Placer Parkway Phase 1 Placer Parkway Phase I May 28, 2015
Project Partners
Completed Regional Transportation Projects Lincoln Bypass 2014 SR 65/Ferrari Ranch Rd 2012 SR 65 Widening 1999 SR 65/Pleasant Grove Blvd 2009 SR 65/Sunset Blvd 2010 I-80/Sierra College Blvd 2009 Roseville Bypass and Original I-80/SR 65 IC 1985 SR 65/Galleria Blvd 2008 I-80 Carpool Lanes 2011 I-80/Douglas Blvd 2006 I-80/Eureka Rd 2013
Planned Regional Transportation Projects SR 65/Nelson Ln SR 65/Whitney Ranch Pkwy 2016 Placer Parkway - Segment 1 2020 SR 65 Overlay 2016 SR 65/Twelve Bridges Dr SR 65 Widening I-80/SR 65 IC -Phase 1A 2019 I-80/Horseshoe Bar Rd I-80/Rocklin Rd I-80 WB 5 th Lane 2020 I-80 EB Auxiliary Lane 2019 I-80/SR 65 IC - Phases 2B -4
It s All About The Bucks
Keep Placer Moving Did You Know? The state and federal gas tax supply less than halfthe funding needed to maintain current roads, with no money for new capacity. Federal/state transportation dollars are declining and often contingent on a local funding match and strings. Developer fees are maxed out and cannot pay for existing problems. Placer County is one of the largest counties in the state with no local transportation funding.
Keep Placer Moving Did You Know? $ 1.25 billion Projected Funding Available Funding Outlook $1.75 billion Deficit $ 3.0 billion Need Federal - 10% Federal Highways Admin. Federal Transit Admin. Projected Funding Source Breakdown SHOPP STIP STA State 22% Local Funding 68% Local Transportation Fund Regional Fees Developer Fees Transit Fares
Transportation Funding Strategy Keep the money we ve already got Leverage future State/Federal funding Additional developer impact fees High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes Toll Roads Transportation sales tax Legislative changes to increase funding flexibility
Placer Parkway -Project Background Placer Parkway is a high speed regional transportation facility connecting State Route 65 to State Route 99 1994 Placer County General Plan depicts a plan line for Placer Parkway Early 2000s the Placer Parkway Corridor began being further refined Placer Parkway Corridor Selection 5 Corridors Studied Tier I EIR and EIS completed by South Placer Regional Transportation Authority (SPRTA) EIR certified December of 2009 FHWA completed its Record of Decision May 2010 Placer County General Plan Update December 2011 SPRTA Fee Program
Placer Parkway Selected Corridor
Placer Parkway Phase I
Placer Parkway -Major Features New Interchange at SR65 Grade Separation of Industrial Avenue and UPRR Tracks At-Grade Connection at Foothills Boulevard Four Lane Extension with Center Median Whitney Ranch IC Improvements
Placer Parkway Cross Sections Roadway Overcrossing
Placer Parkway Phase 1 Alternative 1
Placer Parkway Phase 1 Alternative 2
Placer Parkway Phase 1 Alternative 3
Placer Parkway Phase 1
Technical Studies Completed Aesthetics Agricultural and Forestry Resources Air Quality Biological Resources Cultural Resources Geology and Soils Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hazards and Hazardous Materials Hydrology and Water Quality Land Use and Planning Mineral Resources Noise Population and Housing Public Services Recreation Transportation/Traffic Utilities and Service Systems
Mitigation Measure Summary Native Grass & Wildflower Replanting for Erosion Control New Tree Plantings - Replacements Air Quality Placer County Air Pollution Control District Compliance Biological Impacts Protection of Sensitive Areas, Training, Monitoring, Mitigation Credits Cultural Resources Monitoring Water Quality Storm Water Best Management Practices Noise Impacts Restrictions on Nighttime Work Traffic Impacts Future Traffic Signal Projects
Schedule Draft Project Report Signed January 2015 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Completed May 2015 Environmental Document Public Review Ongoing Comment Period Closes June 9 th Finalized Environmental Document & Project Report Fall 2015
Public Participation Project Website: http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/work s/projects/placerparkway Official Comment Cards Due June 9 th
Thank You Rich Moorehead Luke McNeal-Caird Placer County DPW PCTPA RMoorehe@placer.ca.gov lmcneel-caird@pctpa.net (530) 745-7533 (530) 823-4033 Matt Brogan Celia McAdam Mark Thomas & Company PCTPA mbrogan@markthomas.com cmcadam@pctpa.org (916) 381-9100 (530) 823-4030