EXHIBIT 4-1_55A_BRISTOL WIDENING EIS-EIR

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be a shift of the roadway a sufficient distance to the west to avoid the need for right -of -way acquisition from Santiago Elementary School. This property has been categorized as a 4(f) site (see Section II.C3 - for definition) due to the fact that the playfield areas are used for organized recreational activities. The alternatives consisted of the following; 1, Widening to a 120 -foot right -of -way, through acquisition of right -of -way along both sides of the street, with a 60 -foot right -of -way on each side of the existing centerline of Bristol Street. A thirty (30) foot transition towards the west would be required between 17th Street and the southerly perimeter of Santiago Elementary School to avoid right -of- way impacts to this 4(f) property. The same transition back to the east would be required between the northerly perimeter of the school and the Santiago Creek bridge to return to the present centerline alignment. This alignment alternative would necessitate substantial acquisition of right -of -way and widening of the street along the Bristol Street frontage of the Rancho Santiago Community College campus, and the City's Bristol Street Reservoir (water storage facility). Right -of -way acqui- sition and construction costs for this alternative are currently estimated at $59.7 million. 2. Widening to a 120 -foot right -of -way, through acquisition of right -of- way along the east side of the street. Linder this alternative, a fifty (50) foot westerly transition would be required between 17th Street and the school and between the school and Santiago Creek to avoid 4(f) impacts. This alignment alternative would necessitate substantial right- of -way acquisition and widening of the Bristol Street frontage of the Mater lei High School and Bristol Street Reservoir sites. Right -of -way ' acquisition and construction costs for this alternative are currently estimated at $41.9 million: 3. Widening to a 120' right -of way, through acquisition of right -of- way along the west side of the street. Under this alternative, a ten (10) foot westerly transition would be required north and south of the elementary school to avoid 4(f) impacts. This alignment alternative would. necessitate substantial right -of -way acquisition and widening of the Bristol Street frontage at the Rancho Santiago Community College campus. Right -of -way acquisition and construction costs for this alternative are currently estimated at $37.2 million. The costs for completing Alternative No. 1 are much higher than the other .f two, due to the more substantial right -of -way requirements. Widening the street along both sides would necessitate the acquisition of many more parcels, most of which would involve "full takes," rather than "partial takes." It should be noted that the discussion of right -of -way acquisition on the east or west side presumes an existing 80 -foot right -of -way, with 40 feet on both sides r of the center line, as a basis. In fact, several locations exist with onlv 70 feet II -2 to