A proposal is moving forward to raid the major Dumbarton Corridor transit project to build a highway instead, repurposing Alameda County Dumbarton Corridor funds (for rail, an intermodal station and active transportation) to the East West Highway Connector project.

The goal of the East West Connector Highway is to speed drivers betweenÂ Mission Boulevard (State Route 238) on the east and Interstate 880 (I-880) on the west by widening portions of Decoto Road and Paseo Padre Parkway, constructing a new roadway from Pase Padre Parkway to Mission Boulevard, and expanding Mission Boulevard where it intersects with the new roadway.

The proposal was presented as an ACTC project transfer agreement with Union City, at a special meeting on February 13, 2018.

The East West Connector Highway is estimated to cost $320M.Â $109M were already committed from the Alameda County Transportation Commission.Â The remaining money would come from (see page 3):

– All Dumbarton Corridor funds: $40M

– All Transit Intermodal Station Funds: $75M

– Union City match: $26M

– TEP23 Railroad: $32M

– TEP44: Bike – Ped: $10M

– TEP45: Community Dev: $9.5M

– Local Streets: $25M

If the funding is moved, this would not be the first time that East Bay Dumbarton funding has been repurposed; earlier, Alameda County’s Dumbarton funding was moved to the project to bring BART to Warm Springs.

If you are concerned about defunding a transit project to build a highway, here areÂ important upcoming dates:

February 27thÂ Union City Council Authorization on how to proceed.- Â held in Union City

March 12thÂ ACTC PPC Meeting (Carol Dutra-Vernaci is Chair) – Â held in Oakland

Stay tuned for more information about this.