Lilac to Rancho Double Tracking Project - Public Hearing
April 30, 2018
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
SR 210/ Pepper Ave Interchange Ribbon Cutting
May 1, 2018
10:00 a.m.
SBCTA General Assembly
June 13, 2018
Ontario Convention Ctr
City-County Conference
June 27-28, 2018
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The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) is the transportation planning agency for San Bernardino County.
SBCTA is responsible for cooperative regional planning and furthering an efficient multi-modal transportation system countywide.
SBCTA proudly serves the more than 2.1 million residents of San Bernardino County.
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Inland Empire 511 System Update
 On July 21, 2000, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designated 511 as the single travel information telephone number to be made available to states and local jurisdictions across the country. On April 7, 2010, SBCTA and RCTC announced the program's launch at the SBCTA Board meeting. IE511 was the first 511 system to begin operations in the Los Angeles (LA) Metropolitan area.
Eight years since its launch, the system has had much success in usage. In 2017, the IE511 system assisted more than 174,000 callers and 526,000 website visitors. More than 2.6 million callers and more than 3.2 million website visitors have benefitted from this system since its launch in April 2010. IE511 provides a source of information for all transportation needs including transit, rideshare, and real time traffic and incident information.
SBCTA staff ensures the latest traffic incidents are up to date with as much detail as possible through relationships with California Highway Patrol (CHP) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). A big part of the program is reminding commuters through various IE511 advertisement and marketing programs that ideally they should look up their commute route before leaving the house or work at www.ie511.org and "Know Before You Go", a key component of the campaign, reminding commuters to access IE511 prior to getting on the road for information about their daily commute.
SBCTA and RCTC are currently exploring the possibility of merging its IE 511 system with LA Metro's SoCal 511 system. This would create a seamless phone, web, and Android/IPhone application for motorists throughout the region versus having to establish which county they are in that corresponds with the proper application/phone number. Staff is analyzing this proposal and will bring a recommendation to the Board for its consideration in the near future.
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Freeway Service Patrol Driver Recognition Awards
Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) consists of a fleet of tow trucks that travel on selected San Bernardino County freeways during peak periods of congestion to assist motorists with their disabled vehicles. Over the years, the FSP program has demonstrated many benefits to the motoring public by reducing the amount of time a motorist is in an unsafe condition, reducing traffic congestion, as well as decreasing fuel consumption, vehicle emissions, and secondary incidents.
For the past eight years, SBCTA has recognized high quality, professional drivers for their excellence in providing assistance to the motoring public. The following drivers were recognized at the March 13, 2018 FSP quarterly drivers meeting by SBCTA FSP program management, CHP, and their peers for their outstanding efforts, high-level of professionalism, and the excellent customer service they provided to stranded motorists along San Bernardino County freeways:
- Top Driver - German Fajardo of Royal Coaches Towing in Azusa. German has been with the San Bernardino FSP Program for nearly two years and assisted more than 2,291 motorists during the 2017 calendar year.
- Driver of Excellence - Jeff Rangel of Navarros Towing in Fontana. Jeffery has been with the San Bernardino FSP Program for more than six years and assisted more than 1,495 motorists during the 2017 calendar year.
- Most Accurate- Rudy Gonzales of Pepes Towing in Colton. Rudy has been with the San Bernardino FSP Program for more than four years and assisted more than 1,017 motorists during the 2017 calendar year.
- Public Choice - Carlos Castillo of Royal Coaches Towing in Azusa. Carlos has been with the San Bernardino FSP Program for more than six years and assisted more than 2,559 motorists during the 2017 calendar year.
- Rookie of the Year - Jose Perez of Airport Mobil Towing in Ontario. Jose has been with the San Bernardino FSP Program for less than one year and assisted more than 1,197 motorists during the 2017 calendar year.
These five FSP drivers collectively assisted more than 8,500 motorists in 2017. Congratulations to these five drivers and all the other drivers that help make the FSP Program in San Bernardino County a huge success.
Pictured from left to right: German Fajardo, Carlos Castillo, Jeff Rangel, Rudy Gonzales.
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State Route 60 On Task for Interchange Improvements at Archibald and Central
The SBCTA Board of Directors approved the award of a contract to Dynamic Engineering Services, Inc. for construction management services for the upcoming State Route 60 Central Avenue Interchange project. The approximately $3.1 million contract will allow the team to start constructability reviews, evaluation of scheduling, and other preliminary work before SBCTA awards the construction contract for the future work.
The SR-60 Central Avenue Interchange project will widen Central Avenue to accommodate three through-lanes with provisions for a future lane, two left-turn lanes, standard shoulders, bike path, and sidewalk in both the northbound and southbound directions; and, widening the of the existing eastbound and westbound entrance ramps to accommodate two general purpose lanes and one high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane.
In addition, the Board also approved the release of a Request for Proposals for Construction Management services for the future SR-60 Archibald Avenue Interchange project. This project will improve Archibald Avenue between East Oak Hill Drive and Monticello Place at the SR-60 interchange, located in the City of Ontario. Proposed improvements include widening Archibald Avenue to add a northbound left-turn lane to the westbound on-ramp and an additional southbound left-turn lane to the eastbound on-ramp. This widening would also extend an additional storage lane south of the interchange for northbound traffic accessing the westbound on- ramp. The westbound and eastbound off-ramps would also be widened to accommodate an additional left-turn lane. In addition, right-turn pockets in the northbound and southbound directions would be added approaching the eastbound and westbound on- ramps, respectively.
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Join us In-Person or via Facebook Live for the Lilac to Rancho Public Meeting on 4/30
On Monday, April 30th from 6pm to 8pm, SBCTA will serve as host to a public meeting about the Lilac to Rancho Double Tracking of the Metrolink San Bernardino Line project. As part to the environmental clearance process for the project, project team members will be on-hand to go over environmental and other technical studies as it relates to the project. The Lilac to Rancho Double Tracking project looks to add another line of tracks adjacent to the existing alignment to improve operational efficiency and improve the rider experience for the Metrolink San Bernardino Line.
The meeting is part of the 30-day public review period of the draft environmental document that will begin circulation on April 16th. Copies of the document will be available online and at locations within the community. Information about the meetings will also be printed in local newspapers within the affected area.
In an effort to increase awareness of the document findings and improve the chances for public participation, the project team will also be sharing the information from the meeting via FACEBOOK LIVE on the goSBCTA Facebook page. Details about how to participate will be posted on the Lilac to Rancho project page on the goSBCTA.com website.
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San Bernardino Line Fare Discount Pilot Program
In an attempt to re-build ridership and to support Metrolink
service, the LA Metro Board directed their staff to work with Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) and SBCTA to develop a strategic plan to implement a SBL Fare Discount Pilot Program, and better understand the price elasticity of demand, as well as the potential for increasing ridership on the SBL moving forward.
SBCTA provides an annual operating subsidy to SCRRA that will be consistent at a 2.2% cost increase, but when coupled with a drop in expected fare revenue, the cost increase results in a 5.5% net increase over the Fiscal Year 2017/2018 operating subsidy is unsustainable.
The availability of the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) and State Transit Assistance Operator Share funding, in conjunction with LA Metro's desire to move forward with a SBL Fare Discount Program, provides the opportunity to mitigate the dropping fare revenue through implementation of a fare discount pilot program that ultimately grows ridership.
A cost and implementation analysis of the proposed SBL Fare Discount Pilot Program, which includes discount scenarios of 25%, 20%, 15%, and 10%, serves as a basis for continued discussions with LA Metro and SCRRA. In accordance with the cost analysis, an allocation of $2 million in MSRC Clean Transportation grant funds, with the remaining balance of $814,999 funded by Metrolink-generated State Transit Assistance Operator Share, would sufficiently fund SBCTA's projected share of the "across the board" 25% discount scenario. SBCTA staff would like to develop a work plan in partnership with LA Metro, who is to report back to their Board in April. The allocation of the $2 million of MSRC Clean Transportation grant funds to the San Bernardino Line Fare Discount Program allows staff to move forward quickly with adequate funds for the program and in alignment with LA Metro.
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Did you know?
Right-of-way and The Uniform Act
The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) follows The Uniform Act when conducting our process for acquiring the property needed for our transportation improvement projects.
The Uniform Act was passed by Congress in 1970 to bring consistency and fairness to the property acquisition process when property needs are identified for projects. If federal funds are used in a project, it is a requirement.
Once environmental documents are completed for a project, the preliminary acquisition tasks should begin. These efforts include title work (determining ownership), appraisal (estimating fair market value of the parcel to be acquired), and an appraisal review (in some cases the amount must also have concurrence with the Federal agency over the funding).
The next step is the establishment of Just Compensation to the property owner in an amount that is not less than the approved appraisal. The property owner can then accept, reject or offer a compromise. The acquisition is completed by either an agreement being reached between the parties or by filing a condemnation petition using the agency's power of Eminent Domain. A condemnation procedure asks the courts to determine the value of the parcel through the process mandated by state law.
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