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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Subject
SUBJECT: SR-71 GAP CLOSURE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION, PHASE 1
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING the programming of $105,072,000 in local funds for the construction of Phase 1; and
B. AMENDING the 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan to restate the project's southern limit from Rio Rancho Road to the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County Line (SBCL).
Issue
ISSUE
The State Route 71 (SR-71) Project Phase 1 has completed design and Caltrans is in the process of acquiring the Rights-of-Way (ROW). Phase 1 will be ready to be advertised for construction in April 2020. Funding for construction must be programmed before Caltrans can advertise the Phase 1 project.
The Metro 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan listed the southerly limit of the project at Rio Rancho Road. However, per the Caltrans Project Report, the actual southern limit of the Project is the SBCL, which is 0.6 miles south of Rio Rancho Road (Attachment A).
Background
BACKGROUND
The SR-71 corridor is a freeway between I-10 and Mission Blvd and south of the Rio Rancho Road Interchange, through the SR-71/60 Interchange, to the SBCL. The roadway between Mission Blvd and Rio Rancho Road is a two lane in each direction expressway with three at-grade intersections at West Phillips Drive, North Ranch Road and Old Pomona Road. The entire segment of SR-71 between I-10 and Rio Rancho Road was identified for upgrades in the Measure M Expenditure Plan.
During design, it was identified that additional Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) coordination would be needed in the segment north of Mission Blvd. Caltrans and Metro agreed that SR-71 improvements be delivered in two phases to avoid lapsing of previously programmed funds, and to allow Phase 1 to compete for federal and state discretionary funds.
Phase 1 adds one high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane and an additional mixed-fl...
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