Three major projects are being pursued in the I-5 Corridor:
Managed Lanes
The project proposes to add two Managed Lanes in each direction and potentially additional freeway and auxiliary lanes where needed. The Managed Lanes will be used by carpools, vanpools and transit riders at no cost and be available to single-occupant vehicles for a fee when there is sufficient capacity.
The 26-mile project will add highway lanes and operational improvements to provide mobility choices for motorists on I-5 in the northern San Diego region.
Purpose & need
Relieve traffic congestion, address future growth, improve average commute time, accomodate goods movement.
Objectives
- Reduce congestion: Sustain travel times in mixed-use lanes, add HOV/Managed Lanes, address peak periods
- Provide modal choices: Achieve more than 10% carpools, provide a facility compatible with future BRT
- Protect the environment: Improve ecosystem, no net loss of wetlands
- Enhance community: Improve connectivity, minimize project impacts
For more information see the project fact sheet
HOV/Lomas Santa Fe
A project is being constructed to extend the existing HOV lane from Via de la Valle to just south of Manchester Avenue. The project will also add two loop-style on-ramps at the Lomas Santa Fe Drive interchange. Construction of the project began in October 2007 and is expected to be completed in winter 2008.
For more information, see the project Fact Sheet
I-805 HOV/Carroll Canyon
Commuters using the I-805 interchange at Mira Mesa Boulevard can anticipate significant congestion relief with a project that will extend Carroll Canyon Road under I-805, construct an HOV lane in each direction on I-805 to the existing HOV lane on I-5, and construct Direct Access Ramps from the Carroll Canyon Road extension to the new HOV lanes. Construction of the project is expected to begin in early 2010 and be completed in two years.
For more information, see the project Fact Sheet
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