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Route 198 Expressway
Description: Near Hanford from on Route 198 from 1.3 miles east of Route 43 in Kings County to 0.4 miles west of Route 99 near Visala in Tulare County. Convert to a four-lane expressway. (TCR #111)

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Project Location
County
 Kings, Tulare
City
Zip Code 93230, 93277, 93291
 
Senate District
 16
Assembly District 30
Congressional District 20, 21
 
Caltrans District
 06
 
 
County/State Route Tulare 198
Postmile Begin/End R  0 R  3.3
Project Benefits
 Benefit Baseline Actual
Daily Travel Time Savings (hours)  875    1,233  
Lane Miles Added (Mixed)  20.2    20.2  
Peak Period Time Savings (minutes)  10453    12,607  
 
Project Contacts Agency Contact Person Telephone E-mail
Environmental Phase
 Caltrans Neil Bretz (559) 243-3465   neil.bretz@dot.ca.gov
Design (PS&E) Phase
 Caltrans Neil Bretz (559) 243-3465   neil.bretz@dot.ca.gov
Right of Way Phase
 Caltrans Neil Bretz (559) 243-3465   neil.bretz@dot.ca.gov
Construction Phase
 Caltrans Neil Bretz (559) 243-3465   neil.bretz@dot.ca.gov
 
Corridor System Management Plan
 Caltrans Paul-Albert Marquez (559) 445-5867   paul-albert.marquez@dot.ca.gov
Project Cost Baseline Summary (Dollars Shown are in Thousands) 2
  Adopted Program
(06/07/07)
a		 Approved Changes
(12/31/2023
b=c-a		 Current Approved
(12/31/2023
c
Bond Funding
CMIA
 $71,600 $-27,328 $44,272
Non-bond Funding
State/Federal*
 $50,367 $-3,025 $47,342
Local**
 $2,400 $260 $2,660
Non Budgeted ETC
 $0 $0 $0
 
Total**** $124,367 $-30,093 $94,274

**** Totals may not add up exactly to column amounts due to rounding

# Approved is planned budget

Project Cost Baseline Summary (Dollars Shown are in Thousands)
  Adopted Program
(06/07/07)
a		 Approved Changes
(12/31/2023
b=c-a		 Current Approved
(12/31/2023
c		 Cost to Date**
(12/31/2023
d
 
Environmental
 $1,549 $490 $2,039 $1,982
Design(PS&E)
 $4,253 $1,515 $5,768 $6,168
Right of Way
 $13,518 $11,919 $25,437 $27,453
Construction
 $105,047 $-44,017 $61,030 $60,792
 
Total* $124,367 $-30,093 $94,274 $96,395

* Totals may not add up exactly to column amounts due to rounding

** Totals include all actual project funds expenditures. Cost to date expenditure variances are explained in quarterly reports and/or Close-out reports.

Project Schedule Baseline Summary
(Schedule Changes and Variances in Months) Adopted Program
(06/07/07)
a		 Approved Changes
(mm/dd/yyyy)
b		 Current Approved
(12/31/2023)
c		 % Complete
(12/31/2023)
d		 Schedule Forecast
(12/31/2023)
e		 Schedule Variance
(months)
f=c-e
Begin Environmental Phase
End Environmental Phase
 07/01/1998 
06/01/2003 		  
 		 07/01/1998 
06/01/2003 		 100  09/02/1997 
06/30/2003 		 10 
-1 
Begin Design (PS&E) Phase
End Design (PS&E) Phase
 06/01/2003 
10/01/2008 		  
 		 06/01/2003 
10/01/2008 		 100  08/01/2001 
10/01/2008 		 22 
0 
Begin Right of Way Phase
End Right of Way Phase
 03/01/2006 
05/01/2009 		  
 		 03/01/2006 
05/01/2009 		 100  12/17/2001 
05/08/2009 		 51 
0 
Begin Construction Phase
End Construction Phase
 08/01/2009 
02/01/2012 		  
 		 10/01/2009 
02/01/2012 		 0  09/01/2009 
03/11/2013 		 1 
-13 
Begin Closeout Phase
End Closeout Phase
 02/01/2012 
08/01/2013 		  
 		 02/01/2012 
08/01/2013 		 0  03/11/2013 
03/17/2016 		 -13 
-32 
Corridor System Management Plan
Adoption Date 10/01/2008    10/01/2008  0    0 
Implementation Date 04/01/2009    04/01/2009  0    0 
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Project Benefits
Benefit Baseline Actual
Daily Travel Time Savings (hours) 875 1,233
Lane Miles Added (Mixed) 20.2 20.2
Peak Period Time Savings (minutes) 10453 12,607

Bond Funding Cost
Adopted:
 $71,600,000
Current Approved:
 $44,514,000
Actual Expenditures:
 $44,514,000

 

Status as of December 31, 2023.