Tuolomne County Interchange Enhancement & Gateway Project

Project Description

The proposed project will implement aesthetic treatments at the over-crossings and entrances to Sonora. These gateway elements are intended to express local sense of place and identity. The aesthetic treatments are intended to contribute to local and regional character allowing residents and visitors alike to enjoy the beautify of the corridor, improve the county's public image and have a positive influence on Tuolumne County’s tourist-based economy and welcome our visitors. An additional site in City of Sonora is proposed to add some beautification features (e.g. artistic fencing) to a vacant Caltrans Maintenance Yard at Mono Way/Greenley Rd. Additionally, it is proposed to add a gateway monument sign within the triangular shape state property that will remain after the SR 49/Parrots Ferry road intersection is realigned and currently under construction.

Project Benefits

Purpose

The current highway over-passes on Route 108 in Tuolumne County are stark, modern structures that do not fit the landscape of the region. They evoke an urban aesthetic that is out of place in this rural community. This project will dramatically enhance the region when completed. The Clean California program will enable the Route 108 Corridor Beautification project to express local sense of place and identity, and while also striving to achieve other community benefits including highlighting the area’s history and culture.

Clean California provides an opportunity to install signage across Ebbetts Pass that can invite visitors and community members to experience and appreciate the scenic treasure. These gateway elements are intended to express local sense of place and identity, while striving to achieve other community benefits to help restore pride in an area devastated by recent wildfires (Markleeville), climate change (Bear Valley- dependent on winter recreation) and economic decline (Arnold) due to the pandemic and other factors.

Need

The Clean California program will enable the Route 108 Corridor Beautification project to express local sense of place and identity, and while also striving to achieve other community benefits including highlighting the area’s history and culture.

 

Funding Source

This is an Authorized SHOPP Major under the ADA Curb Ramps Program code 201.361.

 

Project Cost/Programmed (x$1,000):

 

 

Current Schedule

 

Project Status

This is a Clean California project which currently opened with PS&E phase.

 

Project Contact

Caltrans District 10 - Program Project Management
Daniel Ha, Project Manager
Phone: (209) 986-4502
Email: Daniel.Ha@dot.ca.gov

Caltrans District 10 - Public Information Office
Phone: (209) 948-7977
Email: district10publicaffairs@dot.ca.gov
Address: P.O. Box 2048, Stockton, CA 95201-2048

 

Title VI Information

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) assures that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , as amended, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 , and Federal Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).

Caltrans will make every effort to ensure nondiscrimination in all of its programs and activities, whether they are federally funded or not, and that services and benefits are fairly distributed to all people, regardless of race, color, or national origin. In addition, Caltrans will facilitate meaningful participation in the transportation planning process in a nondiscriminatory manner.

Title VI Brochure (English, PDF)

Title VI Brochure (Spanish, PDF)

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Caltrans Information)