The agenda for Humboldt County Association of Governement's (HCAOG) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) indicates that Caltrans has chosen Alternative 3A as its preferred alternative for the 101 Eureka Arcata Corridor Improvement Project.

Item 4 says:

EUREKA-ARCATA U.S. 101 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PROGRESS/EXPENSE REPORT (Encl)

Background: Caltrans Project Manager, Kim Floyd will provide the Committee with an update on the Progress Report for the Eureka-Arcata U.S. 101 Corridor project which outlines expenditures, actions, milestones, and Alternative 3A as Caltrans preferred alternative.

One of the modified alternatives, Alternative 3A includes a ~$15 million compact diamond interchange at Indianola Cutoff, and a half signal at Airport Road making preventing vehicles from returning to Eureka from Jacobs Avenue without first proceeding north to Indianola Cutoff before turning around.  This option costs twice as much "STIP" dollars as Alternative 1A, leaving less money for road improvements in our communities.

It remains to be seen if any mitigations for non-motorized users will be included to make up for the loss of connectivity when median crossings are closed at Bayside Cutoff, Bracut, Mid-City Motorworld and Airport Road for those wishing to return to Eureka.

Project manager Kim Floyd stated in an email that the Final EIR for the project will be completed next summer.