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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.B-17 Forward Inc. Landfill 2018 Expansion Project operation, and a second scale will open during busy periods or as needed. At a length of 2,340 feet between the entrances to the scales,the drive aisle can accommodate 78 trucks at one time assuming an average 30 feet long per truck. No truck queuing was observed during a May 2018 morning field observation at the site. It should be noted that, based on a traffic turning movement count at the driveway,there are currently 25 trucks entering the site during the morning peak hour. Assuming a worse-case under the project conditions, with 620 truckloads per day, an estimated 66 trucks (130 passenger car equivalents)would enter the site during the morning peak hour. The landfill has the ability ' to accommodate the traffic without creating queuing problem on the site or on Austin Road. In the past,there had been queueing problems associate with the composting facility. The entrance to the composting facility was redesigned and the gates were moved approximately 150 feet west of Austin Road. These gates open at approximately 7:00 a.m.,Monday through Friday. There is currently no queuing on Austin Road at the reconfigured entrance to the ' composting facility. Neither the 2013 project nor the 2018 Expansion Project would change the gate configurations or opening procedures at the entrances, although eventually the composting facility would either be eliminated or removed as that area is filled. This impact would be less than significant and no mitigation would be required. Impact B.5. Potential Project Impacts on Bicycles. (Same As 2013 EIR Impact B.4) The 2018 Transportation Impact Assessment found that the previous analysis of bicycle impacts also would apply to the 2018 Expansion Project. Since no bicycle facilities currently exist in the study area,no impact on bicyclists or bicycle facilities are expected. It is possible that added Forward Landfill truck traffic outside the study area may overlap with bikeways or bicycle usage. However, the added trips would disperse to many roadways outside the study area, and it is not expected that the increase on any individual roadway would create to a significant negative impact. This impact would be less than significant and no mitigation would be required. Impact B.6. Potential Project Impacts on Public Transit. (Same As 2013 EIR Impact B.5) The 2018 Transportation Impact Assessment found that the previous analysis of transit impacts also would apply to the 2018 Expansion Project. There is no transit service in the study area;thus,the project would not create any impacts on existing transit service. The nature of the proposed project is such that it would not create any significant demand for new transit service. This impact would be less than significant and no mitigation would be required. Impact B.7. Cumulative Development Conditions Intersection Impacts (Revises 2013 EIR Impacts B.6 and B.7).