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Project Information

Caltrans has been working in partnership with the Council of San Benito County Governments (SBCOG) and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) since 2001 to reduce congestion and improve safety and operations on Route 25. Over time, with input from Caltrans’ partners and the public, this project has evolved.

As of mid-2007, the project proposed to widen 10.6 miles of Route 25 in San Benito and Santa Clara counties from the existing two-lane highway to a four-lane expressway. In late 2007, Caltrans proposed a route adoption for the 11.2-mile stretch of highway from San Felipe Road in Hollister to Highway 101. A route adoption establishes and documents an exact alignment and location of the route in the San Benito County and Santa Clara County General Plans, allowing the public to know where the expressway would be built. As transportation funds become available, portions of the expressway can be constructed.

Two route adoption alternatives are proposed, Alternative 1 and Alternative 2. In addition, the project now proposes two build alternatives, Alternative A and Alternative B, which would propose constructing a 3.8-mile section of expressway extending northwest from the Hollister Bypass project (now under construction). This short stretch of expressway may be fully funded and built in the next few years.

The alignments of the two route adoption alternatives are roughly the same except for about 5 miles between San Felipe Road and a point south of the junction with Shore Road. Alternative 1 would veer the new four-lane highway east of the existing two-lane highway. Alternative 2 would veer the new four-lane highway west of the existing highway. Both alternatives would be the same between the bend in Route 25 (south of Shore Road) and the Santa Clara County project limit. Both route adoption alternatives would include:

• A 342-foot-wide four-lane expressway with a 62-foot median and frontage roads on one or both sides.
• An interchange to replace the Route 25/Route 156 at-grade intersection.
• A Route 25/Route 101 interchange to replace the existing interchange. The new interchange would be built north of the existing interchange.
• New bridges over Carnadero Creek and the Pajaro River.
• New bridges to cross over the Union Pacific Railroad Hollister branch line and the Union Pacific main line just east of U.S. 101.

The project also proposes two build alternatives: Alternative A and Alternative B. The build alternatives would run 3.8 miles in San Benito County, from San Felipe Road to just west of Hudner Lane. Alternative A would be constructed at the southeastern end of the Alternative 1 route adoption alignment. Alternative B would be constructed at the southwestern end of the Alternative 2 route adoption alignment. Both build alternatives would include:

• A four-lane limited access expressway.
• A realigned and widened at-grade intersection at Route 25 and Route 156 instead of an interchange.

Funding

Currently, this project is funded to complete the Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis phase of the project development process.

How to Contact Us

We welcome your comments and project-related questions. Please contact:

Richard Rosales, Project Manager
California Department of Transportation
50 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
E-mail: richard_rosales@dot.ca.gov
Phone: (805) 549- 3792

Or

G. William 'Trais' Norris , Senior Environmental Planner,
Sierra Pacific Environmental Analysis Branch
California Department of Transportation
2015 E. Shields Avenue, Suite 100
Fresno, CA 93726
E-mail: trais norris@dot.ca.gov
Phone: (559) 243-817

Comments may also be sent to:

Public Affairs Office
California Department of Transportation
50 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Email: info-d5@dot.ca.gov.
Phone: (805) 549-3318

Public Hearing

After the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report is completed and released for circulation in August 2009, the project team will hold a Public Hearing in September 2009.

Schedule

Schedule
What	When
Public Scoping Meeting was held April 3, 2008	Spring 2008
Public Review of Draft Environmental Document	August-October 2009
Public Hearing	September 2009
Preferred Alternative Identified	Fall 2009
Publish Final Environmental Document	May-June 2010