SANDAG and Caltrans are holding a virtual meeting Wednesday (Sept 22) from 6-8pm. The main topic is the plan to (between now and 2023) add express lanes on Interstate 5 between SR-78 and Palomar Airport Road. As on I-15, express lanes will be free for carpools (and certain “clean air” vehicles) but allow other drivers to pay to use the lane.
The login information for the virtual open house is
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More generally, the session is about the broader North Coast Corridor project, partly funded by the 40-year renewal of the “TransNet” half-cent sales tax increase that runs through 2048. The $6 billion NCC project includes
- Highway improvements from SR-52 to Camp Pendleton to add interchanges, express lanes and sound walls
- $1 billion in rail improvements, including track construction for Coaster (south of Oceanside) and Metrolink (north of Oceanside), rail bridges, bluff stabilization and expansion of Coaster train stations
- $200 million for environment preservation and beach access
- Bicycle and pedestrian improvements near the freeway and on freeway overpasses
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