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4.Minor Revisions to the Draft Environmental Impact Report e. and the inteFseetien: Expected toe «t: ..table levels of se..,lee with the �ro pfop sed pfej et with eithet:alternative haul 1,011ttis ATe:A.er of the. Fopesed haul route... etild place.....,jeet tFa ffl. on Me&aeli en De,.d I«the future without the.move. the nefthr ound a«d seuthbetmill a aches t,,the inte_.eetien a expeeted to e e LOS c The analyses indicate that the intersection of SR 132 and McCracken Road is currently operating at a level of service F. The poor levels of service are primarily the result of the difficulty that would be experienced by drivers attempting to tum left or proceed across both travel directions of SR 132. The proposed proiect will only result in additional through movements on SR 132. Therefore,the proiect-specific significant impacts are not identified. Interstate 5/SR 132 Interchange Freeway weaving and ramp analyses indicate that the interchange is expected to operate at acceptable level of service through the year 2025 with the implementation of the project based on the projected traffic volumes. One exception is that the SR 132 westbound merge from southbound I-5 may operate at a level of service D in the future with or without the proposed r project. This is not considered aproject-specific significant impact. ` Intersection of SR 33 and 1-5 Southbound Ramps The analyses indicate that the intersection of SR 33 and the 1-5 southbound ramps is currently operating at acceptable levels of service and is expected to continue to operate at acceptable �. levels of service based on the near-term without-Project conditions. Haul Route 1 is not expected to create opening-day significant impacts.However,Haul Route 3 is expected to result in an opening-day impact that would require mitigation. Ir The intersection is expected to operate at a level of service E in the year 2025 even without the proposed project Haul Route l is not expected to create additional significant impacts in the year 2025 However Haul Route 3 would exacerbate the cumulative year 2025 impacts to a level of service F. billr To mitigate the impacts created by Haul Route 3 on opening day and in the cumulative year 2025 conditions all-way stop control will be required However, all-way stop control should not be installed unless warrants are satisfied after the Project begins operating. Since Haul Route 3 is expected to be an interim alternate route it is unlikely that warrants for all-way stop control will be met on a long-term basis As an alternative to mitigatingpacts at the intersection, the ` proposed project may be conditioned to operate at a maximum annual production of 1.9 million tons while Haul Route 3 is in operation If the Project is limited to 1.9 million tons per year,the near-term with-Project level of service will be C and no significant impacts will occur.To ` mitigate significant impacts in the cumulative conditions,the proposed project may be conditioned to eliminate Haul Route 3 after the pending construction of the Bird Road/SR 132 interchange, at which time only Haul Route 1 would be allowable. r Intersection of SR 33 and Vernalis Road (Connector to SR 132) The analyses indicate that the intersection of SR 33 and Vernalis Road is currently oMrating V6 level of service D which is typically considered unacceptable to Caltrans The intersection is L Cemex Vernalis Quarry Mining and Reclamation Project 4-33 ESA/203015 LFinal Ewironmental Impact Report June 2008