LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Staff Report
Meeting Date : Nov. 8, 2022
To: Legislative Subcommittee
From: Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director
Staff Contact: Jason Haber, [email protected]
Subject: North Coast Corridor Program: Batiquitos Lagoon Trail, Coastal Rail Trail, and Other Projects Within Carlsbad
District: All
Recommended Action
Receive a presentation from Caltrans staff on the North Coast Corridor Program and discuss the Batiquitos Lagoon Trail, Coastal Rail Trail, and other projects within Carlsbad; and provide feedback to city staff on potential intergovernmental advocacy efforts.
Discussion
The Legislative Subcommittee, at its meeting on Aug. 22, 2022, passed a motion to bring back an agenda item to discuss the Batiquito s Lagoon Trail and Coastal Rail Trail community enhancement projects associated with the SANDAG/Caltrans North Coast Corridor Public Works Plan.
Caltrans's North County Corridor Director will provide an overview of the North Coast Corridor project and the status of projects within Carlsbad.
North Coast Corridor Program
The North Coast Corridor (NCC) Program Fact Sheet (Exhibit 1) provides an overview of the transportation, environmental, and coastal access projects included in the NCC Program. Projects completed and projects under development within the NCC Program Area, which spans from La Jolla to Oceanside, are identified in the Fact Sheet attached as Exhibit 2.
In total , the NCC Program represent s a more than $6 billion investment over the next few decades.
The NCC Program is included in TransNet, the voter approved, half-cent sales tax initiative that helps fund tran sportation projects in the region.
North Coast Corridor Public Works Plan/Transportation and Resource Enhancement Program The North Coast Corridor Public Works Plan/Transportation and Resource Enhancement Program (NCC PWP/TREP) was jointly prepared by SAN DAG and Caltrans and was approved by the California Coastal Commission in 2014.
The NCC PWP/TREP was developed to plan for and implement a series of projects in a comprehensive and coordinated manner to meet the mobility vision defined in the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan, and consistent with the requirement s of Senate Bill 468 (Kehoe - 2011).
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Senate Bill 468 details certain requirements of the NCC PWP/TREP to ensure project design and mitigation measures are included in the NCC PWP/TREP to address (among other things) coastal public access, habitat restoration projects, environmental mitigation measures, and community enhancements.
NCC Program Project Phasing and Prioritization
NCC Program project phasing and prioritization is determined by the SAN DAG Board of Directors , as approved through the agency' s long-range Regional Transportation Plan and 5-year Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP). In December 2021, the SANDAG Board of Directors adopted the 2021 Regional Plan. The RTIP is updated every two years and amended quarterly.
Completion of the following projects within Carlsbad was originally anticipated during Phase I (2010-2020) of the NCC PWP/TREP Implementation Framework:
1-5 Batiquitos Lagoon Bridge Replacement
Bike/Ped Trail & Bridge on the W Side of the Batiquitos Lagoon Bridge - Trail on NE Side of 1-5 at Batiquitos Lagoon
1-5 North Coast Bike Trail (Batiquitos segment)
Batiquitos lagoon (Railroad) Double Track and Bridge Replacement Poinsettia Station Improvements
Batiquitos Bluffs Restoration & Preservation/Enhancement Site Coastal Rail Trail (Leucadia Blvd to La Costa Av)
However, the NCC plan notes that "the stream of revenue from the regional TransNet sales tax, as well as the availability of state and federal funds, largely dictates how many projects the region can implement at any given time." The plan further states that "within these revenue constraints , individual project needs, performance, and benefits are evaluated to determine projects that will be the most effective for meeting plan objectives and that can be accomplished within the available funding at a given time."
Caltrans staff will provide an overview of NCC Program projects currently underway within Carlsbad, as well as those projects that are planned to occur within Carlsbad during current and future project phasing.
Intergovernmental Advocacy
This item will provide an opportunity for the Legislative Subcommittee to discuss and provide feedback to staff regarding potential intergovernmental advocacy efforts to encourage SAN DAG to accelerate or reprioritize certain NCC Program projects within Carlsbad.
The City of Carlsbad Legislative Platform includes the following position statements, which could provide a basis for the city's advocacy efforts:
Support legislation that provides for effective and efficient transportation alternatives.
Support measures that would increase the ability of local agencies to finance local and regional transportation facilities and improvements, including alternative modes of transportation and transportation demand management systems and transportation systems management initiative s.
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Support legislation that makes funds to support public facilities (i.e., building s, roads, utilities, open space) more available to local municipalities.
Support legislation that would promote and provide funding for the restoration, preservation and enhancement of beaches, beachfront property and bluffs, including local and regional sand replenishment efforts, as well as coastal access, public infrastructure and parking .
Next Steps
To be determined based upon feedback provided by the Legislative Subcommittee .
Public Notification
Public notice of this item was posted in keeping with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
1. SAN DAG North Coast Corridor Program Fact Sheet - March 2021
2. SAN DAG North Coast Corridor Projects Under Development Fact Sheet - February 2015 Nov. 8, 2022 Item #3 Page 3 of 3
North Coast Corridor Program
The Project
The Caltrans and SANDAG North Coast Corridor (NCC) Program is a balanced set of transportation, environmental, and coastal access projects to improve the quality of life for residents, create a stronger local and regional economy for the future, and enhance the coastal environment. For more than a decade, Caltrans, SANDAG, local cities, resource agencies, and community members have been working together to identify, refine, and implement projects to comprehensively address the needs of the North Coast Corridor.
Express Lanes and More Trains
The NCC Program includes upgrades
to Interstate 5 (1-5) from La Jolla to
Oceanside over the next few decades.
Additional improvements include
adding transit and freight capacity
and enhancing reliability of the rail
system for commuters. Together, these
projects will create a more balanced
transportation system for residents
and coastal community visitors.
Project highlights include:
• Construct 27-miles of 1-5 Express Lanes from La Jolla to Oceanside, ensuring a reliable, congestion-free travel option for carpools, vanpools, and buses, and that will be available to solo drivers for a fee
• Invest revenue generated from the Express Lanes into future NCC transportation projects • Improve more than 30 highway overpasses with new and enhanced bike/pedestrian paths • Double track 99 percent of the 60-mile San Diego segment of the LOSSAN coastal rail line • Upgrade rail stations and platforms
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Construction Schedule
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Completion Date
2050
Funding Sources
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Total Project Cost
More than $6 billion
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Protecting and Enhancing Environmental
Resources and Coastal Habitats
The NCC Program will preserve, protect, and enhance
coastal habitat and improve water quality in the corridor's six lagoons. These lagoons are unique natural resources and the NCC Program seeks to balance the needs of the
transportation system while enhancing the surrounding
environments. Project highlights include:
• Restore, preserve, or protect several hundred acres of coastal habitat
• Build longer rail and highway bridges over three of the six lagoons to improve tidal flows, circulation, and overall lagoon health
• Fund lagoon restorations
• Significantly improve treatment to freeway stormwater runoff, safeguarding local waterways
Preserving Community Character and Improving
Coastal Access
The seaside communities from La Jolla to Oceanside
each have unique characteristics that define North
San Diego's scenic coastline. The NCC Program includes
several community enhancement projects such as rail line pedestrian undercrossings, and new bike and pedestrian
paths to lagoons and other key destinations. Project
highlights include:
• Create the new, 27 -mile North Coast Bike Trail with a north-south connection from La Jolla to Oceanside and
links to regional east-west trails
• Erect sound walls to help reduce freeway noise for
residents; offer transparent sound walls to residents with existing views
• Build four rail undercrossings to provide safe connections to the coast for pedestrians and bicyclists
• Construct seven-miles of Coastal Rail Trail bikeway
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Completed North Coast Corridor Projects
Featured here are p,ojects /flat have i-> completed Wllhin 1he NCC. These p,ojects wwk together to improve our highway and coastal ra1Mays -,xrNiding more ttallS()(J(tal>OO Cflolces. Several of these ,xoiects received funds from the voter-awrr,;ed TransNet half-cent sales tax. administered by SA}l(JAG. and are me result of JOO( tax dollafS at "m
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Mi High Occupancy Vllllr.tl Edlllllan, l.Ollla Sada Fe lnllln:halge: Project e>t1ellded 1lie exlsti!Y;J HOV/carpool lane in eocl1 linlction fn:rn sruth ol 1/e de la 'Jale ID sruth of Manchester A11eooe .m added two new IDop-S1)4e on-ramps 10 Ille illerdlange. ~ 2009; cost $66 milon. l-8D5 IIOV/Caral c..,.. 11M: Gair.rt; and SN«lAG extenOld Carrol Cm)o, fmj llQJl l-805, coostnded two mes o1 HOl//ca'l)Od lanes along Hl05 from 1-510 Carrol em-,o, fbad. and oo11 a lliect /V:a!$S Ramp ~ Carrol Canyon Pmd ID Ille HOV/ca'l)Od mes. ~ A!Jll 2014; cost $94.6 rnlion.
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Car1sbad llwlle Track: SANDAG, No'1ll County Transit District, and Nntrak built a 1.9-mile second main !rad< from Cal1sbad Vilage Drive southward past Cannon l\:>ad and constructed a new ral bridge over the Agua He<ilnda Lagoon. Completed Feoruary 2012; cost $16.4 million.
Del Mar Bluffs Stabllizallon Project SAMlAG stabilzed portions of Ille 1.6 miles of roastal lilffs between SeagfO'le Pal1< and Ton-ey Pines State Beach in the Oty of Del Mar to oosure uninterrupted rail seNlce. Completed 2012; cost $4.8 mlioo.
Santa Fe Pedestrian IJnderetossjng: SANDAG constructed a new rail b<idge, and a pedestrian undercrossir>J beneath the lrad<s, between Hig!May 101 and VUcan Aveoue, west ol Santa Fe Dove. A new crosswalk and traffle signal on Higlway 101 were inStalled to increase pedeSlrian safety. CwlPleted 2013; cost $5.9 milion.
SomnlD to Miramar Pllase 1: Phase 1 Pf(Mded a mile of new trad<main line, paralel to the exis1ilg track, south 01 Sorrento VaBey Boulevard ID Ille east side of 1-605, a new rail bridge, and a track crosoover to imp,cr,e O!)eratiOns in Sorrento Valley. Completed Marcll 2014; cost $44 miNioo.
I EnvironmenUCoastal Access
Several huncted ac,es of habitat has been ~d for prese,valion ancVor restoration as part ol lhe NCC Program. Beloo are two l)"Ol)e(ties that have been aan,~ed and wil be p,eserwd lfldeflnitely as open space. Mitional 3C(JJisirons and reslooltion plans are lllde<way.
La Costa Property: Aciµred in 2009, ~ 19 acres 01 coastal sage scrub habitat Is fXl)lected In Car1sllad near the Bati(Jlitos Lagoon.
Laser Property: Acq.ired in 2012, almost six acres of coostal scrub habitat Is preserved neat lhe San Elijo Lagoon in Ercinitas.
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About the Project
TIie 1-kxth Coasr c«rfdor (NCC) Program includes lf>e Interstate 5 P-5) Express l.1JIJes Prrject, coastal rail and transit enhancements, and environmental protection l+ith Increased coastal access. Highlighted here are ,xojects in various stages of ~tin th8 NCC Program area. which spans from La Jo/la liJ OceansK/e. These projecf]i are part of a $6 billion CtJmt)lllhens/Ye set of transporl,atioo, environment, and coastJI access ,xOJl)Cls ro Improve lf>e quality of Me for residents, create a stronger local and regional ecooomy for the future, and enhance lf>e coastal environment over t1le next 30 yr,a,s. ,. (.&lllllMCi
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NORTH COAST CORRIDOR PROGRAM
Carlsbad Legislative Subcommittee
Meeting
November 8, 2022
Segments 1/2/3
Lomas Santa Fe Dr. – Palomar Airport Rd.
HOV Opened March 2022
Segment Completion Summer 2023
Segment 4
Palomar Airport Rd. - SR 78
HOV Open Spring 2023
Segment Completion Fall 2024
Completed
San Elijo Lagoon
Restoration
Completed
San Elijo
Lagoon Rail
Bridge
3 PALOMAR TO SR-78 HOV EXTENSION - CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE
4 LAST ELEMENT STARTING CONSTRUCTION – APRIL 2023
5 NORTH COAST CORRIDOR PROGRAM – PUBLIC WORKS PLAN
PWP Adopted in 2014
4 Phases of Improvements
2010 – 2020
2021 – 2030
2031 – 2040
2041 – 2050
$6 Billion Vision of Multi-modal
Improvements
6 BATIQUITOS LAGOON PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
7 BATIQUITOS LAGOON TRAIL