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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa
FROM: Dennis M. Berry, AICD County
Community Development Director
DATE: March 16, 1999
SUBJECT: Caltrans Traffic Operations System Data Collection and Reporting Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
AUTHORIZE the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign a letter of support for the Caltrans Traffic
Operations System Data Collection and Reporting Project (See Exhibit A)
'FISCAL IM ACT
None directly to the General Fund. Successful completion of the project could reduce the cost to
transportation agencies for collecting traffic data on state highways.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
On February 5, 1999, Caltrans District 4 submitted a grant application to the Caltrans Headquarters
requesting $45,000 for their Traffic Operations System Data Collection and Reporting Project.
Successful completion of this project would enable Caltrans to provide better traffic data on Bay Area
highways at a lower cost. This information would be helpful in improving the transportation models
used to forecast traffic and test alternative solutions to managing this traffic. If this chant is not
successful, local agencies will be forced to conduct costly traffic count programs to collect this
information on state highways. A letter of support may improve the chances of this project to receive
funding.
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Gayle B. Uiikerna,2�'District
Donna Gertner, 3t1 District
Mark DeSaulnier, 40* District
Joe Canclarnilla, 51,1 District ( $
March 16, 1999
Mr. Phillip Badal
Senior Transportation Planner
Office of Transportation Planning A
P.O. Box 23660
Oakland, CA 94622-0660
Dear Mr. Eadal:
This is a letter of support for the Traffic Operations System Data Collection and Reporting Project
submitted by Caltrans District 4,which is requesting $45,000 from the Partnership Planning Element
of the Federal Highway Administration State Planning and Research Program for the period beginning
July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000.
Over the past several years, millions of dollars have been invested in the Traffic Operation System
(TOS) for state highways in Contra Costa. Unfortunately,'we have been unable to take advantage
of the data collected by this system because of resource limitations at Caltrans. Currently, we are
gearing up to collect traffic data to coincide with the Year 2000 Census, which will be used to
improve our transportation planning activities. Without the TOS data, local agencies will be forced
to conduct a costly program of traffic counts on state highways. The Caltrans District 4 project has
the potential to provide better traffic data at a lower cost.
Traffic congestion is a significant concern to residents of Contra Costa County. The Caltrans District
4 project will enable state, regional, and local transportation agencies to plan better solutions to this
issue.
incerely,
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J a a, Chair
0 of Supervisors
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