CITY OF VISALIA CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION, DECEMBER 16, 2024 PRESENTED BY: MOHAMAD ANNAN, PE, PMP
CALTRANS PROJECT 06 -1C290
NEW INTERCHANGE
State Route 198 at Road 148
Road 148 Interchange Project
Project Partners:
2 City of Visalia:
• Jason Huckleberry,
Director Engineering &
Building Dept.
• Christopher Crawford, City
Engineer
• Rebecca Keenan, Senior
Civil Engineer
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION
(Caltrans):
• Mohamad Annan, Project
Manager
• Irene Lee, Design Manager
TULARE COUNTY
ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS (TCAG):
• Theodore Smalley,
Executive Director
Road 148 Interchange Project
/
Today’s Agenda:
3 City of Visalia: Brief Project Introduction
Caltrans:
Background: Caltrans Process & Project Initiation
Document (PID)
Introduction of Conceptual Layouts & Themes
Preliminary Cost & Schedule
TCAG Sponsor
City of Visalia
Road 148 Street Name
Public Outreach
Road 148 Interchange Project
Caltrans Process
4 • Project Initiation
Document (PID)
• Preliminary Concepts &
Themes
SCOPING
• Identify Funding Needs
• Funding Opportunities
• Program the project
PROGRAMMING
• Project Approval &
Environmental (PA&ED)
• Plans, Specifications &
Estimates (PS&E)
• Right of Way (RW)
PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT
• Bidding
• Award
• Construction
CONSTRUCTION
Road 148 Interchange Project
5 Project Limits
Road 148 Interchange Project
Road 148 Interchange Project
Existing Condition
7 Road 148 Interchange Project
Proposed Alternative 1A:
Roundabout Interchange
• Roundabouts to connect between ramps and frontage roads. • Class IV Bike Path on Overcrossing Bridge.
• Class 1 Shared Bike Path connecting to existing trail.
Road 148 Interchange Project
Proposed Alternative 1B:
L-2 Type Interchange
• Direct on and off ramps from and to SR 198.
• Class 1 Shared Bike Path.
• Class IV Bike Path on local roads.
9 North Facing Axonometric Reference:( Alternative Layout 1B used for renderings) North
Road 148 Interchange Project
10 Road 148 Interchange Project
Contextual reference: East facing Perspective
11 Road 148 Interchange Project
Proposed Alternative 1C:
L-7 Type Interchange
• 2 Direct off-ramps from SR 198
• 2 Loop on-ramps to SR 198.
• Class 1 Shared Bike Path on the overcrossing.
• Class IV Bike Path on local roads.
12 Road 148 Interchange Project
Proposed Alternative 1D:
L-9 Type Interchange
• 2 Direct on-ramps to SR 198.
• 2 Direct off-ramps from SR 198.
• 2 Loop on-ramps to SR 198.
• Left-turn movements from the crossroads are eliminated. • Class 1 Shared Bike Path on the overcrossing.
13 Road 148 Interchange Project
Proposed Alternative 1E:
Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI)
• 2 Direct off-ramps from SR 198.
• 2 Direct on-ramps to SR 198.
• Free flow when entering and exiting the freeway and Class 1 Shared Bike Path.
14 Theme 1: Color Splash
Road 148 Interchange Project
15 Road 148 Interchange Project
Theme 1: Color Splash
West Facing perspective
16 Road 148 Interchange Project
Northwest Facing Pilaster Perspective
17 Road 148 Interchange Project
North Facing Section Perspective:
18 Theme 2: Silhouette railing
19 Road 148 Interchange Project
Theme 2
20 Theme 3: Stenciling Abstraction
21 Road 148 Interchange Project
Theme 3
Proposed Project Schedule
22 Project Milestone Target Schedule
Project Initiation Documents (PID) June 2025
Programming (STIP Adoption by CTC) March 2026
Begin Environmental Phase July 2026
Complete Environmental Phase July 2029
Complete Design & Right of Way Phases July 2032
Begin Construction December 2032
Construction Complete October 2035
Road 148 Interchange Project
Project Funding Status
23 Phase Status
Project Initiation Document (PID) Funded by TCAG
Environmental Phase Unfunded
Design Phase Unfunded
Construction Phase Unfunded
Road 148 Interchange Project
Look Ahead
24 FOR ROAD 148, NEW NAME
WOULD BE SELECTED
PUBLIC OUTREACH
BEGIN JANUARY OF
2025
Road 148 Interchange Project
Questions?
Road 148 Interchange Project