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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNB 2 HOV LANES 10-19-88NEW BUSINESS TO: FROM: WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION SANTA ANA (I-5)/COSTA MESA (RTE 55) HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANES RECOMMENDATION: Pleasure of the City Council. BACKGROUND: At the two previous City Council meetings, residents of 15500 Tustin Village Way raised concerns on the proposed HOV lanes connecting the Santa Ana (I-5) and the Costa Mesa (Rte 55) freeways. At this meeting, Mr. Richard Murray, representing the Homeowners at 15500 Tustin Village Way, raised four questions in which they requested answers. These questions have been forwarded to Caltrans for responses per the attached letter. The City .Council has scheduled a workshop at 5:30 P.M. on Wednesday, October 19, 1988 to discuss the residents' concerns with both Caltrans and Orange County Transit District (OCTD) staffs. We have been informed that the OCTD staff will not be available for that meeting, but Caltrans has indicated that they will have staff available to respond to environmental, noise, right-of-way and design issues of the proposed HOV lanes. Additionally, city Council requested that both exhibits (maps) and models be available at the workshop meeting. Caltrans has indicated that there are no models available, but they will provide maps and drawings of the proposed HOV lanes as they relate to the interchange area. Bob Ledendecker Director of Public Works/City Engineer BL:mv Attach. October 5, 1988 Department of Public Works/Engineering Mr. Clarence Ohara, Projec~ Development Branch B Caltrans District 7 120 So.. Spring Street Los A~geles, CA 90012 Re: Santa Ana (I-5)/Costa Mesa (Rte 55) Interchange Project (File #896) Dear Clarence: As a follow-up to our telephone conversation this date, this letter will confirm the date and time of the City Council workshop meeting on .the ITS/Rte 55 Interchange HOV lane proposal. The workshop will be at 5=30 P.M. on Wednesday, October 19, 1988. The residents of the condominiums at 15500 Tustin Village Way have expressed many concerns regarding the proposed HOV lanes and will also be in attendance. These residents raised four questions at the October 3, 1988 City Council meeting to which they requested responses from Caltrans as followS: 1. How does Caltrans propose to stop or 'diminish the increase in noise generated from the elevated HOV lanes? 2. How will the oil mist generated from motor vehicles be stopped? 3. What are the economic impacts to the adjacent residential areas as a result of proposed HOV lane construction? And, will there be any relief on property taxes? 4. What guarantee can Caltrans provide that the HOV lanes will not turn into general purpose lanes for tanker trucks, autos, etc.? These questions were raised by Mr. Richard Murray of 15500 Tustin Village Way, Unit 110, Tustin, California 92680 (telephone 714/544-2949, home, or 714/544-4900, work), a representative of the Homeowner' s group. Any clarification on the above-mentioned questions should be directed to Mr. Murray. '300 Centennial Way · Tustin, California 92680 · (714) 544-8890 Mr. Clarence Ohara' October 5, 1988 Page 2. In addition to the above-mentioned items, the City requests a clarification or upda.te on the following items related to the environmental documentation on the proposed HOV lanes. le Status of the environmental document entitled "Final Supplemental EIR/EIS for the Widening of the. Santa Ana Freeway (I-§) and Construct a 2-Lane Transit Way in the Median between State Route 55 and the Interchange of the Garden Grove (Rte 22) and Orange (Rte 57) Freeways in the Cities of Santa Ana, Orange, and Tustin". · Why the notice of public hearing did not adequately describe the limits of the proposed transit way construction and its connection/interchange to and with Route 55. Please advise if there are any questions regarding the above- mentioned, requests. Very truly yours, Bob Ledendecker Director of Public Works/City Engineer BL:mv cc: City Manager uATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: September 28, 1988 WtlliamHuston - City Manager Public Works Department - Engineering Division Santa Ana (I-5)/Costa Mesa (Rte 55) Interchange H.O.V. Lane Status Report Inter- Com RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. BACKGROUND At the September 19, 1988 City Council meeting, two residents Mr. Richard Murray and Mr. Charles Farnh~m raised concerns about the proposed Caltrans construction of the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes of the I-5/Rte 55 interchange location. These HOV .lanes would connect the southbound I-5 traffic movement with the southbound Route 55 movement and the northbound Route 55 movement to' the northbound I-§ movement and is a joint effort'of both Caltrans and the Orange County Transit District (OCTD). A conceptual drawing of the interchange project with the proposed HOV lanes is attached for information. The specific concerns-raised by Messers. Murray and Farnham are as follows: 1. Visual exposure from the HOV lanes to their residential complex 2. Noise pollution 3. Air pollution 4. Safety 5. Height of proposed structure above existing freeway elevation DISCUSSION: Staff has met with Caltrans to discuss the environmental documentation of the revised scope of the interchange project and was advised that Caltrans is awaiting final certification of the document. We were further informed thac the environmental documentation for the revised scope of the interchange project was accomplished with the environmental documentation for that portion of the I-§ widening between Route 55 and Route 22. The.southerly limit of this segment is actually confusing in thac the physical limit of the project is Fourth Street in Santa Aha in lieu the Route 55 Freeway. As a result of this action, staff did not attend any hearings/public meetings for that portion of the project within the City of Santa Aha. Caltrans and OCTD staffs were not available for the City Council meeting of October 3, 1988 to discuss the environmental documentation and the residents concerns, but will be available ac the Wednesday, October 19, 1988 City Council meeting. By copy of this report, staff has notified both Messers. Murray and Farnham of the upcomin§ meeting on Wednesday, October 19, 1988 to address their concerns.. Bob Ledendecker Director of Public Works/City Engineer "Ot:tA IV~E COUI" q" TI:iA IVSPOt:fl",~ ~ON ¢OMMI$$10N ?/ BLENDING OLD WITH NEW FOR A MODERN 5/$S INTERCHANGE -- This illustration shows the elevated connecting ramps that will move traffic smoothly through the county's worst bottleneck. A three-stage, $130 million reconstruction of the terchange of the Santa Ana and Costa Mesa freeways will be completed in 1994, according to Caltrans. Only one old-fashioned soop connector will remain. The present widening of Route :~$ south of the interchange is creating new lanes to tie with the upcoming flyover connectors, including a bus and carpool transitway in mid-freeway.