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Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Project Specific Maintenance Agreement, 04-Ala 260 PM R0.78/R1.90, for Pedestrian and Bike Project Components of the Oakland Alameda Access Project Located within the City of Alameda for No More than $10,000 Annually.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land). (Public Works)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Oakland Alameda Access Project (OAAP) is a Caltrans project sponsored by the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) which improves connectivity between Interstate 880 (I-880), Interstate 980 (I-980) and the cities of Alameda and Oakland. A portion of the project includes the construction of bike and pedestrian path connections from City of Alameda (City) streets to the new and existing pathways within the Webster and Posey Tubes. Consistent with Cooperative Agreement 04-2981, the proposed maintenance agreement formalizes the City maintenance responsibilities for these pathway connections within Caltrans right-of-way.
BACKGROUND
Led by the Alameda CTC , the OAAP is a $152 million regional project to improve connectivity between I-880, I-980, and the cities of Oakland and Alameda. The OAAP will improve freeway access for Alamedans and increase safety and equity for people in Oakland Chinatown. The Alameda CTC, City of Oakland, and the City of Alameda have collaborated on this project, in some form, for over twenty years.
The OAAP is an important project that will facilitate a more efficient connection for vehicles to and from I-880; reduce traffic and safety impacts in Oakland Chinatown, an equity priority community; and add a new, bicycle/pedestrian pathway in the Webster Tube. Current...
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