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DISCS Associates <br />1. Introduction <br />This report analyzes the traffic impacts associated with the proposed Bristol Street Specific Plan. <br />The study area is comprised of a north/south corridor centered around Bristol Street within the <br />City of Santa Ana. The proposed plan involves upgrading land uses along a 3.9 -mile segment <br />of this corridor from Memory Lane on the north and Warner Avenue on the south (see <br />Figure 3 -1). It is anticipated that the entire project will be implemented in a phased manner <br />and completed by the year 2005. Bristol Street is designated as a major arterial highway in the <br />Orange County General Plan. In the General Plan, a major arterial highway is classified as a <br />six-lane divided roadway, with a typical right -of - -way width of 120 feet and a curb -to -curb <br />roadway width of 100 feet. Together and concurrently with the implementation of the proposed <br />Specific Plan, Bristol Street will be widened from an undivided four -lane arterial to its ultimate <br />right-of-way width as designated on the Orange County General Plan. <br />The traffic impacts associated with the proposed Specific Plan represent the net increase in <br />projected traffic volumes over existing conditions. Thirteen intersections are included in the <br />capacity analysis. Three scenarios are considered for impact analysis. These are: 1.) existing <br />traffic conditions, 2.) future land use (General Plan) traffic conditions, and 3.) future land use <br />(Proposed Specific Plan) traffic conditions. A guideline is developed for locating the driveway <br />access points along Bristol Street. The specific impacts of the proposed plan on adjacent <br />residential communities are evaluated and appropriate mitigation measures are recommended <br />where necessary. <br />Background information and the majority of assessments of existing traffic conditions were taken <br />from the traffic study previously performed for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for <br />the proposed widening of Bristol Street from Warner Avenue to Memory Lane.l <br />•- L Final Environmental Impact Statement Report Number: FWHA -CA- EIS- 89 -01 -D by Federal <br />Highway Administration and City of Santa Ana Public Works Agency. <br />28657.P9022AO Rpl <br />