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Progress Report 2006 |
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STREETS AND HIGHWAYSNearly 30 percent of Measure A funds are earmarked for highway improvements. As a return on their investment, San Mateo County taxpayers are enjoying faster, safer commutes and cleaner air. OYSTER POINT — The completion of the Oyster Point Interchange in 2005 was a milestone for the TA. Planning for the project dates back to the 1980s when South San Francisco began to see the need for improved access to the businesses east of Highway 101. The TA approved more than $37.4 million for the complex project, which was built in three phases. In the first phase, completed in 1996, an at-grade railroad crossing was eliminated and a new overpass and a freeway on-ramp were built. In 2004, motorists celebrated the completion of a 1,600-foot-long bridge spanning the highway and the Caltrain tracks. A "scissors ramp" was replaced with more efficient "hook ramps" in the third and final phase. HIGHWAY 92 IMPROVEMENTS — The City of Half Moon Bay is the sponsor of this project to improve the busy intersection of Highway 92 and Main Street. Highway 92 will be widened from two to four lanes in the area around the intersection. Additional improvements include: a right turn lane for traffic turning from eastbound Highway 92 onto Main Street; a second left turn lane on Highway 1 for traffic turning onto Highway 92; a right turn lane for traffic turning right onto North Main Street; and bike lanes on Main Street. HIGHWAY 101 AUXILIARY LANES — Auxiliary lanes create room for drivers to get on and off the freeway without tangling with traffic. Drivers traveling short distances, from Redwood Shores to Hillsdale Boulevard, for example, can stay in the auxiliary lane instead of merging into highway traffic. The TA, in partnership with Caltrans, is leading the effort to add the traffic-busting lanes to Highway 101 the length of San Mateo County. The project is being done in phases. In 1997, the auxiliary lanes from Third Avenue in San Mateo to the Highway 92 Interchange were completed. In 2004, the lanes were extended from Highway 92 to Marsh Road in Menlo Park. In the coming year the lanes will be added between Third Avenue in San Mateo and Millbrae Avenue in Millbrae. HIGHWAY 1 WIDENING — With the City of Pacifica as the sponsor of this project, the TA is evaluating the addition of two lanes, one in each direction of travel, plus shoulder improvements between Westport Drive and Fassler Avenue on Highway 1. INTERCHANGES — The Highway 101 interchanges at Willow Road in Menlo Park, Broadway in Burlingame and Woodside Road in Redwood City are currently under study with an eye to relieving congestion and improving safety. DUMBARTON BRIDGE TO HIGHWAY 101 — This project, also known as the Peninsula 2020 Gateway Study, will investigate issues on Highway 101 between Highways 84 and 85 and the connection of Highway 101 to the Dumbarton Bridge. It is a cooperative effort between the TA, City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
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