

Additional capacity in Corridor 7 would divert substantially more traffic away from the Bay Bridge lanes in terms of total vehicles per day on both summer weekends and non-summer weekdays.Additional transportation capacity in Corridor 7 would provide the greatest traffic relief at the Bay Bridge and thus have a greater ability to meet the Tier 1 DEIS Purpose and Need.( See DEIS Chapter 5) Major conclusions of this analysis include: The analysis of traffic, engineering, cost, and environmental considerations indicate that Corridor 7 would have substantial advantages over the other Corridor Alternatives Retained for Analysis (CARA), Corridors 6 and 8.
