CONSTRUCTION INFO PROJECT SCHEDULE Utility Relocation FTA Full Funding Begin Begin Service Association of Governments
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iz TORREY u R o n N Torrey Pines Rd HILLS i m TORREY Mira Mesa Blvd a C PINES Sorrento Valley Rd MIRA MESA The Mid-Coast Trolley Extension Gen e Voigt Drive s Carroll Rd e An 11-mile addition to the San Diego Trolley system, e Dr A igt (atv UCSD East) Pepper Canyon Vo e the Mid-Coast project will extend the Blue Line Voigt Drive r (at UCSD West) D N Torrey Pines Rd Pines Torrey N (at UCSD East) t from Old Town up along Interstate 5 to the UC San Miramar Rd n Executive i VA Medical Po La J e Dr Voigt Dr s Diego campus and beyond. The new service will ol llag Drive pu Center la Vi am G C en es create a one-seat ride from the international border Pepper Canyon d d ee Nobel Drive R R s N r (at UCSD West) A t o l D s v be t n Terminus r through Downtown San Diego and on to University e e n g D e e Gi l g R (at Westfield UTC) ma n City, connecting the region’s two largest job centers. e UNIVERSITY CITY R Half the project will be paid for by the TransNet VA Medical Executive Dr Gilman Dr Gover no Center Executive d r Dr ines R Drive half-cent sales tax for transportation, with the other Torrey P La La Jolla Pkwy Joll a V half of the funds coming from the Federal Transit illa ge Dr Via Capri LA JOLLA Genesee Ave Administration’s New Starts program. Prospect St Regents Rd Regents Nobel Dr La Jolla Blvd Pearl St Terminus Nobel (at Westfield UTC) Clairemont MesaDrive Blvd Connecting the Region utilu a s S N St Convoy The extension – which will generate 21,000 new t Soledad Mtn Rd daily transit riders – will serve nine new stations, Jutland Dr CLAIREMONT MESA including three along the beach communities in Balboa Ave the heart of San Diego, a station at the VA Medical Morena Blvd STAY INFORMED ve A Center, two aerial stations on the UC San Diego oa Balb Foothill Blvd campus, and three more aerial stations in the busy d v KeepSanDiegoMoving.com/MidCoast Turquoise St l Beryl St B ia Genesee Ave commercial districts of north city. The line also will Balboa d a PACIFIC BEACH c A Mission Blvd Avenue t tap the coastal area into the larger regional trolley/ M Ave ShiftSanDiego.com #ShiftSanDiego Garnet transit system, connecting hundreds of thousands Grand Ave Ingraham St r D LINDA of people with universities, hospitals, job centers, nt Mid-Coast Corridor Clairemont Clairemo VISTA shopping, and recreational destinations. Drive TWITTER FACEBOOK EMAIL PROJECT HOTLINE Extension Route y MISSION a Trolley - Green Line B @MidCoastTrolley MidCoastTrolley [email protected] (877) 379-0110 Ulric St BEACH Linda Vista Rd n A Greener Community Morena Blvd Trolley - Blue Line o #MidCoastAlerts i s The result of Mid-Coast providing connections Mission Center Rd s Trolley - Orange Line i Tecolote Rd between dense housing, job, and education centers COASTER Line W Mission Bay Dr M Tecolote OLD TOWN will be 8,600 fewer daily auto trips, 137,000 fewer Trolley Station Friars Rd Road SAN DIEGO vehicle miles traveled per day, and 260 fewer metric iver Transit Center n Diego R tons of CO2 being released into our atmosphere. The Sea World Dr Sa MISSION COASTER Station VALLEY Sports Arena Blvd project also will create important opportunities for Park Blvd Alignment Old Town Florida St transit-oriented development. Point Loma BlvdMIDWAY/ Transit Center Trolley - Future Blue Line Service Washington St Nimitz Blvd PACIFIC HWY on Existing Tracks University Ave CORRIDOR Robinson Av 5th Ave Blvd 6th Ave Sunset Cliffs Trolley - Future Blue Line Rosecrans St Driving Our Economy OCEAN Barnett Ave Cabrillo Fwy Extension At-Grade BEACH P UPTOWN The new trolley, which will serve the 325,000 ac ifi c Park Blvd Trolley - Future Blue Line H Point Loma Ave w employees working along its route, will produce Extension - Aerial y more than 14,000 jobs during its construction. And Trolley - Future Blue Line W Laurel St 5th Ave N Harbor Dr 6th Ave Pershing Dr after that impact runs its course, the service will Extension - Undercrossing Florida St Future Trolley Station Front St Catalina Blvd Rosecrans St continue to drive the region’s economy by creating 1st Ave New Park & Ride Facility Santa Fe S a n D synergies between major employment centers and i e g Depot B St Transit Center with a Future o B a pushing up the value of businesses by increasing Trolley Station y DOWNTOWN F St access to jobs, saving time, cutting parking needs, Market St 17th St 19th St and reducing congestion. It is estimated that the project will result in more than $116 million in 0 Miles 1 2 economic benefits a year. 3rd St Fourth St CORONADOAlamedia Blvd Orange Ave MID-COAST Silver Strand Blvd TROLLEY EXTENSION Early 2016 Sept. 2016 Fall 2016 2021 About SANDAG: The San Diego region’s 18 cities and county government are SANDAG, the San Diego 401 B Street, San Diego, CA 92101 CONSTRUCTION INFO PROJECT SCHEDULE Utility relocation FTA Full Funding Begin Begin service Association of Governments. This public agency serves as the forum for regional decision-making. SANDAG (619) 699-1900 » Grant Agreement construction builds consensus; makes strategic plans; obtains and allocates resources; plans, engineers, and builds public transportation, and provides information on a broad range of topics pertinent to the region’s quality of life. sandag.org FALL 2016 STEP BY STEPBUILDING THE MID-COAST TROLLEY EXTENSION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TRAFFIC AND SAFETY PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ACCESS • Years of environmental review • Control storm water runoff • Worker and public safety number one priority • Designated areas for worker parking and • Constant flow of construction/traffic information • Coordination with other projects in the area • Clearance by SANDAG and federal government • Minimize construction impacts on community • Traffic management plans construction materials/equipment • Access to businesses and residences maintained • Deliver a high quality project to the community • Protect natural resources • Coordination with other public and private projects • Maintain emergency vehicle access on time and on budget 2016 CONSTRUCTION BEGINS OPEN FOR SERVICE 2021 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 RELOCATE UTILITIES BUILD SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCT STATIONS, BRIDGES, AND VIADUCT INSTALL TRACK AND POWER TESTING AND STARTUP Moving overhead and underground utilities out of the way to make Clearing space to work, bringing in equipment and Laying down the at-grade track bed, erecting the aerial structure, Creating the electrical system and overhead catenary lines that will Bringing the operational systems, vehicles, and drivers up to speed and room for trolley infrastructure materials, building retaining walls and other improvements and building bridges and an underpass power the trolley and laying down the rails extensively testing the new service prior to opening.