High Desert Transportation Corridor

The High Desert Corridor is a new regional highway beginning at US 395 in Adelanto and ending at SR-18 one-half mile east of the Town of Apple Valley, a distance of about twenty miles. Viable alternatives will represent the initial phase of the High Desert Corridor (HDC) and are expected to correspond closely to the alignment adopted for the HDC in earlier studies conducted by Caltrans and Regional Transportation Agencies.

The general purpose of the project is two-fold: initially it will improve intra valley accessibility and mobility as well as provide for throughput and safety for east-west regional travel demand; ultimately it will become a link in the HDC and provide a direct connection to the Antelope Valley, a by-pass to the LA Metropolitan Area and establish the backbone for the future Victor Valley Beltway. Viable project alternatives are expected to meet the following objectives:

Improve System Connectivity by interconnecting US 395, I-15 and SR 18 with freeway/expressway continuity

Improve Accessibility to the Southern California Logistics Airport( SCLA) and emerging industrial job centers

Support the efficient movement of goods by truck and minimize the disruptive effects of trucks on surface streets

Increase east-west capacity to meet future travel demand of Victor Valley’s 1.3-million population by 2035