City Council

18. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH\nCALTRANS FOR THE 710 STUB IMPROVEMENTS INTO A FOUR-LANE ARTERIAL\nAND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS – F2M19-32, C2M23-28, M2M23-60\nOn March 13, 2023, the City Council authorized a Cooperative Agreement with Caltrans\nfor the Fremont Ramp and Interchange Improvements as part of the “Advancing\nAlhambra” project to improve local roads and safety for residents and reduce traffic and\ncongestion in Alhambra. Alhambra’s traffic studies in 2020 and scoping in 2021 identified\nspecific locations for mobility improvement consideration including the on/off ramps at\nFremont, Atlantic, Garfield and the conversion of the 710 Stub at Valley into a four-lane\narterial. The improvements are anticipated to keep motorists on the I-10 rather than\nencourage repeat cut through via Alhambra’s streets and neighborhoods. Since traffic will\nbe more efficient with less congestion, the improvements will aid in reducing idling and\nimproving air quality in Alhambra. This Cooperative Agreement is specifically for those\nimprovements along the 710 Stub at Valley. The project reduces the Stub from a six-lane\nfreeway corridor to a four-lane local arterial. Featured with the new arterial are biking\nlanes, a pedestrian walkway, lighting, parkways with trees and landscape, and stormwater\npre-treatment elements including water capture and reuse elements.\nRecommended Action: City Council authorize entering into a Cooperative\nAgreement, subject to review and approval by the City Manager and the City Attorney, by\nand between the City of Alhambra and the California Department of Transportation\n(Caltrans) for the Project Initiation Document (PID) for the 710 Stub Improvements Into a\nFour-Lane Arterial; approve an appropriation of funds in the amount of $200,000 for\nCaltrans’ review of the project; and, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize\nthe Council’s actions. (M2M23-60)