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Encinitas staff outline HSIP grant-backed projects for Encinitas Boulevard, El Camino Real and Coast Highway 101
Summary
City staff described four HSIP Cycle 12 grant-funded concepts: a protected bike facility on Encinitas Boulevard, a protected intersection at El Camino Real and Santa Fe Drive, a Coast Highway 101 crossing at the Solana Beach border and multimodal corridor work along South Coast Highway 101.
City traffic staff presented four concept-level projects the city won under the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 12 and asked commissioners for initial feedback on design priorities before staff seeks Caltrans design funds.
Project summaries: Staff said the grants are conceptual at this stage and require further design and council direction before construction.
- Encinitas Boulevard protected bikeway: The city reported approximately $900,000 in HSIP funding for a project between Calimac and Via Cantabria (east of I-5). Staff said the application includes protected bikeway elements that would require some form of vertical protection (bollards or comparable treatment) to meet HSIP countermeasure requirements; the city—s match would be roughly 10 percent. Staff also described optional capacity enhancements such as adding a third travel lane or dedicated turn pockets at some intersections as concept possibilities to address future level-of-service concerns.
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