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Home My WebLink AboutPW Highway 101 to Interstate 580 Connector Project PPTNorthbound US-101 to Eastbound I-580 Direct Connector San Rafael City Council December 7, 2020 Marin NB 101 to EB 580 Direct Connector Reduce congestion on US 101 and local streets US 101 in Larkspur and San Rafael East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard to Richmond Bridge Bellam Boulevard Build a new freeway-to -freeway connection Northbound US 101 to eastbound I-580 Improve bicycle, pedestrian, and transit access NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project Project History & Upcoming Work History Several studies over two decades Various alternatives considered Latest study (2017) used to secure funding through Regional Measure 3 Upcoming Work Review alternatives to identify feasible alternatives to carry forward into environmental review Engage the community via Stakeholder Working Group and briefings Work with Caltrans to obtain necessary approvals Obtain environmental clearance for selected alternative Craft a Memorandum of Understanding among agencies to document agreement on the selected alternative Include conceptual design of future WB 580 to SB 101 connectorNB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project4 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Public Meetings Open to Traffic Targeted Project Schedule * Pending Available Funding Project Development Committees NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project•Agency Technical Staff •Community Interests •Agency Executive Staff •TAM Board Members Ad Hoc Committee Executive Steering Committee Technical Advisory Committee Stakeholder Working Group Agencies Caltrans Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)/BATA Transportation Authority Marin (TAM) Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) San Rafael Larkspur County of Marin Stakeholder Working Group (20 stakeholders)NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector ProjectSan Rafael Chamber of Commerce Bus Passenger Advisory Committee Bret Harte Community Assoc Marin Country Mart Marin Conservation League East San Rafael Working Group San Rafael City Schools Multicultural Center of Marin East Bay to/from Larkspur Sustainable Marin College of Marin League of Women Voters Marin County Bicycle Coalition East Bay to/from San Rafael Federation of San Rafael Neighborhoods Larkspur Chamber of Commerce Canal Alliance Sustainable San Rafael Pt. San Quentin Village Homeowners Association San Rafael Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project7 Consensus Building Schedule NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector ProjectDevelop, Analyze, and Refine Preliminary Alternatives Caltrans Project Initiation Document (PID) SWG Meetings June 2020 July 2020 Sept 2020 Spring 2021 Fall 2021 Jan 2021 Summer 2021 Ad-Hoc Exec Steering TAC NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project8 Summary of recent project actions Six Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meetings Two Executive Steering Committee (ESC) meetings Three Stakeholder Working Group (SWG) meetings Presentations to City of San Rafael BPAC, League of Women Voters, Multicultural Center of Marin, Federation of San Rafael Neighborhoods, East San Rafael Working Group, Resilient Shore representative, TAM Citizens’ Oversight Committee One-on-One meetings with Marin Sanitary Service (MSS), Central Marin Sanitation Agency (CMSA), and Canal AllianceNB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project Important Project Considerations NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector ProjectDesign speed Traffic & congestion Environmental impacts Air quality & GHG emissions Noise Habitat and SF Bay Visual impacts Sea level rise considerations Costs and funding Property impacts Economic impacts & benefits Neighborhood connectivity Bike/pedestrian/transit access Equity NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector ProjectRegional Measure 3 (bridge toll funding): •$135M for project planning and construction Local Funding (Marin County ½ cent transportation sales tax): •$16.5M to expedite project planning and to fund local improvements Current Project Funding NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project11 Seven Alternatives Considered NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project Alternative 1A –Hillside A NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector ProjectCost: $323M Design Speed: 50mph Height: Up to 60 ft Vertical scale is exaggerated 10:1 Marin Recovery Center PG&E Service Center Central Marin Sanitation Agency Modify Access Alternative 1A: Bird’s Eye View Maintain Access Marin Recovery Center Alternative 1B Cost: $446M Design Speed: 50 mph Height: Up to 60 ft Vertical scale is exaggerated 10:1 Marin Recovery Center PG&E Service Center Central Marin Sanitation Agency Re-Align Reconstruct SFD Flyover Alternative 1B Bird’s Eye View Cut slopes will be landscaped /vegetated Marin Recovery Center PG&E Service Center Alternative 1A/1B View at Exit from NB US 101 Alternative 2 –Simms St Cost: $ 174M Design Speed: 45 mph Height: 25 to 45 Ft Vertical scale is exaggerated 10:1 Alternative 2 View From Cal Park Path Alternative 3A –“Low Speed A” Cost: $131M Design Speed: 35 mph Height: Up to 25 ft Vertical scale is exaggerated 10:1 Alternative 3A Rendering Span over existing off- ramp New Cul-de- Sac at end of Gary Pl Combined Direct Connector /Bellam Blvd Exit Alternative 3B –“Low Speed B” Cost: $104M Design Speed: 35 mph Height: Up to 22 ft Vertical scale is exaggerated 10:1 Alternative 3B Rendering Close 580 off-ramp to Bellam New Cul-de- Sac at end of Gary Pl Combined Direct Connector /Bellam Blvd Exit Alternative 4 – “Swing Out” Cost: $214M Design Speed: 35 mph Height: 90 to 100 ft Vertical scale is exaggerated 10:1 Close 580 off-ramp to Bellam Maintain NB US 101 off- ramp to Bellam Alternative 5 –“Medium Speed” Cost: $179M Design Speed: 40 mph Height: up to 45 ft Vertical scale is exaggerated 10:1 Alternative 5 (Medium Speed)NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector ProjectMaintain all 580 and 101 off-ramps to Bellam Additional Bridges over Bellam NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project26 Alternatives Overview NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector ProjectAlternatives Naming Design Speed (mph)Preliminary Cost 1A Hillside A 50 $ 323M 1B Hillside B 50 $ 446M 2 Simms St 45 $ 174M 3A Low Speed A 35 $ 131M 3B Low Speed B 35 $ 104M 4 Swing Out 35 $ 214M 5 Medium Speed 40 $ 179M 26 * Costs do not include cost of Bellam Blvd Improvements Concepts for WB I-580 to SB US101 NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector ProjectWB I-580 TO SB US -101 NB US-101 OFF RAMP TO BELLAM NB US-101 TO EB I -580 TO NOVATO TO RICHMOND MARIN SQUARE NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project28 Bellam Improvements –Replace Existing Structure 28 NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project29 Protected Bikeway Options Under Consideration •Option 1: Directional Protected Bikeways •Option 2: Two-way Protected Bikeway (North Side) •Option 3: Simms/Castro Protected Bikeway and Bridge •Note: All options would provide protected/separated bikeways and would include pedestrian enhancements 29 NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project30 Preliminary Feedback Don’t close Bellam Blvd off-ramp from I-580 (Alt’s 3B & 4) Bellam Blvd improvements have support Project needs to address equity Concerns from some property owners High cost of Alts 1A/1B could be prohibitive Need to further assess compatibility with future WB to SB connector Need to assess distance traveled from SFD to new connector –people may choose to stay on SFD if they have to travel too far NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector Project30 NB US 101 to EB I-580 Direct Connector ProjectThank you Questions?