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<br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA BtISINRSS TRANSPORT AnON AND HOt ISING AGENCY <br /> <br />ARNOLD SCHW ARZENEGGER (jovernor <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />District 12 <br />3337 Michelson Drive, Suite 380 <br />Irvine, CA 92612-8894 <br />949-724-2000 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />APR 0 2 2004 <br />SANTA ANA PlANNING DEPT. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Flex your power! <br />Be energy efficient! <br /> <br />March 30, 2004 <br /> <br />Mr. Dan Bolt, Environmental Coordinator <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />PO Box 1988, M-20 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br /> <br />File: IGRlCEQA <br />SCH#: None <br />Log #: 1377 <br />Interstate 5 <br /> <br />Subject: Bowers Museum Expansion Initial StudylMitigated Negative Declaration <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Bolt, <br /> <br />Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on the Initial StudylMitigated Negative <br />Declaration (ISIMND) for the Bowers Museum Expansion Project dated March 2004. This <br />project, located in the city of Santa Ana, proposes a 53,950 square foot, two-story expansion to <br />the existing museum and the construction of a five-level parking structure with approximately <br />15,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. The nearest State transportation facility is <br />Interstate 5. <br /> <br />Caltrans District 12 status is a reviewing agency on this project and we have the following <br />comments from our Traffic Operations Branch: <br /> <br />1. The minimum level of service (LOS) acceptable for State transportation facilities is "D". <br />Any intersections with LOS "E" or "F" (on State right-of-way) will create a significant <br />impact; <br /> <br />2. The signalized intersection on State right-of-way (ROW) needs to be analyzed using the <br />Highway Capacity Methodology (HCM) software; <br /> <br />3. Please include the intersection at the northbound (NB) off-ramp and Main Street as part of <br />the traffic analysis; <br /> <br />4. Please also include traffic coming from NB Interstate 5 as part ofthe distribution; <br /> <br />"Callrans improves mobility across California" <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 8 <br />Page 1 of 17 <br /> <br />758-26 <br />