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E 14 Striping & Pedestrian Improvement . Award of Contract 2 January 18, 2011 and the Neighborhood Traffic Management Task Force's recommendations, an alternative was chosen by the Planning Commission after numerous public meetings and resident input. The resulting project addresses the community goals of improving northbound traffic flow, providing better access from side streets and enhancing pedestrian safety. The project will include: 1) removing the existing striping and replaci1 it with the reconfigured striping design; 2) removing and replacing traffic loops at the East 14 Street and Dutton Avenue intersection; and 3) reconfiguring the traffic signal's mast arms to line up correctly with the reconfigured striping. The project will maintain the center two -way left -turn lane, but an additional through travel lane will be added in the northbound direction between 1 -lays Street and Georgia Way north of Dutton Avenue. Pedestrian safety features, such as in- street pedestrian signs, will be added at selected crosswalks that currently serve relatively higher pedestrian volumes but do not have traffic signals. Two -way left -turn lanes and parallel parking will continue to be provided. A typical roadway section is as follows: • (1) wide center two -way left -turn lane • (3) 11 -foot wide travel lanes (2 northbound, I southbound) • (2) 4.5 -foot wide "bicycle /buffer" areas • (2) 7 -foot wide parking lanes • Total curb -to -curb width = 67 feet The project will also include the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of San Leandro Boulevard, Park Street, West Broadmoor Boulevard and Apricot Street. The existing large asphalt road area created by the intersection of these streets creates driver confusion, leading to a high collision rate. The installation of new striping, delineators, and appropriate signage to create a roundabout will redirect vehicles entering the intersection into a circular traffic pattern to eliminate these conflicts. Including the semi - roundabout work with the striping project will create a more efficient construction project and reduce costs. While the construction work is underway, traffic on East 14 Street will be impacted. Left turns and street parking will be prohibited at some locations between the construction working hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. "No Parking" signs will be posted prior to commencement of the work. Traffic will remain one lane in each direction between the hours of 9:00 a.nl. and 3:00 p.m. Roadway construction will start in Spring 2011, and is expected to take approximately one month to complete. Businesses and residents will receive a letter notifying them of the upcoming project prior to the start of work. On October 4, 2010 the project was brought to the City Council for award. Council deferred the decision to award until additional information was presented to the community. Outreach efforts that were undertaken include the following: 1) information about the project was sent to 3,600 project area property owners; 2) information was uploaded to the City's website, which included an on -line survey, the proposed striping plan and the potential striping plan with the addition of • •