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11 47% Local funding of $241,000 has been included in fiscal years (FY) 2013-14 through 2015-16 The maintenance of the bridge will improve the existing infrastructure and will decrease future maintenance costs BACKGROUND In 2011, City Council authorized funding to create a Bridge Maintenance Program (BMP) The City contracted with Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc (BCA) to generate a BMP for the City The first phase of the project reviewed the bi-annual bridge inspection reports generated by Caltrans for the bridges located in the City of Pleasanton that are listed on the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) The review identified several bridges needing preventative maintenance so the City applied for federal grant funding In 2013 the City received approval for federal grant funding for the design of the Bernal bridge painting The design was completed and the City received Federal approval in September 2015 for federal grant funding for construction DISCUSSION The project consists of cleaning and painting all steel surfaces of the existing bridge, bridge guardrail, walkway, walkway handrail, water line and 4-inch gas line casing, including utility straps and supports Species protection and a contractor-supplied biologist are required to prevent bird nesting within the protected area as specified by Federal law The contractor will be installing bird netting in February and monitoring until painting begins in approximately June 2016 The existing paint contains lead and is peeling away from the bridge structure The paint removal and painting will require the entire bridge to be encapsulated to prevent any existing paint material from entering the arroyo To encapsulate the work area it will require one lane of traffic to be closed to accommodate room for the scaffolding and tenting materials An opening down the centerline of the bridge will remain to allow for pedestrians and one lane of traffic to cross the bridge The single lane of traffic will be controlled by temporary traffic signals allowing alternating directions of travel Engineering staff reviewed the assorted traffic control options with the City Traffic Engineer and determined the temporary signal, single lane of traffic is the best option to allow for both directions of travel However the peak traffic volumes are such that traffic impacts and delays are anticipated To lessen the impacts, the traffic restriction will be limited to the summer months while Foothill High School is not in session The full single lane closure is scheduled from June 5 to August 11, 2016 While the school is out, the peak hour traffic volumes are less and this helps reduce delay Engineering staff will also work with the City's Public Information Officer on news releases and other forms of communications, such as social media, with the goal of encouraging motorists to take an alternative route if possible Throughout the construction, the traffic control will be monitored and adjusted if appropriate In addition, the ten week single lane closure does not provide adequate time to complete the project within the City standard work hours — Monday thru Friday 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM As bid, work will be allowed seven days a week, with longer working hours Monday through Friday — 6 00 AM to 8 00 PM, Saturday — 8 00 AM to 4 00 PM, and Sunday —10 00 AM to 4 00 PM There will be no work from July 1 to July 4, 2017 Page 2 of 4