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Gent By: CALTRANS TRANSPORTATIO PLANNING; 510 288 5559; Feb-19.14 3:45PM; Page 1/2 • EYS`11Eo OAI.imamA—CA!]YOa2AA STATE TuANS➢On7ATIONAa$NCY LDM11HD0 5Rfl !dr gyrate • • DEPARTMENT Oi'TRANSPORTATION . 111 GRAND AVENUE P.O.BOX 23660 `' f OAKLAND,CA 04628.0860 Flex year Power/ .PHONE(610)288.8058 Be energy efficient! • • . FAX(610)2864669 • TTY 711 . February 19,2014 • • ALAVAR022 SCH#2014012045 Mr.Tom Liao • City.of San Leandro - 835•East 140'Street • San Leandro,CA 94577 • • Dear Mr.Liao: . San Leandro Downtown Technology Campus—Mitigated-Negative Declaration Thank you for Including the California Department of Transportation(Caltrana)in the • environmental review process for the San Leandro Downtown Technology Campus project.The i following comments arc based on the Mitigated Negative Declaration. As lead agency,the City • :; of San Leandro is responsible.for all project mitigation,including any needed improvements to • • State highways.The project's fair share contribution;financing,scheduling,and implementation respohsibillties as well as lead agency monitoring should be fully discussed for all proposed • '•. . mitigation measures and the project's traffic mitigation fees should be•specifically identified in , • the environmental document.Any required roadway improvements should be completed prior to• , issuance of project occupancy permits.An encroachment permit is required when the project involves work in the State's right of way(ROW).Caltrans will not issue an encroachment permit until ow concerns are adequately addressed.Therefore,we strongly recommend that the load !I agency ensure resolution of Caltrans'CEQA concerns prior to submittal of the encroachment permit application; see the end of this letter for more information regarding the encroachment : permit process. IrnpaciAnalysis According to Table l of the Traffic Analysis dated July 15,2013,-the proposed project will generate approximate 491 AM,473 PM,and 3,485 daily trips respectively.Further, In Figure 3,it ' indicates that approximately 31 percent of the trips will access the project from the west and approximately 20 percent from the east.Please discuss why Interstate 880/Davis Street ramps and State Route 61 (Davis Street)/State Route 185(E. 14th Street)intersections were not analyzed. ; Due to the significant number of trips generated by the project,it might significantly impact operations at these two locations. . In Table 7,the proposed project will generate significant queue on the westbound left-turn 1' movement at the Davis Street/Alvarado Street intersection and to the northbound left-turn , movement at the Davis Street/San Leandro Boulevard intersection.However,it appears that the proposed project did not provide any mitigation measures for•queues.at•these locations.Without adequate mitigation,these impacts will significantly impact through traffic operations at these i; interactions.Please coordinate with Caltrens to develop mitigation measures for these Impacts. 'Cattrone improves mobility naroee Cali/ornio' 1 . . . •. . . . . .. . .. . .. .. ..