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k <br /> 4 <br /> MOUNTAIN HouSE PROPOSED ALTAMONT HEIGHTS TENTATIVE MAP 4. ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST <br /> 4.15 TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC <br /> Less Than <br /> Potential SPIIIOR 'Sign'i6canl <br /> Significant_ Requires lmpactDue view New , <br /> Impact'- "Addihonaf to IV[iliga(ion '`Additional"' 'Additional <br /> 1 ,Less Than ,Adequately 'Review No, •,M_ easures in ImpactNott-_- Mil gatian <br /> Significant Addressed in 5iguiricant Project Addressed 1nT Measures' <br /> SSUe or No Impact SPHILIR Impact' Aescription 'SPIIf IR.'' rRequired <br /> 15. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC.' 4r , <br /> Would the project:, <br /> a) Cause an increase in.traffic which is rg <br /> substantial in relation to the existing • ❑ ❑ <br /> traffic load and capacity of the street T <br /> system(i.e_,result in a substantial <br /> increase in either the number of <br /> vehicle trips,the volume to capacity .. <br /> ratio-on roads,or congestion at., <br /> r Y . <br /> t intersections)?, <br /> b) Exceed,either individually or <br /> cumulatively,a level of service ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ <br /> standard established by the county <br /> congestion management agency for <br /> designated roads or highways?. <br /> c) Result in a change in air traffic ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ <br /> patterns,including either an increase El <br /> in traffic levels or a change in <br /> location that results in substantial <br /> safety risks? : <br /> d) Substantially increase hazards due to ■ ❑ El 11 F1 Ela design feature(e.g.,sharp curves <br /> or dangerous intersections)or <br /> incompatible uses(e.g.,farm <br /> equipment)? <br /> fe) Result in inadequate emergency ■ ❑ F1 ❑ El$ access? <br /> 6# f) Result in inadequate parking <br /> capacity? ❑ 11 ❑ El El <br /> g) Conflict with adopted polices,plans, ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ F1 El <br /> programs supporting alternative <br /> transportation(e.g.,bus turnouts, <br /> bicycle racks)? <br /> SETTING <br /> Current Conditions <br /> Interstate 205 (I-205) is a six-lane freeway along the south side of the'Mountain House <br /> Community. It provides access to the City of Tracy and Interstate 5 to the east, and Interstate <br /> 5$0 and the greater San Francisco Bay Area to the west. Mountain House Parkway is a two- <br /> lane roadway extending north and south along the east side of the Mountain House <br /> Community in which the proposed Altamont Heights project is located. The 1-205/Mountain <br /> House Parkway intersection is a separated interchange with an overpass for the parkway. <br /> Construction of the improved 1-205/Mountain House Parkway interchange is underway. The <br /> interchange improvement includes a six-lane overpass and loop on-ramp from the <br /> southbound lanes of Mountain House Parkway to eastbound 1-205. The segment of <br /> I <br /> 4-72 <br />