People who live and work on the Peninsula will soon experience more freedom from traffic congestion! The Ralston Avenue/Route 101 Interchange Improvement project is about to get underway.  This is an important milestone in our community as it marks the beginning of freeing the area from the traffic and highway congestion we’ve experienced in recent years.
 

Join us for the 101/Ralston Interchange Groundbreaking Event
Monday, April 5, 2004, 2:00 PM, located in the vacant lot, next to Oracle

 

Enjoy a brief interlude of Americana…a display of vintage American cars, delicious refreshments, a short commemoration of the event and a big surprise to culminate this groundbreaking effort to build a great community together.

Welcoming you to this special community event will be:  

 

Directions:

 

From the North or South

Take101 to the Belmont area

Take the Ralston Avenue exit, go east (toward the Bay)

Make an immediate left at the traffic signal, which is Oracle Parkway, then another immediate left on Island Parkway.

The groundbreaking site is on your left.

 

Parking: In the adjacent parking lot at the park. Overflow parking is at the Belmont Sports Complex and ConferenceCenter, 550 Island Parkway. A shuttle will be provided to and from the event.  Please call Catherine Fraser at (650) 813-8463 to R.S.V.P. or email her at: cfraser@pa.hodes.com

   

Overview:

 

Route 101, in and around the Ralston Avenue Interchange has been one of the most congested areas on the peninsula for years – a by-product of the economic vitality of the Redwood Shores and Route 101 businesses, and the fact that this is one of only two entrances/exits from this major housing and business area. This project will give commuters more Freedom from congestion by making major improvements to improve the flow of traffic.

The project will improve the efficiency of this interchange during peak traffic hours by reducing the need for motorists to weave in and out of traffic lanes to get to their destinations.  The two off-ramp loops will be eliminated, and traffic will instead come to two new signalized intersections.  Island Parkway will be realigned and connected directly to Marine Parkway at one of the new off-ramp intersections. 

The final design phase for the improvements to this interchange started in September 2000 (initial Traffic Studies have been done since 1997), and the complete design was submitted to Caltrans for final approval in January of 2003

Redwood City is the lead agency for the project, and shares the design costs with the City of Belmont. The City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG), with support from the County of San Mateo, was instrumental in securing State grant funding for this project. The project was designed by Mark Thomas and Company.

 

 

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