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MOUNTAIN HOUSE PROPOSED ALTAMONT HEIGHTS TENTATIVE MAP 4. ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST <br /> 4.15 TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC <br /> Less Than <br /> F441 Potential SPIIIEIR Significant <br /> Significant Requires Impact Due - New New <br /> Impact Additional to Mitigation Additional Additional <br /> Less Than Adequately Review:No Measures in Impact Not Mitigation <br /> ! Significant Addressed in Significant Project Addressed in Measures <br /> 4 Issue or No Impact SPIIIEIR Impact Description SPIIIEIR Required <br /> 15. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC. <br /> Would the project: <br /> a) Cause an increase in traffic which is ■ <br /> substantial in relation to the existing 11 Ll <br /> traffic load and capacity of the street <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 /> intersections)? <br /> b) Exceed,either individually or El ■ <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 ■ F1 ❑ ❑ ❑ <br /> El <br /> patterns,including either an increase <br /> in traffic levels or a change in <br /> location that results in substantial <br /> safety risks? <br /> f t d) Substantially increase hazards due to ■ ❑ El El El 11 <br /> a design feature(e.g.,sharp curves <br /> or dangerous intersections)or <br /> ri incompatible uses(e.g.,farm <br /> equipment)? <br /> e) Result in inadequate emergency ■ F1 E El 11 El <br /> access? <br /> FJ #) Result in inadequate parking ■ El F1 El El U <br /> capacity? <br /> g) Conflict with adopted polices,plans, ■ Ll El El El 11or programs supporting alternative <br /> illtransportation(e.g.,bus turnouts, <br /> bicycle racks)? <br /> SETTING <br /> Current Conditions <br /> Interstate 205 I-205 is a six-lane freeway aloe the south side of the Mountain House <br /> � ) Y g <br /> �.. Community. It provides access to the City of Tracy and Interstate 5 to the east, and Interstate <br /> 580 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 I-205/Mountain <br /> ' House Parkway intersection is a separated interchange with an overpass for the parkway. <br /> 1 Construction of the improved I-205/1\4ountain House Parkway interchange is underway. The <br /> interchange improvement includes a six-lane overpass and loop on-ramp from the <br /> Fillsouthbound lanes of Mountain House Parkway to eastbound I-205. The segment of <br /> 4-72 <br /> F <br />