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Started by andy3175, October 28, 2014, 12:51:53 AM

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andy3175

I noticed a reference to the Placer Parkway in another thread and realized we don't have a thread dedicated just to this proposed new parkway. So I gathered up some info to share from a couple webpages:

http://pctpa.net/placerparkway/description.htm

QuoteTHE PROJECT — CORRIDOR PRESERVATION
The objective of the Placer Parkway Corridor Preservation project is to identify and preserve an approximate 15-mile long, 500'- to 1,000'-wide corridor between SR 65 and SR 70/99. The corridor width will vary among three segments:

Western Segment extends from SR 70/99 to Pleasant Grove Road (in Sutter County)
Central Segment extends from Pleasant Grove Road to approximately 2,300 feet north of Pleasant Grove Creek (in Placer County)
Eastern Segment extends from approximately 2,300 feet north of Pleasant Grove Creek to SR 65
There are two phases to the corridor preservation project:

Phase 1 - Identify Corridor Alignment Alternatives (completed September 2005)

Phase 2 - Complete a broad-based Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement and Program Environmental Impact Report (Tier 1 EIS/EIR) (CEQA completed December 2009, NEPA completed May 2010)
Corridor acquisition can begin only after the Tier 1 EIS/EIR is completed.

QuoteFUTURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
There is no design or construction work involved in this corridor preservation project. As funding becomes available, a project-level (Tier 2) environmental review will determine the specific footprint of the roadway within the selected corridor. Other transportation modes including bus rapid transit maybe developed in the Parkway corridor.

The future four-to six-lane roadway will have up to six interchanges:

SR 65 @ Whitney Rd.
Foothills Blvd
Fiddyment Rd.
One in Sutter County's South Sutter Co. Specific Plan area
SR 70/99 (Sankey Rd.)
A seventh potential interchange could be located in the Parkway's eastern segment. It could connect the Parkway with a possible extension off Watt Ave.  The possible extension and connection are not a part of this project.

http://pctpa.net/placerparkway/library/FHWA_ROD_5-7-10.pdf (record of decision)

QuoteAlternatives Considered in Draft Tier 1 EIS and Eliminated. The study of Placer Parkway has
been under review, in some manner, for the last 15 years. During the last six years, a scoping
process was conducted and more detailed studies were completed. This led to the alternatives
studied in the Tier 1 EIS. The development of alternatives considered in the Tier 1 EIS occurred
within the context of the planning process." This process considered a wide variety of possible
'alternatives; eventually, these possibilities were evaluated, and rejected or modified to reach the
following list of alternatives considered in the Tier 1 EIS:

-    No Action Alternative - A Placer Parkway corridor would not be selected or
preserved, and the future Placer Parkway would not be constructed. However,
conditions in the study area would not remain static based on current trends and
the development pressures as described in Section 6.1 of the Tier 1 EIS/EIR
Volume I. It is likely that growth and development related impacts would
continue to create changed conditions for a number of resources. Even under the
no-action alternative, cumulative impacts related to other projects would still
occur, including changes in land use, loss of agricultural land and development.
-    Alternative 1 - This corridor alignment is the southernmost build alternative,
and extends from SR 70/99 approximately one-half mile north of Riego Road
and connects into SR 65 at Whitney Ranch Parkway. This corridor alignment
alternative is 16.2-miles long and the analysis assumes six interchanges. This
alternative is not consistent with the land use and circulation plans identified
within the Sutter Point Specific Plan. Therefore, this alternative is less
responsive to the purpose of the project which is to advance economic
development by providing access to the areas planned or projected for job
growth.
-    Alternative 2 - This corridor alternative connects to SR 70/99 north of Riego
Road interchange, crosses diagonally across the Central Segment of the study
area, and connects to SR 65 at Whitney Ranch Parkway. The alignment is
approximately 15.4-miles long and the analysis assumes six interchanges. Since
this alternative is not consistent with the land use and circulation plans identified
within the Sutter Point Specific Plan this alternative was not selected as the
preferred alignment because it is less responsive to the purpose of the project
which is to advance economic development by providing access to the areas
planned or projected for job growth.
-    Alternative 3 - This corridor alternative connects to SR 70/99 approximately
one-half mile north of the Riego Road interchange, crosses the Central Segment
north of the Regional University and Community Specific Plan area, transitions
into an eastern direction before Sunset Boulevard West, and connects to SR 65 at
Whitney Ranch Parkway. The alignment is approximately 15.6-miles long and
the analysis assumes six interchanges. This alternative was not selected because
it is less responsive to the project's purpose of providing access to areas planned
for job growth.
-    Alternative 4 - This corridor alternative connects to SR 70/99 at the Sankey
Road interchange and connects to SR 65 at Whitney Ranch Parkway. This
alternative would include five interchanges and is approximately 14.3 miles
long. This alternative is less responsive to the purpose of the project to reduce
expected future traffic congestion on the local roadway system in southwestern
Placer County and south Sutter County.

Selected Alternative
After carefully weighing the environmental consequences and in coordination with the project
sponsor and the resource agencies, the Federal Highway Administration decided to select the
corridor alignment identified as Alternative 5 with a no access buffer as the preferred alternative.
This corridor alternative extends from SR 70/99 near Sankey Road, proceeds northeast, crosses
Phillip Road and Pleasant Grove Creek, transitions to an eastern direction before reaching Sunset
Boulevard West, and then connects to SR 65 at Whitney Ranch Parkway. The corridor
alignment is approximately 14.2 miles long. The reasons for selecting this alternative are
outlined in the following section.

http://pctpa.net/placerparkway/library/Final_Tier1_EIS_PEIR/reso09-07_Selecting_Corridor_Placer_Parkway_12-3-09.pdf - contains map of corridor Alt 5 with interchanges


Regards,
Andy

www.aaroads.com


TheStranger

#1
It's interesting to compare this with the 1990s proposals for Route 102 (a Sacramento/I-80 bypass connecting I-5/Route 99 near Sacramento International Airport northeast to I-80 near Auburn).  While this doesn't quite serve the entire corridor, it covers a good portion of it (between 65 and 99) - similar to how the Capital Southeast Corridor corresponds similarly to parts of the proposed Route 148.

EDIT: Also, amusing to see the 70/99 concurrency along El Centro in the PDF map when that has been signed as solely Route 99 for a few decades now.
Chris Sampang

jrouse

The Placer Parkway is what Route 102 evolved into.

There's been talk about building it as a toll road.



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