Highway 1 widening project information

From Highway 1 / Calera Parkway - Caltrans - State of California

Proposed Highway 1 widening
Highway 1 at Rockaway
No visible retaining walls here.

Project Location
IN SAN MATEO COUNTY IN PACIFICA ON ROUTE 1 FROM SOUTH OF FASSLER AVENUE (PM 41.7) TO NORTH OF REINA DEL MAR AVE (PM 43.0).

Scope
Provide operational improvement by adding one lane in each direction

Purpose & Needs
Improve traffic operations, decrease traffic congestion and delay, and improve peak-period travel time.

Project Description:
The project proposes to widen State Route 1 (SR 1) from four lanes to six lanes (three through-lanes in each travel direction) in the City of Pacifica, County of San Mateo, California. The portion of SR 1 proposed for widening extends from approximately 1,500 feet south of Fassler Avenue/Rockaway Beach Avenue to approximately 2,300 feet north of Reina Del Mar Avenue, a distance of 1.3 miles. The project includes improvements to the two intersections within the proposed project limits.

PROJECT STATUS
Active
Current Status: This is an Oversight Project.  Work is done By San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA). Caltrans is the lead agency under both CEQA and NEPA.
The final Environmental document was signed on August 1, 2013.
The Project Report was approved on August 2, 2013.

Project Funding: The project will be funded from San Mateo County Transportation Measure A and STIP funds. In addition, potential Federal funding would be used if it becomes available.
The total estimated cost of the project is $52 Million dollars, which includes construction capital, Right of Way capital, and support cost.

The FINAL EIR/EA, maps, and other project information, are available for review at the following locations:

• Department of Transportation District 4 Office, 111 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA
• San Mateo County Transportation Authority, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, CA
• Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Blvd. , Pacifica, CA
• Sharp Park Library, 104 Hilton Way at Palmetto, Pacifica, CA
• Pacifica City Hall, 170 Santa Maria Avenue, Pacifica, CA
• Community Center, 540 Crespi Drive at Highway 1, Pacifica, CA
• Planning Department, 1800 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica, CA
• Public Works – Engineering Division, 151 Milagra Drive, Pacifica, CA
• Electronic versions of the document also are available online at:
• www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/envdocs.htm
• www.smcta.com
• www.cityofpacifica.org

  
Note CalTrans photograph from the anti-highway group  PH1A website.

Submitted by Bob Hutchinson

Posted by Kathy Meeh