TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Dumbarton Bridge Corridor Transit Travel Time Improvement Project
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the Cities of Fremont, Union City, Menlo Park and Palo Alto for the Dumbarton Bridge Corridor Transit Travel Time Improvement Project.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
The proposed project is intended to improve service reliability and reduce travel time along the Dumbarton Bridge Corridor by upgrading the Transit Signal Priority (TSP) system, better signal coordination and bus stop optimization.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The Dumbarton Bridge Corridor Project is funded by various federal, state, and local sources, including the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's (MTC) Innovative Deployments to Enhance Arterials (IDEA) grant, the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) and the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC). The overall project budget is $3.6 million.
The Cooperative Agreement outlines responsibilities associated with design, construction support and ongoing operation and maintenance; it does not distribute funding to the stakeholder agencies and therefore, has no immediate ongoing funding requirement for AC Transit. AC Transit is required to provide replacement TSP equipment when necessary to maintain the TSP system for 15 years after initial deployment. Such replacement, if required, would result in a fiscal impact on the District in the future. The initial TSP system installation was funded by grants. A low rate of equipment failure is expected as there has not been any equipment failure from the TSP equipment installed for the Line 51 project in 2017. The Project will add TSP at 37 signalized intersections to approximately 400 signaliz...
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