SANDAG says SR76 widening to be complete by 2014

The San Diego Association of Governments voted to release its draft 2030 Regional Transportation Plan, including updated completion dates for projects including the widening of SR76.

An 18-0 SANDAG board vote June 22, with both City of San Diego representatives absent for an announcement on the city’s homeless shelter, accepted the draft RTP for distribution and set a September 14 public hearing date on the draft RTP. The SANDAG board is scheduled to adopt the final RTP on November 30.

The RTP includes a $41 billion Revenue Constrained Scenario and a $58 billion Reasonably Expected Revenue Scenario, although the Reasonably Expected Revenue Scenario includes $10 billion in revenue whose sources are yet to be determined. “We’ll work with the board to identify and pursue additional revenue sources after the plan’s adopted,” said SANDAG senior transportation planner Mike Hix.

The plan also includes an $89 billion unconstrained needs scenario.

The revenue-constrained plan has completion periods of 2008, 2010, 2014, 2020, and 2030. The widening of State Route 76 from two to four lanes between Melrose Drive and Interstate 15 has a 2014 completion date, as does the construction of the four-lane State Route 241 toll road between the Orange County line and Interstate 5. Widening the toll road to six lanes in some areas has a 2020 completion date.

The Reasonably Expected Revenue Scenario also adds four toll lanes to Interstate 15 between State Route 78 and the Riverside County line, which was designated for completion by 2020. Transit service from Riverside County to the Sorrento Mesa area of San Diego is also slated for implementation by 2020. Adding four toll lanes on Interstate 5 between Vandegrift Boulevard and the Orange County line has a 2030 completion timeframe.

The unconstrained revenue network expands Highway 76 to six lanes between Melrose Drive and Mission Road, to four and six lanes between Interstate 15 and Pala Mission Road, and to four lanes between Pala Mission Road and the La Jolla Indian Reservation.