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Attachment 18 DRAFT POLICY STATEMENT BY THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA AND THE CITIES OF DUBLIN, LIVERMORE AND PLEASANTON REGARDING TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES AND COMMITMENTS IN THE TRI-VALLEY Background The Tri-Valley segment of the I-580 corridor in eastern Alameda County is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the entire nine-county Bay Area region. Its chronically congested condition is second only to the I-80 approach to the San Francisco Bay Bridge. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC -the planning, funding, coordinating transportation agency for the region) projects a 90 percent increase in traffic coming over the Altamont by the year 2030. I-580 also serves as a major corridor for goods movement to and from the Port of Oakland between the Central Valley and the rest of the state and nation. Container freight activity at the Port is projected to increase three-fold by 2030. To respond to the need to address the existing and projected need for expanded and enhanced transportation infrastructure in the Tri-Valley, the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (CMA) has identified and developed along- range regional strategy for planned improvements that include the I-580, I-680 and SR 84 corridors. History Tri-Valley jurisdictions within Alameda County, comprised of the Cities of Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton and Alameda County recognize the importance of maintaining regional mobility and have worked with the CMA since 2004 on the Tri-Valley Triangle Study with the purpose of identifying priorities within the long- range regional transportation strategy for the Tri-Valley Triangle highway corridors comprised of Interstate 580, Interstate 680 and Highway (SR) 84 Within this context, the Tri-Valley has established a roadway network vision that works toward maintaining a viable regional system also recognizing that an equally viable local arterial system is necessary to support intraregional trips between the three cities. As a result the three Cities and Alameda County have developed this agreement to identify the short and long term goals of the local arterial system in each memberjurisdiction. It is the intent of each local agency to uphold and support the direction provided in this document and implement the local arterial improvements consistent with the outline set forth below. February 19, 2009 Page 1 of 3