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79-450: The station site is bounded by Evelyn Avenue (along the south-southwest side), Castro Street (along the west-northwest side), and Central Expressway (along the north-northeast side), aka Santa Clara County Route G6 . Central Expressway and Evelyn both run parallel to both the Caltrain and VTA rail lines in this area. Arranged east-southeast along Evelyn, away from the intersection with Castro,

158-528: A Bike Boulevard . The entire route is in Santa Clara County . County Route G4 (CR G4), more commonly referred to as San Tomas Expressway and Montague Expressway is a busy 14.5-mile (23.34 km) long link across Silicon Valley . G4 is part of the Santa Clara County expressway system. CR G4 begins in the south at its interchange with SR 17 and Camden Avenue as San Tomas Expressway in

237-524: A Union Pacific branchline), and the junction with Central Expressway (G6) . G4 intersects at grade with El Camino Real in Santa Clara . Further north in Santa Clara, G4 crosses US 101 and becomes Montague Expressway. Montague Expressway is signed as an east–west route, however it is not signed as G4 along its entire length. Montague continues east as an 8 lane road until it crosses Interstate 880 on

316-557: A Santa Clara County Route in 1962 as construction was completing on sections of the upgrade to an expressway. County Route G2 was originally planned to link up with SR 85 when it was built. At the time of G2's inception SR 85 was in the early planning stages and an interchange had been envisioned at Quito Road. However opposition to the freeway was intense in Saratoga and the planned interchange between SR 85 and G2 along with an interchange further north at Prospect Road were abandoned in favor of

395-490: A few hundred feet north on De La Cruz until it reaches its terminus at US 101 , just outside the north end of the runways for San Jose International Airport . The physical road continues as Trimble Road towards CR G4, while at its western terminus in Palo Alto, Alma Street continues northwest through downtown Palo Alto until Alma ends at El Camino Real near the border of Palo Alto and Menlo Park . The posted speed limit on CR G6

474-534: A major surface street with four lanes of traffic and a center turning lane to service the many driveways and turnoffs available. At the Palo Alto – Mountain View border at San Antonio Road, CR G6's character changes, removing the driveways and frequent intersections and adding a center divider, and is known as Central Expressway. Central continues east as a 4-6 lane road through the city of Mountain View. There are signalized intersections at major thoroughfares, and there

553-808: A part of that region. Frequently, the county is associated with the Monterey Bay Area through governmental organizations such as the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments as well as the Pajaro River , which flows from northern San Benito County into the Monterey Bay . The United States Census Bureau includes the county in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA and the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland CSA , which

632-468: A population of 55,269. The racial makeup of San Benito County was 35,181 (63.7%) White , 483 (0.9%) African American , 895 (1.6%) Native American , 1,443 (2.6%) Asian , 94 (0.2%) Pacific Islander , 14,471 (26.2%) from other races , and 2,702 (4.9%) from two or more races. There were 31,186 people of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (56.4%). As of the census of 2000, there were 53,234 people, 15,885 households, and 12,898 families residing in

711-514: A twisting two-lane road that climbs to Skyline Boulevard ( SR 35 ) at the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains . It passes the entrance to Palo Alto's Foothills Park , and the Monte Bello and Los Trancos Open Space Preserves . Under the name West Alpine Road, the road descends west of Skyline Boulevard to a turn-off that leads to Portola Redwoods State Park , where the original Page sawmill

790-511: A viable alternative route for short trips between Cupertino and Palo Alto . The road is a four-lane expressway along its entire route. Access is generally limited to major intersections that are governed by traffic lights except for an interchange at Fremont Avenue, which the interchange also provides access to Miramonte Avenue and Loyola Drive. CR G5 travels through several affluent neighborhoods in Los Altos before reaching its northern terminus at

869-844: A whole, as it straddles the major political fault lines of the state. Before 1904, however, it was a solidly Democratic county whilst the state leaned Republican, voting Democratic in every election from its creation in 1876 up to and including 1900, although California only voted Democratic in 1880 and 1892 . As of May 2010, the California Secretary of State reports that San Benito County has 34,562 eligible voters. Of those 24,736 (71.57%) are registered voters. Of those, 11,959 (48.35%) are registered Democratic, 7,477 (30.23%) are registered Republican, 565 (2.28%)are registered American Independent, and 116 (0.47%) are Green Party. The two incorporated municipalities of Hollister and San Juan Bautista have Democratic majorities on their voter rolls, whereas

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948-650: A wine bar/shop. Two pieces of public art were added during the construction of the light rail line. Four alternatives for the Castro Street grade crossing were proposed and studied in 2016 and 2017: The city of Mountain View adopted the Mountain View Transit Center (MVTC) Master Plan in May 2017, which recommended Alternative 4. This plan would double the size of the existing Centennial Plaza from 17,000 to 40,000 sq ft (1,600 to 3,700 m), expand

1027-477: Is 50 MPH (80 km/h). In Mountain View, the posted limit drops to 45 MPH. Central Expressway was first designated in 1962. Central Expressway was a vital route through the western Silicon Valley in the days before US 101 had been widened and I-280 had been built as an alternate route. Central Expressway still acts as an alternate route to US 101 through the west valley, however usage has declined as both freeways are now much larger and more direct routes. In 1982,

1106-577: Is a grade crossing for the VTA Light Rail . This section's intersections are primarily at-grade with cross streets controlled by traffic lights , although there are some overpasses, such as for San Antonio Road, Shoreline Boulevard, SR 85 , Whisman Road, SR 237 , and Middlefield Road. Up to this point, the roadway has paralleled the Caltrain rail line all the way from the Palo Alto station , which limits

1185-618: Is a 4-lane, 7.24-mile (11.65 km) long, northwest–southeast route in Santa Clara County, California , United States. It connects Palo Alto to the Silicon Valley proper closely paralleling Interstate 280 through the lower Santa Cruz Mountains foothills. CR G5 is part of the Santa Clara County expressway system. The speed limit for Foothill Expressway is 45 MPH. CR G5 begins at its southeastern end at I-280 in Cupertino , California . It proceeds northwest directly east of I-280 making it

1264-410: Is a popular route for bicyclists. In 2014, the county began a rehabilitation project on Oregon Expressway, which entailed rebuilding and landscaping of the center median, installation of new traffic lights and mast arms, and repaving of the travel lanes. The intersection of Ross and Oregon, previously an uncontrolled intersection, had new traffic signals and sensors installed and Ross was converted into

1343-530: Is a road in San Benito County, California , United States, providing access to Fremont Peak State Park from State Route 156 in San Juan Bautista . It is signed as San Juan Canyon Road for almost the entire length except for a small portion of The Alameda . From the southern end of G1 on Fremont Peak as San Juan Canyon Road, G1 begins a steep, sharp-curved winding descent from around 3,000 feet for

1422-477: Is a signed 12.3-mile (19.8 km) long, east–west route in the western portion of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County, California , United States. It consists mainly of Central Expressway , along with portions of Alma Street in Palo Alto and De La Cruz Boulevard in San Jose . While paralleling US 101 , El Camino Real ( SR 82 ) and I-280 , all of which are signed north–south, Central Expressway

1501-402: Is also considered a bellwether county for California in presidential elections; since 1904 the only candidates to carry the state without winning this county have been Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 and Harry S. Truman in 1948 . The county's bellwether status goes beyond presidential politics to ballot initiatives and statewide candidates, as its election results mirror those of the state as

1580-444: Is at Lawrence Expressway (CR G2). East of CR G2, Central resumes at grade intersections along with sporadic HOV lanes at the approaches to intersections. Central has one final separated grade interchange with San Tomas Expressway (CR G4). After CR G4, Central Expressway continues east for about a mile as a 6-lane expressway until it abruptly ends at De La Cruz Boulevrad, where all lanes must turn left or right. CR G6 continues for

1659-546: Is first Centennial Plaza, then the Transit Center (bus) facility, followed by the public pay-parking lot for the entire intermodal facility. Parking is managed by Caltrain; the main entrance is at Evelyn Avenue & View Street. Downtown Mountain View is the western terminus of the Orange Line route. The VTA's light rail station uses a single island platform which can be accessed from Castro Street, near its intersection with

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1738-563: Is in San Benito County . County Route G2 (CR G2), more commonly known as Lawrence Expressway and Quito Road , is a busy 9.7-mile (15.6 km) long north–south link through Silicon Valley in Northern California . The majority of G2 is part of the Santa Clara County expressway system. G2 runs from the Quito Road overcrossing of SR 85 in Saratoga , north along Quito Road. G2

1817-556: Is more readily recognized as G2. Local residents almost exclusively refer to G2 as Lawrence Expressway. The road continues north, with access usually restricted to major intersections which are controlled via traffic lights . Lawrence Expressway continues northeasterly and junctions with I-280 and Stevens Creek Boulevard over a complex shared separated grade crossing. Lawrence Expressway proceeds under I-280 before immediately rising over Stevens Creek Boulevard. San Tomas Expressway and Campbell Avenue also share ramps for access to I-280 with

1896-526: Is not signed along this section and is not commonly recognized as existing along this 2 lane road by either locals or mapmakers. The Quito Road portion is also maintained by the City of Saratoga rather than Santa Clara County . As the road leaves Saratoga and enters San Jose , it widens to a 6 lane county-maintained expressway with a concrete island divider; at this point it becomes Lawrence Expressway. The Lawrence Expressway section from just south of Saratoga Avenue

1975-443: Is part of G3. The widening of Oregon Avenue from a congested narrow residential street to a median-divided 4-lane Oregon Expressway was narrowly approved by Palo Alto voters in a June 5, 1962, election; about 90 homes on the south side of Oregon Avenue were moved or destroyed to make room for it. The original Oregon Ave still exists on the north side of the roadway, though is mostly separated from G3 with trees and shrubbery. Due to

2054-475: Is part of the Santa Clara County expressway system. CR G3 begins in the west at its interchange with I-280, at the Los Altos Hills–Stanford border. It proceeds northeast as a four lane expressway over the rolling hills of Stanford University until it reaches Foothill Expressway (G5), at which it has an at-grade intersection . East of Foothill Expressway, G3 descends down into the more urban areas of

2133-422: Is signed east–west. This is due to the fact that all of these routes move in an east–west direction in this area, but these other routes continue longer than Central Expressway and are mostly north–south overall. This route is part of the Santa Clara County expressway system. CR G6 actually begins in the west at Oregon Expressway (CR G3) as Alma Street in Palo Alto . In Palo Alto, CR G6 remains

2212-453: Is the 16th elected Sheriff-Coroner-Marshal of San Benito County. He was appointed on June 25, 2021, and was elected in June 2022. His term began on January 2, 2023. The San Benito County Sheriff provides law enforcement services, search and rescue, court security, marshal services, correctional facility operations and coroner service for the entire county. It provides patrol and detective services for

2291-477: Is uncertain. Emergency Call boxes along Montague however are labeled as being on G4 leaving no doubt that Montague is part of G4. Original plans called for G4 to include Hillsdale Avenue and Camden Avenue, between its present-day southern terminus and the southern terminus of Capitol Expressway (G21). These plans were never brought to fruition. The entire route is in Santa Clara County . County Route G5 ( CR G5 ), more often referred to as Foothill Expressway ,

2370-507: The Cienega Valley , Lime Kiln Valley , and Paicines AVAs. Due to the varied topography, diverse geology, and varied climate from near-coastal to inland, San Benito County contains a high diversity of vegetation types. Common vegetation types include annual grasslands, coastal scrub , chaparral , and oak woodland . In the extreme southeastern portion of San Benito County at Panoche Valley, Panoche Hills , Tumey Hills , and Vallecitos,

2449-728: The County of San Benito , is a county located in the Central Coast region of California . Situated in the California Coast Ranges , the county had a population of 64,209, as of the 2020 census . The county seat is the city of Hollister . San Benito County is included in the San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in the San Jose- San Francisco - Oakland , CA Combined Statistical Area . El Camino Real passes through

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2528-629: The Census uses as a statistical definition of the San Francisco Bay Area. The county also borders Merced County and Fresno County on the east, which extend into California's San Joaquin Valley . It borders Santa Cruz County on the west and Monterey County on the southwest border. The county is also the location of the Mount Harlan and San Benito American Viticultural Areas . The latter contains

2607-485: The Central Expressway, or through an at-grade rail crossing from the north/east end of the northbound Caltrain platform. Caltrain operates from two side platforms at Mountain View; the southbound platform can be accessed from Castro (via a walkway on north side of the replica depot), Centennial Plaza, the Transit Center, and the parking facility, while the northbound platform can be accessed by at-grade crossings at

2686-639: The New Idria serpentine mass support many rare local endemic plant species including San Benito evening primrose ( Camissonia benitensis ), rayless layia ( Layia discoidea ), Guirado's goldenrod ( Solidago guiradonis ), and San Benito fritillary ( Fritillaria viridea ). The plant species Benitoa occidentalis was named for San Benito County. Camissonia benitensis , Monardella antonina subsp. benitensis , and Arctostaphylos benitoensis were named in recognition of their being endemic or near-endemic to San Benito County. The species Hollisteria lanata

2765-527: The North, or Charleston Rd to the south. When Interstate 280 was completed through the area in 1969, the old narrow Page Mill road, which passed by the Frenchman's Tower , was bypassed over the hills to the south and expanded to 5 lanes from 2. The old road was renamed "Old Page Mill Road", the center line was removed, and car access was limited to eastbound and local traffic only. The road is still traversable today and

2844-556: The San Jose/ Milpitas city line, where it loses a lane to become a 6 lane road. G4 reaches its eastern terminus at Interstate 680 but the physical road continues as Landess Ave further east until it ends at its intersection with Piedmont Road. G4 was designated and signed in 1962 along the San Tomas portions. Montague was designated later around 1978. Whether this has anything to do with Montague and not being physically signed as G4

2923-407: The age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32 and the average family size was 3.64. In the county 32.2% of the population was under

3002-456: The age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 57,469, and the median income for a family was $ 60,665. Males had a median income of $ 44,158 versus $ 29,524 for females. The per capita income for

3081-486: The area now known as San Benito county. The town of New Idria was the next town to develop in the area and was founded ca. 1857. New Idria was centered around the New Idria Mercury Mine . When the mine played out fairly recently in 1972, New Idria was abandoned, and the town is now one of California's many ghost-towns. The town of Hollister was next founded on November 19, 1868, by William Welles Hollister on

3160-458: The average annual precipitation is high enough and the average annual temperature is cool enough to support mixed conifer forest. At San Benito Mountain, the high elevation climate and extreme geology of the New Idria serpentine , supports a unique mixed-conifer forest that includes foothill pine , Coulter pine , Jeffrey pine , and incense cedar . The extreme conditions of the serpentine soils of

3239-430: The bus and shuttle transfer area, and increase the number of parking spaces for bicycles and cars. The at-grade vehicle rail crossing along Castro Street would be removed; northbound vehicles on Castro would be redirected west along Evelyn to a new ramp connecting to Shoreline Boulevard. Vehicles would use a below-grade ramp set in the median of Central Expressway to access a new. two-level underground parking garage south of

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3318-593: The city and county determine more permanent plans for this intersection. In early 2023, the eastern terminus of CR G6 was modified to match the new configuration of the De La Cruz Boulevard / US 101 interchange. The right slip ramps to/from De La Cruz on Central were permanently closed to traffic and replaced with standard right turn lanes. San Benito County, California San Benito County ( / ˌ s æ n b ə ˈ n iː t oʊ / ; San Benito , Spanish for " St. Benedict "), officially

3397-460: The city of Campbell . The road is three lanes wide in each direction, with an HOV carpool lane occupying the right lane, from SR 17 north to Homestead Road, where it expands to four lanes in each direction with an HOV lane until San Tomas "ends" at US 101 . The majority of intersections along San Tomas are at grade, controlled by traffic lights . The only grade-separated intersections along San Tomas are at SR 17, US 101, Winchester (necessary due to

3476-588: The climate is arid and part of the recently recognized San Joaquin Desert biome. The flora there includes saltbush scrub, San Joaquin Desert scrub, and California juniper woodland. Panoche Hills navarretia ( Navarretia panochensis ) is nearly endemic to this small portion of the San Joaquin Desert in San Benito County. At the highest elevations of San Benito County at Fremont Peak and San Benito Mountain ,

3555-667: The construction of the depot by Southern Pacific in 1888. [REDACTED] Media related to Downtown Mountain View station at Wikimedia Commons California county routes in zone G#G6 There are 21 routes assigned to the "G" zone of the California Route Marker Program, which designates county routes in California . The "G" zone includes county highways in Monterey , San Benito , San Luis Obispo , Santa Clara , and Santa Cruz counties. County Route G1 (CR G1)

3634-538: The county and includes one mission in San Juan Bautista . Before the arrival of the first European settlers, the San Benito County area was inhabited by the Mutsun sub-group of the Ohlone Native Americans . In 1772 Father Juan Crespí conducted a brief expedition into the area and named a small river which he found in honor of San Benito de Nursia ( Saint Benedict ), the patron saint of monasticism. The county

3713-410: The county was $ 20,932. About 6.7% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over. County government is overseen by a five-member elected Board of Supervisors, who serve four-year terms of office. Other elected county leaders include: San Benito County had the last elected Marshal in California until 2010 when

3792-475: The county's history include Tres Pinos and Paicines . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,390 square miles (3,600 km ), of which 1,388 square miles (3,595 km ) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km ) is water (0.1%). Sharing a border with Santa Clara County , San Benito County lies adjacent to the San Francisco Bay Area and is sometimes considered

3871-443: The county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15 people/km ). There were 16,499 housing units at an average density of 12 units per square mile (4.6 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county in 2010 was 38.3% non-Hispanic White , 0.6% non-Hispanic Black or African American , 0.4% Native American , 2.3% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 0.1% from other races , and 1.7% from two or more races. 56.4% of

3950-613: The economy and agriculture in general, the county voters approved a measure in 2014 that bans well stimulation techniques such as fracking , acidizing and steam injection, along with conventional drilling in some areas. In the 1950s, the oil drilling industry had many wells and the county is over the Monterey Shale formation but there is very little activity now. According to the San Benito County Economic Development Corporation of San Benito County,

4029-503: The exception of the onramp to Southbound I-280 which is accessed directly from Lawrence Expressway, a frequent cause of confusion for drivers on Stevens Creek Boulevard wishing to access I-280 due to unclear signage. Lawrence Expressway continues north into Santa Clara and widens to 8 lanes with an HOV lane occupying the far right lane. Lawrence Expressway also has another separated grade interchange with El Camino Real ( SR 82 ). Lawrence Expressway then enters Sunnyvale . At this point

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4108-406: The existing Saratoga Avenue interchange. G2 is unsigned from SR 85 to Saratoga Avenue along Quito Road. North of Saratoga Avenue, Lawrence Expressway is currently signed as G2. In the 1990s Lawrence Expressway was widened north of I-280 to 8 lanes to accommodate an HOV carpool lane. As of 2019, Santa Clara County is planning a major grade separation project at Homestead Road. This will be one of

4187-636: The expressway passes over Caltrain 's Lawrence Station . Lawrence Expressway also passes under Central Expressway (G6) on a separated grade interchange and over US 101 on a separated grade interchange. The US 101 interchange was upgraded in the early 2000s to include traffic light control on G2. G2 reaches its northern terminus at the end of Lawrence Expressway at the SR 237 Freeway. The physical road continues north as Caribbean Drive, which then curves back south through Sunnyvale and Cupertino , paralleling Lawrence Expressway under several different street names until

4266-442: The first 2 miles, north to northeast. G1 then curves to the west for about 2 miles before turning north. At the intersection of Mission Vineyard Road, G1 becomes The Alameda, which then heads north for approximately 1/4 mile before reaching the northern terminus at State Route 156 . Beyond the northern terminus, The Alameda continues into downtown San Juan Bautista for 0.2 miles until the intersection of First Street. The entire route

4345-416: The grounds of the former Mexican land-grant Rancho San Justo . In 1874 the California legislature formed San Benito County from a section of Monterey County while naming Hollister as the new county seat. Sections of Merced and Fresno Counties were also later reassigned to San Benito County in 1887 as a result of the growth of the New Idria community. Other towns in the county which were founded early in

4424-416: The intersection with Page Mill Road (CR G3) . The physical road continues north as Junipero Serra Boulevard and passes the back entrances to Stanford University . In the south, the road continues past Foothill Boulevard onto Stevens Canyon Road, a winding mountain road that passes by a rock quarry and several open space preserves. G5 was designated in 1962 and is currently signed its entire length. The route

4503-525: The intersections on the south side of the road. The roadway branches off from the railway at Bernardo Avenue. After crossing under SR 85 , Central Expressway takes on a very freeway-like appearance (which is not typical for most county roads) for several miles through Sunnyvale . Through this section, Central Expressway has a wide center divider with guardrails, and access is limited to a sequence of several separated grade interchanges at main cross streets with no turnoffs or driveways. The final in this sequence

4582-448: The largest expressway improvement projects in many years. The entire route is in Santa Clara County . County Route G3 (CR G3), more commonly known as Page Mill Road and Oregon Expressway , is a short 4.5-mile (7.2 km) northeast–southwest arterial route that spans the lower peninsula region of the San Francisco Bay Area from I-280 to US 101 . G3 runs through Palo Alto and unincorporated Stanford University lands. It

4661-577: The lower peninsula, going through the industrialized area of the Stanford Research Park located in Palo Alto. The road along this section has a reduced speed limit and several turnoffs along its length until it reaches El Camino Real ( SR 82 ). After SR 82, G3 branches from Page Mill Road (which becomes a narrow access road to the California Avenue Station), and curves under the Caltrain tracks, continuing as Oregon Expressway for

4740-490: The north and south ends of the platform. Fences prevent direct access to the VTA and Caltrain platforms from Central Expressway, as pedestrians would have to cross the VTA lines. Centennial Plaza , at the corner of Evelyn and Castro, contains a replica depot building that was constructed in 2000 to pay homage to the original Southern Pacific Railroad station, which was built in 1888 and demolished in 1959. The replica depot now houses

4819-409: The north to Stevens Creek Blvd. on the south, roughly paralleling Saratoga Creek . Lawrence Station was itself named for Alfred Chester Lawrence. Crossing Stevens Creek, the route was originally called Doyle Road, a small two lane road up to the point the current Doyle Road exits to the east. The section between Doyle and Saratoga Avenue at Quito Road was originally orchards. G2 was first signed as

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4898-619: The office closed. Shasta and Trinity Counties still have appointed Marshals. In the United States House of Representatives , San Benito County is part of California's 18th congressional district , represented by Democrat Zoe Lofgren . In the California State Legislature , San Benito County is in the 17th Senate District , represented by Democrat John Laird , and in the 29th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Robert Rivas . Eric S. Taylor

4977-411: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 7.6% were of German , 6.3% Irish and 5.4% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000 . 62.8% spoke only English at home, while 35.3% spoke Spanish . As of the 2010 census , San Benito County was the only county in the greater San Francisco Bay Area with a Hispanic majority. There were 15,885 households, out of which 46.3% had children under

5056-490: The prohibition against bicyclists using Central Expressway's shoulders was lifted. All pedestrian prohibitions were repealed by 2003. In 2007, construction was completed near the eastern terminus widening Central Expressway to accommodate an HOV lane and a reconfiguration of the intersection with Lafayette Street. In 2016, VTA expanded the Central Expressway grade crossing from 1 track to 2 tracks, necessitating some closures between Whisman and Mary for construction. CR G6

5135-428: The remainder of its northeastward journey. Oregon Expressway functions more comparably to a County-maintained Arterial Road for Palo Alto, with frequent signaled intersections and a posted speed limit of 35 MPH. G3 reaches its eastern terminus at its junction with US 101 , where it shares an interchange with Embarcadero Road. Page Mill Road (no longer designated G3) continues southwest of I-280 for 6 miles (9.7 km),

5214-649: The roads intersect again at Highway 9 and Quito. This effectively makes the road one continuous counterclockwise loop through the Santa Clara Valley, where one driver could start on Quito road and end up exactly where they started without ever changing lanes. The designation G2 existed to the 1950s. The route replaced what was originally called Lawrence Station Road (after the Southern Pacific Lawrence station ), from Mountain View–Alviso Road in

5293-399: The south/west ends of the Caltrain platforms, connecting those ends to the bus transit center and underground parking garage. The cost of all the improvements was estimated at US$ 182  M; the prior estimate of $ 40–45 M for Alternative 4 had included only the closure of Castro, added ramp to Shoreline from Evelyn, and pedestrian undercrossings along Castro. The final design contract

5372-438: The steep grade and high water table around the area of the Caltrain underpass, the underpass is notorious for flooding during heavy rains, which often overwhelmed the county pumps which were installed due to the existence of a Superfund site 1/4 mile upstream on Page Mill road. When the underpass is closed due to flooding, through traffic must detour onto Alma Street (Route G6) and cross the train tracks at either Churchill Ave to

5451-709: The top employers in the county are: San Benito County receives media in Monterey County , including the major Monterey County TV and radio stations. The county also has several media outlets that serve the local community: CMAP TV - Community Media Access Partnership, based in Gilroy, operates Channels 17, 18, 19 & 20 on Charter/Spectrum Cable as well as streaming online, offering public access and educational programming to Gilroy and San Benito County as well as offering live civic meetings, including county government. San Benito County Express provides fixed route service in

5530-429: The tracks along Evelyn. The at-grade pedestrian rail crossings also would be eliminated. Pedestrians and bicycles would use a new undercrossing to the Transit Center from the northwest and northeast corners of the intersection at Moffett and Central, connecting underground to the north/east ends of the VTA platform and Caltrain platforms, and continuing on to Centennial Plaza. A second undercrossing would provide access to

5609-527: The unincorporated areas of San Benito County have a small Republican plurality in voter registration. The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense. The economy is statistically included in metro San Jose, though the dominant activity is agriculture. Agritourism is growing as the county has destination wineries, organic farms and quaint inns with views of cattle grazing. With concerns about how oil and gas operations could impact this sector of

5688-511: The unincorporated areas of the county. Hollister (the County Seat) has a municipal police department. The Sheriff is contracted to provide law enforcement service to the incorporated City of San Juan Bautista. San Benito is a Democratic -leaning county in Presidential and congressional elections. The last Republican to win a majority in the county was George H. W. Bush in 1988 . San Benito

5767-452: Was also closed to vehicular traffic in the same stretch on the day of Super Bowl 50 so that Light Rail traffic would have priority to Levi's Stadium . In 2020, Mountain View closed Castro Street to vehicular traffic to support outdoor dining in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The road is still closed to this day, and the turn pockets onto Castro Street from Central remain coned off while

5846-482: Was awarded by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board to HNTB in May 2022. The construction contract was awarded in May 2023 to a joint venture formed by Stacy and Witbeck and Myers & Sons . Final design is scheduled to be completed in summer 2024, with construction commencing immediately afterward and completing by 2026. Peninsula Commute rail service to Mountain View was added with

5925-691: Was built upon the right-of-way for the Los Altos branch of the Peninsular Railway . The buildings along the route at Loyola Corners in Los Altos are historical railroad station buildings. In 1970, one of the first scientifically designed noise barriers in the nation was conceived for Foothill Expressway in a study overseen by the Santa Clara County Public Works Department using Sunnyvale consultant ESL Inc. In 2021, Route G5 saw one of its only major expansions from since it

6004-427: Was first built; the section of Foothill between San Antonio Road and El Monte Avenue was widened from 4 lanes to 6, complete with removal of the dedicated right-turn ramps and installation of new traffic signals. This section of CR G5 often sees heavy commuter traffic, particularly from motorists accessing I-280 from San Antonio Road via El Monte. The entire route is in Santa Clara County . County Route G6 ( CR G6 )

6083-587: Was later named after the San Benito Valley , the valley surrounding this river. Thus it was from the Spanish version of the saint's name that the county eventually took its name. In 1797 Spanish missionaries founded the first European settlement in the county as the San Juan Bautista mission . In 1848 the United States government gained control over what would soon become the state of California , which included

6162-402: Was located. Other than a commemorative sign, no artifacts remain at the mill site, which is accessible only by Slate Creek Trail from either Portola Redwoods state park or from Skyline Boulevard (SR 35). This route was designated in 1962. G3 is currently signed its entire length. Page Mill Road was originally known as Mayfield–Pescadero Road , but only the urbanized portion of Page Mill Road

6241-462: Was named after William Welles Hollister , namesake of the city of Hollister. Illacme plenipes , a millipede having more legs than any other millipede species , was discovered in the county in 1926. A California condor was found shot to death in the county on July 22, 2022, leading to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service posting a $ 5,000 reward for information on the killer. The 2010 United States Census reported that San Benito County had

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