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TransportationCommission | 2012-09-26 | 2 | 4. Consent Calendar 4.A. Draft Meeting Minutes - July 25, 2012 Commissioner Vargas asked the Commission to make comments to the July 25 minutes. Commissioner Bertken made a motion to approve the July 25, 2012 minutes. Commissioner Schatmeier seconded the motion. The motion was approved 4-0. 4.B. 2012 Transportation Expenditure Plan Fact Sheet Commissioner Vargas reviewed the 2012 Transportation Expenditure Plan Fact Sheet. He acknowledged that it would be a good thing to vote the right way for Measure B1. 5. New Business 5.A. Traffic Control and Contingency Plan during Construction for I-880/29th Ave./23rd Ave. Interchange Improvement Project in Oakland Virendra Patel from Alameda Public Works introduced Garrett Gritz from RBF Consulting who presented an update on the project. Commissioner Vargas opened the floor to public comment. Jim Strehlow, Alameda resident and local employee, explained that he was okay with everything else about the project except at 23rd Avenue where the lanes should be four or five lanes. His main concern was that the project is under funded and it is not the right size for the needs of Alameda. He said the entirety of the project would increase greenhouse gas emissions since there are three lanes instead of four lanes on 23rd Avenue. The three lanes would cause backups and, according to the project, there would be an additional 10 percent of traffic in Alameda after the project is completed. This project, therefore, should not proceed and Alameda should file suit to require that the project be properly funded. Commissioner Schatmeier asked about phase II of the project. He wanted to find out about the impact on transit service from Park Street to the Fruitvale BART Station, especially since the project would close the corridor for up to a year. He asked Mr. Gritz if they discussed contingency plans regarding the routing with AC Transit. Garrett Gritz explained that they had conversations with AC Transit and the agency has commented throughout the entire process. They have the stage construction plans and are in the process of developing additional actions that the consultants can do. He mentioned that the key piece to the project is to hire the contractor and then to complete their construction schedule. Once the schedule is known, they can give more details. Commissioner Bertken felt that the whole program for taking care of traffic during construction Page 2 of 10 | TransportationCommission/2012-09-26.pdf |