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The Point: The Traffic Relief Plan identifies more than $30 billion in transportation improvements across Riverside County for Riverside County residents

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We’ve listened! The Riverside County Transportation Commission approved the Traffic Relief Plan (TRP or Plan) on April 10, 2024, to help provide Riverside County residents with a reliable, safer, more efficient transportation system that will accommodate the County’s growing population and economy.

The TRP is an aspirational plan that identifies an ambitious set of priority transportation projects and services based on input from thousands of residents throughout the County. As such, the Plan is meant to identify transportation projects that will help reduce traffic and offer mobility options to help Riverside County residents get to where they need to go.

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“The Traffic Relief Plan is a guide for improving our transportation system. If we can clear up bottlenecks for better flowing freeways and provide greater mobility options, our residents will spend less time in traffic congestion and more time living life,” said RCTC Chair Lloyd White and Beaumont City Council Member. “By coming together to approve this plan, the Commission is working to ensure Riverside County remains a place of opportunity and not a region known for traffic.”

The Plan features more than $30 billion in transportation improvements across seven transportation categories, including:

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Safe Streets and Roads – Example projects include: keeping roads in good condition; sidewalks and pedestrian safety infrastructure; protected bicycle lanes; roadway improvements in high-accident areas; bus shelters; bridge repairs; improvements to railroad crossings; improvements to provide accessibility for persons with disabilities.

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Highways – Example projects include: improving traffic flow on State Routes 60, 91, 111 and Interstates 10, 15, and 215 by constructing new lanes, improving highway interchanges (on- and off-ramps and bridges) and public transportation facilities, expanding Freeway Service Patrol roadside assistance, and utilizing innovative technologies.

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Public Transportation – Example projects include: increasing frequency and safety of passenger trains and buses; building new tracks, parking, and stations; extending rail service from Perris to Hemet and San Jacinto; exploring mass transit options on the I-15 corridor; extending rail service to the Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass (Banning/Beaumont/Calimesa/Cabazon area) from Los Angeles and Orange counties; and improving connections between home, school, and employment centers.

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Regional Connections – Example projects include: constructing multi-modal transportation corridors that connect parts of Riverside County, relieving congestion on existing highways and local roads, improving safety such as realigning State Route 79 as a County road; creating a bypass to I-10 between Banning and Coachella Valley; improving Van Buren Boulevard; and providing a new Elsinore-Ethanac Expressway.

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Active Transportation – Example projects include: improving safety and expanding access to pedestrian and bicycle facilities such as sidewalks and bicycle lanes, in addition to improving and expanding recreational trails and access to open spaces and natural areas.

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Environmental Mitigation – To achieve balanced growth of the region, to ensure transportation projects can move forward, withstand natural hazards, and provide for a high quality of living for current and future generations of Riverside County residents, the TRP makes meaningful commitments to environmental stewardship.

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Flood Control and Blowsand – Example projects include: reinforcing roadways and infrastructure against natural hazards in the Coachella Valley such as on Indian Canyon, Gene Autry Trail, and Dillon Road.

Residents are encouraged to read the Plan at TrafficReliefPlan.org.

Later this summer, Commissioners representing every city in the County and all five members from the County Board of Supervisors will decide what steps can be taken to fund projects in the TRP.

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The Point: RCTC will be hosting a public webinar to provide an update on draft Traffic Relief Plan on Wednesday, March 20

The Riverside County Transportation Commission will be hosting an online webinar on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to provide an update on the draft 2024 Traffic Relief Plan. All Riverside County residents are encouraged to log in to learn more about the draft TRP, ask questions, and leave feedback.

The TRP is a comprehensive countywide strategic blueprint to help reduce traffic congestion by constructing highway improvements, repairing potholes on local roads and streets, increasing the frequency of public transportation, and fortifying our county’s transportation infrastructure against natural disasters.

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The draft TRP incorporates ideas and suggestions from several years of public outreach and input from Riverside County residents in all regions. Receiving input will help ensure that the TRP, last updated following public input in 2020, reflects residents’ current views, considers voices from all communities in Riverside County, and incorporates diverse priorities for transportation upgrades throughout the county.  

The Commission will review feedback and finalize the Traffic Relief Plan this spring and will consider project funding options in early summer.  

RCTC is urging Riverside County residents to attend the March 20 webinar to learn more about the TRP. RCTC will collect feedback on the Draft Traffic Relief Plan through March 31.  Spanish translation will be offered during the webinar. 

Virtual Public Webinar

Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Zoom Webinar Link: rctc.org/TRPwebinar

To read and provide feedback on the draft 2024 Traffic Relief Plan, visit TrafficReliefPlan.org.

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