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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: May 5, 2008 <br />TO: John Jermanis, City Manager <br />FROM: Uchenna Udemezue, P.E., Director <br />Engineering and Transportation De <br />BY: Kemleth Joseph, P.E., City Engine~'r <br />SUBJECT/PROJFCT DESCRIPTION: <br />APPROVED AND <br />FORWARDED <br />TO CITY COUNCIL <br />Jo ermanis <br />Ci nager <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND CALLING FOR <br />BIDS ON THE I-880/WASHINGTON AVENUE INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS, <br />ACTIA PROJECT NO. l 1, PROJECT NO. 144-39-007 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends approval of plans and specifications and calling for bids for the <br />ACTIA l I: I-880/ Washington Avenue Interchange Improvements project. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Analysis <br />As part of an Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA) Measure <br />B project, the City is undertaking improvements to address the traffic congestion in the <br />area of Washington Avenue, Fargo Avenue, Beatrice Street, and the on-ramp of I-880. <br />Improvements planned for this ACTIA-funded project include: <br />• Addition of a second left turn lane from northbound Washington Avenue to Beatrice <br />Street <br />• Improvements to the I-880 on-ramp <br />• Addition of a second lane on Beatrice Street between Washington Avenue and the I- <br />880 on-ramp <br />• Reconfiguration of the Washington Avenue at Beatrice Street intersection to separate <br />traffic entering the I-880 on-ramp from local traffic accessing the neighborhood to the <br />west <br />• Addition of a second left turn lane southbound Washington Avenue accessing the <br />Greenhouse Marketplace at Fargo Avenue <br />~ Reconfiguration of the Washington Avenue at Fargo Avenue intersection <br />