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RESOLUTION 94-020 East McFadden Avenue is realigned to intersect Main Street in approx- imately the same location as the existing West McFadden Avenue/Main Street intersection, eliminating the existing 370 foot offset intersec- tion along Main Street. Realigned McFadden Avenue provides four lanes of travel from Main Street to Maple Street within a paved width of 64 feet. Right-of-way would expand from 60 to 80 feet. The project includes removal of the existing signal at East McFadden and Main Street and limit~ access at this intersection to right turns in and out with construction of a raised median on Main Street to pro- vide for a left mm pocket at Main/West McFadden. SIGNIFICANT UNAVOIDABLE ADVERSE IMPACTS Although all direct long-term project impacl~ have been substantially avoided or mitigated, as described in the preceding Findings of Fact, there is no complete mitigation for short-term (temporary) construction impacts. Details of these impacts are discussed in the Final EIR, Section 3.11, and in the Findings of Fact. OVFALRIDING CONSIDERATIONS The McFadden Avenue Realignment and Widening project is anticipated to provide the following benefits to the project vicinity: 2. 3. 4. Improve traffic flow on Main Street and McFadden Avenue. Improve public safety in the vicinity. Reduce congestion and consequently improve air quality. Enhance intersection operation (signalization). The benefits of the project objectives, discussed below, are considered to outweigh the short-term significant unavoidable adverse impacts of project construction. Incremental Implementation of City's General Plan Circulation Element and the County of Orange Master Plan of Arterial Highways The realignment and widening of McFadden Avenue at Main Street is a com- ponent of the City of Santa Ana's General Plan, The General Plan shows McFadden Avenue realigned to eliminate the existing offset at Main Street. The project, therefore, is an incremental step towards implementation of the City's adopted General Plan. 04/13/940: ,~SNA402-..OVERRIDE.RI~ 2