For a Better Fourth Bore

For a Better Fourth Bore

The Fourth Bore Coalition is working on behalf of East Bay residents to ensure Caltrans does “the right thing(s)” as they add a fourth bore for the Caldecott Tunnel.

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Community Meeting with Contractor/Caltrans

SAVE THE DATE – THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 7:00 PM. Caltrans will hold a community-wide information meeting regarding the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore construction on Thursday, March 25, at Kaiser Elementary School - 25 South Hill Court (off Hiller Drive) – Oakland.

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TREE REMOVAL TO START NEXT WEEK

Tree clearance will make way for the staging areas, etc. The trees will be felled with chain saws by March 1.

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Route 24/Hwy. 13 Interchange Project Starts

The freeway connector between westbound Route 24 and northbound Highway 13 will need to be modified to accommodate traffic arriving from the third and fourth bores of the Caldecott Tunnel. Project starts in Feb. 2010, completion expected spring 2011.

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Kay Street Construction Project Begins

Installation of a right hand turn lane onto the Kay overcrossing and a signal light at Kay St./Broadway intersection to improve traffic flow and pedestrian/bicycle access to begin early-Feb. 2010. Summer 2010 completion date anticipated.

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FBC settlement terms

The Caldecott Tunnel FBC accepted a settlement of its lawsuit against Caltrans in January 2009.

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Schools get $3 million for air pollution, noise mitigation from State Legislature

The funds will be used for air quality-related facility improvements. Both schools are within 75-feet of State Route-24 (SR-24) and heavily impacted by traffic along the freeway.

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CALDECOTT LAWSUIT SETTLES UNDER THREAT FROM GOVERNOR

Governor Schwarzenegger’s demand that the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore Project move forward, plus the intervention of the legislature’s Democratic leadership, pressured the Caldecott Tunnel FBC into accepting a settlement of its lawsuit

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Oakland Settlement Terms, Proposed Projects

Oakland negotiated a settlement with Caltrans for $8 million in enhancements, with $4 million funding currently in hand.

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Governor Proposes CEQA Exemption for Fourth Bore

CALL YOUR LEGISLATIVE OFFICIALS ! Tell them exempting the proposed Caldecott Tunnel’s Fourth Bore project from environmental review, when there are unmitigated impacts, is unacceptable.

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Caldecott Project Lawsuit Now in Judge’s Hands for January Decision

The suit is not about whether a fourth bore should be built. Rather, the Coalition asked reconsideration of how it would be built, operated, and what mitigation measures should have been included.

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