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Public Meetings to Be Held on Route 24/Caldecott Tunnel Study

16 February 2000

Public Meetings to Be Held on Route 24/Caldecott Tunnel Study

    OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 15 -- The Metropolitan Transportation
Commission (MTC), in cooperation with Caltrans, the Alameda County Congestion
Management Agency, and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority will host two
public meetings on the Route 24/Caldecott Tunnel Corridor Study. The meetings
will give interested parties an opportunity to learn more about the study
being conducted jointly by these agencies, and to provide their input on
proposed transportation improvement strategies. The meeting times and
locations are:

               Contra Costa County               Alameda County
           Thursday, February 24, 2000      Wednesday, March 1, 2000
                 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.               7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
          Acalanes High School Cafeteria    Kaiser Elementary School
             1200 Pleasant Hill Road           Multi-Purpose Room
               Lafayette, CA 94549            25 South Hill Court
                                               Oakland, CA  94618

    The Route 24/Caldecott Tunnel Corridor Study is evaluating conditions at
the Caldecott Tunnel and along the Route 24 Corridor between Interstate 680 in
Contra Costa County and Interstate 580 in Alameda County, and identifying
transportation improvements that would alleviate congestion in this corridor.
The study is assessing a full range of transportation options, including not
only a new tunnel bore, but also improvements to transit, carpooling,
non-motorized options and local streets.
    The public meetings will consist of a formal presentation by MTC on the
transportation strategies being considered in the Route 24/Caldecott Tunnel
Corridor Study; a period for public comments; and an "open house" segment
during which participants can visit various information booths, view study
materials and ask questions of agency staff and study consultants. Members of
the public will be invited to comment on the transportation projects and
packages presented, and share their ideas on ways to improve travel through
the Route 24 corridor.
    For more information on the Route 24/Caldecott Tunnel Corridor Study
(including directions to the meeting locations), contact MTC project manager
Doug Kimsey by telephone at 510.464.7794, by email at dkimsey@mtc.ca.gov, or
visit the agency's Web site at http://www.mtc.ca.gov.
    MTC is the transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency for
the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.