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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 12011998 - C185 y Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ` Costa FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE County DATE: December 1 , 1998 SUBJECT: Report on Proposed Route 239 Interregional Corridor Study SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECQMMENDATIONS Accept a report on proposed Route 239 Interregional Corridor Study, and authorize the Chair to submit a letter to Caltrans in support of the study. FISCAL IhdPACT None. BACKGROUND/REASONS EOR RECOMMENDATIONS The Route 239 Corridor is designated on the State Highway Route System as route that would roughly parallel Byron Highway/J-4 to provide a direct connection from Route 4 in Brentwood to Interstate 205 near Tracy. Staff from the Caltrans District 4 Office in Oakland has submitted a grant funding request to Caltrans HCl in Sacramento to conduct a planning study which would lead to the adoption of a route alignment and design concept for this un- constructed route in the State Highway Route System. Caltrans District 4 staff is seeking support from local jurisdictions for this corridor study. The TransportationCommittee notes that the Route 239 corridor has been identified in previous studies as a potential alternate to 1-580 as a truck route between the Bay Area and the Central Valley and the 1-5 Corridor. Also, improving the transportation link from communities in eastern Contra Costa County to the Central Valley and 1-5 Corridor has been identified as a key to promoting job development in the East County area. The Transportation Committee therefore recommends that the Board authorize the Chair to submit the attached letter {listed as Exhibit "A") to Caltrans HO in support of this corridor study. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: -X— YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR �X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE HER F. SIGNATUREIS}:MUNNFAWN o Caneiarnilla, Chair Donn G ber ACTION OF BOARD' ONya/cember 1 , 1.998 APPROVED AS OMMtNbED xx OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE xx UNANIMOUS (ABSENT -- } AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Patrick Roche, CDD-TPD (510/335-1242) ATTESTED December 1 , 1998 cc: T. Grindall, Caltrans-District 4 PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF R. McCleary, OCTA THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TRANSPI.AN Committee AND COUNTY ADM'INISTRATO'R 14 B , DEPUTY PRJh:proch/transcomm1rte239bo To ..................................................1.111,111, ............................................................. ............ REPORT ON PROPOSED ROUTE 239 INTERREGIONAL CORRIDOR STUDY DECEMBER 1, 1998 Page 2 Also attached as"Exhibit B" is a description of the corridor study as proposed by Caltrans. XRT"A" ;1AP December 1, 1998 Mr. Allan Hendrix Deputy Director-Planning California Department of Transportation P.O. Box 942874 Sacramento, CA 9472.4-0001 Subject; Support for the.proposed Route 239 Interregional Corridor Study Dear Mr. Hendrix: On behalf of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, I am writing in support of a proposal to prepare the Route 239 Interregional Corridor Study as recommended in a State Planning and Research{SPR}funding grant application recently submitted by the Transportation Planning Section,Caltrans, District 4 Office. The Route 239 Corridor is an un-constructed State Route which is intended to connect Route 4 from Brentwood, California to Interstate 205 near Tracy, California. This new route would provide a direct connection between the growing communities in eastern Contra County and San Joaquin County and rest of the Central Valley. We believe that Route 239 is of statewide importance because it could improve freight and goads movement between the northern half of the Bay Area and the 1-5 Corridor. The I-5 Corridor is an internationally significant freight and goods movement corridor,running north-south from the Canadian border to the Mexican border that links Washington,Oregon,and California. Tracy has now emerged as a vital gateway for the Bay Area to the I-5 Corridor,and it functions as a key goods distribution center for the Bay Area and Northern California. Interstate 5801205 is currently the most direct truck route between the Bay Area,Tracy,and the I-5 Corridor,but travel demand forecasts predict worsening conditions of congestion and delay in this corridor. 'i Ltr to A. Hendrix,re: Support for the Proposed Route 239 Interregional Corridor Study December 1, 1998 40; ` Page Two As envisioned in two recently completed planning studies,the Route 4 Tza=aU9t1pn C=id2r & ,prepared by Caltrans,and thelit moat paw Irate gional 'corridor St",prepared by the Metropolitan'Transportation Commission and San Joaquin County Council of Governments, Route 239 was identified as potential reliever route to Interstate 580,by linking the northern half of the.Bay Area to the 1-5 Corridor via a new highway connection from Route 4 near Brentwood to Interstate 205 near Tracy. We urge your support and approval of the SPR funding request submitted by Caltrans,District 4 to conduct a planning study which would lead to the adoption of route alignment and design concept for Route 239 for its eventual inclusion in the State Highway System.' Sincerely yours, Jinn Rogers,Chair Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors cc: Robert McCleary,CCTA Lawrence Dahms,MTC Bonnie Braxton,Caltrans HQ,Transportation Planning Program Stephen Yokoi,Caltran District 4,Transportation Planning-B JR\PRN&p=h*tnwm=\heodrixNr MIBIT e'B" Route 239 Interregional Corridor Study (MIS) Description The Route 239 corridor is an un-constructed State Route between from Route 4 in Brentwood to Interstate 205 in Tracy. It provides a connection between Contra Costa County and San Joaquin County for interregional, freight and commute movement. This corridor provides the opportunity to facilitate greater interregional mobility between the Bay Area and the Central Valley without impacting the severely congested I-580 Corridor. The need for improvements in this corridor was identified in the Altamont Pass Interregional Corridor Study and the Route 4 Corridor Study. This study will identify transportation problems, explore various solutions and arrive at the most effective proposal for meeting the mobility needs of people and businesses in this corridor and the State. The study will consider both long term capacity expansion and shorter term operational improvements. A critical feature of the study will be an attempt to reach consensus among the various interest in this corridor. The various partners would form an advisory committee and a consultant will be utilized to conduct the analysis to evaluate multimodal alternatives for improvement to the Route 239 Corridor and achieve consensus on the design concept and scope of an improvement project. The study will be conducted in close partnership with District 10, Contra Costa County Transportation Authority, San Joaquin County Council of Governments, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the cities of Tracy and Brentwood. In addition, the input of other partners will be pursued including: Goods Movement Operators- Trucking and Rail Local Business Associations California Highway Patrol Ports/Airports Land. Use Developers Air Quality Districts Transit Operators Environmental Advocates State and Federal Resource Agencies page I __.. .... . .........._... .._...... ......... ......... ......... ._....... ......... ......... ......... ......... .......... ... ........ ......... ......... .. ....... ......... Objectives The objectives of the study would be: • To reach consensus on a action plan for improving the corridor including the development of a project for potential inclusion in Interregional Improvement Program (IIP). • Provide an opportunity for public involvement. • To identify and analyze environmental issues. • To develop information that could be utilized in producing a route adoption analysis and/or a Project Study Report (PSR) for a potential project. • To reach consensus on an ultimate concept for the corridor. Cost $195,000 State Planning and Research Grant Activities Collect information from existing studies/reports, determine additional information needs, collect needed information, produce investigation of possible solutions, evaluate solutions, reach consensus on project scope with the aid of a public forum, refine design of proposed solution (rough alignment, facility type, services frequency, et cetera), and produce final report. Project Schedule Project Initiation- Issue Identification 11-98 Work Scope Development: 12-98 Deliverable 1 -- Opportunities and Issues 1-99 Deliverable 2: ,Alternative Formulation and 2-99 Screenin Deliverable 3: Alternative Pvaluation 3-99 Public Worksho (s) 4-99 Deliverable 4: Design concept of preferred 5-99 alternative Final Report 6-99 Contact Terrence Grindall- Caltrans District 4, (510-286-5557 or E-mail: terrence.grindall@dot.ca.gov) Page 2 The'Board of Supervisors Contra �' sm Costa (510)336-1900 651 Pit* t,T1Wm 106 County Maftln& � z, �tia "NO-1293 .ft trg&-%lot Eiht Ild pilryilt�.�,�rtd'17klstric� j '"c.. Oor+trw Wtbar,Std District s .. , � - U"Ori r,Mh D*W i4�Gre�ciAraiilii,$tl1 t3hdtk:t :�::"_ ;'�� December 1, 1998 Mr.Allan Hendrix Deputy Director-Planning California Department of Transportation P.O. Box 942874 Sacramento, CA 94724-0001 Subject: Support far the Proposed Route 239 Interregional Corridor Study Dear Mr. Hendrix: On behalf of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors,I am writing in support of a proposal to prepare the Route 239 Interregional Corridor Study as recommended in a"tate Planning and Research(SPR)funding grant application recently submitted by the Transportation Planning Section., Caltrans,District 4 Office. The Route 239 Corridor is an un-constructed State Route which is intended to connect Route 4 from Brentwood,California to Interstate 205 near Tracy, California. This neve route would provide a direct connection between the grooving communities in eastern Contra County and San Joaquin County and rest of the Central Valley. We believe that Route 239 is of statewide importance because it could improve freight and goods movement between the northern half of the Bay Area and the I-5 Corridor. The I-5 Corridor is an internationally significant freight and goods movement corridor,running north-south from the Canadian border to the Mexican border that links Washington, Oregon,and California.Tracy has now emerged as a vital gateway for the Bay Area to the I-5 Corridor,and it functions as a key goods distribution center for the Bay Area and Northern California. Interstate 580/205 is currently the most direct truck route between the Bay Area,Tracy,and the I-5 Corridor;but travel demand forecasts predict worsening conditions of congestion and delay in this corridor. Ltr to A. Hendrix,re. Support for the Proposed Route 239.Interregional Corridor Study December 1, 1998 Page Two As envisioned in two recently completed planning studies,the&ute 4 LgMWrtation Corridor Ste,prepared by Caltrans,and the Alumnt Pass,j erre&nal torr car Stardu,prepared by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and San Joaquin County Council of Governments, Route 239 was identified as potential reliever route to Interstate 580,by linking the northern half of the Bay Area to the I-5 Corridor via a new highway connection from Route 4 near Brentwood to Interstate 205 near Tracy. We urge your support and approval of the SPR fimding request submitted by Caltrans,District 4 to conduct a planning study which would lead to the adoption of route alignment and design concept for Route 239 for its eventual inclusion in the State Highway System.' Sincerely yours, Pim Rotger , Chair Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors cc: Robert McCleary,CCTA Lawrence Dahms,MTC Bonnie Braxton,Caltrans HQ,Transportation Planning Program Stephen"Yokoi,Caltrans-District 4,Transportation Planning-B JR\PR\h:PWh\ft=WOmmtkou&X1tr