DATE: January 19, 2016
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
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Memorandum of Understanding for the AC Transit Line 97 Project on Hesperian Blvd
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this memorandum is to inform the City Council of the proposed AC Transit Line 97 Project on Hesperian Blvd.
Recommendation
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The AC Transit Line 97 Project is a thirteen mile long corridor that traverses Hesperian Boulevard from San Leandro to Union City Boulevard in Union City. The Project includes deployment of Transit Signal Priority (TSP) technology at sixty-one intersections and adaptive signal control technology (ASCT) deployment at thirty-four intersections, including seventeen intersections within the City of Hayward jurisdiction. The project was initiated by AC Transit and jointly developed by the cities of Hayward, San Leandro, Union City, the County of Alameda, and Caltrans. In addition to these agencies, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is also a party to this MOU. Implementation of the project will enhance corridor traffic and transit operations, reduce fuel consumption and vehicle emissions, and improve the safety and operation of transit through traffic signal operations improvements.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
The above referenced MOU is a compilation of the goals, policies, and procedures intended to be adopted by all agencies to facilitate working together in a coordinated manner for project implementation, operation and maintenance. The MOU outlines the overall roles and responsibilities for the stakeholders during the development and implementation of the project, and references agreements that will be developed in the future to identify the roles and responsibilities for operation and maintenance for each participating jurisdiction. The City Manager has executed the MOU to allow development of the project to proceed.
FUNDING
The Project will be funded through Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC) Transit Performance Initiative (TPI) Program and the Next Generation Arterial Operations Program (NextGen AOP). The project’s estimated cost is $6.1 million and does not require any matching funds from Hayward.
PROJECT SCHEDULE
It is expected that the project design will start by October 2016, and construction will be completed by August 2017. Project deployment and project acceptance are expected to conclude by December 2017.
Prepared by: Abhishek Parikh, Senior Transportation Engineer
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Recommended by: Morad Fakhrai, Director of Public Works
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Approved by:
Fran David, City Manager