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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 7, 2007
SUBJECT:
Approve Letter of Support for the City of Livermore's
Request for Traffic Engineering Technical Assistance
Program (TET AP) Funding ()r _ ~. )
Report Prepared by: Melissa Marton, Public Works Dir~?7r V
Draft Letter of Support
ATTACHMENTS:
RECOMMENDATION~
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
Approve the draft letter of support for the City of Livermore's
request for TET AP Funds and authorize the Mayor to sign the letter
There will be no financial impact to the City.
DESCRIPTION: The City of Livermore has expressed its interest in participating in
the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's (MTC) 2007 Traffic Engineering Technical Assistance
Program. Livermore is requesting funds to procure the assistance of a consultant to evaluate the
effectiveness of ramp metering in reducing travel time along eastbound 1-580 and reducing cut-through
traffic along arterials in the cities of Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton. Since the City of Dublin will
benefit from this study, Livermore is soliciting Dublin's support in the funding request.
Back2round
A project is nearing completion to install ramp meters along 1-580 from the Foothill/San Ramon Road
Interchange in PleasantonlDublin to the Greenville Interchange in Livermore. The plan is to turn the
meters on in the eastbound direction by the end of this year. Ramp metering is expected to reduce travel
time along 1-580 in the evening peak hours, which should discourage the use of city arterials to bypass
congestion along 1-580.
Scope of Proiect
The anticipated scope of the project is as follows:
COpy TO: Mohammed Poumia, City of Livermore
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. Meet with Tri- Valley cities and Caltrans to identify key cut-through arterial routes in each city.
. Collect traffic volumes before and after ramp metering along designated arterials
. Incorporate the before and after speed and volume data collected by Caltrans along eastbound
1-580 and the Ollfamps and offi'amps within the project limits
. Prepare a report outlining the results
The cost of the project may exceed $30,000, which is the cap for TETAP projects. If so, Livermore has
requested that the project be considered as two separate projects for "before" and "after" studies.
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the draft letter of support for the City of Livermore's
request for TETAP funds and authorize the Mayor to sign the letter.
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CITY OF DUBLIN
"Celebrating 2S Years Of Cityhood 1982-2007"
100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, California 94568
Website: http://www.cLdublin.ca.us
July 31,2007
Jeff Georgevich
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter
10 1 Eighth Street
Oakland, CA 94607-4700
Subject: Letter of Support- Traffic Engineering Technical Assistance Program (TETAP)
Dear Mr. Georgevich:
This letter is in support of the City of Livermore's request for funds under the MTC's 2007 Traffic
Engineering Technical Assistance Program (TETAP). These monies will be used to procure assistance by
a consultant to evaluate the effectiveness of ramp metering in reducing travel time along eastbound 1-580
and in reducing cut-through traffic along arterials in the cities of Dublin, Livermore and Pleasanton.
Currently, the project to install ramp meters along 1-580 from the Foothill/San Ramon Road Interchange
in Pleasanton/Dublin to the Greenville Interchange in Livermore is near completion. The plan is to turn
the meters on in the eastbound direction by the end of this year. The ramp metering is expected to reduce
travel time along 1-580 in the evening peak hours, which should discourage the use of city arterials to
bypass congestion along 1-580.
The cost of the project may exceed $30,000, which is the cap for TETAP projects. If so, the City of
Dublin concurs with Livermore's request that the project be considered as two separate projects for
"before" and "after" studies.
The City of Dublin would like to take this opportunity to express its full support for the City of
Livermore's request for TET AP funding. Should you have any questions, please contact Melissa Morton,
Public Works Director for the City of Dublin at (925) 833-6630.
Sincerely,
Janet Lockhart
Mayor
cc: City Council
Richard Ambrose, City Manager
Joni Pattillo, Assistant City Manager
Melissa Morton, Public Works Director
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