California State Route 282

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SR 282 begins at Alameda Boulevard as a one-way couplet consisting of Third and Fourth streets. The portion of Alameda Boulevard between Third and Fourth streets is also part of SR 282 westbound. McCain Boulevard and Tow Way continue west from the Fourth and Third street intersections with Alameda Boulevard into Naval Air Station North Island, respectively. Third and Fourth streets continue through the intersections of I–J avenues, Palm Avenue, and D–H avenues, passing through a residential area. Third Street goes by Palm Park, and Fourth Street by Triangle Park; both are at the intersections with Palm Avenue. SR 282 travels slightly southeast towards its terminus at SR 75 (Orange Avenue).{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/?ll=32.697141,-117.179897&spn=0.009083,0.01929&t=m&z=16|title=SR 282|access-date=February 23, 2013}}

SR 282 is part of the National Highway System (NHS),{{FHWA NHS map|region=sandiego}} a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.{{FHWA NHS}} In 2013, SR 282 had an annual average daily traffic (AADT) of 13,300 on Fourth Avenue between J Avenue and Alameda Boulevard, and 24,200 on Alameda Boulevard between Third and Fourth Streets, the latter of which was the highest AADT for the highway.{{Caltrans traffic|year=2013|start=280|end=405}}

The intersection of Third Street and Orange Avenue dates back to at least 1890.{{cite news | title=Coronado | work=The San Diego Union and Daily Bee | date=January 12, 1890 | author=Staff | page=6 | oclc=13155544}} Coronado began to commission the paving of much of its street system in the early 1910s.{{cite news | title=Coronado Plans Better Streets | work=The San Diego Union and Daily Bee | date=January 31, 1911 | author=Staff | page=18 | oclc=13155544}} In November 1911, the board of trustees in Coronado approved the paving of Third Street from Orange Avenue to what was K Avenue.{{cite news | title=Will Grade and Pave Coronado Streets | work=The San Diego Union | date=November 8, 1911 | author=Staff | page=5 | oclc=13155544}} It soon became the goal of the city to have all streets paved before the 1915 San Diego World Exposition. The streets west of Orange Avenue were to be handled in one contract, using "decomposed granite and oil." Third Street had already been paved with this material by 1913.{{cite news | title=Coronado Trustees Plan Opening of Bay Boulevard | work=The San Diego Union and Daily Bee | date=July 16, 1913 | author=Staff | page=11 | oclc=13155544}}

SR 282 was initially designated in 1967 solely along Fourth Street from SR 75 to the Naval Air Station; however, it was not to be in effect until the San Diego–Coronado Bridge was completed.{{cite CAstat|year=1967|ch=1483}} Nevertheless, before the bridge opened, the designation was added in the 1968 legislative session, along with the portion of Orange Avenue from the Coronado Ferry landing to Fourth Street, which was to be removed once the Coronado Bay Bridge opened.{{cite CAstat|year=1968|ch=1139}} The designation came into effect on February 21, 1969.{{cite news | title=Bay Span Route Added To State Highway Net | work=The San Diego Union | date=February 22, 1969 | author=Copley News Service | page=B7 | oclc=13155544}} In April, plans were under way to repave Fourth and Third Streets and add signals at the Orange Avenue intersections.{{cite news | title=Coronado Traffic Project Bids Sought | work=The San Diego Union | date=April 5, 1969 | author=Staff | page=B1|oclc=13155544}} The bridge opened on August 3, 1969.{{cite web|last=Bemundez|first=Yader|title=San Diego - Coronado Bridge|url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/tollbridge/Coronado/Corofacts.html|work=California Department of Transportation|publisher=Caltrans|access-date=August 10, 2012}} In September, the City of Coronado added Third Street as a truck route going westbound to the base, in addition to the already-existing Fourth Street truck route leaving the base.{{cite news | title=Council Shifts North Island Truck Route | work=The San Diego Union | date=September 17, 1969 | author=Staff | page=B3 | oclc=13155544}}

In 1974, Proposition N was proposed to attempt to resolve concerns regarding traffic in Coronado. The plan was to build another highway along the northern and eastern shore of Coronado Island, to bypass the busy residential and commercial districts and provide easy access to the North Island Naval Air Station from the western end of the bridge. The proposition asked voters whether the City Council should "actively pursue" the matter. Previous proposals had included widening Fourth Street to be able to handle traffic in both directions. Critics contended that the highway would block the view of San Diego Bay.{{cite news | title=Coronado's Traffic An Issue | work=The San Diego Union | date=October 28, 1974 | author=Harrison, Donald H. | page=B3 | oclc=13155544}} Coronado Mayor Rolland McNelly opposed the proposal in early November 1974 as it would require approval from over 30 government agencies and would force the city to continue with it, although some declared the road "impossible to build."{{cite news | title=Coronadans Rejecting Traffic Plan | work=The San Diego Union | date=November 6, 1974 | author=Staff | page=B4 | oclc=13155544}} The voters rejected this plan, and the City Council then voted to keep traffic along Third and Fourth streets, closing the gate at First and Second streets.{{cite news | title=Coronado Council Acts in Bid to Unsnarl Traffic | work=The San Diego Union | date=November 20, 1974 | author=Staff | page=B6 | oclc=13155544}} The bridge and the resulting traffic continued to be a hotly debated issue in the early 1980s.{{cite news | title=Traffic Is Key Issue In Coronado | work=The San Diego Union | date=October 30, 1981 | author=Staff | page=B3 | oclc=13155544}} A plan in 1981 to convert Fourth Street into an expressway leading to the naval station was strongly opposed by the public due to the required demolition of structures and a lack of evidence that the plan would succeed in reducing traffic; by this time, Third and Fourth streets had been converted into one-way streets between the bridge and the naval station.{{cite news | title=Despite A Few Howls, Coronado Tightens Dog-Control Rules | work=The San Diego Union | date=June 17, 1981 | author=Desick, S.A. | page=B3 | oclc=13155544}}

In April 2006, the Navy commenced construction on an entrance to the Naval Air Station from the intersection of Third Street and Alameda Boulevard. The new entrance was completed in July 2007, and the existing entrance and exit on Fourth Street was made an exit-only station. Before then, traffic entering the base had to continue southwest on Alameda Boulevard, making a left on Fourth Street. This change was expected to reduce congestion in downtown Coronado.{{cite news | title=Heading for the gate: Navy base's new entry expected to ease traffic flow, improve security | work=The San Diego Union-Tribune | date=July 8, 2007 | author=Ziga, Janine | page=B1 | oclc=25257675}}

The City of Coronado has attempted to have a tunnel built from the Coronado bridge to the San Diego Naval Base numerous times, and hired Ledford Enterprises to help with the lobbying process in 2002 and 2006.{{cite news | title=Contract approved to lobby for tunnel | work=The San Diego Union-Tribune | date=June 8, 2006 | author=Ziga, Janine | page=B2 | oclc=25257675}} The city endorsed a proposed study in 2004 to determine possible alternatives to resolve the traffic issues, which included keeping the status quo.{{cite news | title=Coronado dealing with its traffic - Tunnel among study proposals | work=The San Diego Union-Tribune | date=October 9, 2004 | author=Zuninga, Janine | page=B3 | oclc=37687666}} On June 8, 2010, Coronado voters decided against Proposition H, which would have advised the city to undergo further investigation into building a tunnel between the Coronado bridge and the San Diego Naval Base.{{cite news|title=Coronado Proposition H fails|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/09/coronado-proposition-h-fails/|access-date=August 10, 2012|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=June 9, 2010| oclc=25257675}} This concluded ten years of studies and proposals by the city of Coronado to find a way to reduce traffic to the naval station during rush hour. Critics of the proposal did not believe that the tunnel would resolve the traffic issues.{{cite news|last=Zúñinga|first=Janine|title=Rhetoric heats up on Coronado tunnel issue|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/may/27/rhetoric-heats-up-on-coronado-tunnel-issue/|access-date=August 10, 2012|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=May 27, 2010| oclc=25257675}} Following this, the Coronado City Council voted to abolish the Tunnel Commission.{{cite news|last=Fry|first=Wendy|title=Council votes to kill study of tunnel|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/16/council-votes-to-kill-study-of-tunnel/|access-date=August 10, 2012|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=July 17, 2010| oclc=25257675}}

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State Route 282

Category:Coronado, California

Category:State highways in the United States shorter than one mile