U.S. 101 Improvement Project (Capitol Expressway to Yerba Buena Interchange)

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Project Overview

The project will make improvements to Interchange at Capitol Expressway and ramp modifications at Yerba Buena Road.

Objective

The purpose of this project is to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety along the U.S. 101 corridor in east San Jose by eliminating mainline traffic bottlenecks and removing merging and weaving conflicts. 

Project Features

The proposed improvements would: 

• Construct a separate Yerba Buena Road off-ramp from southbound U.S. 101
• Construct a southbound U.S. 101 auxiliary lane between the Capitol Expressway and Yerba BuenaRoad.
• Modify Capitol Expressway Interchange from full cloverleaf to partial cloverleaf.
• Extend the fifth southbound lane from north of Capitol Expressway to south of Yerba Buena Road.
• Construct northbound slip on-ramp from northbound collector –distributor road.

Operations

Upon completion, Caltrans will operate and maintain the highway improvements.

Capitol Cost / Project Funding

$38 million: $31 million in Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA); $7 million Local Funds.

Project Schedule

Design Complete  - Summer 2012
Construction Start - Fall 2012

How to Reach Us

For more information on this project, please call VTA’s Community Outreach at (408) 321-7575, TTY for the hearing-impaired (408) 321-2330. You may also visit us on the webt at www.vta.org, or e-mail us at community.outreach@vta.org.