Transportation and Environment Committee
December 5, 2022
Regional Transportation Activities
Quarterly Report (d) 3
Bernice Alaniz, VTA BSV Director of External Affairs
Neil Ong, City of San Jose – DOT, Senior Engineer
Agenda
– BART Silicon Valley
– Regional Highway Projects
– US 101/Blossom Hill
– US 101/Trimble/De La Cruz
2 VTA’s BART Silicon Valley
Phase II Extension Project
Project Update
December 5th, 2022
Presenter:
Bernice Alaniz
Director of External Affairs
VTA’s BART Silicon Valley
DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Phase II Project
6-Mile Extension of BART Service
Single-Bore Tunnel
• 5-mile subway tunnel
• 1-mile at ground level
4 New BART Stations
• 3 underground platforms with aboveground station entrance buildings • 1 ground level platform
2 Mid-Tunnel Facilities
Newhall Yard & Maintenance Facility
4 DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Construction Outreach Management
Programs (COMP)
5 DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Construction Outreach Management Program
• Construction Education and Outreach Plan (CEOP):
communication during construction between VTA, cities
of San José and Santa Clara, and the public
Construction Transportation Management Plan
(CTMP): coordinate circulation and access needs
within and around the construction areas for all
transportation options
• Emergency Services Coordination Plan (ESCP):
coordinate with local emergency services to minimize
impact to emergency service routes and response times
due to construction activities
6 Construction
Outreach
Management
Program
DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
CTMP Purpose
The purpose is to:
• Coordinate access for all modes during
construction
• Minimize and reduce to the extent possible
construction-related transportation impacts
• Establish a basis for developing Traffic Control
Plans (TCP)
The purpose is not to:
• Impede construction to eliminate travel and
access disruptions
7 DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
CP2 Specific CTMP Engagement
8 DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
CP2 CTMPs by Work Area
9 Additional CP2 Specific CTMPs will be developed and the work areas that will be covered in them will be determined as the project advances.
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DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Business Resource
Program (BRP)
10 DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Goals of Business Resource Program
11 Proactively prepare for and help to minimize construction related disturbances Ensure business visibility and access during construction Meet VTA’s environmental commitments for BSVII
DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Business Resource Program Development
DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Business Resource Program Next Steps
Winter 2022/2023
• Refine BRP recommendations and
types of services anticipated
• Present refined BRP
recommendations and draft plan to
VTA's Board of Directors
2023
• VTA staff finalize development and
begin implementation of the BRP
• Task Force meetings to inform BRP
development and implementation
13 DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Station Refinements
14 DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Station Design Refinement Overview
• The VTA Board requested that the Project “explore and make public the findings and trade-offs explicit in critical design options for the BART station design at Downtown and Diridon Stations” that are:
• within the extents of the currently approved project including exploration of accommodations for future project elements, and
• within the timelines determined by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that will enable the Project to move forward with a full funding grant agreement (FFGA). • Goals
• Improve connectivity & access
• Improve passenger experience & circulation
• Optimize TOD integration
15 DRAFT as of 12/05/22 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Refinement Evaluation Process
Preferred design refinement
concepts advanced &
evaluated
Station Design Refinement
Effort
Passenger Experience & Urban
Design Evaluations
Stakeholder & Public
Engagement
Community Working Groups
& Public Engagement
Technical & Feasibility
Evaluation
Constructability, Cost, Schedule,
Environmental, and TOD Evaluation
Feasible Concepts for
Advancement
Series of 7 collaborative workshops
with City of San José, SPUR, and
BART staff
CITY OF SAN JOSE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
17 US 101/Blossom Hill US 101/Trimble/De La Cruz
REGIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
PRESENTED by Neil Ong, City of San Jose – DOT, Senior Engineer Regional Projects – Key Goals
• Modernize major infrastructure
• Provide safe, direct connections
between communities divided by
freeways
• Connect trails and major
bike/pedestrian corridors
• Utilize Complete Street Design
Standards and Guidelines – with
full separation of cars from
people when feasible
18 US 101 Blossom Hill Road Interchange Improvement
19 US 101 Blossom Hill Road Interchange Improvement –
Bike/Pedestrian Undercrossing of US 101 SB on- and off-ramps 20 Pedestrian/Bicyclist Undercrossing
Structure below the US 101 SB offramp and on-ramp
Pedestrian/Bicyclist Overcrossing
Structure above the US 101 NB onramp
Vehicular Overcrossing Structure above
US 101
US 101 Blossom Hill Road Interchange Improvement –
Bike/Pedestrian Undercrossing of US 101 SB on- and off-ramps 21 US 101 Blossom Hill Road Interchange Improvement –
Bike/Pedestrian Overcrossing over US 101 NB on-ramp
22 US 101 Blossom Hill Road Interchange Improvement –
Vehicular and Bike/Pedestrian Overcrossing
23 US 101 Blossom Hill Road Interchange Improvement –
Ribbon Cutting November 18, 2022
24 US 101 Blossom Hill Road Interchange Improvement –
Remaining Work
• Visual Screens
• Landscaping
• Signal Activation at
Monterey/Blossom Hill
intersection
25 US 101/De La Cruz Blvd/Trimble Rd Interchange Improvement 26 US 101/De La Cruz Blvd/Trimble Rd Interchange Improvement 27 Pedestrian/Bicyclist Undercrossing
Structure below the US 101 SB offramp and on-ramp
Vehicular Overcrossing Structure above
US 101 Phase 1 North Side
US 101/De La Cruz Blvd/Trimble Rd Interchange Improvement – Construction Progress
28 US 101/De La Cruz Blvd/Trimble Rd Interchange Improvement 29 Transportation and Environment Committee
December 5, 2022
Regional Transportation Activities
Quarterly Report
Bernice Alaniz, VTA BSV Director of External Affairs
Neil Ong, City of San Jose – DOT, Senior Engineer