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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page VIII-77 Forward Inc.Landfill 2018 Expansion Project sign as needed,however these would be to remedy existing speeding conditions, and not project impacts. J-13. The Draft SEIR evaluates use of Newcastle Road as an alternative entrance to the landfill on page IV.13-14. This evaluation is at a level of detail that is sufficient to allow decision-makers to make informed decisions about the environmental impacts of the project. Use of Newcastle Road for landfill access would shorten its pavement life considerably, and would require construction of a crossing of Littlejohns Creek. Additionally, this access would be impractical to access the proposed expansion area, which is at the most distant edge of the landfill from Newcastle Road,requiring trucks to cross the entire landfill to reach the expansion area. The existing project driveway operates, and would continue to operate, at a satisfactory level of service. For these reasons,use of Newcastle Road for access to the landfill does not appear to provide a better alternative. Furthermore,under 2035 cumulative conditions, the intersection of Austin Road/Arch Road would operate at an unacceptable level of service,with or without the project. Use of Newcastle Road as an alternative access to the landfill would not prevent the unacceptable level of service at Austin Road/Arch Road in 2035. Use of �4 Newcastle Road as landfill access would not reduce or avoid the impacts of the proposed project, and additional analysis is not required. J-14. The traffic study did not include the Mariposa Lakes development as part of the short-term cumulative projects because City of Stockton Staff informed the EIR preparers the project is not expected to be built at all, and most definitely would not be built in the next five to six years,which is generally the time window evaluated in the short-term scenario. However,the Mariposa Lakes project was included in the 2035 1 traffic model and its impact was evaluated in the long-term 2035 scenario as part of the study (see discussion of Previously Approved Projects on p.IV.13-18 of the DEIR and discussion of year 2035 Cumulative Intersection Impacts on p. IV.13-20 of the DEIR). It is acknowledged that some sections of the DEIR were unclear regarding the status of the Mariposa Lakes project as a"cumulative"project. In order to clarify this,the EIR text has been modified as follows: The second to last paragraph on page III-15 of the DEIR is modified to read as follows (strike-through indicates deleted text;underlined indicated added text): The Mariposa Lakes project, a 3,810-acre residential project with 10,514 dwelling units, located southeast of Stockton city limits,was approved by the City of Stockton,but the project site has not been annexed to the City. It is considered unlikely that this project would be constructed before the anticipated closure date of the proposed Forward Landfill expansion project. Therefore,this project is not included in the short-term cumulative projects evaluated in this EIR,but is included in the year 2035 buildout scenario. The last paragraph on page IV.13-18 of the DSEIR is modified as follows: