State Route 46: Corridor System Management Plan
The SR 46 CSMP will assess current performance, identify causal factors for congestion, and based on testing of alternative improvement scenarios (typically through micro or macro-simulation) propose the best mix of project improvements, strategies and actions to restore throughput, improve travel times, increase reliability and safety, and preserve the corridor. The Corridor is not limited to project boundaries and includes all transportation components (not just highways) that affect mobility on a major travel path. The CSMP limits includes State Route 46 (both 46 East and 46 West) in its entirety within Caltrans District 5 (San Luis Obispo county).
A preliminary look at the corridor identified two areas of special focus: the interchange of US 101 and SR 46 West (just south of Paso Robles) and the five mile segment of SR 46 East stretching from the US 101 interchange to Jardine Road. All transportation planning partners have been working to find solutions to multiple problems on both. A study team has been meeting regularly to discuss improvement strategies for this five-mile segment of SR 46 East as a part of the Route 46 Comprehensive Corridor Study (CCS). The CCS will define a sustainable transportation strategy and long-term vision for this high-use segment of SR 46. The SR 46 CSMP is expected to include all pertinent studies, analyses and improvement scenarios, with multiple opportunities for public input, between now and July 2009.
For a map of the State Route 46 CSMP limits click here.
Contacts
Larry Newland, Senior Transportation Planner
(805) 549-3103
larry_newland@dot.ca.gov
or
Brian Graham, Transportation Planner
(805) 549-3970
brian_graham@dot.ca.gov
Upcoming Meetings and/or Public Participation
To participate online and/or get more information on past and upcoming meetings for the public please see our website, http://www.46eastforthefuture.org/.