AASHTO Delegates can sign up for a presentation and tour of the I-15 Express Lanes project in San Diego County.

Building on the success of the existing Interstate 15 (I-15) Express Lanes and FasTrak® program, this Express Lanes Project creates a four lane, 20-mile express lane facility in the median of I-15 between State Route 163 (SR 163) and State Route 78 (SR 78).

These new express lanes will be available to transit, carpools, vanpools, motorcycles and certain permitted clean air vehicles for free and to single-occupant vehicle drivers for a fee. Once completed in 2012, a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, the first of its kind in San Diego, will start services. BRT will provide a new, convenient transit service for San Diegans.

The Express Lanes Project is being constructed in three segments. The Middle Segment, the focus of this tour, opened this year and runs from State Route 56 (SR 56)/Ted Williams Parkway to Centre City Parkway. The Northern Segment, from Centre City Parkway to SR 78, is slated for completion for 2011.

The Southern Segment, located one mile south of the SR 163/I-15 merge to just south of the SR 56/I-15 interchange, will complete the Express Lanes Project in 2012. The total investment for these transportation improvements is estimated to be $1.3 billion

For more information and to learn more about the project, visit:

http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist11/i15express/

The tour will be offered on October 21 ONLY, beginning at 8 AM at the Caltrans District 11 office.  There will be a 2 hour presentation at the office, followed by a field trip to view the managed lanes from buses that would take about 2 hours.  AASHTO delegates would be returned to the District 11 office by noon, where they could avail themselves of the lunchtime opportunities across the street at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.

To register, please contact Bob Pavlik via e-mail or phone at 805.549.3621.

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