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Chapter 1 Introduction Gibson Transportation Consulting, Inc. was asked to evaluate the potential traffic impact of the proposed Rocket Express Car Wash (Project) on the nearby intersections along Mabury Street and 17th Street in the City of Santa Ana, California (City). PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Project is located at 1703 E. 17th Street (Project Site), on the northeast corner of Mabury Street & 17th Street. Figure 1 shows the location of the site in relation to the roadway network. The Project would replace an existing vacant 20,143 sf furniture store with a full-service car wash facility that includes 4,995 square feet (sf) of express automated car wash tunnel. The Project proposes to provide one full-access driveway along 17th Street, which would accommodate both right- and left-turn ingress and egress movements. No driveway is proposed along Mabury Street. The internal circulation within the car wash would provide a queuing area for approximately 12 vehicles behind the pay stations and a five-vehicle queue between the pay station and the entrance to the car wash tunnel. Upon leaving the tunnel, the site provides 22 self-service vacuum stations bisected by the exit aisle to Mabury Street. Three vehicular parking spaces and at least four bicycle spaces will be provided. An escape lane is also proposed as an outbound-only driveway onto the alleyway, adjacent to the northern boundary of the Project Site. The Project is anticipated to be fully operational by Year 2019. Figure 2 shows a site plan of the proposed Project. The developer of the facility has stated that the car wash could process up to 500 vehicles per day. This represents the maximum capacity of the facility, and to be conservative in terms of 11-62