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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 89-25 RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PORTIONS OF THE 1-680/STONERIDGE DRIVE INTERCHANGE WITHIN THE CALTRANS' RIGHT OF WAY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS WHEREAS, the following circumstances now exist: A. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is currently widening 1-680 through Pleasanton. The project is scheduled for completion in late summer of 1989. Separately, the Stoneridge Drive interchange at 1-680 is also under construction and is scheduled for opening in late 1989. B. A portion of this Stoneridge Drive interchange work will take place within the State right of way. This work includes drainage facilities, auxiliary lanes, ramps, and miscellaneous paving and grading items. The City's consultant, CH2M Hill, has prepared plans and specifications for this work. Caltrans has reviewed and approved the plans and specifications. C. Although there has been considerable co- ordination between the City and Caltrans with respect to this concurrent construction, Caltrans is unable to allow the City's contractor to work within the construction zone of its contractor until its contract is finished. This means that the City's contractor would be unable to start work within the State right of way until all elements of the State contract are completed. The City's contractor would then need to remove portions of the already completed Caltrans work in order to construct a portion of the interchange. This would mean narrowing lane widths, reducing shoulder widths, introducing temporary barrier rails and extending construction exposure time to the travelling public. These reduced safety standards and the increased exposure to -1-