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TransportationCommission | 2012-03-28 | 2 | Garrett Gritz, consultant from RBF and Alameda County Transportation Commission's Project Manager Dale Dennis reported on the project overview which included: 1) the project purpose and need; 2) overview and history; 3) stage construction plans; and 4) project schedule. Commissioner Moehring asked for any comments to the I-880 and 23rd-29th Avenue Project. Commissioner Bertken asked about the westbound traffic going to Alameda on the bridge where it has a conflict with the left turn going onto the freeway. He wanted to know how that conflict would be resolved. Garrett Gritz replied that there is a two-phased traffic signal there. Vehicles approaching in the westbound direction would stop while left-turn vehicle movements occurred, and when the left turn movements would stop then westbound vehicles could pass through the intersection. Commissioner Bertken asked if the left-turn movement is a ramp meter. Garrett Gritz replied it is a regular signal, where cars would go through that particular intersection and the metering signal would be further down the ramp. Commissioner Moehring called for public comment or questions. Jim Strehlow, Alameda resident and local employee, explained that 5 years ago he attended an Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) meeting about the proposed project and he asked a lot of questions that were critical to the whole project. He was glad some of his objections were somewhat resolved. However, he feared that the project was initiated by the Jingletown neighborhood in Oakland and the emphasis was on Jingletown's concerns and Alameda was just a consequence. He wished there were additional public meetings 2-3 years ago, where concerns would have been brought up. Thus, the public's input may have affected the project's design. He was mostly concerned with the Ford Street connection where there is going to be a new signal and the 29th Avenue traffic coming off the freeway and now heading towards Alameda will now create a bottleneck. At the meeting, the original project designers said that traffic would increase 10-20 percent into Alameda. Currently, when drivers come across 23rd Avenue, there are two lanes plus an unobstructed slip onto the freeway. Now, the proposal states there will be two lanes that have a stop light and drivers have to share the lane. He wanted to know why the structure being rebuilt for 23rd Avenue could not include 4 or 5 lanes to accommodate future growth. Oakland residents coming upon 12th Avenue have one lane coming into Alameda, whereas before they had 2 unobstructed lanes. He was glad to see that bicyclists' input was included, especially since bicyclists like to cycle out to the Embarcadero going through 29th Avenue. Finally, he requested to see the slide presentation put on the City's website so the public has access to it. He also thanked Matt Naclerio from Alameda Public Works for answering his questions. Garrett Gritz explained that this was his third or fourth time presenting in front of the Transportation Commission and he presented before City Council. During the environmental process, they circulated the environmental document and it was available at the library. Dale and his team passed out flyers and invited the business community to comment about the project at Page 2 of 12 Transportation Commission Minutes Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | TransportationCommission/2012-03-28.pdf |