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Item 6b <br />Traffic Metering on Sunol Boulevard (SR 03:041) <br /> <br />Item 6c <br />Activation of the eastbound I-$80 on-ramp traffic metering system during the peak evening <br />comraute hours. (SR 03:040) <br /> <br />Jeff Knowles presented the staff reports for both the above items. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala asked how Mr. Knowles could be sure more traffic would not use Sunol once <br />the construction is completed and all three lanes are opened. She asked if the construction could <br />be part of the reason some drivers are not using Sunol? <br /> <br /> Mr. Knowles said it is known what the volume was with metering before construction <br />started. At that time there were two northbound through lanes and a series of right mm pockets. <br />That will be about the same configuration af~er construction and it is known that traffic can be <br />held to 1,000 cars. The volume can be adjusted to whatever amount staff wants it to be. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hostel'man asked how many cars would be using that portion of Sunol once Applied <br />Biosystems is in operation and its employees are using that road. <br /> <br /> Mr. Knowles said there is no metering in the morning when the employees would be <br />coming to work. The primary cut-through problem is in the evening and that is when metering <br />would be used. The metering would not affect those leaving the City at that time. <br /> <br />Ms. Hosterman referred to the Mission to Dolores route and asked if the signage is still <br /> <br />Mr. Knowles said it is still there. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brozosky referred to the 57% cut-through traffic on Sunol and asked how much goes <br />back on to the freeway at Santa Rita and how much goes to Stanley and Vineyard? <br /> <br /> Mr. Knowles said most of the traffic goes on Stanley and Vineyard. The travel time for <br />those using Sunol to First to Santa Rita to the freeway was significantly longer than if they had <br />just stayed on the freeway. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brozosky asked if the cut-through traffic was mostly those cutting through to <br />Livermore and not just cutting through from 1-680 to 1-580. <br /> <br /> Mr. Knowles said it was a combination. Traffic going eastbound on 580 is more likely to <br />stay on 680 to 580 eastbound so long as there is no congestion on the freeway. Most of those <br />using Sunol are those who would use Highway 84 until it reaches Level of Service (LOS) F. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 12 02/18/03 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />