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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC-3038 - Memorandum of Understanding - Improvements to Route 73 Freeway & I-405 Freeway.. ... ••• • P •• ..EAC H ' VW March 27, 1995 MAR 2 71995 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA _APPROVED ITEM NO. �c • TO: MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ROUTE 73 FREEWAY AND THE 1 -405 FREEWAY. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the multi- agency MOU and authorize the Public Works Director to sign on behalf of the City. DISCUSSION: The San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor (SJHTC) EIR includes a mitigation measure that requires the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) to participate with Caltrans and other agencies to find a practical solution to accommodate increased traffic flows on the Route 73 freeway north of Birch Street • which are anticipated with the development of the toll road. The attached MOU is the result of an extended series of meetings and discussions between agencies to provide improvements to the confluence of the Route 73 Freeway /1 -405 Freeway /Route 55 Freeway in conjunction with the planned opening of the SJHTC. Parties to the MOU are Caltrans, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), the Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA), the National Transportation Authority (NTA) (a private entity who has received a franchise from Caltrans to design and build an extension of the 55 Freeway to the 405 Freeway) and the Cities of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. To date, planning and design has been completed for one of the missing 73/55 connecting ramps (Connector D). The Connector D Ramp provides for North Bound 55 Freeway to Eastbound 73 traffic and is ready for construction bids. Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, TCA and OCTA are participating in this project. Costa Mesa will provide construction management with funding from OCTA and TCA. The other missing ramp for the 73/55 Interchange (Ramp B) is currently unfunded and included in the project being evaluated as part of this MOU. • Approval of the MOU sets the framework for a continuing cooperative effort among Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, OCTA, NTA and Caltrans to plan, design and develop funding for a set of improvements to the 73/405/55 confluence. It is understood and agreed that future agreements will be required to address final design, right -of -way, project management approvals and funding for the following project components: 1. Widen Route 73 by adding one mixed flow lane and one High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane in each direction. oy) SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) OR IMPROVEMENTS TO ROUTE 73 FREEWAY AND THE 1 -405 FREEWAY. March 13, 1995 Page 2 r: 2. Construction new connector from NB73 to SB55 (Connector B). 3. Provide for Direct HOV Connectors from NB Route 73 to NB 1 -405 and consider the ultimate improvements on 1 -405. 4. Provide three lanes on each mixed flow connector along the Route 73/1 -405 Interchange. 5. Construct Harbor /Fairview braided ramps on northbound 1 -405. 6. Widen NB 1 -405 to seven lanes from Route 73 gore to the Harbor Boulevard off ramp (by utilizing the space under Fairview Road). 7. Widen NB 1 -405 to six lanes from Harbor Boulevard off ramp to Harbor Boulevard direct on ramp (by widening the Harbor Boulevard bridge). 8. Extend the additional (auxiliary) lane in Number 7 above to Euclid • Street (by widening the bridge over the Santa Ana River). 9. Widen southbound 1 -405 from Harbor Boulevard off ramp to Harbor Boulevard on ramp. 10. Widen southbound 1 -405 from Harbor Boulevard on ramp to Fairview Road off ramp. The attached map graphically represents the project and its components. All parties to this MOU have worked diligently to resolve a multitude of conflicts. It represents a significant effort to form partnerships among both public and private interests. Funding for the MOU is from the TCA, the City of Costa Mesa will begin acting as lead agency in implementing the proposed 73/405/55 improvements. The MOU is set -up to be executed by the Public Works Director • and their counter parts in the various other agencies. 6_�c . Don Webb Public Works Director STATE OF CALIFORNIA— BUSINESS AND TRANSPORT AGENCY PETE WILSON, Gor r DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT 12 2501 PULLMAN STREET SANTA ANA, CA 92705 June 13,1995 Mr. Tom Bogard Mr. Sam Hout Orange County Transportation Authority 550 South Main Street Orange, CA 92613 -1584 Mr. Brent Muchow Transportation Corridor Agency 201 East Sandpointe, Suite 200 Santa Ana, CA 92707 Mr. Frank Castro National Transportation Authority 1241 East Dyer Road, Suite 250 Santa Ana, CA 92705 Mr. Bill Morris City of Costa Mesa 77 Fair Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92628 -1200 Mr. Don Webb City of Newport Beach 3300 Newport Boulevard Newport Beach, CA 92658 -8915 Gentlemen: ,0 ,a 9 1995 Subject: EXECUTED MOU Transmitted herewith is an original executed Memorandum of Understanding for improvements to the Route 73 and Interstate 405. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, WALT HAGEN District Division Chief Design cc: HHimes LHinek AVillanueva AAngelini BFelker L - 30S MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING for INTERSTATE 405 AND ROUTE 73 PROJECT by and between THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION and THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY and THE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR AGENCIES and THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY and THE CITY OF COSTA MESA and THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH February, 1995 The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in cooperation with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA ), the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA), and the Cities of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, hereinafter referred to as Project Sponsors are proposing operational improvement modifications to Route 73 between Birch Street and Interstate 405 (1 -405) and to the 1 -405 from Bear Street to Euclid Street herein referred to as PROJECT. Project Components for the Route 73 /Interstate 405 Improvements: 1. Widen Route 73 by adding one mixed flow lane and one High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane in each direction. 2. Construct new connector from NB73 to SB55 (Connector B). 3. Provide for Direct HOV Connectors from NB Route 73 to NB 1 -405 and consider the ultimate improvements on 1 -405. 4. Provide three lanes on each mixed flow connector along the Route 73/1 -405 Interchange. 5. Construct Harbor /Fairview braided ramps on northbound 1 -405. 6. Widen NB 1 -405 to seven lanes from Route 73 gore to the Harbor Boulevard off ramp (by utilizing the space under Fairview Road). 7. Widen NB 1 -405 to six lanes from Harbor Bouldvard off ramp to Harbor Boulevard direct on ramp (by widening the Harbor Boulevard bridge). Memorandum of Understand' Interstate 405 and Route 7o0rovements • 8. Extend the additional (auxiliary) lane in Number 7 above to Euclid Street (by widening the bridge over the Santa Ana River). 9. Widen southbound 1 -405 from Harbor Boulevard off ramp to Harbor Boulevard on ramp. 10. Widen southbound 1 -405 from Harbor Boulevard on ramp to Fairview Road off ramp. The attached map graphically represent the PROJECT and its components. In addition, Caltrans has granted a franchise agreement to the National Transportation Authority (NTA) to develop and construct the Route 57 Santa Ana Viaduct Expressway (SAVE) project from SR 57 to 1 -405 inclusive of direct connections between Route 57 and Route 73. A portion of the SAVE project parallels 1 -405 between the Santa Ana River and Route 73. OCTA is in the process of completing the Environmental Documents and the Project Report for the 1 -405 and Route 73 improvements which need to be closely coordinated with the SAVE project. This memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishes general agreement for the development of the Environmental Documents and the Project Report for the PROJECT in coordination with the SAVE project. Therefore, the following understandings for the development and oversight of the environmental documents and the project report for the PROJECT are agreed to as follows: A. A design concept plan will be developed to include the PROJECT and the SAVE project to meet all state and federal requirements, policies, and procedures. Caltrans will assume the lead in the effort, and all parties will work cooperatively with Caltrans to finalize the plan. Input will be obtained from all parties throughout the design concept process, with monthly progress meetings scheduled and conducted by Caltrans. The draft design concept plan is expected to be circulated to all parties for approval in May, 1995, and the final will be submitted for approval in August, 1995. B. All parties will continue their present approach for finalizing the Project Report and the Environmental Documents for the PROJECT, and will include the federal major investment study to secure approvals of the PROJECT under the California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Policy Act. The documents will include all PROJECT components and coordination with the SAVE project. C. The Environmental Documents (ED) for PROJECT are expected to be circulated for review and comment by October 1995, and approved by February 1996. D. The approval of PROJECT documents will be coordinated with the SAVE project. Items affecting the development of the PROJECT or the SAVE project will be resolved by the parties of this agreement. 2of4 Memorandum of Understandi Interstate 405 and Route 73 ovements • E. All parties agree that the PROJECT and the SAVE project will be developed to be compatible. The parties will continue their good faith efforts towards the development of two project. Any future changes to the projects beyond the design concept plan will be funded as described in the following table: F. It is understood by all parties that Caltrans is the responsible agency in overseeing the design and construction of the PROJECT and the SAVE project. As such, it is also understood that changes, conditions, requirements, and directives that are made by Caltrans as part of their normal governance of the PROJECT and the SAVE project will exempt Caltrans from the requirements of the above table. Changes requested by Caltrans which are not a part of the normal oversight of the PROJECT or the SAVE project, shall be paid for by Caltrans in accordance with the above table of Section E. G. To date, OCTA has spent $343,000, and Costa Mesa has spent $76,000 on the development of the Project Report and Environmental Documents for the PROJECT. In addition, an amount not to exceed $300,000 will be required to finalize the documents. TCA will provide the additional funds to the OCTA to complete the project report and environmental documents. H. A series of future agreements among the parties will be developed to address final design, right of way support and acquisition, utility relocation, construction, and construction management of the PROJECT. All parties agree to work together to seek additional funding for completion of the PROJECT. 3of4 Prior to Project Report approval of either 73/405 or SR57 After Project Report approval of either 73/405 or SR57 After construction award of either 73/405 or SR57 NTA desires a Respective parties NTA pays for all NTA pays for all change to absorb respective redesign costs modification PROJECT costs to incorporate costs into design PROJECT Respective parties PROJECT Sponsors PROJECT Sponsors absorb respective pay for all redesign Sponsors pay desire a change costs to incorporate costs for all to SAVE project into design modification costs F. It is understood by all parties that Caltrans is the responsible agency in overseeing the design and construction of the PROJECT and the SAVE project. As such, it is also understood that changes, conditions, requirements, and directives that are made by Caltrans as part of their normal governance of the PROJECT and the SAVE project will exempt Caltrans from the requirements of the above table. Changes requested by Caltrans which are not a part of the normal oversight of the PROJECT or the SAVE project, shall be paid for by Caltrans in accordance with the above table of Section E. G. To date, OCTA has spent $343,000, and Costa Mesa has spent $76,000 on the development of the Project Report and Environmental Documents for the PROJECT. In addition, an amount not to exceed $300,000 will be required to finalize the documents. TCA will provide the additional funds to the OCTA to complete the project report and environmental documents. H. A series of future agreements among the parties will be developed to address final design, right of way support and acquisition, utility relocation, construction, and construction management of the PROJECT. All parties agree to work together to seek additional funding for completion of the PROJECT. 3of4 Memorandum of Understandin Interstate 405 and Route 73 ovements State of California Department of Transportation By B nt re <er District Director City of Cost Mesa B ,, 'ye. William Morris Director, Public Services City of N ort Beach By. Don Webb Director, Public Works 4of4 Orange County Transportation Authority 1� By Dave Elbaum Director, Planning and Development Transportation Corridor Agencies Na M William Woollett, Jr. Chief Executive Office ;> 0 N t