1 2024 DRAFT TRAFFIC RELIEF PLAN
Corona City Council
March 6, 2024
Aaron Hake, Deputy Executive Director
2 RCTC - Providing Transportation
Solutions To Connect Our Communities
• 48 Years of county-wide, regional
transportation improvements
• Measure A (voter approved 1988, 2002)
• Support Metrolink, RTA, & other transit
operators
• Toll operations
3 Measure A Investments
Metrolink Service
Interchanges Transit Agency Operations
Funding
Highway
Local Streets & Roads
4 Highway Investments
15 Express Lanes and Interim Corridor Operations
Project, Aux Lane between Cajalco Rd. And Weirick
on southbound 15, $477 million
91 Project and Corridor Operations Project, 71/91 Interchange, and 15/91 Express Lanes Connector, $1.9 billion
5 Interchanges – Local Access Improvements
Lincoln Avenue Interchange Main Street Interchange Maple Street Interchange 6 Public Transportation Improvements
Corona Cruiser North Main Street Transit
Center/Metrolink Station
Corona – West Metrolink
Station
7 Local Streets and Road Improvements
Ontario Avenue Widening, $6 million Foothill Parkway Westerly Extension, $55 million 8 RCTC Directed Funding in Corona Area
Corona Area Total Cost $ RCTC
Contribution
% RCTC
Contribution
Freeway and Connector*
Improvements $2.3 billion $2.3 billion 100%
Local Interchange
Improvements $4.7 million $4.7 million 99%
Non‐Motorized and Safety
Improvements $1.4 million $1 million 70%
Roadway Improvements $334 million $262 million 80%
Transit $54 million $49 million 91%
Grand Total $2.7 billion $2.5 billion 93%
*Improvements to Main Street, Maple Street, and Lincoln Avenue interchanges are included in these costs
9 On the Horizon
10 2023 Public Survey
92% 90%
86% 84% 83% 83%
0%
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20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Keeping roads in
good condition
Pothole repair Keeping roads in
good condition,
including rural and
historically
disadvantaged
neighborhoods
Reducing congestion
and traffic jams
Improving safety Keeping senior,
student, disabled and
veteran bus fares low
Riverside County residents' transportation priorities ranking (very or somewhat important) 11 Traffic Relief Plan: Looking Forward
Draft 2024 Traffic Relief Plan...
• Identifies County-wide transportation projects and
services
• Developed from public input
• Billions of dollars in transportation investment
• Updates the 2020 Commission-adopted TRP
Draft 2024 Traffic Relief Plan: NOT funded
• Unless voters approve funding
Western Riverside County
12 This map is illustrative of projects that could be completed • Construct auxiliary lanes on I-15 in Corona
• Add at least one new lane on SR-91, between
SR -241 and SR-71 in the eastbound direction
• Add at least one new lane on SR-91, between
I-15 in Corona and Pierce St. in Riverside in
both directions
• Pothole repairs and road maintenance
• Local safety improvements, and traffic
management systems
• Construct multi-modal transportation
corridors on major road such as Cajalco Rd.
between I-15 and I-215
• Mitigate Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
• Land conservation through MSHCP 13
TRP Example Projects
• Construct a rapid transit connection from
the 91 Express Lanes to the North Main
Corona Transit Center
• Maintain and enhance existing stations
• Increase frequency and safety on buses
• Coachella Valley Rail
• Improve safety and expand access to
pedestrian sidewalks and bicycle lanes
• Santa Ana River Trail
• Expand Freeway Service Patrol on I-15 and
SR-91
• Carpool and transit incentives for
employers and employees
Economic Impact & Regional Investment
14 Over 30 years:
Note: Totals may not add due to rounding
*Jobs Supported = An Industry-specific mix of full-time, part-time, and seasonal employment that are supported by project expenditures this includes Direct, Induced, and Indirect Jobs supported ** Direct, Induced, and Indirect Impact total
Revenue
Scenario
TRP
Estimated
Investment
Jobs
Supported
Workforce
Income
Economic
Output
One-Cent $25 billion 168,000* $10.9 billion** $30.9 billion** Palo Verde Valley
(Blythe Area)
~$100
million
Coachella
Valley
~$5
billion
Western
Riverside County
~$20
billion
Revenues raised in each region stay there
Accountability to Taxpayers
15 • Independent audits and
mandatory reviews
• Local Voice. Local Control – No
funds to be diverted to
Sacramento or Washington D.C.
• No more than 1% can be used for
administrative salaries
• Cities and County working
together with RCTC
County of Riverside County Administrative Center
16 2023 Public Survey
82%
67% 66%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Transportation Funding Support
Great or some need for funding
Support for funding measure: Riverside County voters
Support for funding measure: Corona, Norco, Eastvale,
Jurupa Valley & surrounding area
• 82% of Riverside County voters
see a need for transportation
funding
• 67% of Riverside County voters
initially support a transportation
funding measure
• 66% of Corona, Norco, Eastvale,
Jurupa Valley & surrounding area
voters initially support
transportation funding measure
17 • Submit your feedback!
• Traffic Relief Plan at TrafficReliefPlan.Org
• Digital and grass-roots outreach efforts
Your Voice. Your Plan.
rctc.org
951-787-7141
[email protected]
@theRCTC
TrafficReliefPlan.org