55D - RESO - RELOCATION PLAN BRISTOL ST IMPROVEMENTS

Home Browse Search

I. GENERAL INFORMATION INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION Within the City of Santa Ana ( "City"), Bristol Street is classified as a north -south Major Arterial per the City's General Plan Circulation Element and the County of Orange's Master Plan of Arterial Highway. Due to growth in recent decades, and the resulting traffic congestion, the City proposed to widen Bristol Street between Warner Avenue and Memory Lane from a four -lane roadway to a six -lane arterial to provide adequate vehicular capacity within the City's northern limits. In 1991, City Council approved the 3.9 -mile improvement as the Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan. The Bristol Street Widening project was broken into several phases based on funding availability. Bristol Street is currently a four -lane undivided arterial from Washington Avenue to Seventeenth Street. This segment of Bristol Street currently carries 42,300 vehicles per day and has a volume to capacity ratio of 1.13. At this ratio, this roadway segment operates at unacceptable level of service F. Level of Service F exists wherever the amount of traffic approaching a point exceeds the amount which can traverse that point and queues form up behind such locations as arrival flow exceeds discharge flow. The proposed widening for the segment of Bristol Street from Washington Avenue to Seventeenth Street from two to three lanes of through travel (Project) is pursuant to the City's General Plan Circulation Element designation of Major Arterial. As defined in the City's General Plan Circulation Element, a Major Arterial includes six through travel lanes and enhanced features at intersections, including dedicated right and left turn lanes to maintain the operating capacity of the road. Throughout the project limits, left - turn lanes, right -turn pockets and bus turnouts will be constructed at major intersections, as would a seven -foot wide, on- street Class II bike lane. The proposed improvements will require the relocation of existing utilities, including power pole and catch basins, and adjustment of surface utilities to grade. The proposed improvements would include the construction of sidewalk and curb ramps at all intersections, which meet pertinent requirements set forth under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The Project will require the full acquisition of fifteen (15) parcels on the east side of Bristol Street. There is one parcel on the northeast side of 17th Street. The City has previously acquired the parcel on the northwest corner of Washington and Bristol Streets. Impacted parcels consist of seven (7) commercial parcels, one (1) of which is vacant, six (6) residential parcels, two (2) of which are vacant, and two (2) mixed use parcels. The mixed use parcels are comprised of two (2) residential units and four (4) commercial units. The Project will result in the displacement of six (6) residential households and twelve (12) businesses. Table 1 details the parcel characteristics. Table 1 — Parcel Summary and Characteristics Total Occupied I Vacant Parcel Type Commercial 7 6 1 Residential 6 4 2 Mixed Use (2 res & 4 com) 2 2 0 1 55D -8