San Martin Parking and Roadway Expansion Project

Overview

This project increases parking capacity and improves pedestrian and parking access for the San Martin Caltrain Station by easing congestion along San Martin Avenue. VTA parking improvements, combined with the Santa Clara County Roads and Airports Department roadway expansion, have been made to accommodate the needs of commuters traveling between Gilroy and San Jose in south Santa Clara County.

Project Features

The proposed improvements:

• Provide 161 new parking spaces in VTA owned property east of the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks along Depot Street

• Widen San Martin Avenue, between Monterey Highway and Depot Street (including dedicated left and right turn lanes from San Martin Avenue onto Monterey Highway)

• Provide improved pedestrian access between the Caltrain Station and the new parking across the UPRR tracks

• Improve the grade differential between Monterey Highway and the UPRR tracks

• Provide an acceleration and deceleration lane along Monterey Highway

• Improve drainage in the general area between Monterey Highway and Depot Street along San Martin Avenue.

Operations

Upon completion, the Santa Clara County Roads and Airports Department will be responsible for maintaining San Martin and Monterey Highway roadway improvements.

Construction Cost/Project funding

$1.3 million:

• The parking expansion work is funded entirely by the 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program (MBTIP).

• The roadway expansion work is being partially funded by a contribution from County Roads and Airports ($0.4 million), with the balance being funded by MBTIP monies.

Project Schedule

Construction begins       November 2007

Construction complete   October 2008

How to Reach Us

For more information on this project, please call VTA’s Community Outreach at (408) 321-7575, TDD for the hearing-impaired (408) 321-2330. You may also visit us on the web at www.vta.org, or e-mail us at community.outreach@vta.org.