Solano Transportation Outlook

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Solano Transportation Outlook

• Executive Director, Steve Heminger
• Metropolitan Transportation Commission
• Solano Economic Outlook Conference
• January 9, 2003

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Population Growth
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Intra-County Commuting
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Workers By Means of Transportation to Work
2000 Census
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Household Vehicles
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Average Travel Time to Work
Percent change 19802000
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Daily Freeway Delay By Bay Area County
19962001
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Average Daily Traffic on Bay Area Toll Bridges
(Toll direction only), 19992001
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Local Roadway Congestion By County During the
P.M. Commute Period
19972001
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Carquinez Bridge Replacement

• Project Description
• New suspension bridge with HOV and bike lanes to
  replace seismically deficient 1927 bridge for
  westbound traffic.
• Current budget 480 million
• Open to traffic date October 2003
• Status/issues
• Foundation and towers are complete
• Cable work nearly complete
• Deck construction begins February 2003

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New Benicia-Martinez Bridge

• Project Description
• New viaduct bridge with bike lane to add capacity
  for I-680 across Carquinez Stait.
• Current budget 653 million (subject to
  change)
• Open to traffic December 2004 (subject to
  delays)
• Status/issues
• Work completed on two of nine deep water piers
• Additional deep water foundation work suspended
  November 2002 due to fish impacts from pile
  driving
• Construction proceeds on new toll plaza and
  adjacent interchanges.

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Countywide Projects Funded By Sales Tax Plan
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County Sales Taxes 2002

• Since 1986, only 5 out of 37 county sales tax
  measures for transportation have attained 2/3
  voter approval threshold.

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State Budget Crisis

• 35 billion state deficit
• Governor proposes to suspend Prop. 42 and cut at
  least 1.8 billion in transportation spending
• Dozens of Bay Area projects at risk, including
  I-80/I-680 and SR 12 Jameson Canyon projects

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Funding Opportunities

• TEA 3 reauthorization
• State or regional gas tax
• 3 Bridge toll
• Restore majority vote for local taxes

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Metropolitan Transportation Commission