to include the original request to extend the period of project completion an additional 28 months beyond the 36-month Timely Use of Funds deadline. There is no change to the allocation amount. (PPNO 0073C)

(Mar) (9) Request of $51,955,000 for the State-Administered SCCP Santa Barbara US 101 Multimodal Corridor Project – Segment 4D South – Three Creeks project, on the State Highway System, in Santa Barbara County. (PPNO 7101F)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))

(Mar) (10) Request for $19,700,000 (233.9 percent increase) allocation in Right of Way Capital and $2,541,000 (81.5 percent increase) allocation in Right of Way Support, for the State-Administered TCEP SR 46 Expressway Conversion - Antelope Grade Segment project on State Route 46, in San Luis Obispo County. (EA 3307E, PPNO 0226L)
(Related Items under Ref. 2.2c.(3) and 4.5)

(Mar) (12) Request of $39,039,000 for the State-Administered multi-funded Prop 1B Route 99/TCEP Tulare 6-lane and Paige Avenue Interchange Improvement Project, on the State Highway System, in Tulare County. (PPNO 6369)
(Related Items under Ref. 2.2c.(9) and 4.13)

(Mar) (13) Request of $6,500,000 for the State-Administered TCEP Route 15 Operational Improvements project, on the State Highway System, in San Diego County. (PPNO 1417)
(Related Items under Ref. 2.2c.(1), 2.5s.(15) and 4.13)

(Mar) (15) Request of $12,000,000 for the following two locally-administered TCEP projects, on the State Highway System. Resolution
(Related Items under Ref. 2.2c.(1), 2.5s.(13) and 4.13)

(Mar) (16) Local Partnership Program (LPP) (Competitive) – Allocation Amendment. Request to amend the locally-administered LPP (Competitive) US 101/De La Cruz Boulevard/Trimble Road Interchange Improvements project, on the State Highway System, in Santa Clara County, to include the original request to extend the period of project completion an additional 9 months beyond the 36-month Timely Use of Funds deadline. There is no change to the allocation amount. (PPNO 0462J)

(May) (4) Request of $150,000,000 for the locally-administered SCCP I-105 Express Lanes – Construction Segment 1 project, on the State Highway System, in Los Angeles County. (PPNO 4858C)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(8))

(May) (5) Request of $54,169,000 for the State-Administered multi-funded SCCP/LPP (Formulaic) Santa Barbara US 101 Multimodal Corridor Project – 4E South -City of Santa Barbara, on the State Highway System, in Santa Barbara County. (PPNO 7101G)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.2c.(8))

(May) (8) Request of $105,000,000 for the State-Administered TCEP Yolo 80 Corridor Improvements Project – Phase 1, on I-80 the State Highway System, in Yolo County. (PPNO 8922A)
(Related Items under Ref. 2.2c.(4), 4.3, and 4.4)

(May) (15) Request of $130,900,000 for two locally-administered TCEP projects, on the State Highway System:

2.5t Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5w Active Transportation Program (ATP) Allocations

(Mar) (5) Request of $1,250,000 for the State-Administered ATP Route 49 Multimodal Corridor Improvements, Nevada City project, on the State Highway System, in Nevada County. (PPNO 6128A)

2.6g Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

4. TCIF and Aeronautic Program Updates / Policy Matters

(Mar) 4.5 Adoption of the 2024 State Transportation Improvement Program. New 2024 Programming impacted the following routes: Route 4, I-5, I-15, Route 49, Route 57, Route 58, I-80, Route 99, US 101, Route 121, Route 198, I-680, I-880 ... and likely more, but I just got tired of trying to figure out the enigmatic SHOPP document.

(Mar) 4.8 Advance 2024 Trade Corridor Enhancement Program Adoption for the I-80/US 50 Managed Lanes Project, in Yolo County

(Mar) 4.23 Adoption of the Final 2024 State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) Resolution G-24-34 (Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1), 2.5b.(2), 2.5d.(1), 2.5d.(3) and 4.16)

(Mar) 4.26 2020 Solutions for Congested Corridors Program Amendment: Split the I-105 Express Lanes – Construction component into four components with separate Expenditure Authorization numbers to deliver the project in three separate construction packages.
(Related Item under Ref. 4.14)

(May) 4.3 Advance 2024 Trade Corridor Enhancement Program Adoption for the Yolo 80 (I-80) Corridor Improvements Project – Phase 1, in Yolo County, Resolution G-24-40, and Approval of the Yolo 80 Corridor Improvements Project – Phase 1 Baseline Agreement,
(Related Items under Ref. 2.2c.(4), 2.5s.(8), and 4.4)

(May) 4.4 Yolo 80 Corridor Improvements Project – Phase 1 – Request for Approval of Tolling Application
(Related Items under Ref. 2.2c.(4), 2.5s.(8), and 4.3)

(May) 4.17 Request for an additional $155,000,000, from $845,000,000 to $1,000,000,000, for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Major Damage (Emergency Restoration) Reservation.

Other Matters/Public Comment

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS IN CTC MINUTES: California Transportation Commission (Commission or CTC), California Department of Transportation (Department or Caltrans), Regional Improvement Program (RIP), Interregional Improvement Program (IIP), State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP), Public Transportation Account (PTA), Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act of 1990 (Proposition 116), High Speed Passenger Train Bond Program (Proposition 1A), Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 1B), Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA), State Route 99 Bond Program (RTE or SR 99), Local Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account (LBSRA), Trade Corridors Improvement Fund (TCIF), Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account (HRCSA), State-Local Partnership Program (SLPP), Traffic Light Synchronization Program (TLSP), Letter of No Prejudice (LONP), Environmental Phase (PA&ED), Design Phase (PS&E), Right of Way (R/W), Fiscal Year (FY), Active Transportation Program (ATP), Intercity Rail (ICR), California Aid to Airports Program (CAAP), Acquisition & Development (A&D), Transit and Inter-City Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), Transportation Facilities Account (TFA), Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP), Local Partnership Program (LPP), Local Streets and Roads Program (LSRP), Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP).

February 2024:

This update covers January and February 2024, and perhaps some of March 2024, depending on how long it takes me to finish the last little bits. Before we dive into the updates to the California Highways site, an update on the California Highways: Route by Route podcast. As always, you can keep up with the show at the podcast's forever home at https://www.caroutebyroute.org , the show's page on Spotify for Podcasters, or you can subscribe through your favorite podcaster or via the RSS feeds (CARxR, Spotify for Podcasters) . The following episodes have been posted since the last update:

Turning to the updates to the California Highways pages: Updates were made to the following highways, based on my reading of the (virtual) papers and my research for the podcast in January and February 2024 (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 (Ꜳ). This resulted in changes on the following routes, with credit as indicated [my research(ℱ), contributions of information or leads (via direct mail or ꜲRoads) from bing101(2), Tom Fearer(3), Will Poundstone(4): Route 1(ℱ,4), I-5(3), US 6(3), I-8(ℱ,3), I-10(ℱ), I-15(ℱ), Route 14(4), Route 17(ℱ), Route 23(ℱ), Route 25(ℱ), Route 33(4), Route 37(ℱ), Route 40 [S Postmiles] (3), Route 41(ℱ), Route 46(ℱ), Route 58(ℱ,3), US 66(3), US 80(3), Route 92(4), Route 99(ℱ,3), Route 101(ℱ,2), Route 110(ℱ), Route 126(ℱ), Route 128(3), Route 134(3), Route 152(ℱ), Route 156(ℱ), Route 163(3), Route 166(ℱ), Route 170(4), I-580(ℱ,2), I-710(ℱ).
(Source: private email through 3/3/2024, Highway headline posts through the February 2024 Headline post, AARoads through 3/3/2024)

Updated the Links pages to reflect the return of ORoads: The Roads of Oregon, and its companion sites the Beaver State Blog and the Beaver State Wiki. Additionally, capture the movement of All Things NC to Gribblenation, and the NCRoads Annex at VA Highways. Added a link to the CSUN Maps library to the Maps page. Added a section to the Maps page about other research tools. Yeah, it doesn't fit with maps, but it doesn't really fit anywhere else either, and the maps are also used for research. Added links to the Caltrans Library Digital Collection, the California Digital Newspaper Collection, and the San Jose Public Library: CA Dept. of Highways (CALTRANS) Right of Way Assessment (h/t kurumi) to the Useful Research Tools page.

Reviewed the Draft 2024 SHOPP, The goal was to identify new projects that would be of interest to the highway pages. Continuing projects should already be in the pages if they are of interest. Note that Caltrans now has a wonderful interactive project page making it easy to find a project. Hmmm, I should probably add that to the front page of the site. * rummages around *. Oh, it's already in the FAQ! Caltrans also has an interactive SHOPP dashboard. I added that to the FAQ, under how Caltrans spends its money. Per the 2024 Draft SHOPP: "The 2024 SHOPP is comprised of a portfolio of 617 projects (197 new and 420 “carryover” projects from the 2022 SHOPP), spanning the four fiscal years 2024-25 through 2027-28. More than half of these projects focus on condition improvements across four primary asset classes (i.e., pavement, bridge, drainage, and Transportation Management Systems) (TMS), supporting Caltrans’s progress in meeting the required 2027 performance targets set forth by the Commission and outlined in SB 1." This review resulted in updates to the following routes: Route 1, Route 13, Route 14, Route 49, Route 72, Route 84, US 101, Route 113, Route 120, Route 126, Route 299, US 395.

Pony Express Trail Sign Added some links for the National Pony Express Trail. This impacted the following routes: Route 24, US 50, I-80, Route 88, Route 89, I-680, I-780.

Made more updates to pages based on podcast research: Route 2, Route 99, Route 138, LRN 59.

Reviewed the Pending Legislation page, based on the California Legislature site, for bills through 2024-02-25. As usual, I recommend to every Californian that they visit the legislative website regularly and see what their legis-critters are doing. As many people are unfamiliar with how the legislature operates (and why there are so many "non-substantive changes" and "gut and amend" bills), I've added the legislative calendar (updated for 2024) to the end of the Pending Legislation page. Mostly, this was new bills being introduced; however, two naming resolutions passed in January:

Reviewed the online agenda of the California Coastal Commission. There was no meeting in January; in February, there were no items of interest for the highway pages.

I checked California Transportation Commission page for the results of the January 2024 meeting of the California Transportation Commission. As always, note that I tend not to track items that do not impact these pages — i.e., pavement rehabilitation or replacement, landscaping, drainage, culverts, roadside facilities, charging stations, or other things that do not impact the routing or history, unless they are really significant. As such, the following items were of interest:

[ Note: ° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages; is an indicator used to keep track of what has been added to the pages; indicates the results from the meeting, if the meeting minutes were available. ]

2.1a. STIP/SHOPP Program/Project Amendments

(1) SHOPP Amendments for Approval: Request to:
(Related Items under Ref. 2.5b.(1) and 2.5b.(2))

Of these, the following projects/allocation were at the level of interest for the highway pages (general, these are significant new structures or changes, as opposed to repair or rehabilitation in place; additions of bike paths, pedestrian, or complete street elements; or non-visible changes). A lot of the January updates were responses to: (1) the storms in 2023, and the subsequent reassessment of storm damage in 2023 — rehabilitation of storm damaged pavement; (2) repairs from wildfire damage and subsequent slides; and (3) vandalism of cables and wiring — which does not rise to the level of interest for the highway pages. If the item is more long-lasting or significant (such as the slides in the Big Sur area), then they are noted. “” indicates phase not programmed.

2.1b. STIP Program/Project Amendments/Approvals for Notice

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.1c. TCIF Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.1s. TCEP Baseline Amendments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2a. Submittal of Notice of Preparation for Comments

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2b. Submittal of Notice of Documents Available for Comment (DEIRs)

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.2c. Approval of Projects for New Public Road Connection / Future Consideration of Funding

(1) Approval of 4 Projects for Future Consideration of Funding: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

  1. 01-01-Men-1, PM 0.60/1.00. Gualala Downtown Enhancements Project. Build pedestrian sidewalks, Class II bicycle lanes, and a two-way, left turn lane on State Route 1, in Mendocino County. (ND) (PPNO 4579 and PPNO 4816) (STIP) (SHOPP) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  2. 02-04-Ala-13, PM 7.91. Bruns Court Pedestrian Overcrossing Project. Remove an existing steel girder pedestrian overcrossing on State Route 13 at Bruns Court, in the City of Oakland, in Alameda County. (ND) (PPNO 2020L) (SHOPP). Withdrawn prior to the CTC meeting.
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  3. °03-04-Mrn-1, PM 13.05/45.10. Marin State Route 1 Drainage System Restoration Project. Restore 51 existing drainage systems and perform maintenance work on five drainage systems at various locations along of State Route 1, in Marin County. (MND) (PPNO 2910M) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))
  4. °04-10-Alp-88, PM 2.30, 24.94, 10-Ama-88, PM R38.24, 53.99, 54.11, 10-ED-89, PM 8.39. Carson Transportation Management Systems. Install various transportation management system elements at six locations along State Routes 88 and 89, in Alpine, Amador, and El Dorado Counties. (MND) (PPNO 3436) (SHOPP)
    (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))

(2) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 02-Sha-5, PM R13.9/R23.2, 02-Teh-5, PM 40.7. Fix 5 Cascade Gateway Project/Cascade SHOPP Project. Construction of a truck only lane on I-5, installation of an electric charging station for heavy duty vehicles, pave and improve facility elements within the project limits, in Shasta and Tehama Counties. (Subsequent MND) (PPNO 3597 and PPNO 3790) (STIP) (SHOPP)
(Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(2))

(3) Approval of Project for Future Consideration of Funding: 03-El Dorado County. Pioneer Trail/US Highway 50 Intersection Safety Improvement Project. Convert signalized T-intersection at the intersection of US 50 and Pioneer Trail to roundabout. (MND) (PPNO 3355) (LPP)

2.3a. Route Adoptions

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3b. New Public Road Connection

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.3c. Relinquishments

One Relinquishment Resolution:

  1. 05-SLO-101-PM 14.5/14.7. Right of way along US 101 on Oak Park Boulevard, West Branch Street, and El Camino Real, to the City of Arroyo Grande.

2.3d. Vacations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5a Minor Projects

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5b. Financial Allocations for SHOPP Projects / Federal Discretionary Grant Funds

(1) Request $248,551,000 for 18 Construction-Phase SHOPP projects. (Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.5b.(2) and 2.5s.(4))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

(2) Request of $78,463,000 $75,303,000 for 61 59 2022 SHOPP preconstruction project phases for environmental support, design, and RW support.
(Related Items under Ref. 2.1a.(1), 2.2c.(1), 2.2c.(2), and 2.5b.(1)))

Of these, the following were of interest for the highway pages: (Uninteresting projects included environmental mitigation, drainage and culvert improvements, pavement rehabilitation, pedestrian and bike lane improvements, repairs and improvements to Caltrans buildings and labs, trash and water discharge capture, signage and guardrail repairs, and so forth)

2.5c Financial Allocations for STIP Projects

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5d Allocations for Projects with Costs that Exceed 20 Percent of the Programmed Amount

(1) Request for $9,722,000 (32.3 percent increase) allocation in Construction Capital and $2,250,000 (0.0 percent increase) allocation in Construction Support, for the SHOPP Safety Improvements project on Route 99, in Tehama County. (EA 0J010, PPNO 3744)

2.5e Supplemental Fund Allocations

(1) Request for an additional $290,000 (25.1 percent increase) in Pre-Construction Support, Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E) phase, for the SHOPP Safety Improvements project on Route 1, in Mendocino County. (EA 0F710, PPNO 4630)

2.5f Financial Allocations for SHOPP

Informational Reports on Allocations Under Delegated Authority

No projects were of interest for the highway pages. Uninteresting projects included emergency storm damage mitigation that was primarily repairs; repairing damage from unhoused; and damage from accidents.

2.5g Prop 1B Project Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5p Local Transportation Climate Adaptation Program (LTCAP) Allocations

(2) Request of $3,400,000 for the State-Administered LTCAP Route 49 Grass Valley Wildfire Evacuation Route project, on the State Highway System, in Nevada County. (PPNO 4143)

2.5s Senate Bill 1 Programs Project Allocations Local Partnership Program (LPP) Allocations

(4) Request for $17,668,000 (125 percent increase) allocation in Construction, for the locally-administered multi-funded STIP/LPP (Formulaic) SR 99/120 Connector Project Phase 1A on State Routes 99 and 120, in San Joaquin County. (EA 1M290, PPNO 3162A) (Related Item under Ref. 2.5b.(1))

(5) Request of $202,567,000 for the locally-administered Multi-funded TCEP/LPP (Formulaic)/STIP I-15 Corridor Freight Improvement Project: Auxiliary Lanes and Express Lanes - Construction project, on the State Highway System, in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. (PPNO 0167M)

2.5t Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.5w Active Transportation Program (ATP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

2.6g Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Allocations

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

4. TCIF and Aeronautic Program Updates / Policy Matters

4.16 Local Partnership Formulaic Program Amendments: (° indicates items that were below the level of detail for updating the specific route pages)

Other Matters/Public Comment

There were no items of interest for this agenda item in the reviewed minutes.

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS IN CTC MINUTES: California Transportation Commission (Commission or CTC), California Department of Transportation (Department or Caltrans), Regional Improvement Program (RIP), Interregional Improvement Program (IIP), State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP), Public Transportation Account (PTA), Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act of 1990 (Proposition 116), High Speed Passenger Train Bond Program (Proposition 1A), Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 1B), Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA), State Route 99 Bond Program (RTE or SR 99), Local Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account (LBSRA), Trade Corridors Improvement Fund (TCIF), Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account (HRCSA), State-Local Partnership Program (SLPP), Traffic Light Synchronization Program (TLSP), Letter of No Prejudice (LONP), Environmental Phase (PA&ED), Design Phase (PS&E), Right of Way (R/W), Fiscal Year (FY), Active Transportation Program (ATP), Intercity Rail (ICR), California Aid to Airports Program (CAAP), Acquisition & Development (A&D), Transit and Inter-City Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), Transportation Facilities Account (TFA), Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP), Local Partnership Program (LPP), Local Streets and Roads Program (LSRP), Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP).


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