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Mr. Duncan Jones Page 3 Jan"ary 16,2003 Report changes are revisions to the Right of Way Data Sheet and Preliminary Cost Estimate that are included as attachments, Included in this task are additional meetings with Caltrans and the Cities to discuss the proposed changes to the on ramp and Island Parkway direct connection, including impacts that the revisions have on other proposed improvements, right of way, schedule, construction cost, etc. Included in the extra work request is the additional effort that has been required to progress the draft Project Report to its current stage. The draft report has undergone many revisions over the last 2 years because of numerous personnel changes at Caltrans. The revised draft report has been submitted four times to date, and each time Caltrans reviewers have new comments that have to be incorporated before it will be approved. And because of the extended time ftame for Caltrans review, the requirements for the Project Report has changed, requiring additional work. Also, the 3-year accident data used in the first draft report became outdated, and new accident data had to be incorporated and analyzed to justify the proposed improvements. 2. Revise Geometric Approval DrawiDl! The final Geometric Approval Drawing (GAD) included in the draft Project Report will be revised because of the profile changes and submitted separately to Caltrans for approval. This task includes the development of new profiles for the diagonal on ramp to northbound Route 101, the Island Parkway direct connection, and Marine Parkway. Included are meetings with Caltrans District 4 Project Development Team and Headquarters Geometrician to discuss the profile requirements and impacts to other facilities (anticipate 4 meetings total). Conceptual profiles for the three roadways will be developed based on Caltrans Highway Design Manual and submitted for review. Caltrans and City comments will be addressed and final profiles will be submitted for approval. The existing typical cross sections on the GAD will be revised and new cross sections will be added as necessary because of the roadway profile and geometric changes. The updated GAD will be submitted to Caltrans for review, comments incorporated, formally submitted for approval and included with the final PRo Included in this extra work is the development of a concept plan for constructing a bike path between the existing loop on ramp and the realigned diagonal off ramp, and Caltrans request that the diagonal off ramps be widened to increase proposed lane lengths. At the request of the City, the southbound diagonal off ramp will be shifted and realigned to provide a minimum of 3.6 meter horizontal distance to accommodate a paved bike path as well as Caltrans standard concrete barriers. The conceptual alignment and profile will be based on Caltrans current design criteria. The off ramps will be widened further to allow lengthening of the turn lanes to provide greater storage capacity. The GAD was developed based on the storage length requirements developed by the Traffic Operations Analysis, however, Caltrans Highway Operations Department wants the lengths extended to provide greater queuing capacity in the future. This requires realignment of the ramps in order allow additional widening and still meet the design standards for stopping sight distance in accordance with the Highway Design Manual. In addition, the ramp profiles will have to be modified because of the realignment. 3. Prepare a Supplemental Fact Sheet Exceptions to Mandatory Desil!n Standards A Fact Sheet Exception to Mandatory Design Standards was prepared and approved by Caltrans in May 2001. The fact sheet included a design exception for a break in Caltrans access control for the Island Parkway direct connection. This exception was removed at the request of Caltrans. With the delay of the approval of the Project Report, a break in access control is now a mandatory design exception. Therefore, a Supplemental Fact Sheet Exception to Mandatory Design