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1 4 1 1 f" IV. CIRCULATION A. Existing Circulation While several streets and roads terminate at the property boundary, the Staples Ranch property is currently without any circulation improvements. The property is adjacent to the I -580 freeway to the north, which currently has five traffic lanes in each direction. The northeast comer of the property is defined by the I- 580/E1 Charro Road/Fallon Road interchange, and the eastern boundary is defined by El Charro Road, a two lane paved road heavily used by quarry truck traffic, which is privately owned by Vulcan Materials just south of the interchange, at Freisman Road. On the western side of the property, Staples Ranch Drive, a two lane residential street within the California Somerset neighborhood in Pleasanton, dead ends at the Staples Ranch property boundary. To the south of the Arroyo Mocho, the four lane Stoneridge Drive currently terminates at Trevor Parkway, although the City of Pleasanton owns the right of way between the current terminus and the southern bank of the Arroyo Mocho. There are no pedestrian facilities or transit facilities in close proximity to Staples Ranch, other than sidewalks at the termini of Staples Ranch Drive and Stoneridge Drive and a pedestrian trail along the Arroyo Mocho downstream of the property. A Zone 7 maintenance road along the north bank of the Arroyo Mocho, directly adjacent to Staples Ranch, has the potential to become a critical link in the regional trail system, but has not been opened to the public. B. Planned Circulation Improvements Caltrans has approved the City of Dublin's plans to improve the El Charro Road/Fallon Road interchange to a "par -clo" (partial clover) design with a four lane bridge over the freeway loop on ramps. Construction began in summer 2008, and is anticipated to be completed by summer 2009. The interchange improvements will result in signalized intersections at both the eastbound and westbound off ramps and an elimination of the existing free right turn onto southbound El Charro Road. The I -580 freeway "mainline" in the vicinity of Staples Ranch is also anticipated to be widened in the near future, within the current right of way, to accommodate High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes within the existing median. Ultimately, BART is planned to be extended along the I -580 centerline, which would require shifting the outer traffic lanes approximately 32 feet south from their current location. The Pre Development and Cooperation Agreement between Pleasanton, Livermore, Alameda County, Vulcan Materials, and the Alameda County Surplus Property Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment /Staples Ranch Draft October, 2008 33