Contents of the Plan
Below
is a brief summary of the MTP for 2025. For more detailed information
please see the full document.
Tier One
Total Cost: $22.5 billion. Tier 1 is the plan that is
constrained by reasonably expected revenues and analyzed for conformity to air
quality laws.
Regional Programs -- $1.0
billion
- Clean Air ($180 million + $32 million from existing
SECAT program)
- Bicycle and Pedestrian projects that are regional
priorities ($350 million)
- Community Design plans and projects to support smart
growth ($500 million)
- Transportation demand management ($44 million)
- Landscaping and other enhancements ($20 million)
Public Transit -- $7.6
billion
(Assumes Measure A in Sacramento County is renewed at
2/3 percent in 2009, with half allocated to public transit)
- Continued expansion of the Capitol Corridor train
service to 16 daily trains to the Bay Area.
- Commuter rail service between Davis/Dixon and Auburn
using the UP/Amtrak facilities.
- Light rail extended to Natomas Town Center and
Sacramento Airport, from Meadowview to Cosumnes River College and Elk Grove,
from Watt to Antelope, and from Downtown Sacramento to West Sacramento.
- Bus service significantly increased in Sacramento
County to 400 buses in service compared to 190 today.
- Bus rapid transit in three commute corridors including
Stockton, Watt, and Sunrise.
- Expansion of bus and van service regionwide, including
a large increase in service for elderly and disabled persons.
- Community circulator vans that serve neighborhoods,
commercial areas, and job centers.
Roads, Highways and Bridges -- $7.6
billion
- A Rancho Cordova to South Placer Multi-modal Connector.
- A Placer Parkway connecting Roseville at Route 65 to
Routes 99/70 near Sacramento Airport, incorporating conservation easements.
- Multi-modal connectors between El Dorado County, Rancho
Cordova, Elk Grove and I-5, with protected open space components.
- A replacement bridge over the American River for the
Folsom Dam Road.
- A third Feather River Bridge near Marysville/Yuba
City.
- Highway projects as detailed on the project list,
including bypasses, interchanges and carpool lanes on I-5, I-80, and U.S. 50,
and improvements on Routes 99 and 70.
- Intelligent Transportation Systems projects including
"smart corridors" on Arden Way, Watt Avenue, and Greenback/Sunrise Boulevard.
- Local road projects as detailed in the project list,
including developer-paid projects.
Road Maintenance -- $5.8 billion
- Catch up on local road maintenance in Sacramento
County, but $860 million in maintenance and rehabilitation need remains in all
other counties.
- State highway maintenance keeps up with need.
Local Bicycle and Pedestrian -- $281
million
- Projects or programs, or can be used to match the
regional program.
Undefined Projects - $220 million
- $80 million for access across the American River
between Howe and Hazel.
- $170 million from federal discretionary programs.
Tier Two
Total Cost: $3.7 billion. Tier 2 is a vision plan for new
revenues that include an additional 1/3 percent sales tax in Sacramento County,
a 1/2 percent sales tax in El Dorado, Placer, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties,
and a regional gas tax of 5 cents per gallon, all of which would begin in 2015.
Local Road, Bicycle and Pedestrian Priorities
Not Funded in Tier 1
See project list for details.
Transit Expansion in Sacramento County
Another 50 buses in the fleet, expanded paratransit, light
rail extension from Antelope to Roseville and on the South Line to Laguna.
Road Rehabilitation and
Maintenance
Catch up on road maintenance and rehabilitation in
all counties except for $143 million in Yuba County.
Port of Sacramento
Projects
Channel deepening and railroad relocation
projects
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