Elk Grove

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Elk Grove Rancho Cordova El Dorado Connector
Project
Elk Grove Ranch Cordova El Dorado Connector
Joint Powers Authority
Project BriefingJPA Board Meeting March 28,
2008
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Phase I Study Outcomes

• Draft Purpose and Need Statement
• Preliminary Project Development
• Draft Functional Guidelines
• Environmental Screening
• Costs and Funding Options (Limited)
• Governance Options (Selected)

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General Need

• Mobility
• To improve access to, and connections between,
  residential and employment areas lost or
  compromised due to increasing congestion
• Land Use
• To assist in preservation of open space and
  habitat that may be threatened as the region
  develops.

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Draft Project Need

• Options Insufficient transportation options for
  personal and goods/freight movement to, from, and
  within the corridor.
• Non-Local Traffic Local streets increasingly
  subject to congestion and use by non-local
  traffic.
• Emergency Access Study area needs an all-weather
  transportation facility to enable emergency
  vehicle access.
• Safety Increasing traffic will degrade safety of
  existing facilities improvements are needed to
  ensure safety and security of travel by all modes
  (automobile, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian).
• Open Space Preservation Development is
  encroaching on open space and wildlife habitat
  planning is needed to preserve these resources
  and ensure access to open space.
• Jobs-Housing-Transportation Access Well planned
  transportation improvements needed to accompany
  and support housing and job growth to ensure that
  growth proceeds along planned patterns.

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Draft Project Purpose

• Mobility Enhancement Enhance mobility options
  within corridor to serve and support growth and
  development patterns and principles from the
  approved MTP land use allocations, while
  minimizing impacts to livability of communities
  along the corridor.
• Economic Development Aid economic vitality by
  improving access to job centers and commercial
  areas, facilitating goods movement, and enhancing
  the attractiveness of existing and planned
  employment and commercial areas.
• Balanced Transportation System Provide efficient
  transportation options that balance
  transportation needs between local access and
  regional demand enable flexibility among modes,
  while incorporating ITS elements where possible.
• Open Space Preservation/Growth Management
  Preserve open space, wildlife habitat, and
  productive agricultural uses and minimize growth
  inducement.

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Functional Guidelines Principles

• Improve Access and Connectivity
• Support MTP and General Plans
• Relieve Demand (Local and Regional)
• Control Access / Minimize Growth Inducement
• Enhance Mobility and Preserve Livability
• Provide Efficient and Safe Facilities for all
  Modes
• Minimize Physical Impacts
• Preserve Open Space / Support Approved Plans
• Permit Phased Implementation

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Functional Guidelines Subjects

• Connector Roadway
• Capacity and Cross-Section
• Access Characteristics
• Profile
• Design Aesthetics, Materials, and Maintenance
• Transit Services
• Non-Motorized Facilities
• Open Space Preservation
• Other Facilities

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Alternatives

• Alternative 1 Sunrise
• Alternative 2 Grant Line
• Alternative 3 Grant Line
• Alternative 4 Bradshaw
• Sheldon Variations (Apply to Alts 1, 2, and 3)
• A Bypass
• B Tunnel
• C At Grade

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Common Design Features
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Alternative 1 Overview
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Alternative 2 Overview
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US-50
Alternative 3 Overview
White Rock
Douglas
Mather Field
Sunrise
Bradshaw
Jackson Hwy
Grant Line
I-5
Sheldon Community
SR-99
Kammerer
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Alternative 4 Overview
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Environmental Screening

• Resource Data collection
• Floodplains
• Socio-economic issues
• Land use data
• Preliminary Roadway Footprint
• Draft Quantitative and Qualitative Measures

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Screening Results

• Some Differences Among Concepts
• Natural Resources Appear to be No Fatal Flaws
• Potential Land Use and Socio-economic issues
• Alternatives 1 and 4
• Alternatives Using Grant Line
• Greater Growth Inducement Potential

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Project Cost (2006 in Millions)
Alternative 1 Sunrise 788
Alternative 2 Grant Line 712
Alternative 3A Bypass 730
Alternative 3B Tunnel 1,305
Alternative 3C At-Grade 712
Alternative 4 Bradshaw 832
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Conceptual Project Phasing
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Phase 1 Final Report Products

• Draft Purpose and Need Statement
• Project Conceptual Design
• Travel Demand Analysis
• Draft Functional Guidelines
• Environmental Screening Analysis
• Comparison of Concept Alternatives
• Conceptual Project Cost / Funding Options
  (limited)
• Project Phasing and Implementation