HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3027 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3027
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, URGING REGIONAL SUPPORT FOR
THE REALIGNMENT OF HIGHWAY 79
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Transportation Commission, the
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Federal Highway
Administration, the County of Riverside, the City of San Jacinto, and the City of
Hemet have determined that the segment of State Route 79 between Gilman Hot
Springs Road and Domenigoni Parkway ('Route 79") does not provide an
adequate north-south transportation facility for the movement of regional travel;
and
WHEREAS, fatality and injury accident rates on the majority of Route 79
are higher than the comparable statewide average, in some areas reaching
accident rates of twice the statewide average; and
WHEREAS, the current Route 79 alignment through the cities of San
Jacinto and Hemet is only suitable to accommodate local public transportation,
and not future multi-modal transportation; and
WHEREAS, the existing Route 79 has inadequate capacity to
accommodate both local and regional travel demand associated with the
projected residential, retail, and commercial development and regional attractions
within the San Jacinto Valley; and
WHEREAS, the existing Route 79 is not a continuous route from Gilman
Hot Springs Road to Domenigoni Parkway, as Route 79 is routed through
downtown San Jacinto, Hemet and Winchester, thus resulting in an ineffective
route for traffic traveling in the north-south direction; and
WHEREAS, a total of 400 access points occur along Route 79 between
Newport Road and Gilman Hot Springs Road, thus facilitating turning movements
into and out of these driveways and thereby decreasing the efficiency of traffic
movements; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans has determined that portions of Route 79 does not
have a geometric design that is suitable for larger trailer trucks, such that the
existing situation will not meet the current and future regional goods movement
needs through the cities of San Jacinto and Hemet and to surrounding
communities; and
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