EXHIBIT 4-1_55A_BRISTOL WIDENING EIS-EIR

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Glenwood Place to Warner Avenue - Widening is from the centerline, with property takes from both sides. Additional intersection improvements are also proposed to alleviate existing congestion and delay problems throughout the project corridor. A third component of the project involves the widening of the bridge which crosses Santiago Creek near the northerly project limit. It is anticipated that the entire 3.9 -mile roadway project will be constructed in a staged or phased manner. A six-phase approach is envisioned as illustrated in Figure 3, and as described below: Phase 1 - Santiago Creek Bridge Widening Phase 2 - Warner Avenue to Edinger Avenue Phase 3 - Edinger Avenue to McFadden Avenue Phase 4 - McFadden Avenue to First Street Phase 5 - First Street to Seventeenth Street Phase b - Seventeenth Street to Memory Lane A permit will be required from the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the widening of the Santiago Creek Bridge, pursuant to Section 444 of the Federal Clean Water Act. Precise street design plans will require the approvals of the City of Santa Ana Redevelopment Agency and the City's Public Works Agency. If federal funding is involved in the preparation of precise plans, right -of -way acquisition, and /or construction, approval of the plans by the Federal Highway Administration and the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will also be required. The City of Santa Ana., through the Orange County Transportation Commission, has applied and received preliminary approval for Federal Aid Urban (FAU) funding to assist in the construction of the proposed street improvements. The City will also use other funding sources, which include tax increment from the Redevelopment Plan, Measure M (half -cent sales tax), Proposition I II funds, and area fees to-improve Bristol Street. Certification of the adequacy of this Environmental impact Statement /Environmental Impact Report (EIS /EIR) and the separate Draft Relocation Impact Study is required from the City of Santa Ana, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Construction of the proposed improvements will be carried out under the direction of the City of Santa Ana and will involve extensive coordination with local utility purveyors, Caltrans and public service agencies to ensure that the final design and the construction program properly reflect the findings and recommendations of this document and the on- going needs of the affected utilities and agencies. Four other major projects are proposed in the vicinity of the proposed project, which may occur concurrently. They include: A. Widening and improvement of the Santa Ana Freeway (I -5) and the Newport Freeway (Route 55) interchange. (Caltrans is the Lead Agency.) -111-