2015-016 - The Bristol Street Widening Project

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ADDENDUM Bristol Street Widening Project Warner Ave to Saint Andrew Place (Phase IV) The Phase IV Project is also included in the 2013 TIP adopted by SCAG on September 6, 2012 and approved by FHWA on December 14, 2012. 1.4 Project Description 1.4.1 Bristol Street Widening Phase IV Project Area Phase IV of the Bristol Street Widening Project involves the widening of Bristol Street (between Warner Avenue to Saint Andrew Place) from 4 lanes to 6 lanes with a 150- foot -wide right -of -way cross section including a 14 -foot wide raised landscaped median; three 12- foot -wide through travel lanes in each direction; a 7 -foot wide Class 1I bike lane on each side of the roadway; a 15 -foot wide parkway, and 10 -foot sidewalk with curb ramps for wheelchair access pursuant to American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) requirements on both sides of the roadway. As Bristol Street approaches the intersections between Warner Avenue and Saint Andrew Place, and between Warner Avenue and Glenwood Place, the landscaped center median would taper to accommodate right -tarn pockets and left -turn lanes in each direction. The landscaped center median would then continue north of the Glenwood Place intersection to match the existing raised center median approximately 380 feet south of Edinger Avenue. The addition of the landscaped center median would improve safety by preventing left -tum access to /from Saint Gertrude Place, Saint Anne Place, Camden Place, and Carlton Place to the newly widened Bristol Street. (Note: the intersection of Bristol Street and Saint Andrew Place would be converted to a right -turn only intersection in both directions.) Additionally, cul -de -sacs would be included on the west side of Bristol Street at Saint Anne Place, Camden Place, and Carlton Place to improve safety by preventing access to /from these streets to the newly widened Bristol Street. The location of the Phase IV Project is shown in Figure 1 and in Figure 2. Street signs and utilities including electric power lines, telephone poles, and street lighting would be relocated to new locations within the project area along Bristol Street. Street furniture, including the benches and bus shelters, will be provided at bus stop locations. During the one -year construction (approximately mid -2016 to mid- 2017), one lane in each direction would remain open and existing driveway accesses along Bristol Street would be retained at all rimes. Maximum excavation depth would be three feet for roadway excavation and 10 feet for utility /drainage excavation. Construction equipment would be those consistent with other similar roadway widening projects and likely would include excavators, loaders, backhoes, dump trucks, graders, pavers and rollers, and other construction trucks. 1.4.2 Property Acquisition To accommodate the street widening proposed by the Bristol Street Widening project, a combination of full and partial acquisition of right of way is required from a total of 43 residential and commercial parcels fronting Bristol Street from Warner Avenue to Saint Andrew Place (refer to Figure 4 [Property Acquisitions] for the locations of affected properties). Table 2 includes a listing of properties affected and the disposition of acquisition requirements. ANA 305 -194 (PER 02) CSA (AUGUST 2014) 133867 YU