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Authority, executed in September 2007, specifies what improvements need to be made to El Charro Road to make it available for public use while safely maintaining its current function as the only direct quarry truck haul route between the extensive quarry operations to the south of the Arroyo Las Positas and I -580. The Agreement calls for Livermore to reconstruct El Charro Road, prior to opening any development within the El Charro Specific Plan area, as a public six lane divided road, with turn lanes, between I- 580 and the planned intersection of Jack London Boulevard and Auto Mall Place. Figure IV -1 illustrates the planned cross section of El Charro Road north of Jack London Boulevard/Auto Mall Place. This intersection is planned to be signalized, with three southbound left turn lanes and a southbound free right tum lane. The intersection has been sized to accommodate the General Plan buildouts of both Pleasanton and Livermore, assuming the full extension of Jack London Boulevard to Isabel Avenue, Stoneridge Drive to El Charro Road, and El Charro Road to Stanley Boulevard. South of this new intersection, El Charro Road will remain a private quarry haul road and will transition back to a two lane undivided road north of the Arroyo bridges. Figure IV -2 illustrates the planned cross section of El Charro Road south of Jack London Boulevard/Auto Mall Place. The existing Freisman Road intersection near I -580 would be closed and Freisman Road realigned to a new intersection with Jack London Boulevard in Livermore. The Cooperation Agreement permits the roadway to be constructed by Livermore in unincorporated Alameda County, and Livermore would be responsible for maintenance and liability until such time as Pleasanton annexes Staples Ranch and the El Charro Road roadway. Vulcan Materials, which currently owns the paved portion of the right of way, has an offer of dedication with Alameda County, which would be accepted following completion of construction of improvements. It's important to note that the El Charro Road improvements called for in the Cooperation Agreement have been designed to safely accommodate the existing heavy use of El Charro Road by quarry truck traffic while permitting anticipated public vehicular access as planned for in both Livermore and Pleasanton's General Plans. The agreed upon improvements are very different from the El Charro Road improvements envisioned in the 1989 Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan, which called for separated quarry truck tunnels in both directions under the proposed Jack London Boulevard/Stoneridge Drive/El Charro Road intersection. The tunnel plan has since been deemed infeasible, both from an engineering and a financial viewpoint, and Vulcan Materials, the major remaining quarry operator that depends on El Charro Road, has, through the Cooperation Agreement, fully endorsed the new improvement plan, which minimizes the need for quarry trucks to change lanes between the Jack London Boulevard intersection and I -580. Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment /Staples Ranch Draf October, 2008 34 r: f L