TA Explores Options for US 101 Managed Lanes North of I-380

The TA and project partners are exploring project alternatives for a 7-mile Managed Lane between the current end of the new Express Lanes and the San Francisco County line. Completing this additional segment (in the northbound and southbound directions for a total of 14 miles) would create continuous managed lanes the entire length of US 101 in San Mateo County and will help complete another piece of the Bay Area Managed Lane Network. 

As part of the Environmental Review process currently underway, the project is studying three options: a no build option, conversion of an existing travel lane into a managed lane and adding a new managed lane of travel. The environmental review process, which is being led by Caltrans, is expected to culminate in a in a draft environmental document that is expected to be circulated to the public in late 2023, with approval of the final document anticipated six months later. The community will be given ample opportunity to participate in this process once the various studies are available for review. The TA, Caltrans and C/CAG are planning a broad communications effort to help foster public engagement.  

TA Makes First Awards in new First/Last Mile Solutions Grant Program

The TA launched a new funding category this year known as the Alternative Congestion Relief and Transportation Demand Management (ACR/TDM) Program to help local agencies solve the first/last mile challenge to transit, employment centers, and other significant destinations. This funding is made possible from both Measures A and W. Multimodal access is a priority for the TA and this program will help cities across the county reach their congestion reduction goals. 

The TA Board adopted the ACR/TDM Plan in January 2022 and TA staff then began work on the first Call for Projects (CFP) - the process for applying for funding from the TA. The first cycle of the CFP was officially released at the beginning of April 2022 with applications due at the end of May 2022. Approximately $6 million in Measure A and Measure W funds were made available including $4.7 million in competitive funding while the remaining $1.3 million was directly allocated to Commute.org to support its operations including the new Countywide TDM Monitoring Program. READ MORE