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The Bowery Mixed -Use Project 2. Response to Comments Red Hill Ave/Warner Ave Driveway 1/Warner Ave NBL Queue WBL Queue Available 395 Feet 670* Feet (approx. 270 Feet to first Storage intersecting driveway). Existing Plus Project Queue 157/388 104/179 Lengh Opening Year Plus Proejct Queue Lengh 152/232 122/172 2040 Plus Project Queue 145/373 1551155 Lengh *Space between conflicting intersections due to final median design not known yet. Queue length reported in feet for the AM/PM peak periods Comment 11: This comment states that due to the high inbound southbound peak hour volume of 265 vehicles into Driveway 3 on Red Hill Avenue, the City of Tustin recommends a dedicated right -turn lane to separate the right -turns from through traffic in the #3 lane where speeds are 50 mph. The comment states that the right -turn pocket length should be based on Synchro. Response 11: A right -turn lane is not proposed at the driveway, nor has been recommended by the City of Santa Ana. The comment notes that during the PM peak hour, approximately 265 trips are expected to turn right into the Project. However, during this time the southbound through traffic is only forecast to be 770 trips in the 2040 baseline scenario. There are three southbound lanes at the project driveway with a total hourly capacity of 5,100, which corresponds to LOS A on southbound Red Hill Avenue adjacent to the Project. Southbound through vehicles would be able to utilize the #1 and #2 lane for through traffic if right -turning vehicles significantly impede traffic in the #3 lane. Additionally, there are no right -turn lanes along Red Hill Avenue between Barranca Parkway/Dyer Road and Edinger Avenue, yet there are business parks with driveways on Red Hill Avenue on the west side of the roadway. According to SWITRS data, no collisions have been reported in the last three years at any driveway on Red Hill Avenue. Comment 12: This comment states that at Red Hill Avenue and Warner Avenue, the northbound left -turn volume in the PM peak hour increases from 578 to 860 feet with the Project. The comment requests demonstration that the left -turn pocket length for northbound Red Hill Avenue can accommodate the additional 282 vehicles. Response 12: A queuing analysis was prepared using Synchro for the northbound left -turn lane at the Red Hill Avenue/Warner Avenue intersection (queue sheets attached). The results show that the projected queue can be adequately contained in the northbound left turn storage. Comment 13: This comment states that for the 20A0 PM Peak Hour mitigation includes a right -turn overlap, which implies that there is a right -turn lane. The comment asks if the Project would construct a right turn and operate it with a right -turn overlap and states that to remain eligible and qualify for Measure M funding, the City of Tustin does not support the conversion of the #3 through lane into a right -turn lane which would result in a downgrade of Red Hill Avenue. The comment further states that should an alternative mitigation be selected, the City of Tustin's preference would be the addition of a dedicated right -turn lane on eastbound Warner Avenue to serve the high right -turn volume In the AM Peak Hour (Le.,346 vehicles). Response 13: The comment is correct that the mitigation measure is in error and can not be implemented City of Santa Ana 2-60 Final EIR April 2020