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contemplated construction of the interchange resulted in sound wall construction lining this road segment but no need to widen the road at that time. Any widening of this roadway segment would likely fall on the City sources: local traffic fee and General Fund. Model Output To analyze the pros and cons of widening this roadway from a traffic perspective, the traffic forecasting model was used to study roadway users during the morning and evening peak hour to assess: Who would use the widened roadway (local or cut-through)? · Where were Pleasanton drivers coming from or going to as they used the road? · What was the purpose of the trip (work, school, shop, recreation, etc.)? · What impact did the roadway widening have on driving times and driving distances for local drivers? · How did the roadway widening effect traffic volumes at 135 City intersections? · How did the roadway widening effect cut-through traffic in Pleasanton? The following is a summary of the traffic forecast model outputs. Morning Peak Hour West Las Positas Boulevard Users The following map shows that about 1,700 Pleasanton drivers would use the section of West Las Positas Boulevard just west of 1-680 during the morning peak hour if the roadway were widened as part of the 1996 General Plan Roadway Network. In addition to these local users, about 70 cut-through drivers would use this roadway, primarily in the westbound direction. The volume of traffic on this segment is generally not great enough to require four lanes. However, widening at the future signalized intersection at Muirwood Drive should be considered to make the intersection sufficiently efficient to avoid diversion of local trips onto collector streets. SR 05:027 Page 59