As a partnership between four agencies, PCTPA, along with Placer County, Sutter County, and the City of Roseville propose to widen existing Riego Road/Baseline Road from State Route 99/70 to Foothills Boulevard to accommodate existing and anticipated traffic growth in this 12-mile transportation corridor. An estimated 20,000 vehicles per day currently travel on the road, and as approved Specific Plan development occurs, the volume of traffic in the corridor is expected to double to 40,000 Read More…
Category: Roadways
Highway 65 Widening
Serving as an important corridor in Placer County, Highway 65 is a widely traveled freeway experiencing traffic congestion, particularly during peak commute hours. Currently, southbound Highway 65 is experiencing traffic congestion all day from 6 am to 7 pm, and traffic congestion is continuing to get worse. In an effort to relieve congestion and improve safety, the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency and its partners, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the South Placer Regional Read More…
Highway 49 Safety Audit
PCTPA partnered with Caltrans, other local agencies and the California Highway Patrol on the Highway 49 Safety Audit. The Highway 49 Safety Audit is a comprehensive evaluation of Highway 49 between Interstate 80 (I-80) in Auburn to McKnight Way in Grass Valley. The Safety Audit began in February 2020 with a three-day investigation of conditions along the roadway, traffic levels, speeds, collisions, and potential improvements to remedy issues. Caltrans identified the following primary objectives for Read More…
I-80 Auxiliary Lanes
The I-80 Auxiliary Lanes Project Environmental Documentation and technical studies are available for public review and comment. A public meeting is scheduled for January 27, 2016 at 9:00 AM
Placer Parkway
The Placer Parkway is to be an approximate 15-mile long, high-speed transportation facility, which will connect State Route (SR) 65 in western Placer County to SR 70/99 in south Sutter County. It will link existing and planned development near some of the region’s fastest growing communities while improving access to the I-5 corridor, downtown Sacramento, and the Sacramento International Airport. More Project Information: Placer Parkway Phase 1 – http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/works/projects/placerparkway Placer Parkway Phase 1 Public Presentation Read More…
Lincoln Bypass Celebration
The grand opening celebration ceremony of the Highway 65 Lincoln Bypass will be Friday, October 5th at 10:00 a.m.
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