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TransportationCommission | 2012-03-28 | 6 | Commissioner Moehring received a letter from former Transportation Commission Chair John Knox White. As an Alameda resident, he wanted more information about the financial impacts from the project. She shared the letter with Staff Khan and he will provide information about the financial components and other questions for next month's meeting. Commissioner Moehring called for public comment and questions. Carol Gottstein stated that Webster Street is starting to look like Times Square west because the City intends to install a lot of expensive gizmos for such a small area. She wondered what would happen with the traffic-adapting devices when a bus and a fire truck crossed through the intersection at the same time. She would like to see what the studies are for that and she asked Staff Khan to define the acronyms used during the presentation. Staff Khan replied that the devises are expensive in terms of what she is looking at, but realistically it will increase the street capacity by 18-20 percent during the peak hours. He stated that it would be much more expensive for the City to add another lane to the street to provide additional capacity. Moreover, in terms of the passing issues for the fire truck and the transit vehicles, the fire trucks supersede all other vehicle types. Carol Gottstein mentioned that the buses are still being operated by human beings so if the bus driver is approaching the intersection, expects the fire truck to speed through and nothing occurs then what should he do. Also, the City has not brought up that they are not going to widen the tunnels. Finally, she asked if the funding sources were set up for this project. Staff Khan stated the project would cost $1.6 million and is composed of four to five different local, regional, and federally funded sources. Carol Gottstein asked Staff Khan to publish a breakdown of the funding sources for the project on the City's website. Staff Khan replied he would present a breakdown of the funding sources at next month's meeting. Commissioner Miley asked Staff Khan about the implementation schedule. Staff Khan replied the project's design is 100 percent complete. Since the Alameda CTC is holding the various funding sources, they are managing the project. However, Alameda staff is fully involved and they are working on the permits and equipment. Alameda Municipal Power provided the City with a fiber cable, which will be used to communication with the Police Department. In terms of the project's schedule, construction should start between May and June of this year. The project should be complete early next year, around January or February. Commissioner Miley asked for more information about the on-going costs for all the improvements. Staff Khan replied that the estimated electronic devices (similar to LED lighting) have a span of Page 6 of 12 Transportation Commission Minutes Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | TransportationCommission/2012-03-28.pdf |