SR 152 Trade Corridor Project

Project Description

Santa Clara, San Benito, Merced, and Madera counties have formed a Mobility Partnership to study the feasibility of a public-private partnership for the SR 152 Trade Corridor from SR 99 to U.S. 101.  The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), under the guidance of the Mobility Partnership and in coordination with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is leading the development of this project.

Objectives

The first phase of the study was the preparation of preliminary studies and stakeholder coordination with assess the feasibility of the project. Current project efforts include:

• Technical Studies and Environmental Documentation
• Refinement of the Traffic and Revenue Studies
• Continued stakeholder outreach
• Securing additional funding
  

Requested by the California Transportation Commission (CTC), this study will evaluate highway improvements and financing strategies that could benefit the movement of goods throughout the corridor and mobility of commuters. The study also include an evaluation of SR 152 realignment alternatives between U.S. 101 and SR 156 intended to enhance travel safety and improve travel times while upgrading to expressway standards.

Benefits

• A new 4-lane freeway between SR 156 and U.S. 101, curve corrections and access control improvements will improve safety
• A savings of up to $140 million
• The Los Banos Bypass improves safety by separating regional traffic from local, pedestrian and bicycle traffic and saves traveling time by avoiding the stop-and-go traffic through he downtown traffic signals
• The eastbound Pacheco Pass climbing lanes will improve travel times and safety by separating slower moving vehicles from traffic moving at freeway speeds
• The grade separation in the eastern segment will provide safety crossing for school buses and other local traffic

Project Funding

VTA received $5 million of State funding from the Interregional Improvement Program (IIP), matched with $5 million of VTA’s highway funds.

Project Schedule

Meetings

• California Transportation Commission Presentation, October 26, 2011
• Policy Advisory Boards: SR 152 Trade Corridor Project
• August 20, 2010 at Noon: Item on the VTA Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee, VTA Conference Room B-104, 3331 North First St., San Jose
• September 2, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.: Item on the VTA Board of Directors Meeting, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors’ Chambers, County Government Center, 70 West Hedding St., San Jose 

PowerPoint Presentation: April 2010 
Route 152 Trade Corridor Summary Report U.S. 101 to Route 99 

• Printable Fact Sheet
• Informacion Acerca de La Ruta Estatal 152 Corredor

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 e-mail us at community.outreach@vta.org.