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Measure B Funded Projects
In November 2000 Alameda County voters approved Measure B,
a ballot measure to continue the County's 1/2 cent sales tax
for transportation projects through March 2022. Measure B also
established the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority
(ACTIA) to administer this sales tax.
ACTIA started collecting the 1/2 cent sales tax in April 2003
and provides the Alameda County Public Works Agency with funding
to maintain local streets and roads and implement bike and pedestrian
improvements within the unincorporated areas of Alameda County.
All Measure B funds come with specific program and financial
requirements.
For more information about Measure B, visit the Alameda
County Improvement Authority website.
- E.
Lewelling Blvd. Streetscape Project
Funded
by Measure B funds (administered by the Alameda County Transportation
Improvement Authority), Phase I of this project will improve
Lewelling / E. Lewelling Blvd. from the existing two-lane
section to a new four-lane section that will include raised
landscaped median islands, a designated left-turn lane at
selected intersections, bicycle lanes, curbs, gutters and
sidewalks on both sides of the roadway and the undergrounding
of existing utility. Work will consist of acquisition of right
of way, general site grading, road reconstruction, drainage improvements,
landscaping, and other related work. Phase I consists of improving
the boulevard from Hesperian Blvd. to Meekland Ave. Phase II
(currently unfunded) consists of improving the boulevard from
Meekland Ave. to Mission Blvd./East 14th Street (State Route
185). Undergrounding of Utilities is expected to start in 2007.
Construction of Phase I is anticipated to start in 2008. PG&E
is currently working on plans with AT&T (SBC) and Comcast
for the undergrounding of the utility lines on Lewelling Blvd.
Public Works is finalizing the locations of needed right-of-way
and will be contacting the property owners.
Lewelling/East
Lewelling Improvement Project Community Update Newsletter (101
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Lewelling
Boulevard Streetscape tree Candidates
Contact information:
James Chu, Project Manager
Phone number: (510) 670-5566
e-mail: james@acpwa.org
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- Sidewalk Repair Program
The
Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution that
allows the Alameda County Public Works Agency to participate
in a Measure B cost sharing program for sidewalk repairs for
single-family residential properties in Measure B Planning Area
2.
Currently, the Sidewalk Repair Program is funded by $100,000
of Measure B (administered by Alameda County Transportation Improvement
Authority) Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Funds set aside annually
and divided equally among the following unincorporated areas
of Alameda County: Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fairview,
and San Lorenzo. These Measure B program funds are offered on
a “first come, first served” basis while funds are
available.
The County will reimburse 50% of the sidewalk repair
cost per property, or a maximum of $750, whichever is less. Prior
to the approval of this resolution, residents were responsible
for 100% of the costs of sidewalk repairs.
Residents of the affected
unincorporated areas should contact the Public Works Agency at
510-670-5500 to request a sidewalk inspection.
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