SR-91 Implementation Plan
As required by state law, OCTA, in consultation with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC), annually issues the SR-91 Implementation Plan. The State Route 91 Implementation Plan is intended to establish a multi-phase program of projects eligible for funding by potential excess 91 Express Lanes toll revenue.
In mid 2008, the OCTA Board of Directors approved the 2008 SR-91 Implementation Plan. In preparing the plan, OCTA worked together with staff from Caltrans, RCTC and from cities located along the SR-91 corridor. The 2008 plan includes projects identified in the Riverside-Orange County Major Investment Study (MIS) as well as other project development efforts and funding programs, such as the RCTC 10-year Western County Highway Delivery Plan, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA), the Measure A program that provides funding for transportation projects in Riverside County, and the Renewed Measure M program that provides funding for transportation projects in Orange County. The 2008 plan provides OCTA, Caltrans and RCTC a framework to implement SR-91 and other related improvements.
The 2008 plan’s first set of projects will be completed by 2011 at a total approximate cost of $175 million. This package of projects includes replacement of the Green River Road interchange overcrossing, improvements to both Metrolink and Express Bus service and adding an eastbound lane to the SR-91 from the Eastern Transportation Corridor (State Route 241) to the Corona Expressway (State Route 71).
Scheduled to be completed in 2015, the plan’s second set of projects will cost approximately $1.45 billion. This set of improvements will include the addition of a fifth general purpose lane in each direction on the SR-91 between State Route 55 and (SR-55) and State Route 241 (SR-241); Additionally, the package includes interchange improvements at SR-71/SR-91; the SR-91 Corridor Improvement Project (CIP) from SR-241 to Pierce Street that will widen SR-91 by one general purpose lane in each direction east of SR-241, collector-distributor (CD) roads and direct connectors at I-15/SR-91, extension of the SR-91 Express Lanes to I-15, a new westbound lane at Tustin Avenue; and a potential new interchange at Fairmont Boulevard.
Further out into the horizon, the 2020 package of projects calls for improvements to SR-55/SR-91 interchange, significant expansion to Metrolink service and development of the SR-241/SR-91 HOV/HOT direct connector. The cost of this third package of projects is estimated to be between $685 - $965 million.
The fourth and final set of projects is intended for implementation by and post 2030. They include an elevated 4-lane facility (MIS Corridor A) from SR-241 to I-15, a 4-lane facility (MIS Corridor B) from SR-241/Laguna Freeway (State Route 133) to I-15/Cajalco Road, and the Anaheim to Ontario International Airport High Speed Rail. These three, multi-billion dollar projects require longer lead times and a significant amount of planning and future policy input.