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DRAFT 3. Circulation Element <br />have been completed or are under construction, while others axe being considered for addition to the <br />list. The intent of the fee is not to full~pay for these projects, but to fund the local share or match <br />with the balance from State or federal funds. <br />The State of California, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC~, and the Alameda <br />County Congestion Management Agency (ACCMA) have responded to increased congestion by <br />identifying I-580 improvements as high-priorityprojects, allowing the projects to compete for the 2006 <br />State 1'~n~iosition 1f1 infrastructure bond funds. Thus far, the I-580 corridor has received $173 million <br />to support construction of both an I-580 eastbound and westbound High Occupancy Vehicle Lane. <br />Originally approved in 1986, Measure B, Alameda County's one-half cent transportation sales tax, has <br />brought more revenue into Alameda County and moved projects faster than any other funding <br />mechanism at that time. The Alameda County Transportation Authority (ACTA~ was created to <br />administer the funds and ensure project and program deliver <br />Voters reauthorized the one-half cent sales tax in November 2000 for essential transportation <br />improvements and services to keep Alameda County moving. The 2000 Measure B authorized a 20- <br />year, one-half cent sales tax that will expire in March 2022, and is anticipated to generate over $3 <br />billion in transportation improvements in Alameda County by its expiration. <br />The Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority_(ACTIA) was created to deliver the new <br />projects and programs while ACTA finalizes the 1986 projects. The new list of projects includes <br />expansions to the BART system including funding for the West Pleasanton 1 Dublin BART station; <br />Altamont Commuter Express (ACE, train; improvements in highway infrastructure including an I-680 <br />express lane, I-580 eastbound auxiliary lane, and SR 84 funding; and local streets and roads. <br />Additional projects provide bicycle and pedestrian facilities as well as transportation services for <br />seniors and people with disabilities. <br />Even with these regional funding sources, there remains several hundred million dollars worth of <br />unfunded needed improvements in the Tri-Valley area, and it is clear that continued investment is <br />necessary not only for new infrastructure but also to operate and maintain the existing roads and <br />transit systems <br />Proposed Local Roadway Improvements <br />In order to accommodate buildout of the General Plan, the City has identified a wide range of street, <br />highway, and intersection improvements that must be constructed in a timely manner. Many roadway <br />improvements were installed prior to development of major business parks in North Pleasanton, <br />Circulation Element 012908 redline 3-25 City Council Ol 29 OB <br />