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Consolidated Forward Inc. Landfill Page 7 In order to mitigate the substandard operating condition under project and cumulative conditions,the intersection of Austin Road and Mariposa Road will require traffic signals. The County shall install the signals, and the landfill owner shall pay a fair share contribution to the County for their installation. The landfill's share of traffic contributed to the intersection,as identified in the January 2000 Austin Road Landfill Project Final Supplemental EIR shall be used to calculate the Landfill's share of cost. The signals shall be installed when warranted. 4 (B.2) Identified in This EIR: The project applicant shall contribute$3,768.84 toward the signal installation at Austin Road/Arch Road. The applicant shall contribute$4,696.67 to the signal installation at the intersection of Austin Road/French Camp Road. 5 (B.6) Identified in This EIR: The applicant shall contribute a fair share to the required addition of a second southbound-to-eastbound left turn lane to Austin Road that would be required to improve intersection operations to acceptable levels. The improvement includes the addition of a second southbound-to-eastbound left turn lane at the intersection of Mariposa Road/ Austin Road. With the recommended improvement,the intersection would operate at LOS B with a V/C ratio of 0.686 during the PM peak hour. C. NOISE 6 (C.3) Identified in This EIR: (a) Heavy equipment operations shall not be conducted within 1500 feet of any occupied residence after 10 p.m.and before 6 a.m.;or (b) Equipment operations within 1500 feet of any residence after 10 p.m. or before 6 a.m. shall be fully shielded from the direct line of sight to the residence by an earthen berm whose crown elevation exceeds the elevation of the top of the exhaust stack. 7 Forward 1993 (E3) The landowner and tenant at R1 (residence at 9690 Austin Road) shall be provided with the option of requesting a sound wall to reduce noise exposure both in the front yard and within the home. Table III.E.B in the Draft EIR shows the noise reduction provided by a variety of different sound wall designs. The footnotes to Table III.E.B describes the alternative designs in detail). Note that any of these designs will be more than sufficient to reduce project noise impacts below a level of significance. 8 Forward 1993 (E2) The contractor shall be required to employ the quietest among alternative equipment or to muffl%ontrol noise from available equipment. 9 Forward 1993 (E2)