Green Valley CorridorRoad Network Issues

Regional trafficLocal trafficCombined traffic

Regional Routes accessedVia Green Valley Road

WesternRoute End Point &

Waypoint Area

EasternRoute End Point &

Waypoint Area

Local Routes accessedVia Green Valley Road

Green Valley Critical Path:No parallel capacity,No nearby alternate route

Combined Regional& Local Routes accessedVia Green Valley Road

Combined Regional& Local Routes accessedVia Green Valley Road

Same Critical Path

Same Critical Path

A growth issue:

Road Network too sparse for good service in urban & suburban land use

Inadequate capacity on critical linkscauses congestion & delays.

Lack of parallel links limits road network capacity.

Lack of alternate routes produces additional delaysduring heavy traffic, road obstructions, and closures.

Sacramento County’s urban & suburban road network is dense,El Dorado County’s road network is sparse.

Icons for final slides, about viabilityof possible alternative solutions

(yes, it’s tongue-in-cheek ratings for serious business)

Goes down in flames Flies like a dodo

This pig might fly Flies great,costs zillions,

annoys some folks

Flies a few feet & plops,just damage control

It flies. Not dazzling,but gets us somewhere,

annoys other folks

Ways to improve traffic on Green Valley Road

Reduce traffic volume, no changes to road:Buy back existing development & revert it to open spaceor rural land uses. Try to charge tolls for through traffic.

Starting with the silliest proposal and groping onward toward a solution…

Don’t worry about traffic. Just continue approvingmore new development along the Green Valley Corridor.

Institute a moratorium on new developmentuntil the tooth fairy funds road system improvements.

Ways to improve traffic on Green Valley RoadLess-simple solutions have ranges of viability (2 icons), they depend on details…

Build new small roads, including at least one additionalarterial to relieve Green Valley traffic. Overall, giveEDH a denser, better-connected road network

Theoretically feasible, satisfies multiple objectives.Catch: $$$$. EDH roads could devour the entire County budget.

Rebuild a lot of Green Valley Road to add capacity.-- Widen 2-lane to 4 or 5 lanes, Francisco to Cameron Pk.-- Replace signalized intersections with roundabouts.-- Be ready to widen the existing 4 lane section (west of Salmon Falls) to 6 lanes SOON.

Feasible and not cheap, but cheaper than going fornew roads to offload Green Valley.