CALTRANS REPAVING
PROJECT ON
EL CAMINO REAL
Philip Kamhi, Chief Transportation Official
Nick Saleh and Aung Maung, Caltrans
June 17, 2024 www.cityofpaloalto.org
OVERVIEW
Staff Report provides an update on Council
Motion from April 1, 2024
1) Caltrans return with added safety measures
2) Create ad hoc committee to focus on:
a) Safety improvements at conflict areas
b) Parking alternatives
c) RV/vehicle dwellers
2 Caltrans has committed to expediting
encroachment permits on El Camino Real.
City has submitted permits at the
following (pending Caltrans approval):
• Churchill Avenue
• California Avenue (signage)
City expects to request permits at the
following:
• California Avenue (forthcoming)
• Quarry Road (pending voter approval)
PROPOSED ENCROACHMENT PERMIT LOCATIONS
Example separated bikeway. Photo provided by Qwick
Kurb Channelizing Systems
3 • Request Caltrans respond to requested changes in
Fehr & Peers review memo and joint City and VTA
memo (Attachments A & D)
• Include City-proposed locations for additional No
Right Turn on Red restrictions (Attachment E)
• Develop new Maintenance Agreement with
Caltrans for the bikeway project
• Caltrans commitment to expediting encroachment
permits on El Camino Real
• Caltrans provision of tentative and final project
timelines for public notification
EXAMPLE CONDITIONS FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
4 Staff recommends that Council take the following actions:
A. Review the revised plans from Caltrans regarding the Caltrans project to repave El Camino Real that will repurpose parking spaces for bicycle lanes,
B. Authorize the City Manager or their designee to direct staff to make necessary adjustments to the RPP Programs and
return to Council on consent if needed,
C. Authorize the City Manager or their designee to enter into agreements as needed to provide temporary safe parking for those currently along the project corridor in Palo Alto, and D. Approve a resolution supporting the removal of on-street parking for this project.
RECOMMENDATION
5 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
June 17, 2024 www.cityofpaloalto.org
NO RIGHT TURN ON RED PROPOSED LOCATIONS
(SCHOOL ROUTE CROSSINGS)
7 NO RIGHT TURN ON RED PROPOSED LOCATIONS
(NON-SCHOOL ROUTE CROSSINGS)
8 • High visibility crosswalk markings
• Electrical work
• New bikeways in Mountain View
and Los Altos
• New bikeway proposal in Palo
Alto
Class IV Bike Way
High Visibility Crosswalk Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon
APS
Caltrans SR 82 Paving Project
Scope:
• Pavement Rehabilitation
• Curb ramps, sidewalks, and
driveways to comply with
Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) standard.
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9 Funding:
• Total project cost : $44.6 M
Construction capital cost: $30.1 M
• SHOPP: $40.9 M (SB 1:$4.47 M)
• Local: $3.7 M (City of Mountain View)
• Bikeway in Palo Alto: $3.2 M (IIJA Safety)
Schedule:
Construction began in November 2023
and is anticipated to complete in fall 2025
Class II Bike Lane
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Caltrans SR 82 Paving Project
10 • Design Flexibility - DIB 94
• Intersection treatment: bike boxes and signs
• Continuous bikeway
• No right turn on red signs
• Incorporate best practices
• Speed management/enforcement
• Continue collaboration with the stakeholders throughout the design process • Continue collaboration with the city and stakeholders on future improvement and corridor plan.
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Recap from April 1, 2024, Council Meeting
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Design Flexibility - DIB 94
Revisions:
• Reducing #1 & 2 lane widths to 10.5 feet
• Reducing #3/ outside lane width to 11 feet
• Widening bikeway widths throughout
• Additional bike boxes
• Eliminating 4 Sharrow lane locations
• Implementing “No Right Turn on Red” at
intersections.
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No Right Turn on Red (Att. E)- cont. on next page
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No Right Turn on Red
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Regional Planning Effort on the ECR corridor
Planning:
Caltrans is planning to hold workshops in August
2024 with regional stakeholders to discuss and
form consensus on the Bike/Ped safety
enhancement strategies and how to implement
them in the corridor. These workshops will serve
as the foundation for developing Caltrans’
Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan
(CMCP) for SR 82(ECR).
Encroachment Permit:
Caltrans will continue to assist the City with the
permit approval process for future improvement.
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Caltrans 82 Paving Project- Timeline
Schedule:
Construction began in November 2023 and is
anticipated to complete in fall 2025
Paving and striping schedule:
• Begins tentatively in mid August 2024
• Paving will take approximately 2 months
• Striping begins tentatively in October 2024
Bikeway Design:
Finalize the design by July 1
Maintenance Agreement:
Before the construction completion
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Fehr & Peers Review (Attachment A)
Bike and Bus Conflict Areas (Attachment D)
Caltrans review in progress
Received Attachment A, Memo and Plan Markups
from Fehr & Peers, and Attachment D, Joint City of
Palo Alto and VTA Review and Comments on Bike
and Bus Conflict Areas, on June 10, 2024.
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