Mid County Parkway
Encyclopedia
The Mid County Parkway is a proposed 16 miles (26 km) highway
in Riverside County, California
, United States which would link San Jacinto
in the east and Perris
in the west in response to high levels on congestion on existing routes. The corridor was identified by the Riverside County Integrated Project. Construction is set to begin around 2014.
The project originally consisted of a longer 32 miles (51 km) highway from San Jacinto
through Perris
to Interstate 15 in Corona
, but due to environmental, community and financial concerns, the $3 billion project was cut in half with the removal of the proposed Perris to Corona portion of the corridor.
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
in Riverside County, California
Riverside County, California
Riverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...
, United States which would link San Jacinto
San Jacinto, California
San Jacinto is a city in Riverside County, California, U.S.A. It was named after Saint Hyacinth and is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south. The mountains associated with the valley are the San Jacinto Mountains. The population was 44,199 at the 2010...
in the east and Perris
Perris, California
Perris is a city in Riverside County, California, USA. At the 2010 census, the city population was 68,386, up from 36,189 at the 2000 census. The city is named in honor of Fred T. Perris, chief engineer of the California Southern Railroad...
in the west in response to high levels on congestion on existing routes. The corridor was identified by the Riverside County Integrated Project. Construction is set to begin around 2014.
Route description
The corridor is planned to begin at SR 79 in San Jacinto and follow or replace Ramona Expressway up to Lake Perris, where Ramona Expressway branches North-West, from where it will continue west. Options include a route west to Interstate 215, connecting to the interstate at Placentia Avenue, or turning North and connecting with Interstate 215 near Cajalco Expressway and Ramona Expressway.The project originally consisted of a longer 32 miles (51 km) highway from San Jacinto
San Jacinto, California
San Jacinto is a city in Riverside County, California, U.S.A. It was named after Saint Hyacinth and is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south. The mountains associated with the valley are the San Jacinto Mountains. The population was 44,199 at the 2010...
through Perris
Perris, California
Perris is a city in Riverside County, California, USA. At the 2010 census, the city population was 68,386, up from 36,189 at the 2000 census. The city is named in honor of Fred T. Perris, chief engineer of the California Southern Railroad...
to Interstate 15 in Corona
Corona, California
Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 152,374, up from 124,966 at the 2000 census...
, but due to environmental, community and financial concerns, the $3 billion project was cut in half with the removal of the proposed Perris to Corona portion of the corridor.