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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-Public Works CI"-Y OF SAN BERNARD'''O - REQUr'CST FOR COUNCIL A~-ION From: ROGER G. HARDGRAVE Subject: Indication of Support for Design Revisions -- Route 30/330 Inter- change, Eliminating Access at Pacific Street and Providing Freeway Access at Central Avenue ~t: Public Works/Engineering Date: 11-18-88 Synopsis of Previous Council action: 09-19-88 10-24-88 11-21-88 Non-freeway alignment of Route 330, east of Route 30, endorsed. Support for design revisions continued to 09-06-88, so that Caltrans could present map of the freeway plans. "" "" to 09-19-88, and the City Engineer directed to report on traffic situation on Arden Avenue Interchange and traffic data regarding Central Avenue. Support for design I' It 'I 10-27-80 08-15-88 09-06-88 " revisions continued to 10-17-88 " " " 11-21-88 " " " 12-05-88 " " Recommended motion: Adopt resolution. cc: Jim Robbins Jim Richardson Jim Penman {ld r1:$k- Supporting data attached: Roger G. Hardgrave Staff Report, Letter & Resolution Phone: 5025 Contact person: Ward: 4 FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: N/A Source: (Acct. No.) (Acct. DescriPtion) Finance: Council Notes: 75:0262 Agenda Item No.__ /~ CI"~ 1 OF SAN BERNARDl .0 - REQUI. .JT FOR COUNCIL ACf. JON STAFF REPORT A request was received by letter of July 11, 1988, from Ken Steele, District Director of Caltrans, for the City to indicate support for making design revisions to the Route 30/330 interchange. Local access to Pacific Street is provided by the present design. Additional traffic would be placed on Pacific Street, which would necessitate widening, and installation of traffic signals at Palm Avenue. A copy of the letter from Ken Steele is attached for reference. The i n t e r s e c t ion 0 f Pac i f i cSt r e eta n d Pal m A v e'n u e i s wit h i nth e Highland Historic Preservation District. Acquisition of the additional right-of-way would be a very lengthy process. In order to avoid extensive delay to the freeway project, Caltrans is proposing to revise the Route 30/330 Interchange as a freeway to freeway facility, and construct on interchange on Central Avenue to provide for local service in the area. A public meeting was conducted by Caltrans on August 22,1988, to present the proposed desi gn revi si ons to resi dents of the area and receive input. Considerable opposition was expressed by residents along Central Avenue, both in San Bernardino and Highland, to the construction of an interchange on Central Avenue, due to the additional traffic that would be generated. At the Council Meeting of September 6,1988, direction was given for staff to meet with Caltrans and determine if the Arden Avenue Interchange would function in a satisfactory manner, if the Central Avenue Interchange was not constructed. In response to the City's request, Caltrans initiated an investigation to determine if the Arden Avenue Interchange would be able to handle projected traffic volumes, in the event that local service was not provided at Central Avenue. Caltrans has completed their investigation. We met with their representatives on November 15,1988, to renew their findings. Their conclusion is that the Arden Avenue Interchange will not operate at a satisfactory level of service over the normal 20 year design period, if the Central Avenue Interchange is not provided. Therefore, their analysis indicates that the Central Avenue Interchange will be needed at some time in the future, perhaps 5 - 10 years. Caltrans'traffic projecti ons were based upon Arden Avenue bei ng extended Southerl y to Baseline Street. They advise that this extension can not be done as a State funded project. This project has been included in our Capital Improvement Program in the 1991/92 Fiscal Year, to be financed with Federal-aid Urban Funds. Several alternate designs for the Central Avenue Interchange were presented at the nei ghborhood meeti ng. One showed the interchange to the West of the subdivision on the Northwest corner of Central Avenue and Pacific Street. This location has been rejected by the Federal Highway Administration, since it is less than the minimum spacing from Arden Avenue. The des i gn preferred by Ca 1 trans is a norma 1 diamond 75-0264 11/ 18/88 -1- CI_ t OF SAN BERNARD.. _JO - REQULJT FOR COUNCIL AC . ,iON STAFF REPORT interchange at Central Avenue, except that the Westbound off-ramp will circle around and approach Central Avenue from the West. Caltrans indicated that another public hearing may be needed if there is extensive concern over the design revisions. An amendment to the Freeway Agreement wi 11 have to be executed. Thi s amendment will show Central Avenue as a "future interchange. The City may wish to have a more definitive timing commitment. Caltrans will have some difficulty in agreeing to a firm schedule, since the funds will be appropriated by the California Transportation Commission in their STIP. In view of Caltrans' determination that the Central Avenue Interchange will be needed in the future, we recommend that the design ievision be approved. -2- 75-0264 " GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN, Governor ....tft:ORNIA-BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY ~.. . . .. .JfPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT 8, P.O. BOX 231 SAN 8ERNARDINO, CA 92A02 TDD (71A) 383-A609 July 11, 1988 08-SBd-30/330 08201 - 157901 Hon. Evlyn Wilcox Mayor, city of San Bernardino 300 North D Street San Bernardino, CA 92418 Dear Mayor Wilcox: We are requesting official city support to pursue our concept to make design revisions to the Routes 30/330 project as discussed at a joint meeting of the San Bernardino/Highland city Councils on July 7, 1988. The concept as presented, generally involved: o Rev is ing the Route 30/330 Interchange to remove the local service connections to pacific Street. Only direct connections between Routes 30 and 330 would be provided. o constructing a local service interchange at Central Avenue to replace the local service connections previously proposed to Pac if ic Street. Th is would include improving Central between the Route 30 Freeway and Highland Avenue. This concept was discussed with Counc i1man Maudsley and several members of your City staff pr ior to the joint meeting. They indicated support for this concept at that time. The support should be in the form of a City Council Reso1utioni a suggested sample is attached. If we decide to pursue this new course of action we would, at a minimum, offer an opportunity for a design hearing on the proposed changes. Should you require any further clarification of our proposal or have any questions, please contact Mr. Bob pote at (714) 383- 4616. Very truly a/) fa or KEN STEELE District Director 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2] 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7/26/88 ] 2 3 4 5 6 RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO SUPPORTING THE DESIGN REVISION TO THE ROUTE 30/330 INTERCHANGE BY ELIMINATING ACCESS AT PACIFIC STREET AND CREATING ACCESS AT CENTRAL AVENUE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO "AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino recognize the need to complete the Route 30/330 7 Freeway project between Arden and Fifth Street as expeditiously 8 9 10 as possible; and SECTION 2. The provision of local service access to the Route 30/330 Freeway at Pacific Avenue could result in delay to 11 the project due to possible impacts on the Highland Historic 12 District in the vicinity of Palm and Pacific. SECTION 3. The proposed elimination of the Pacific Avenue access and a new access at Central Avenue provide adequate access and circulation to the community. SECTION 4. The Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino acknowledge support for CALTRANS' concept of revising the design of Routes 30 and 330 to eliminate the local service connections to Pacific Street and constructing a new local service interchange, in the vicinity of Central Avenue with appropriate improvements to the local road system. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino, at a meeting held on the , 1988, by the following vote, to-wit: day of AYES: Council Members t< t ::> : ::> u t' t' U K I '.!\! {j I H t u t S lli N REV I S J () N TOT HER 0 UTE 3 0 / 3 3 0 INTERCHANGE 1 NAYS: 2 ABSENT: 3 4 5 6 7 8 City Clerk The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this day of , 1988. Evlyn Wilcox, Mayor City of San Bernardino 9 10 Approved as to form 11 and 1 ega 1 content: 12 Ci~ 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7/26/88 - 2 -