Study Update

Board Approves Preliminary List of Projects, Directs Staff to Conduct Open Houses

In late April 2010, the OCTA Board of Directors approved the preliminary list of projects recommended by the CCCMIS Policy Advisory Committee and the OCTA Highways Committee for potential inclusion in a locally preferred strategy for central Orange County.

As such, the Board directed staff to conduct public open houses in early and mid June 2010 to collect public feedback on the list of proposed projects.  Additionally, the Board directed staff to subsequently hold meetings with the Stakeholder Working Group, Technical Working Group and Policy Advisory Committee and return with a draft recommended LPS for the full Board’s review and action in August 2010. 

Project List Consists of Multimodal, Solid Performing Projects

The list of projects that the OCTA Board considered is multimodal, and includes dozens of street, freeway and transit improvement projects. From intersection improvements, to bus rapid transit, to new lanes on key stretches of existing freeways, the list of projects is geared toward enhancing operations, increasing capacity and reducing delay throughout central Orange County’s transportation system in anticipation of 2035.

Developed in consultation with policy-makers, technical experts and community stakeholders, the projects in the list have not only produced solid cost/benefit results to date, but also show a preliminary degree of overall viability.

Over 150 short, mid and long-term projects are included in the list.

Open Houses Set for June in Garden Grove, Fountain Valley and Tustin

Consistent with the Board’s direction, staff will hold three open houses throughout the study area.  At the open houses, members of the public will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed projects and the overall benefit they are expected to provide when developed and working in tandem with previously existing and commissioned projects, such as M2 projects.  The open houses will take place on/at:

Thursday, June 10, 2010 from 5 – 7 p.m.

Evans Elementary School

12281 Nelson Street

Garden Grove, CA 92840

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 from 5 – 7 p.m.

Monroe Elementary School

16225 Newhope Street

Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Thursday, June 17, 2010 from 5 – 7 p.m.

Tustin Library

345 East Main Street

Tustin, CA 92780

Tentative Next Steps

  • Stakeholder Working Group meeting on June 23, 2010 at Fountain Valley Library
  • Technical Working Group meeting on June 24 at OCTA Headquarters (not open to the public)
  • Policy Advisory Group meeting on July 7, 2010 at OCTA Headquarters (Conference Room 103/104)
  • Draft recommended LPS to OCTA Board in August/Summer 2010