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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.13-3 y Forward Inc. Landfill 2014 Expansion Project Road and to the east. A grade separation at the railroad tracks crossing near Austin Road has recently been completed. Arch Road -- Arch Road is an east-west running Minor Arterial that extends between the Stockton Airport and Austin Road. At the time the 2012 Republic ITS study was prepared, Arch Road west of — Austin Road was a minimum of three lanes. East of Austin Road, Arch Road becomes a driveway to a rail yard. The road serves agricultural and industrial developments. The posted speed limit along the road is 45 mph within the vicinity of the project. At the time this Supplemental EIR was prepared, construction was underway to widen Arch Road to four lanes — west of Austin Road. French Camp Road French Camp Road is an east-west two-lane road that connects I-5 in south Stockton, to SR 120 near the City of Escalon. It is a Minor Rural Arterial west of Austin Road and a Major Rural Collector east of Austin Road. The road serves agricultural, industrial, and residential developments. The posted speed limit along the road is 50 mph west of Airport Way and 55 mph elsewhere. Bicycles Austin Road south of French Camp road is currently a designated bicycle route, but no roads L within the Forward study area are so designated. Figure 4-2 of the San Joaquin County Bikeway Master Plan Update (San Joaquin County, November 2010) does not show any reported accidents involving bicycles on the study area roadways in the period studied (2002-2007). Figure 4-3 of the Plan identifies Austin Road and Arch Road within the study area as "Community Identified Routes", meaning the roads either currently are used by bicyclists or are potential routes that would be used if bicycles were accommodated. However, neither was included in Table 6-3 or Figure 6-8 as Recommended Projects. Figure 6-11 of the Plan shows French Camp Road as a proposed Class 3 Bike Route although it _ is not included in the Tier 1 list for high priority implementation. Also, Republic ITS staff did not observe any bicyclists in the area during their field visits. Public Transit — Transit service in the general vicinity of the Forward Landfill is provided by the San Joaquin County Regional Transit District (RTD). RTD provides service between Stockton and the _ airport, but the nearest route is at the Route 99/Arch Road interchange. No RTD lines extend into the study area. Intersection Operations Level of Service Concept The operating conditions of intersections experienced by motorists are described as "levels of service" (LOS). Level of service is based on several factors, including: • traffic volumes,