DATE: January 28, 2003
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT: Improving State Route 67

Summary:
Approval of this item would formalize the Board of Supervisors' request to include the widening of State Route 67 between the future State Route 52 and Dye Road in the Revenue Constrained section of the MOBILITY 2030 Regional Transportation Plan and request that SANDAG immediately allocate funding to conduct the necessary Project Study Report for the improvements.

Recommendations:
VICE-CHAIRWOMAN JACOB AND SUPERVISOR ROBERTS
Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to draft a letter for the Chairman's signature to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) requesting that the widening of State Route 67 between the future State Route 52 and Dye Road be included in the Revenue Constrained section of the MOBILITY 2030 Regional Transportation Plan and requesting that SANDAG immediately allocate funding to conduct the necessary Project Study Report for the improvements.

Fiscal Impact:
This action can be performed within the existing budget.

BACKGROUND
State Route 67, a major north-south corridor for the San Diego region which is used by numerous commuters as an alternative to Interstate 15, currently operates at a Level of Service F. This mostly two-lane freeway is projected to become more congested with the completion of State Route 52.

On April 13, 1999, the Board of Supervisors unanimously supported giving priority attention to funding several local highways including State Route 67. On November 16, 2002, the San Diego Association of Governments Routes 67/125 Corridor Study Policy Advisory Committee unanimously approved several recommendations to improve the State Route 67 corridor. These recommendations included maintaining in the Regional Transportation Plan the widening of State Route 67 to a six-lane freeway between the future State Route 52 and Mapleview Street and the widening of State Route 67 to a four-lane conventional highway between Vigilante Road and Dye Road.

Although the Draft MOBILITY 2030 Regional Transportation Plan includes State Route 67 improvements in the Reasonably Expected Revenue Scenario section, these improvements should be included in the Plan's Revenue Constrained section. This action, along with the immediate funding of the necessary Project Study Report for the improvements, would ensure that the critical improvements to this Level of Service F road will occur.

Therefore, we urge your support for improving this regionally important north-south highway.

Sincerely,

DIANNE JACOB
Supervisor, Second District

RON ROBERTS
Supervisor, Fourth District