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Grand Avenue Environmental Project Environmental Report Section 5.0 <br />SECTION 5.0 <br />IRRETRIEVABLE AND IRREVERSIBLE COMMITMENT OF RESOURCES <br />Construction of the proposed. Grand Avenue widening project will require the commitment of a <br />moderate amount of building materials such as sand, aggregate, concrete and asphalt. There would <br />be an irretrievable commitment of energy resources such as gasoline and diesel fuel for the <br />operation of construction equipment. Because these types of resources are available in sufficient <br />quantities in this region, these impacts are not considered significant under Alternatives 1 and 2. <br />The widening of the project segment of Grand Avenue will require the acquisition of additional <br />right-of-way and, therefore, would result in the long term commitment of that land to urban <br />infrastructure uses. This land would not be available for residential, commercial, industrial or other <br />land uses. However, as this part of Santa Ana is already largely developed in urban uses and the <br />proposed road is a compatible land use, this is not considered a significant adverse impact under <br />Alternatives 1 and 2. <br />In the long term, vehicles operating on Grand Avenue will predominantly use fossil fuels. However, <br />as described earlier in Section 3.5 (Transportation and Circulation), the forecast traffic volumes on <br />this segment of Grand Avenue will occur with or without this proposed widening. With the <br />proposed widening under Alternatives 1 and 2, the flow of traffic will be improved compared to the <br />No Project Alternative, which would beneficially affect energy use and demand. Therefore, the <br />proposed widening will not result in an adverse impact related to energy in the long term under <br />Alternatives 1 and 2. <br />F: TRGJ-ENMGrand eirlNew Text - GrandlSection 5.0-new.doc Page 5-1 <br />