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East Stockton Transfer and Recycling Station Modification Traffic Assessment September 19, 2011 Page 4 Truck Patterns for Site Expansion/Evaluate Site Access ' The site expansion is projected to increase the process recycling material from the current 133 tons per day to up to 1,000 tons per day on average; the site is currently approved to process 512 tons per day. Currently, there are approximately 134 daily trip ends at the site. Table 1 provides a breakdown by types of vehicles and raw, "imported" recycling material or separated "exported" materials. With completion of the closure of the Lincoln Street recycling site and expansion of the Weber Street project site to 1,000 tons per day average processing, the site is projected to generate a total of 410 daily trips. This will increase the number of trip ends by about 276 new daily trips. 102 trip ends will be new collection trucks while 174 trip ends will be transfer trucks. TABLE 1 DAILY TRIP ENDSt Import Export ' Collection Transfer/ Misc Collection Transfer/ Misc Total Trucks/ Tractor- Others Trucks/ Tractor- Others Trip Boxes Trailer Boxes Trailer Ends Baseline* 86 4 12 6 26 0 134 Future 168 76 12 26 128 0 410 Net Daily Trip End Increase 276 f Data provided by Kleinfelder/Pacific Waste Consulting Group—9/8/2011 *Baseline Year is 2010/2011 Based upon the existing traffic patterns observed it is expected that no significant change in traffic patterns would occur with the expansion of the Weber Street site. Most collection vehicle traffic uses Filbert Street with some secondary traffic observed along E Street. Of the truck collection traffic along Filbert Street most approach and depart via SR 4. The transfer trucks used to off-haul processed materials and landfill material arrive and depart via SR 4. The traffic patterns into and out of the site will change with the expansion of the site. The easterly driveway will be eliminated and the westerly driveway will be closed to all but service vehicles. A new entrance will be constructed at the far west side of the expanded site, with truck scales set about 250' inside of the new access driveway. Once inside the site the collection ' vehicles will proceed to the east side of the site where it will unload at the location appropriate for the specific material carried. The vehicles are expected to travel in a counterclockwise direction Table 2 presents the projected hourly trip distribution for both import and export truck traffic. This data, developed by Pacific Waste Consulting Group (PWCG), identifies that the peak 1 /\ 1 4