Short Range Transit Plan 2008-2013 - Omnitrans

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OMNITRANS COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT
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• Smart call boxes, which gather traffic count data and transmit that information to
traffic management centers and the California Highway Patrol;
• Changeable message signs on the freeways to alert motorists to accidents or
route changes; and
• Traffic signals at freeway entrance ramps to help traffic merge more safely and
attempt to keep the freeways moving.
5.10.2 SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COORDINATED TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM
PLAN
In 1999, the SANBAG Board of Directors approved the development of a strategic plan for the crossjurisdictional
interconnection and coordination of traffic signals in the San Bernardino Valley. Corridors
and intersections were prioritized in a Tier 1 and Tier 2 implementation program. Tier 1 locations
included 299 signals along major east-west streets along I-10 and Highway 60 and north-south streets
that link or are adjacent to these freeways. Tier 2 locations include 294 signals along other major San
Bernardino Valley corridors such as Foothill Blvd, Highland Street (east), the Mt.
Vernon/Washington/Barton corridor, Euclid Avenue and Central Avenue. Funding was approved in
August 2006. The project is estimated to be completed in 2007. Although there are no specific transit
priority signal strategies, anticipated improvements in traffic circulation should benefit Omnitrans schedule
adherence.
5.10.3 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CARPOOL LANES
There are over 43 miles of carpool lanes in San Bernardino County. The construction of an additional 18
miles is planned in the near future. Current carpool lanes include:
• A 9.9-mile segment of I-10 in Ontario and Montclair that opened in January 2000.
• 8.5-miles of SR-71, the Chino Valley Freeway that opened in 1997.
• A 10-mile segment of SR-60 in Chino, Ontario, and the unincorporated area of
San Bernardino County that opened in 1997.
• A 6-mile segment of SR-210 in Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana that opened in
2001.
• A 9-mile segment of SR-210 in Rancho Cucamonga and Upland that opened in
the fall of 2002. (An additional five miles to the west through Claremont and La
Verne in Los Angeles County opened at the same time).
SANBAG is currently working with Caltrans to fund and construct an additional 18 miles of carpool lanes
along the following corridors:
• An 8-mile segment of SR-210 in Rialto and San Bernardino was scheduled to
open in 2006.
• A 6-mile segment on I-215 is under development through downtown
San Bernardino and is scheduled for completion in 2007.
• A 4-mile segment on I-215 from the Riverside County line north to I-10 through
Grand Terrace and Colton. Project development for the preparation of an
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