project would allow for trucks to use the new lanes to assist in merging with traffic. The northbound lanes were scheduled to open in February 2006. The southbound I-15 to westbound SR 56 ramp was improved in a construction project in 2005. Concerns about the lack of a ramp from westbound SR 56 to northbound I-5 date back from 1988, because of a projected increase of traffic on local Carmel Valley streets. Planning for the missing ramps at the western end of SR 56 was underway in 2008, despite nearby homeowner opposition. Caltrans agreed not to destroy homes in late June 2008, but concerns about noise and funding remained. On June 13, 2012, Caltrans held a public forum to discuss five proposals to address the missing ramps at the western terminus: build the westbound to northbound ramp and the southbound to eastbound ramp, add additional lanes to both SR 56 and I-5, only build the westbound-to-northbound ramp and add lanes to southbound I-5 and eastbound SR 56, build the westbound-to-northbound ramp and add lanes on SR 56 only, or build nothing at all. A Final Environmental Document was scheduled to be released in the middle of 2016. In the meantime, Caltrans began studies relating to widening the route to three lanes in each direction, as called for by the 2050 regional plan; by late 2022, plans had been developed to add high-occupancy vehicle lanes between El Camino Real and Carmel Country Road starting in April. Exit list See also References External links California @ AARoads.com – State Route 56 Caltrans: Route 56 highway conditions California Highways: SR 56 056 056 State Route 056 1964 establishments in California