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FROM: Transportation Committee CJIJsla
DATE: October 3 , 1989 Cou�-}�
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SUBJECT: MTC Freeway Reliever Route Projects
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Resolution of Support for San Pablo Avenue Projects as a
Demonstration of the Freeway Reliever Concept.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
On August 29, 1989 the Board of Supervisors received a letter from
the Metropolitan Transportation Commission submitted a study of
Freeway .Reliever Routes in the Bay Area, and asking support for the .
San Pablo Avenue project. The Board referred this letter to the
Transportation Committee.
-MTC gave a presentation on the Freeway Reliever Route concept to
the Transportation Committee. As a demonstration of this concept,
a series of improvements are proposed along San Pablo Avenue as a
cost effective way to increase capacity ,along the I-80 corridor.
These improvements were developed in close cooperation in both city
and County staff. Similar improvements are proposed for arterials
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITT
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SIGNATURE(S) : 4tchr—odae� Tom Torlakson
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS. RECOMMENDED OTHER _
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
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AYES: i NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: i ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Community Development ATTESTED OCT 3 1989
Public Works; PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
Larry Dahms,; MTC (Via CD) THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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paralleling three other freeways in the Bay Area. If these
initial projects receive funding and are successful, the Freeway
Reliever Route concept will be expanded to other Bay Area freeway
corridors. '
The Transportation Committee was favorable impressed with the MTC
proposal and recommends that the Board adopt the attached
resolution as an indication of its support.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted :this Order on October 3, 1989 by the following vote :
AYES: Supervisors Powers , Fanden, Schroder and Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor McPeak
ABSTAIN: None
RESOLUTION NO. 89/653
SUBJECT: Resolution of Support for)
San Pablo Ave. Projects )
as a Demonstration of the)
Freeway Reliever Concept )
WHEREAS I-80 in Contra Costa County is very congested during the peak hour; and
WHEREAS San Pablo Avenue can be improved by:
o Grade separation of the northbound left turn movement from 23rd Street
to San Pablo Avenue and widening of San Pablo Avenue in the
intersection or grade separation of northbound and southbound through
movements on San Pablo Avenue;
o Signalization of the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and John Muir
Parkway;
o Realignment of San Pablo Avenue at Willow Avenue to form a
ninety-degree intersection, and signalization of the intersection; and
o Signal interconnection and coordination over an eight-mile section of
San Pablo Avenue.
WHEREAS these improvements would enhance traffic flow and capacity at three
major bottleneck locations along San Pablo Avenue, 23rd Street, John Muir
Parkway, and Willow Avenue at a total cost of $6-12 million, increasing the peak
hour capacity in the peak direction by 400 to 500 vehicle per hour; and
WHEREAS the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) , the regional
transportation planning agency for the Bay Area, is an advocate of increased
transportation funding for the Bay Area as well as flexible transportation
funding at the state and federal levels; and
WHEREAS MTC has studied San Pablo Avenue in Contra Costa County and identified
cost effective improvements to the corridors; and
WHEREAS there is currently insufficient financial resources to construct all of
the needed improvements;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Contra Costa endorses the concept of
improving San, Pablo Avenue embodied in the Project Study Report prepared by MTC,
and the pursuit of full funding of the improvements as a demonstration of the
freeway reliever concept.
I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy Of
an action taken ano entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: OCI 3 ign
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and/County Administrator
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