Project Construction Update August 30, 2011 I-5 North Stockton Freeway Widening and Pavement Reconstruction Project Between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. / Charter Way and Hammer Lane I-5 North Stockton Project

Presentation Items  Overview  Project Purpose  Project Components  Construction Sequencing  Anticipated Construction Impacts  Temporary Closures and Detours  Landscaping  Timeline  Public Communications  Questions and Answers I-5 North Stockton Project

Project Purpose  Reduce congestion  Improve mobility  Decrease commute times  Encourage High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) use  Reduce sound impacts from existing freeway  Reduce maintenance cost and improve the Interstate’s operations I-5 North Stockton Project

Project Components  Widen Freeway to 8 through lanes, from Country Club Blvd to Hammer Lane  Replace all existing freeway pavement with concrete  Add auxiliary lanes  Add soundwalls  Introduce the first HOV lane project in San Joaquin County I-5 North Stockton Project

Representative Existing Condition  Currently three through lanes in each direction  Soundwalls exist south of March Lane  The median is open over local streets and landscaped with shrubs Stage Construction I-5 North Stockton Project

Stage Construction Stage 1  Shift traffic to outside freeway with barriers  Widen the median of the freeway and bridges  Construct retaining walls along the northbound shoulder between March Lane and Hammer Lane  1.5 to 2 year construction period  Stage 1 construction begins in August 2011, complete Spring 2013 I-5 North Stockton Project

Stage 2  Shift northbound traffic to median. Three travel lanes will remain open in each direction  Replace northbound freeway pavement  Construct outside auxiliary lanes and soundwalls  One year period – Complete by Spring 2014 Stage Construction I-5 North Stockton Project

Stage 3  Shift southbound traffic to median. Three travel lanes will remain open in each direction  Replace southbound freeway pavement  Construct outside auxiliary lanes and soundwalls  One year period – complete by Spring 2015 Stage Construction I-5 North Stockton Project

Stage 4  Shift southbound traffic back to southbound lanes  Remove temporary barriers, construct permanent median barrier  Final signing and striping  Six month period – complete in fall 2015 Stage Construction I-5 North Stockton Project

Construction Impacts  Local Roads –Lane restrictions –Temporary closures  Noise –7am to 7pm –Periodic late night work –Increased traffic on detour routes  Delay –Narrower shoulders and lanes –Reduced number of lanes for night work I-5 North Stockton Project

Temporary Road Closures and Lane Restrictions I-5 North Stockton Project

Temporary Detours I-5 North Stockton Project Brookside Road –Closed for up to 6 months –Detour to March Lane via Feather River Drive and McGaw Street River Drive –Closed for up to 6 months –Restripe Plymouth Road to two-way between River Drive and Telegraph Avenue Temporary Closure

Temporary Detours I-5 North Stockton Project Swain Road –Closed for up to 6 months –Detour to Benjamin Holt Drive via Plymouth Road and Grigsby Place Temporary Closure

 Construction Impacts ―Existing trees, shrubs removed ―Needed for retaining walls and stormwater basins ―Temporary erosion control provided during construction  Corridor Planting Proposal ―To follow after freeway construction in 2016 ―Caltrans seeking State Transportation Improvement Program Transportation Enhancement funds for landscaping ―Will coordinate with City and County Landscaping Opportunity I-5 North Stockton Project

Timeline  August 2011 Begin Construction  Fall 2011 – Fall 2012Detours for Bridge Widening Widen Median and Bridges (not all at same time)  2013I-5 Traffic Shift to Northbound  2014I-5 Traffic Shift to Southbound  Fall 2015Construction Complete I-5 North Stockton Project

Public Communications  Electronic newsletters  Project web pages  Hotline Number (209)  Media outreach / traffic reports  Seven-day advanced warning signage of detours and closures  Caltrans is seeking a FHWA “Highway for Life” grant for advanced communications strategies. I-5 North Stockton Project