what is the problem?
Congestion on Interstate 5 (I-5) through our region is growing at a rate of 10% per year, while funding has not increased. I-5 is projected to fail within the next 10 years, meaning we will experience stop-and-go traffic in the morning and evening commute hours on our freeway system.
what is the problem?
Congestion on Interstate 5 (I-5) through our region is growing at a rate of 10% per year, while funding has not increased. I-5 is projected to fail within the next 10 years, meaning we will experience stop-and-go traffic in the morning and evening commute hours on our freeway system.
who are the stakeholders?
Meetings have started with local regional planning agencies, city councils, board of supervisors, city managers, and county administrative officers of the jurisdictions along I-5 in Shasta and Tehama counties. The focus of these meetings is to develop a consensus that a regional study is needed to look at capacity improvements along I-5, and develop a fair-share revenue program. There is unanimous support in moving forward with this study.
how do we fix it?
Caltrans District 2 received a $585,000 grant from the State Planning and Research Program (SPR) to fund this study. Consultant work will begin in Fall 2006 and must be completed by June 30, 2009. The Shasta County Regional Transportation Planning Agency and the Tehama County Regional Transportation Planning Agency are the lead agencies for this project.
