![]() Policy where only 3+ carpoolers would be given access at these ingress Should the Fairmont DAR move forward, the transit hub for future rapid express routes local OCTA Routes 20, 26, 30, and 38 and the park & ride can be placed near Yorba Linda Regional Park and the BNSF rail right-of-way instead of Savi Ranch.Īs we have mentioned yesterday, if the 91 Express Lanes supported a Officials also previously explored a grade-separated DAR at Fairmont Boulevard. Should vehicles in congested general purpose lanes wish to transition into the 91 Express Lanes at this point, the extra weave lane would allow the vehicles to accelerate before merging into the high occupancy lane, thus not obstructing its traffic flow. The access point would have an auxiliary weave transitional lane to maintain quick travel speeds. This will provide another option for the CSUF-bound commuter bus and carpools to access Imperial Highway. The Coalition is also looking at a 91 Express Lanes intermediate access point near the truck scales just east of Fairmont Boulevard. In addition, a proposed commuter express route from Riverside County to CSU Fullerton would be able to exit the Express Lanes at Savi Ranch, eliminating the need for it to travel in the general purpose lanes should they become congested.Ĭoncept: 91 Express Lanes intermediate access point with a transitional weave lane. Future rapid express buses headed to Riverside and Lake Elsinore via the 91 Express Lanes would connect seamlessly with these Orange County routes and vice versa. Illustrated here, OCTA Routes 20, 26, 30, and 38 would be extended east and join together at this at this station under the hub-and-spoke routing model. This is the easternmost commercial activity center in Orange County. The bus stops and park & ride lot can be incorporated into the existing development and street layout under a public-private partnership negotiation. The Transit Coalition envisions for the long term a transit hub at or near the Savi Ranch shopping center in east Yorba Linda. Such backtracking and lack of connections can make short bus transit trips between the counties last several hours. OCTA bus riders must backtrack west either to a connecting Metrolink station or to the Village at Orange transfer hub to connect to RTA Route 216. OCTA Routes 20, 26, 30, and 38 pass through the Yorba Linda and Anaheim Hills areas in the east/west direction, but none currently offer direct connections into Riverside County. A planned commuter bus from Riverside County to the Irvine Business Complex and UC-Irvine would have seamless congestion-free connections. Patrons using the toll road will be able to access the HOT Lanes. OCTA also has plans to link the 241 toll road with the 91 Express Lanes to/from the east. Check out yesterday's post on how the lanes can be improved in Riverside County during the long term. From there, local county officials propose to extend the toll lanes east to the I-15 freeway. The eastern point is located at the Orange/Riverside county line. The western point is just west of the SR-55 interchange with a direct connector to/from the 55. The 91 Express Lanes currently has two bookend access points. Today, we'll take a look specifically on how the 91 Express Lanes can be improved through Orange County.Ĭoncept: What the western entrance of the 91 Express Lanes may look like if it supported free non-transponder 3+ carpooling. Check out our future vision for a complete map. In addition, we envision through Metrolink Max corridor-based Metrolink, Amtrak, and potential future BNSF Class One high speed trains operating with a combined service frequency of 30 minutes between trains with a Rail2Rail-type option. The only two differences is that the carpool occupancy requirement would stay at 3+ and the barrier in the median would remain fixed based on local demographics and travel patterns. Basically, we want the 91 to mimic the award-winning I-15 Express Lane facility in San Diego County which supports free non-transponder carpooling with bus transit infrastructure. This is to provide multi-modal infrastructure to the toll lanes for transit buses, private sector coaches, and 3+ carpools with seamless connections to transit centers, activity hubs, and park & ride lots. Yesterday, we explored ideas of improving the 91 Express Lanes by adding both at-grade intermediate access points and direct access ramps through Riverside County.
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