Goods Movementand Traffic Issues In the

SACOG Region

The Effects of Congestion on Goods Movement in our Region

February 9, 2006

Jason Crow

Development Footprint for the Base Case Scenario (Existing Growth Patterns) in 2050

Development Footprint for the Blueprint Preferred Alternative in 2050

The MTP for 2025

Projects that may help address congestion:

Regional Projects

• UP Third Track from Elvas to Roseville

• UP Roseville Yard Improvements

• Placer Parkway

• Elk Grove – Rancho Cordova – El Dorado Connector

• Rancho Cordova – South Placer Connector

The MTP for 2025

Projects that may help address congestion:

Placer County

• I-80 HOV Lanes from Sac. Co. Line to SR 65

• SR 65 Lincoln Bypass

The MTP for 2025

Projects that may help address congestion:

Sacramento County

• I-5 HOV Lanes from Pocket Rd to International Airport

• SR 99 Elverta Rd Interchange

• I-80 HOV from Longview to I-5

• US 50 HOV Lanes from Sunrise to Downtown

• SR 99 Grantline Rd Interchange

• South Watt Ave Widening

• Hazel Ave Widening

• Sunrise Blvd Widening

• US 50 Watt Ave Interchange

• US 50 International Dr Extension & Interchange

The MTP for 2025

Projects that may help address congestion:

Yolo County

• I-5/SR 113 Interchange

• I-80/US 50 HOV Lanes from Davis to West Sacramento

• US 50 Harbor Blvd Interchange

• I-80 Enterprise Blvd Interchange

• I-80 Reed Ave Interchange

The MTP for 2025

Projects that may help address congestion:

Yuba and Sutter Counties

• SR 65 Third Feather River Bridge

• SR 65 Wheatland Bypass

• SR 70 Widening (Sutter & Yuba Counties)

• SR 99 Riego Rd Interchange

• SR 70 Marysville Operational Improvements

Freight Movements

Some freight moves through the region, mainly by way of:

• I-5

• I-80

• Union Pacific Railroad

• Air Cargo

Through Freight Congestion Points

Congestion affects through freight at these points:

• I-5 through Downtown

• I-80 through Natomas & Roseville

• UPRR from Sacramento to Roseville and at the Roseville Yard

Freight Entering & Exiting the Region

Some freight enters or exits the region via:

• US 50

• I-5

• I-80

• SR 70

• SR 99

• Capital City Freeway

Freight Bottlenecks

Congestion affects freight into/out of the region on:

• I-5 Downtown Sacramento

• I-80 Natomas & Roseville

• US 50 East Sacramento & Rancho Cordova

• SR 99 South Sacramento

• SR 70 Marysville

• Capital City Freeway

Freight Moving Within the Region

The majority of freight moves within the region using:

• Arterials

• As well as Freeways

Freight Bottlenecks

Congestion affects freight moving within the region on:

• All congested freeway locations

• Sunrise Boulevard

• Watt Avenue (North & South)

• Hazel Avenue

• Howe Avenue/Power Inn Road

• State Route 65 (Lincoln)

Future Freeway Congestion

Freeway congestion in the future worsens on:

• I-5 Florin to I-80

• I-80 from I-5 to Roseville

• US 50 from I-5 to Folsom

• SR 99 Elk Grove to Downtown

• Capital City Freeway (All)

Arterial Congestion

Congestion on arterials will also worsen in the future on:

• Watt Avenue (All)

• Sunrise Boulevard

• Hazel Avenue

• Folsom Boulevard

• Folsom-Auburn Road

More Arterial Congestion

Congestion on arterials will also worsen in the future on:

• Grantline Road

• Bradshaw Road

• Douglas Boulevard

• 65th Street

• Various facilities in West Sacramento,

• Yuba City & Marysville

Impacts of Congestion

• Congestion reduces accessibility to job choices by auto

• The spread of jobs to suburban locations slightly diminishes public transit accessibility to job choices

Reduced accessibility from congestion hurts businesses by –•Reducing potential customers•Hampering truck deliveries•Shrinking the labor market

Locating Freight Facilities

• It will be critical to encourage businesses that depend on moving freight to locate in accessible places.

• It will be critical to locate freight distribution facilities in places with excellent access.

• Congestion may be “containable”, but will not go away.

Land Use Impacts

Studies in Portland, Oregon show that jobs move to the urban edge faster if access to the central business district is choked off by congestion.

The Blueprint expects to have some effect at changing this trend, but still anticipates substantial new growth outside the urban core.