Title
Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager, or Designee, to Proceed with the
Grand Street Resurfacing and Safety Improvement Project Final Concept, Including Preparation of Final Design and Construction Documents, Consistent with the Recommended Final Concept Plan. (Public Works 31041520)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The
Grand Street Resurfacing and Safety Improvement Project is a plan to improve the condition and operations on a 0.7 mile segment of
Grand Street in central City of Alameda (City). The project goals are to improve safety for all users, improve mobility for all modes, including AC Transit buses; and improve pavement condition for enhanced
street operations and user experience. The corridor is identified as a high-injury corridor in the City's Vision Zero Plan.
On May 25, 2022, the Transportation Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council proceed with the staff recommended resurfacing and restriping plan.
On June 21, 2022 City Council voted 3-2 to direct staff to continue to develop the concept to further address a short list of remaining concerns and design changes. Staff has completed the work on the remaining concerns and design changes and is recommending approval of the final concept plan, included as Exhibit 1.
The final concept plans are available for review on the project webpage at www.alamedaca.gov/
GrandStreet BACKGROUND
City staff is working with NCE and Fehr & Peers to develop improvement plans for the
Grand Street Resurfacing and Safety Improvement Project, which is partially funded by the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 2) program, administered by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), which distributes federal transportation funding from the Federal Highway Administration to projects and programs throughout the Bay Area. This project is included in the State Transportation Improvement Program, with $827,000 in federal funds for constructio...
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