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TransportationCommission | 2014-03-26 | 3 | Page 3 of 12 Oakland's needs. Additionally, he stated that the bridges for San Leandro would become wider and Ford Street at 29th Street would become a major choke point. Moreover, he felt that there was not a mitigation plan for Alameda. Fruitvale Avenue and High Street should contain extra lanes. Overall, he felt Alameda has been totally neglected in this plan. Commissioner Miley said his comments echoed Jim Strehlow's and felt that the Fruitvale and High Street traffic counts are not as high as Park Street. Moreover, he felt Fruitvale Avenue has enough traffic capacity that is not being used. He also believed the light at Elm Avenue is a hindrance and he would like to see something done about the light cycle. He also recommended that there should be a second northbound to I-880 lane at High Street and if there will be a lot of detours he would like staff to look at how to improve traffic flow on Fruitvale Avenue and High Street bridges. He was concerned about the amount of outreach conducted for the project and the fact that mailers were only sent to residents around the corridor rather than throughout the island. However, he commended staff that a committee was put together and the initial outreach was made. Moreover, he wanted to know if signage would be erected to alert commuters about the traffic conditions. Scott McCrank replied that the overhead signage on the freeway would display the changes, but for local traffic changes, they would have changeable message signage such as "This Bridge closed use 23rd Avenue". Commissioner Miley replied that traffic was light on the Fruitvale Avenue bridge. At Elm Street, they should restripe to allow two lanes going northbound to improve capacity. Scott McCrank replied that they would have to work with both cities to see if changes could be made. Commissioner Bertken replied that having a seven-day period to see what happens is a very reactive approach and he wanted to know what staff was doing to locate the traffic patterns now to know what will occur. Garrett Gritz said analysis was conducted for the intersections of Oakland and Alameda. He explained that staff incorporated the detours and used the numbers from the traffic analysis and everything worked and a contingency plan was in place if changes occur such as from the economic improvement. Commissioner Vargas wondered if the new CTMP group met regularly. Scott McCrank said they met during the design phase and they are at a lull right now because the contract was going through the bidding process and more meetings will occur as the schedule is defined. All project information including changes would be presented to Staff Patel. Commissioner Vargas explained that when accessing I-880 southbound from Park Street, there is deteriorating pavement and he wondered who would rehabilitate that now. Stefan Garcia replied there was not much they could do until they get the contractor on board. Page 3 of 12 | TransportationCommission/2014-03-26.pdf |