April 21, 2020
Alameda County Transportation Commission
Gary Huisingh, Deputy Executive Director of Projects
He started the presentation by reviewing who the Commission is, what it does, and who it serves. From there, Gary explained how Alameda County serves as a major transportation hub for the region before focusing on how Castro Valley fits into the hub.
From there, Gary explained how the Commission tries to stay ahead of the curve to ensure that the County and regional transportation needs are met including the funding sources for all the current. planned, and future projects. The cost of current and future projects is $3.5B.
One of the more interesting and challenging projects is GoPort Program to provide access to the Port of Oakland via 7th Street.
Throughout the presentation, Gary shared projects, such as:
- I680 Sunol Express Lanes
- I80/Gilman Street Interchange
- SR84 Widening from Ruby Hill
- San Pablo Avenue and East 14th /Mission & Fremont Multimodal Corridors
- East Bay Greenway Project from Lake Merritt BART to South Hayward BART
- I580 Alternatives especially at SR 24
These projects require incredible coordination with multiple governmental agencies while protecting the interests of existing businesses during the construction phase.
Gary included a review of projects in the North, South, East and Central parts of Alameda County with various options for the projects and cost estimates.
To view the complete presentation, click
here and go to the 7:35 minute mark.
The complete PowerPoint presentation is available
here.