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There is currently a free - running right -turn lane at the 1 -680 southbound Bernal Avenue off -ramp onto Bernal Avenue, and that will be converted as part of the City project into a standard right -hand turn lane to improve bike and pedestrian safety and overall circulation. Traffic signals will be modified and there will also be a new sidewalk, crosswalks and a Class II bike path along Bernal Avenue. Mr. Weinstein stated that the schedule for that project is actually coming up pretty soon; construction will start in the next couple of weeks, and staff anticipates that it will be completed by February of next year. Commissioner Ritter stated that he assumes that is about the time the construction is getting ramped up for the new development there. Mr. Weinstein said he believes so. Mr. Weinstein continued that the second project is being sponsored by Caltrans and is focused more on one specific area: • Caltrans will widen the on -ramp to southbound 1 -680 to include one High- Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane and one lane for regular traffic. • Those two lanes will extend all the way to the freeway. • There are two lanes that come together and merge into one. Mr. Weinstein stated that the project is anticipated to start in the fall of this year and end sometime in 2015. He noted that the dates are a little bit up in the air at this point as the project has not gone out to bid yet. 8. MATTERS FOR COMMISSION'S REVIEW /ACTION /INFORMATION a. Future Planning Calendar No discussion was held or action taken. b. Actions of the City Council No discussion was held or action taken. c. Actions of the Zoning Administrator No discussion was held or action taken. d. Matters for Commission's Information Commissioner Ritter stated that he would not be at the next Planning Commission meeting on July 23, 2014. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 9, 2014 Page 13 of 14