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v � BACKGROUND The Hopyard Road and Golden Road intersection was built out to accommodate the proposed widening of Hopyard road to four lanes. The 1996 General Plan identified Hopyard as four lanes in anticipation of development in the area. During the 2005 General Plan update it was determined that the additional two lanes were no longer required. The Hopyard Road and Golden Road intersection modification provides several safety improvements for vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists. With the project improvements, pedestrians and bicyclists will be guided along the class 1 trail that runs along the west side of Hopyard Road up to the corner of Hopyard and Golden where marked pedestrian crossings have been installed. Additionally, the improvement provides shorter crossing distances for pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles, reducing the exposure time to conflicting movements. The project also modified the corner radii to provide a standard curb extension. This eliminates the need for vehicles to look back over their shoulder/blind spot when accessing Hopyard Road from Golden Road. This project consisted of: removal of approximately 12,100 square feet of existing roadway, curb and sidewalk; and installation of 770 linear feet of curb and gutter, five ADA ramps, 1,950 sft of sidewalk, storm drain and inlets, landscaping and irrigation modifications and associated pavement markings. On June 3, 2014, Pleasanton's City Council awarded the contract to Sposeto Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $216,685. Council authorized the Director of Community Development to approve change orders up to the project contingency amount of$21,941. The project has since been completed and is ready for acceptance. DISCUSSION Budget Funding for this project was provided by Bicycle and Pedestrian Related Improvements projects, CIP Nos. 125043 and 135043. Change orders totaling $12,471.93 were due to the discovery of underground obstructions that impacted the storm drain construction, and installation of new irrigation piping across Golden Road. The final project funding and expenditures are summarized in Attachment 1 to this report, indicating total project expenditure of $274,099 and remaining funds in CIP 135043 of$6,401. Expenses include $19,832 of design costs for the Bernal Avenue Sidewalks (Foothill to West Lagoon) project, as City staff began design of both the Hopyard and Golden improvements and the Bernal Avenue improvements using CIP No. 135043 due to an urgency to comply with Alameda County Transportation Commission's recently implemented Time of Use Policy for Measure B funds. Delay could have jeopardized the City's Measure B funds. Page 2 of 3