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2. Response to Comments <br />LETTER A — State of California Public Utilities Commission (3 pages) <br />ARNOLD <br />PUBLIC UTILITIES IMISSION <br />#:5 L sfty. $jiffs 3I19 <br />sY.- ramfirlo. CA 96614 <br />April 6, 2009 SC H# -2008 141 006 <br />Fairha e,niLitaooIn and S anta C1 am/L-inco in in tersect i0l, Modification <br />Cit y of Santa Ana, Orange county <br />David 3iondoldio <br />Dior Traf i Trar sportatictn Analyst <br />Civic Center Plaza <br />Public Works Ageacy M-93 <br />anta Ana, CA 92702 <br />.lie: 008JO- , — Notice of Availability for the Supplement to the Santa Ana <br />Second Main Tr ack E nviron men tal I mpg ct. deport <br />boar Mr. Bi on oldIo. <br />The C'a itbmia Public Utilities Commission Cormni lion) is in receipt of the City of Santa .no.'s <br />fit 'Notice of Availability for the S-upplernent to the Sant. Ana fond Main Track <br />Enviromnental Impact Report Supplea e tal , The Commission 's Rail Crossings £rigin=ing <br />ectic n C FS staffof e rs the fol. lo ,ing cornet ntsa <br />Commission Reguirernepts vaid policy <br />The Commission has ex-chisive jurisdiction over the safety of bi r <br />wa -raft Crossings (crossings) in <br />CJalifomia�. Nader the FubIic tilitics Co e 1201 -1 205, t al, -the C om ission has ,authorit , ov. the <br />locatioY4 terms, design, operation, maintenance., alteration and closure of crossings, <br />As part of its mission to reduce hazards a sc iaiod- with at-grade -crossings acid in support of the <br />national go al.of the Federal Railroad A dm ini strat ion , C ommi siork CyenerW Ord er'7 5 -D states <br />a policy to rc uoe thy: u'bcr of at-grade crop .sings of mainline track in Califomia. Such. <br />Commission staff generally recommends the closure or grade - separation. of existing at -gmc <br />crossings, Wil.ere Possible. <br />1. Fairhaven/Lincoln int r e tiou <br />As discussed in our February 24, 2009 response to the City's Notice of Preparation of a <br />Supplomental.Environmental Impact Report, there are many signifi=t safe%y i -iii associated nth <br />the at -grade Fai rhav n Avoiju e crossing P UC No, 1010 - 173:60, DOT No. 0 . 'Ilio most <br />effective s. um, of el.iininadng saf- ty concurs at crossings is to remove either the roadway or <br />track at a particular crossing. A s such, the Coin missio Is R CES. staff sup ports the City's prop osaI to <br />perm anently close the F a.i rh aven Av enue crossing b y recon figun n g the 'roadway to term inate as a <br />cul -de -sac east of the ,railroad tracks. 'Ibis roadway re on igura►tioa will include a cul-de-sac <br />A2-1 <br />Final SuPlement to the Sawa Ana Second Naha Track Project EIR City of Santa Ana • Page -4 <br />FalrbavenlLincoln and Santa ClaralLincoln Inter.; c io odafic t o j The Planning entq <br />eSOlUtlo o. &9 -034 <br />Page 123 of 130 <br />