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Traffic Impacts — Existing plus Phase 1 of the Kaiser Medical Center A number of roadway and other transportation improvements are proposed as a part of Phase 1 of the Kaiser Medical Center. These improvements include: • Republic Avenue would be extended into the project site as a new private roadway bisecting the northern 25 -acre Mixed -Use Retail Development site from the southern 38 -acre Kaiser Medical Center site. The Republic Avenue extension would act as the main driveway to the Kaiser Medical Center and would also provide access to the Mixed -Use Retail Development. • A new driveway on Fairway Drive opposite Miller Street would be constructed to provide access primarily to the Kaiser Medical Center. • An additional new driveway on Fairway Drive between Miller Street and Merced Street (the West Driveway) would be constructed to provide access to the Kaiser Medical Center. • Two new right -turn -out only driveways from the Kaiser Medical Center parking lot to northbound Merced Street would be constructed. • Traffic signals, crosswalks, pedestrian signal count -down heads, audible pedestrian signals or accessible pedestrian signals, and curb ramps with detectable warnings would be installed at the Merced Street/Republic Avenue intersection, the West Driveway/ Fairway Drive intersection, and the Miller Street/Fairway Drive intersection. • Merced Street would be re -striped within existing right-of-way from the Wells Fargo Driveway to Republic Avenue to provide two lanes in both directions and a southbound left -turn lane at the Merced Street/Republic Avenue intersection. • Merced Street would be widened to five lanes (from the existing four lanes) from Republic Avenue to Fairway Drive. This widening would occur along the eastern frontage of Merced Street. In addition, a northbound left -turn lane would be provided at the Merced Street/Republic Avenue intersection and a southbound left -turn lane would be provided at the Merced Street/Fairway Drive intersection. A center median would also be constructed that would prevent mid -block left turns for both southbound and northbound traffic along this stretch of Merced Street. • Fairway Drive would be widened to three lanes (from the existing two lanes) from Merced Street to Miller Street. In addition, westbound left -turn lanes would be provided at Miller Street and at Merced Street and eastbound left -turn lanes would be provided at the West Medical Center Driveway and at the East Medical Center Driveway. • New, wider sidewalks with buffers along Merced Street and Fairway Drive would be provided. • Class II bike lanes would be constructed along the widened portion of Merced Street between Fairway Drive and Republic Avenue. Planning Commission Staff Report April 22, 2010 Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center and Mixed Use Retail Development Project Page 8 of 28