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Ne ot�at�o�s o� F�ee�va Co�cluded
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Negotiations between the City, extensive landscaping treatmen't • The entire section of the � to comply with local ordinances
CALTRANS, and the Santa Clara to minimize impact on nearby freeway from Interstate Route (7:30 am to 6:00 pm in.Saratoga).
County Traffic Authority concern- properties. 280 to State Highway 17 will be _ _ -�_ -____ . _ _-_ -_-____y -
ing State Highway Route 85 have � open to traffic at the same time �* Cox Avenue and Prospect Avenue
Cox Avenue and Prospect �
• been concluded. These negotia- to prevent partial openings wiil remain essentially at grade
Avenue will remain essentially at
tions form the basis for two agree- which could dump freeway traf- with the freeway being fully
grade with the freeway being
ments; one to be eacecuted between fic onto Saratoga surface streets. , denressed under those two streets. ,
fully depressed under these two ,. �-----
the City and CALTRANS and a � � Saratoga Avenue will go under the �, ,
streefs. Funding to complete the entire
performance agreement to be ex- � freeway be use of an underpass so
ecuted between the City and the . • Saratoga Avenue will go under project is provided by the Traffic that no"structures will be above
Authority Strategic Plan. '�
Traffic Authority. , , the freeway by use of an under- grade in the area.
pass so that no structures wlll • Construction hours wlli be limited -'""'------ ______
. These two documents will pro- be above grade in the area.
vide for the development of Route . Quito Road will be elevated �
85 in the following manner: • •
about ten feet above current �����C H��1 �� V��
• The freeway will have six travel �de so the freeway can pass , �j �
under it depressed about twelve
lanes, two of which will be feet.
designated as commuter lanes f O r , M A.1 C� � � V • O 0 111
for use only by transit buses and • A pedestrian overcrossing will �
h i g h o c c u p a n c y v e h i c l e s durin g b e pr ovi de d b e t w e e n B l u e H i l l s
commuter hours. School and Kevin Moran Park. On March 2 the City Council will the other cities along Route 85 to
• The freeway will have a forty- • Extensive soundwalls will be hold a Public Hearing on the have Saratoga's preferred alter-
suc foot landscaped median �"�'� ' provided throughout the length ,- ��ut� 85 Fre�R�a}�Agreeme::t at native incar�orated in the nm- �
which will provide for future of the freeway to reduce noise. 8:00 p.m. in the Council posed agreement. The resulting
light rail transit or a transitway Walls will be built as early as Chambers at 13777 Fruitvale agreement which is proposed for
in the median. possible during the construction Avenue, Saratoga. The Saratoga adoption on March 2 is nearly
process. City Council conducted their identical to the position the
• The freeway will be depressed final deliberations on the pre- Council formalized in 1986 as
throughout the City except for • Medium and heavy trucks will not ferred Route 85 alternative for Saratoga's preferred alternative.
an at-grade section between be permitted on the freeway. Saratoga in January of 1986, and "
Saratoga Avenue and Saratoga • No interchanges will be bullt in have since been involved in Adoption of a freeway agreement
Creek. This section will have Saratoga. negotiations with Caltrans and (continued on page 2) �
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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ROUTE 85 POLICY ADVISORY BOARD SARATOGA PROPOSED FREEWAY
INITIAL POSITION ON STATEMENT POSITION ON PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE AND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT
ROUTE 85 FREEWAY DESIGN ROUTE 85 FREEWAY DESIGN ROUTE 85 FREEWAY DESIGN ROUTE 85'FREEWAY DESIGN
1. Freeway to have siat lanes 1. 9 alternatives considered; 6 1. Freeway to have six lanes 1. Freeway to have six lanes
2.Freeway median to be 22 feet involving freeways 2.Freeway median to be 46 feet 2.Freeway median to be 46 feet
wide 2.Freeway median to be 4G feet . 3,profile depression based on 3.Freeway depressed from Pro-
3.Freeway to be depressed 20 wide noise mitigation where ap- : spect to Saratoga Creek and
feet 3•Freeway depressed from _ propriate Saratoga Ave. to Quito Rd.
Rodeo Creek to Saratoga
, 4.All cross streets to remain at 4.Soundwalls to be provided to 4.Cox and Prospect to remain
grade ' Creek and parallel to Afton : mitigate noise near at grade,Saratoga Avenue
Avenue depressed, Quito partially
5.Soundwails and berms to be � 5.Medium and heavy trucks to elevated
4.Prospect,Saratoga and Quito
provided to reduce noise be prohibited
to be depressed and Cox to be 5•Soundwalls and berms to be
6.Trucks to be prohibited elevated above freeway 6.Median to provide for future provided to reduce noise and
' 7.No rovision for future li ht light rail or transit _
p � 5.Soundwalls to be provided to constructed early as possible
rail or transit meet federal noise standards 7.Interchange locations to be 6.Medium and heavy trucks to
8.No interchanges in Saratoga 6.Trucks not prohibited determined locally be prohibited
g.Pedestrian overcrossing at 7.Median to provide for future 8•�destrian and bike lane over- 7, provision for future light rail
Blue Hills School light rall or transit crossings to be provided or transit included
8.Interchanges at Prospect, 9•Freeway-to-freeway inter-
10. Freeway section between changes prioritized on high- g•No interchanges in Saratoga
Routes 280 and 17 to be built Saratoga, Quito est projected volumes 9.Pedestrian overcrossing at
all at once 9.No pedestrian overcrossing at Blue Hills School
11. Guaranteed funding of entire ,: Blue Hills School 10. Freeway section between
project 10.Construction phasing be- Routes 280 and 17 to be built
tween Route 280 and Pmspect all at once
` and Pmspect to Route 17 11. Guaranteed funding provided
in Traffic Authority Strategic
Plan
12.Construction hours to follow
� city ordinances
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will be the last step in a massive School area between Cox and City of Saratoga
� Countywide planning and Prospect �
� negotiating effort since the 9.Construction of Saratoga SeCt1011 1
i passage of Measure A in 1984. section should be included in . - ,.r�
The Cit Council is re uired to `�
y q a single project extending fi->� �. .»
hold a Public Hearing before the from Highway 17 to Highway ' p '
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agreement can be approved. 280 � '
j Saratoga residents are invited to
� participate in the Route 85 10. Guaranteed full funding
Freeway Agreement Hearing by before project construction is
attending the Hearing to testify, commenced •
submitting a letter stating their _ � SAN TOMAS
o inion on the content of the In June of 1986 an advisory
p QUINO CREEK WILDCA�
proposed agreement, or sending measure (Measure B) was placed
in the response form found in on the ballot to give Saratoga
this newsletter. To be included in voters an opportunity to ask the p�OC��C
the hearing, written responses Council to declare opposition to r r G
must be received at City Hall no the construction of a freeway ,
later than February 24. and/or highway in the Route 85 , �
Corridor through the City. The ,
For 30 years Saratogans have measure was defeated. '
wondered whether anything :
would be built along the stretch The Policy Advisory Board .
of land that bisects Saratoga and concluded negotiations on the ' , _.
is known as the Route 85/West preferred alternative for the Route ' ��
Valley Corridor. The approval by 85 Transportation Corridor --"""---'�----------___��l,�=" '
the voters in Santa Clara County between Route 101 in southern '�
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of Measure A in November, 1984, San Jose and Route 280 in
began three years of intensive Cupertino in August, 1986. The '
effort to plan, design and finance final preferred alternative adopted _ -
the continuation of Route 85 by the Board members included Y
through that corridor. Through- the following features: '
out 1985, the City Council held a PLAN
number of informational meet- 1. Six lanes, with two of those ROute g 5
ings and public hearings in order lanes designated as commuter ��/0 � �
to assess the desires of the com- lanes for peak period � �
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munity on the specific features of operation. ` Clty Of Sa.ra.tOga. �-� � . �'�''
what would be built in the Route 2. Preservation of a 46-foot � ` `�
85 Transportation Corridor. median for future mass trans- SeCtl�Yl 2 k "� °�� "
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portation only. Preservation to t :, , ,
be uaranteedb the a ro riate '��-.':�..'-
Based on the months of data g Y PP P
gathering and deliberation, the intergovernmental agreement.
Council drafted and submitted to 3. Design of all interchanges,
the Route 85 Policy Advisory bridge structures, and grading
Board in January of 1986 the to accommodate future transit _
City's preferred alternative. This options in the corridor.
position was used as a basis for 4. Whereappropriate,consistently � - � ;=... � :� . .• :M :'..::i, E-�g�.�, ---- SARAT
negotiations among the member applied mitigation measures,
jurisdictions of the Board. The to include noise attenuation, p
preferred alternative contained landscaping and profile PI��F�LE
the following conditions: depression.
5• Development of a bicycle plan on
1. Median to be 22 feet wide local streets for the length of the
corridor and consideration of -
2.Freeway to be depressed 20 pedestrian crossings.
feet 6. A ban on medium and heavy
3.The following Saratoga streets � trucks(not to include passenger -
to remain at grade level where buses or recreational vehicles). -------------------- ----
the freeway crosses—Quito
Road, Saratoga Ave., Cox Ave., In March, 1987, the Traffic _ '
Prospect Ave. Authority completed work on the
- 4.Combination of sound walls overall strategic plan for use of ,
(not to exceed 8 feet in the Measure A money, setting e
height) and earth berms to be Priorities and a time table for
building Route 85. Last November
provided, with a preference the final Environmental Impact • '
for earth berms Statement on Route 85 was cer- ' �
5.No truck traffic permitted tified by the Traffic Authority, the , PLAN
6.No provision for light rail or State and the Federal government. R�ute g 5
transitway These actions cleared the way for
the start of freeway agreement
' 7.No interchanges in Saratoga negotiations between the cities City Of Sa,ratOga
along Route 85, Caltrans, and the "
8.Pedestrian overcrossings— .
sidewalk and bikeway across _ Traffic Authority which will SeCtl�n ?J
each street overcrossing and a culminate with the hearing itself. - ' `� � '
' pedestrian overcrossing in the - ` "�`�
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� If you would like to comment on the proposed freeway agreement,but � ,
� are not able to attend the Public Hearing on March 2, please clip this � . � , -:
' form,write your comment,and mail to:City Council,�ity of Saratoga, '
, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070. '
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Me�SLlre A A Task Force, consisting of City The Barton-Aschman Associates, Finally, the Santa Clara County
Councilmembers from each of the Inc., Route 85 Corridor Study Traffic Authority prepared its own
Background �ities along the Route 85 corridor focuses on the impact of freeway report which considers the
had been formed in 1982.After traffic on local streets and specific traffic impact of a six �
the passage of Measure A, this assesses the impact upon local' lane freeway, both positive and
�. Santa Clara County voters approved body became the Route 85 Policy streets of deferring the construc- negative, on local streets in the
Measure A in November of 1984 Advisory Board.Martha Clevenger tion of certain interchanges. year 2000.
enacting the Santa Clara County served as Saratoga's PAB member
� Commuter Relief Act which author- until the group concluded its role - The Creegan & D'Angelo report is Other documents relating to
ized the creation of the Santa Clara as an Advisory Board for the Route a hydraulic analysis of the Route Route 85 and also available from
Traffic Authority and the imposition SS Transportation Corridor Study 85 crossings of Rodeo, Regnart the Traffic Authority include the
of a one-half cent sales ta7c to finance in September of 1986. and Saratoga Creeks and Final Environmental Impact State-
highway improvements with prioriry addresses the problems of inent, the Measure A Strategic
iven to s ecified hi hwa s The � j.� • h draulic ca acit and sediment ' Plan, and the Measure A Mitiga-
primary responsibil y of his body �eCilniCa� transport. p y � tion Plan.
� was to develop a sound strategy for j�OCuments
achieving the objectives of Measure 1!
A for improvements to State High- Avai�a��e
way Routes 85, 101 and 237.
Two members of the Traffic Authority During the course of developing /�j� EDITOR
.. were chosen by the Mayors of the the strategic plan, the Traffic � `�`���'""" Robert A. St�nkus
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cities and towns in the County. Authority commissioned three SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
Saratoga Councilmember David technical,studies which were The Saratogan is published �
Moyles serves as the Southern completed in September 1987, quarterly by the City of Saratoga Mayor
Zone representative and Sunnyvale and are available to those wishing to inform residents about impor- ' Donald Peterson
Councilmember Brian O`Toole as more background information. tant City Council and government 'Councilmembers
the Northern representative. Other These documents may be seen at issues. Please direct your com- Karen Anderson
Traffic Authority members are Zoe the Saratoga City Hall, or may be ments to the Saratoga City Coun- Martha Clevenger
Lofgren,Chair and member of the obtained through the Santa Clara cil, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Joyce Hlava
County Board of Supervisors, San County Traffic Authority, 1754 Saratoga, CA 95070. David Moyles
Jose Mayor Tom McEnery and San Technology Drive, Suite 224, San
Jose Councilmember Jim Beall. Jose, 95110. .
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