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The area in which this traffic will operate is different from the broad region contributing traffic to the Northeast industrial complex. It includes Southern Sacramento County, Lodi and peripheral parts of Northern San Joaquin County. The QRS program was used to assign traffic over major roads in the above area to and from the site. Transfer trucks were figured separately as they have only two destinations after they leave the premises: Harney Lane landfill or Kiefer Road disposal area in Southern Sacramento County. Figure T-9 indicates the estimated traffic attributable to the site at full development on streets in the Northeast area. The QRS program assignments were by the most direct route as modified by speed and capacity constraints. Obviously, there will be a limited amount of Transfer Station traffic on other streets in the Northeast area which the QRS program didn't calculate, but the significance of Figure T-9 is that it points out: Turner; Cluff; Highway 99 (North of Lodi), Highway 12 and possibly Pine Street as the roadways where the greatest impacts will occur. Figure T-9 combines future traffic from the project with that from normal growth plus that from a fully developed Northeast industrial area. It also shows street capacities at LOS "C". As in the case of Figure T-7 a= capacities of the local system at LOS "C'° will not be exceeded if the project is built. Intersection capacity is another matter. Figure T-10 displays estimated future turning movements (including those of the project) at several locations around the project area. Also shown are comments about the LOS for specific movements. Traffic impacts as determined by comparing Figure T-10 with Figure T-8 are as follows: 1. The Northbound through movement at Turner and Cluff went from LOS '°C" to '°E". 2. The westbound left movement at Turner and Cluff dropped from LOS "A" to "B". 3. The southbound right tum at Cluff and Highway 12 dropped from LOS "B" to "C". These exhibits indicate that the project, will produce a minor adverse impact on the intersection of Turner & Cluff. Cumulative impacts are brought about mostly by projected growth in the industrial area. These impacts will be felt at the Turner/Cherokee; Turner/Beckman and Cluff/Highway 12 intersections. Mitigations The City could anticipate the need for improvements to intersections in the area (signalization, widening). It could estimate the cost of these improvements and apply those costs to an "area of benefit" under the Government Code or CEQA. Thereafter businesses that expand within the benefited area could be required to pay their pro-rata share of these improvements. 44