1 miramar beach resort and bungalows project 2 - Santa Barbara ...

1 including me, have been working with Caltrans with
2 District 5's office on the 101 improvements, and we have
3 come to the conclusion mostly because of financial
4 considerations that all of the improvements to put in
5 the auxiliary lanes through this portion of Montecito
6 will have to occur within an existing right of way.
7 So really what we're talking about with
8 Caltrans for the entire length of this improvement,
9 which, I think, as the Commission knows, goes all the
10 way through the city of Carpinteria and then all the way
11 through to the city of Santa Barbara and then some --
12 we've been talking to them about whether improvement
13 should be made on the inside portion of 101, meaning
14 within the median, or whether it should occur by
15 expanding to the outer limits of the existing right of
16 way or some combination.
17 And there's some areas where there are
18 choices, and there are some areas where there just
19 really are not choices. The other thing we've been
20 discussing with Caltrans, which is not really a
21 discussion -- it's really information from Caltrans --
22 is where sound walls will be placed.
23 And there are a fairly significant number of
24 sound walls that will need to be installed as part of
25 this project unless the effected residences opt out of
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