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TransportationCommission | 2014-03-26 | 2 | Page 2 of 12 4. Consent Calendar A quorum was not met to approve the minutes. So, the minutes will be carried over to the next Transportation Commission meeting. 4A. Meeting Minutes - Wednesday, December 11, 2013 4B. Meeting Minutes - Wednesday, January 22, 2014 5. New Business 5A. Update on I-880/23rd Avenue/29th Avenue Interchange Project (Alameda County Transportation Commission) Staff Patel gave an update on the project and introduced the speakers. Stefan Garcia, Alameda County Transportation Commission, presented the report. Garrett Gritz, Design Manager and Consultant for Environmental Planning and Final Engineering Phase, presented the existing conditions and the intended changes. Val Ignacio, Caltrans Project Manager, presented Scott McCrank, Caltrans Senior Project Corridor Manager and RocQuel Johnson, Caltrans Public Information Officer, to explain more about the project. Commissioner Vargas asked if the information on the website included the rerouting of traffic. RocQuel Johnson replied yes. Scott McCrank presented the stages of the project and projected reroutes. Commissioner Miley asked if any of the stages would overlap. Stefan Garcia said this project is designed linearly, but because of the area's uniqueness of traffic and demand, the stages would be followed very clearly. There are phases within each stage, but there should not be much overlap. Commissioner Bertken said when staff spoke of the stages, he assumed they were talking about traffic stages and there could be construction stages that overlap. Stefan Garcia stated that there are only minor portions that will have overlapping. Commissioner Vargas opened the floor to public comments. Jim Strehlow, Alameda resident, explained that the city of Alameda would suffer for five years, Alameda businesses would suffer for the next 20 years and the project was based on the city of Page 2 of 12 | TransportationCommission/2014-03-26.pdf |