Interstates 805/ 5 South Corridor Study
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INTERSTATES 805 / 5 SOUTH CORRIDOR STUDY June 2005 401 B Street, Suite 800 • San Diego, CA 92101-4231 • (619) 699-1900 BOARD OF DIRECTORS The 18 cities and county government are SANDAG serving as the forum for regional decision-making. The Association builds consensus, makes strategic plans, obtains and allocates resources, and provides information on a broad range of topics pertinent to the region’s quality of life. CHAIR: Hon. Mickey Cafagna VICE CHAIR: Hon. Mary Sessom EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Gary L. Gallegos CITY OF CARLSBAD CITY OF SAN MARCOS Hon. Matt Hall, Mayor Pro Tem Hon. Corky Smith, Mayor (A) Hon. Bud Lewis, Mayor (A) Hon. Pia Harris-Ebert, Councilmember (A) Hon. Ann Kulchin, Councilmember CITY OF SANTEE CITY OF CHULA VISTA Hon. Hal Ryan, Vice Mayor Hon. Steve Padilla, Mayor (A) Hon. Randy Voepel, Mayor (A) Hon. Patty Davis, Deputy Mayor (A) Hon. Jack Dale, Councilmember (A) Hon. Jerry Rindone, Councilmember CITY OF SOLANA BEACH CITY OF CORONADO Hon Joe Kellejian, Councilmember Hon. Phil Monroe, Mayor Pro Tem (A) Hon. David Powell, Deputy Mayor (A) Hon. Frank Tierney, Councilmember (A) Hon. Lesa Heebner, Councilmember CITY OF DEL MAR CITY OF VISTA Hon. Crystal Crawford, Deputy Mayor Hon. Morris Vance, Mayor (A) Hon. David Druker, Councilmember (A) Hon. Judy Ritter, Councilmember (A) Hon. Henry Abarbanel, Councilmember (A) Hon. Bob Campbell, Mayor Pro Tem CITY OF EL CAJON COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Hon. Mark Lewis, Mayor Hon. Dianne Jacob, Chairwoman (A) Hon. Jillian Hanson-Cox, Councilmember (A) Hon. Greg Cox, Supervisor CITY OF ENCINITAS CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Hon. Christy Guerin, Deputy Mayor (Advisory Member) (A) Hon. Jerome Stocks, Councilmember Will Kempton, Director (A) Pedro Orso-Delgado, District 11 Director CITY OF ESCONDIDO Hon. Lori Holt Pfeiler, Mayor METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM (A) Hon. Ed Gallo, Mayor Pro Tem (Advisory Member) (A) Hon. Ron Newman, Councilmember Leon Williams, Chairman (A) Hon. Jerry Rindone, Vice Chairman CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH (A) Hon. Bob Emery, Board Member Hon. Patricia McCoy, Mayor Pro Tem (A) Hon. Diane Rose, Mayor NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY TRANSIT (A) Hon. Mayda Winter, Councilmember DEVELOPMENT BOARD (Advisory Member) CITY OF LA MESA Hon. Judy Ritter, Chair Hon. Barry Jantz, Vice Mayor (A) Vacant (A) Hon. David Allan, Councilmember (A) Hon. Ed Gallo, Board Member (A) Hon. Ernie Ewin, Councilmember IMPERIAL COUNTY CITY OF LEMON GROVE (Advisory Member) Hon. Mary Sessom, Mayor Hon. Victor Carrillo, Supervisor (A) Hon. Jill Greer, Councilmember (A) Hon. David Ouzan, Mayor (A) Hon. Jerry Jones, Mayor Pro Tem U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY (Advisory Member) Hon. Ron Morrison, Vice Mayor CAPT Daniel King, USN, CEC (A) Hon. Frank Parra, Councilmember Commander, Southwest Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command CITY OF OCEANSIDE (A) CAPT Richard Gamble, USN, CEC Hon. Jack Feller, Councilmember (A) Vacant SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT (Advisory Member) Jess Van Deventer, Commissioner CITY OF POWAY (A) Michael Bixler, Commissioner Hon. Mickey Cafagna, Mayor (A) Vacant (A) Hon. Don Higginson, Councilmember (A) Hon. Robert Emery, Deputy Mayor SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY (Advisory Member) CITY OF SAN DIEGO Hon. Bud Lewis, Director Hon. Jim Madaffer, Councilmember (A) Bernie Rhinerson, Director Hon. Scott Peters, Councilmember (A) Hon. Dick Murphy, Mayor BAJA CALIFORNIA/MEXICO (Advisory Member) Hon. Luis Cabrera Cuaron Consul General of Mexico As of December 29, 2004 ABSTRACT TITLE: Interstates 805/5 South Corridor Study AUTHOR: San Diego Association of Governments DATE: June 2005 SOURCE OF San Diego Association of Governments COPIES: 401 B Street, Suite 800 San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 699-1900 NUMBER OF 79 PAGES: ABSTRACT: This study developed a transportation improvement strategy to enhance the mobility of inter-regional and regional trips for the entire Interstate 805 (I-805) corridor and the Interstate 5 (I-5) corridor south of State Route (SR) 54. This report presents the study’s Need and Purpose, the development and evaluation of multimodal transportation alternatives, and the study recommendations. It also serves as Caltrans’ project initiation document to advance the environmental clearance process. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Intestates 805/5 South Corridor Study was prepared with the guidance and assistance of the Transportation Committee and a Technical Working Group. Members of the Transportation Committee Chair: Joe Kellejian Alternates: Mayor, City of Solana Beach Christy Guerin (representing North County Coastal) Councilmember, City of Encinitas (representing North County Coastal) Vice Chair: Dick Murphy Mayor, City of San Diego Jim Madaffer Councilmember, City of San Diego Phil Monroe Mayor Pro Tem, City of Coronado Jerry Rindone (representing South County) Councilmember, City of Chula Vista (representing South County) Mickey Cafagna Mayor, City of Poway Corky Smith (representing North County Inland) Mayor, City of San Marcos (representing North County Inland) Jack Dale Councilmember, City of Santee Hal Ryan (representing East County) Councilmember, City of Santee (representing East County) Ron Roberts Supervisor, County of San Diego Dianne Jacob / Bill Horn Supervisor, County of San Diego Bob Emery Metropolitan Transit System Leon Williams Chair, Metropolitan Transit System Judy Ritter Chair, North County Transit District Jack Feller/Dave Druker North County Transit District Terry Johnson San Diego County Regional Airport Mary Sessom Authority San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Advisory: Pedro Orso-Delgado/Bill Figge Caltrans iv Agencies and Organizations of the Technical Working Group Air Pollution Control District Automobile Club of Southern California California Department of Fish and Game California Highway Patrol California Transportation Ventures, Inc. California Trucking Association Caltrans District 11 City of Chula Vista City of Imperial Beach City of National City City of San Diego County of San Diego Community Planning Groups within the study area sponsored by the City or County of San Diego Federal Highway Administration Federal Transit Administration IMPlan (City of Tijuana’s Municipal Planning Institute) Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce Port of San Diego San Diego Economic Development Corporation San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter South County Economic Development Council Southwestern College U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar The following staff from Caltrans and the San Diego Association of Governments contributed to the preparation of this study: Allan Kosup, Deputy District Director, Caltrans Program/Project Management Charles “Muggs” Stoll, Deputy District Director, Caltrans Environmental Division Bill Figge, Deputy District Director, Caltrans Planning Division John Rieger, Caltrans Project Manager, Caltrans Program/Project Management Armando Garcia, Branch Chief, Caltrans Advanced Planning Branch Roy Flores, Transportation Engineer, Caltrans Advanced Planning Branch Rick Curry, Research Analyst II, Caltrans GIS/Travel Forecasting Branch Matt Fowler, Environmental Planner, Caltrans Environmental Analysis Branch Ali Shahmiri, Associate Transportation Planner, Caltrans Community Planning Ellison Alegre, Associate Transportation Planner, Caltrans Systems/Regional Planning Branch Olga Estrada, Public Information Officer, Caltrans Public/Legislative Information Branch Gary L. Gallegos, Executive Director Eric Pahlke, Chief Deputy Executive Director Bob Leiter, Department Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning Jack Boda, Department Director Mobility Management and Project Implementation Toni Bates, Division Director, Transit Planning Mike Hix, Principal Transportation Planner Elisa Arias, SANDAG Project Manager Jose Nuncio, Senior Transportation Engineer Heather Werdick, Senior Transportation Planer Jennifer Williamson, Senior Transportation Planer v TABLE OF CONTENTS RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ....................................................................... 2 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 2 RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 2 Regional Transit Services and Highway Improvements for the I-805/I-5 South Corridors ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Long-Term Improvement Strategy...................................................................................... 2 Summary of Findings........................................................................................................................... 6 Background and Existing Conditions.......................................................................................... 6 Transportation Alternatives Evaluated ...................................................................................... 6 Development of Alternative 9 .................................................................................................... 6 Interim Improvement Strategy............................................................................................ 7 Evaluation Summary ............................................................................................................ 8 NEED AND PURPOSE.........................................................................................................................