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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Supervisor Tom Powers Contra
Costa
DATE: December 16, 1986
County
SUBJECT: Joint Study of West County Regional Traffic Problems
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve conceptually the West County
Joint Transportation Study with the county and the five cities; BART, AC
Transit, and West CAT should also participate.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Transportation problems continue to
face the West County area. Coordination of efforts designed to resolve
these problesm is critical to their ultimate success.
A number of efforts have been taking place. The West Contra Costa
Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) has study many aspects of the
transportation situation. It has made recommendations on BART
extensions, Measure C, etc.
Pinole, Richmond, San Pablo and the county have formed a Joint
Exercise of Powers Authority (JEPA) to study the development of Route 93
a.k.a. the North Richmond Bypass. This highway is of tremendous
importance to the region and current discussion includes methods of
funding as well as the most beneficial alignment for the route.
The West County section of Interstate 80 has been called the
longest commute highway corridor in the entire Bay Area. The I-80
corridor study has been instituted among Alameda, Contra Costa, and
Solano counties. Given the regional usage of I-80, a regional approach
to the problem of its inadequate capacity is the best approach.
The joint study proposed here would coordinate these programs and
promote further research into and development of solutions to West
County's transportation problems. The study would also contribute to
the. countywide effort to address traffic congestion issues by compiling
information and a consensus on what is appropriate in the Western Contra
Costa sub-region.
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ACTION OF BOARD ON December 16 , 1986 . APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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CC: Community Development ATTESTED DECEMBER 16 , 1986
Transportation PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
West County Cities of Supervisor and County Admi.n.i.strator
BART
AC Transit
M382/7.03 Westcat BY RAAA J AA I A DEPUTY