December 9, 1996
OCTA Board authorized the
Major Investment Study (MIS), preliminary engineering,
and environmental documentation for the widening of
the SR-22.
September 1997 to July
1998
Extensive outreach conducted
to engage the public, cities and regional agencies
into the MIS process, revealing SR-22 improvements
as a top priority as well as a preference for freeway
alternatives.
January 26, 1998
OCTA Board approved MIS alternatives
for study, including no build, transit, general purpose
lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes (1998 Regional
Transportation Plan project), direct connectors, and
an arterial link using OCTA's Pacific Electric right
of way (PE arterial).
November 9, 1998
OCTA Board elects to study three
alternative - No Build, Transportation Systems Management/Expanded
Bus, and a Build option. The Build alternative includes
carpool lanes on SR-22, SR-22/I-5 and SR-22/SR-55
and the PE Arterial.
April 26, 1999
The Build Alternative is augmented
with a chokepoint project at the SR-57/SR-22/The City
Drive.
January 24, 2000
OCTA Board add a "Reduced
Impact Build" option due to extensive right of
way impacts associated with the Build alternative.
The option eliminates the PE Arterial and SR-22/I-5
and SR-22/SR-55 HOV connectors.
July 6, 2000
Governor Gray Davis signs Assembly
Bill 2928 resulting in the Traffic Congestion Relief
Program (TCRP), which includes $206.5 million for
the HOV lanes on SR-22.
January 25, 2001
Caltrans District 12 assumes
the role of "lead agency" to complete the
environmental documentation which is scheduled for
release in summer 2001.
August 31, 2001
Caltrans District 12 releases
the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Statement (DEIR/EIS)
for public review. There will be a 60-day public comment
period on the environmental document as well as the
proposed project. Two public hearings will be held:
one at the OCTA office and the other at the Garden
Grove Community Center.
