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4. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS •" 4.4 TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION LOS C, it would be a significant impact. For study locations where peak-hour level of service operation is already worse than LOS C any additional project trips through the segment/ intersection would require an equitable share contribution towards improvements to the facility in order to achieve a LOS C. In addition,for the purpose of this EIR, the project would be considered to cause a significant impact if project-generated traffic would cause an increase in traffic safety hazards on area roadways, or deterioration of the physical condition of area roadways and bridges. ` INTERSECTIONANALYSES The following scenarios were analyzed for weekday AM peak hour conditions in this analysis, which typically occurs between 7:00 and 9:00 AM. • Existing Conditions • Existing With Seasonal Adjustments • Cumulative Without Project(Existing Conditions plus Approved Projects) • Cumulative With Project—Haul Route Option 1 • Cumulative With Project—Haul Route Option 2 • Future Conditions Without Project(Year 2025) • Future Conditions With Project—Haul Route Option I • Future Conditions With Project—Haul Route Option 2 The PM peak hour, which typically occurs between 4:00 and 6:00 PM, was not analyzed because the project-generated traffic is expected to decrease significantly between approximately 3:00 and ` 4:00 PM,and as described above, 24-hour machine counts conducted for this EIR indicate that truck traffic originating from the existing mining sites in the project area is negligible during the PM peak hour of the adjacent roads relative to the AM peak-hour volumes. Generally-accepted traffic engineering principles and methods were employed to estimate the amount of traffic expected to be generated by the project and to analyze the traffic conditions expected to exist in the future. .. PROJECT IMPACTS Intersection Operations Impact 4.4.1: The project would generate additional vehicle trips,primarily haul truck traffic,on project area roadways. The added traffic would affect traffic operating conditions. This would be a potentially significant impact. Trip Generation The proposed mining operation will produce aggregate products that will be shipped to Stockton, Modesto, Sacramento,and the Bay Area via 25-ton-capacity trucks. The project is expected to generate an annual average of 2.85 million tons of material,with a peak annual production of RMC Pacific vernalis Quany Mining and Redaaration Pro}at 4.4-11 ESA 1203015 Admitdsaauve Draft ERR Mach 2004