California State Route 241

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State Route 241

(CS&HC Section 541)

Length:

39.00 mi^[1] (62.76 km)

South end:

Oso Parkway near Rancho Santa Margarita

Major
junctions:

SR-133 in Irvine

SR-261 near Irvine

North end:

SR-91 in Yorba Linda

Major cities:

Rancho Santa Margarita
Mission Viejo
Lake Forest
Irvine
Anaheim
Yorba Linda

California State Routes
< SR 240		SR 242 >
Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

State Route 241 northbound in rural Orange County, California.

State Route 241 is a highway in Orange County, California, USA. For its entire run, Route 241 is a tollway. Its northern half is part of the Eastern Toll Road while its southern half is part of the Foothill Toll Road.

The highway currently runs from Rancho Santa Margarita to Yorba Linda. Route 241 connects with State Route 133, State Route 261, and State Route 91.

1 History
2 Foothill Toll Road
3 Future aspirations
4 Control cities
5 State law
6 Exit list
7 References
8 External links

[edit] History

CA-241 was built between Oso Parkway and Portola Parkway during the mid 1990's. CA 241 was extended to meet CA-91 in 1999.

[edit] Foothill Toll Road

The Foothill Toll Road (also called The Foothill Transportation Corridor) is a 12-mile tollway in Orange County, California. Signed as California State Highway 241, it travels parallel to Interstate 5, connecting the Eastern Toll Road (at the State Route 133/State Route 241 interchange) outside of Irvine with Oso Parkway near Mission Viejo.

The toll road is maintained by Transportation Corridor Agencies and is financed with tax-exempt bonds on a stand-alone basis -- taxpayers are not responsible for repaying any debt if toll revenues fall short. Currently the TCA is seeking congressional funding for other indirect costs and unfunded mandates such as environmental studies. The road is expected to cost $875 million.

[edit] Future aspirations

A southern expansion of the 241, Foothill-South, is currently being planned for the Foothill Toll Road. The locally preferred route would expand the toll road to meet with Interstate 5 at the San Diego County line near San Onofre. But this idea is controversial because it would take the road directly through the sensitive San Mateo Creek watershed, which is home to 11 federally endangered or threatend species. If completed as planned, the project would also result in the permanent loss of a significant portion of San Onofre State Park, as well as impact the Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy. The area also contains numerous Native American sites, such as the ancient Acjachemen village of Panhe, which could be lost or destroyed in the construction of the project. The project would however provide a major traffic relief option for those travelling from Corona and South Orange county to points southward as well as those travelling from North County San Diego northward through Orange county.

Other alternatives include having the toll road meet Interstate 5 in San Clemente, or just ending the tollway at a major San Clemente city street. Still another option, called the Beltway, would bring the tollway to meet Interstate 5 closer to San Juan Capistrano and California State Route 73. The TCA is not in favor of this plan as their studies note this option would help east-west traffic but would not uncongest I-5.

If the TCA continues in their plan to expand Foothill-South through a State Park, Attorney General Bill Lockyer has threatened to sue, as well as a coalition of such groups as Sierra Club, the Surfrider Foundation, Natural Resources Defense Council, and others. A coalition of chambers of commerece and many local citizens favor completion of the 241 as it would provide greater access for communities such as Foothill Ranch, Rancho Santa Margarita, Las Flores, Coto de Caza, Wagon Wheel and the future Rancho Mission Viejo. Though the TCA originally hoped to have the road complete by now, construction is slated to be complete by 2012.

[edit] Control cities

Northbound

Riverside

Southbound

Irvine -between Eastern Transportation Corridor and CA-91

Rancho Santa Margarita -between Eastern Transportation Corridor and Oso Pkwy

[edit] State law

Legal definition of Route 241: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 541

Route 241 is part of the Freeway and Expressway System, as stated by section 253.1 of the California State Highway Code.

[edit] Exit list

Mileposts derived from^[2] and exit numbers derived from.^[3]

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
San Diego		SD 0.00	—-	Interstate 5 South - San Diego	Unconstructed
Orange		--	—-	State Route 74 - Ortega Hwy	Unconstructed
			1	Oso Parkway	Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance; northbound exit and southbound entrance are permanently closed pending the construction of the Foothill-South extension
	Rancho Santa Margarita	ORA 17.60	3	Antonio Parkway	Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance
		ORA 18.53	4	Santa Margarita Parkway
		ORA 20.12	5	Los Alisos Blvd	Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Lake Forest	ORA 21.85	7	Portola Parkway (South)	Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance
		ORA 22.50	8	Lake Forest Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		ORA 23.46	9	Alton Parkway	Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Irvine	ORA 25.02	10	Portola Parkway (North) - Irvine	Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance
		Tomato Springs Toll Plaza (toll in both directions)
		ORA 26.87	12	State Route 133 south to Interstate 5 south	Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance (Orange Grove Toll Plaza)
		ORA 32.70	18A	State Route 261 south - Irvine	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		ORA 32.70	18B	Santiago Canyon Road / Chapman Avenue	Exit 18 Northbound
		Windy Ridge Toll Plaza (toll in both directions)
	Anaheim	ORA 39.00	24A	State Route 91 east - Riverside	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Anaheim	ORA 39.00	24B	State Route 91 west - Los Angeles	Northbound exit and southbound entrance