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Vineyard Avenue Resurfacing and Narrowing East of Bernal Avenue The 1996 General Plan shows Vineyard Avenue from Bernal Avenue to a point 4,000' to the east as a 4-lane divided road. The Vineyard A venue Corridor Specific Plan included the possible narrowing of Vineyard Avenue to two lanes between Bernal Avenue and Montevino Drive as part of the traffic calming plan to reduce cut-through traffic and noise near surrounding neighborhoods. The plan also included the repaving of this section of Vineyard Avenue with new materials that help reduce traffic noise. In February of 2003, City Council approved the temporary striping of Vineyard Avenue as a 2-lane roadway with improved median areas for traffic exiting Touriga Drive and increased pedestrian safety. This test was recommended by staff so that feedback could be gathered from the community prior to beginning design work on the roadway overlay and landscaped median project. The majority of comments received by traffic staff support the existing 2-lane Vineyard A venue operation with comments that this layout has reduced traffic noise and has improved egress from Touriga Drive. Staff has not noticed any increase in queuing or congestion with the 2-lane roadway striping, and vehicle speeds have been reduced slightly even with the removal of the 4-way stop at Montevino Drive. If City Council determines that staff should proceed with the design of a 2-lane Vineyard A venue rubberized asphalt resurfacing project with wide landscaped medians at this time, staff has selected a consultant subject to City Council approval, and staff will work with local residents to refme the median design to optimize traffic flow, vehicle and pedestrian safety, and aesthetics along the corridor. Vineyard Avenue resurfacing options: 1) Wait until the General Plan Update is completed to determine if a 2 or 4-lane roadway is preferred. 2) Proceed with resurfacing the full roadway width with rubberized asphalt, but stripe roadway as 2-lanes with no raised median. There will be throw-away costs for removing the new rubberized asphalt in the median areas when the landscaped medians are constructed. 3) Preserve the right of way for four lanes, but resurface the street with rubberized asphalt with one lane in each direction and construct a wide landscaped median. This allows the savings from reducing the paved area to be spend on constructing the landscaped medians, eliminating throw-away costs. There will be some additional costs to mitigate drainage issues with the wider medians. 4) Resurface one lane in each direction and wait until the General Plan update is completed to decide on the size of the median, and number of lanes. Additional costs are expected, due to having to grind the existing surface so that the new pavement does not block drainage from the inside of the road. 5) Proceed with resurfacing the full roadway width with rubberized asphalt, stripe the roadway with two lanes in each direction and construct a standard landscaped median. SR:05:276 Page 8 of9