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project site. However, the No-Project Alternative would not meet the basic project objectives; the Commission finds that the No-Project Alternative would not meet project objectives, is economically and socially infeasible and is therefore rejected. West Only Haul Route Alternative Description This alternative would require all nighttime track traffic to enter and exit the facility via westbound E. River Road. Trucks would be required to utilize McHenry Avenue in order to reach E. River Road. This haul route reduces the significance of noise related impacts to sensitive residential receptors located east of the project site entrance along E. River Road. However,residences west of the project site entrance along E.River Road would still experience noise related impacts during nighttime operations. Distinctive Environmental Characteristics The following summarizes potential impacts of the west only haul route alternative and compares them to the impacts of the Proposed Project: Visual and Lighting The west only haul route alternative would result in the same impacts (less than significant)to visual resources asthe Proposed Project. Traffic and Circulation Under this alternative all nighttime truck traffic would be required to enter and exit the Munn& Perkins facility via westbound E. River Road. As the traffic analysis in the EIR assumes that all project traffic could potentially use either the east or west haul route,the potential traffic impacts of the West Only Haul Route would be the same as the Proposed Project for E. River Road and McHenry Avenue. However,in order to serve projects located east of the plant,haul tracks would need to use an easterly connector such as Highway 219/Claribel Road. This increase would not necessarily be significant, given the lower traffic levels experienced at night in the area. Air Quality and Climate Change Impacts to air quality may occur under this alternative due to potentially increased haul distances to serve easterly projects (see traffic discussion above). Delivering material to the east would require increased haul distances,resulting in increased criteria pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. These increases are not necessarily significant,but would represent an increase over the Proposed Project. Noise This alternative would reduce noise related impacts to sensitive residential receptors located east of the project site entrance along E. River Road. However, residences west of the project site entrance along E. River Road would still experience noise related impacts during nighttime 16