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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 8.0 Mitigation to avoid this impact is the implementation of a widening alternative consistent with the Circulation Element. 8.6 IMPACTS OF THE NO PROJECT ALTERNATIVE RELATED TO NOISE The No Project Alternative includes no construction on the project segment of Grand Avenue. Therefore, the No Project Alternative will not result in short term noise impacts. No mitigation is required. The No Project Alternative would result in increased noise exposure along the project segment of Grand Avenue in 2020, compared to existing conditions, as shown in Table 8-1 which compares the distances to the Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) contours for existing conditions, the 2020 No Project Conditions and the 2020 with project conditions. The noise exposure under the No Project Alternative would be the same as under the with project conditions in 2020, as shown in Table 8-1. This level of increase would be perceptible to many listeners and would, therefore, be considered a significant adverse impact of the No Project Alternative. 8.7 IMPACTS OF THE NO PROJECT ALTERNATIVE RELATED TO CULTURAL RESOURCES The No Project Alternative will require no construction and will not result in an adverse impacts on cultural resources. No mitigation is required. 8.8 IMPACTS OF THE NO PROJECT ALTERNATIVE RELATED TO OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS As described earlier, the IS Checklist, included in Appendix A of this Environmental Impact Report (EIR), indicated that the proposed Grand Avenue widening was determined to not result in a significant adverse impact or to result in an adverse impact which would be mitigated to below a level of significance for a number of environmental parameters. These parameters were evaluated for the No Project Alternative, to determine if the No Project Alternative could result in significant adverse impacts related to these parameters. Water: The No Project Alternative will not result in adverse impacts related to changes in absorption, drainage patterns or the rate and amount of surface runoff; the exposure of people or property to flooding; the quality and quantity of surface waters; changes to river or stream channels or currents; changes to surface water bodies; changes in the flow or direction of groundwater, the quality and quantity of groundwater, or groundwater recharge; or the use of groundwater supplies for public water uses. No mitigation is required. Air Quali : The No Project Alternative will not result in adverse impacts related to the alteration of air movements, moisture, climate or temperature in the area; and the creation of objectionable odors. No mitigation is required. F: IPROJ-ENMGrand eirWew Text- Gran&Section 8.0-new.doc Page 8-3