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4.11 TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION <br /> This section describes the transportation and circulation impacts associated with implementation of the proposed <br /> project, including construction and operation phases. Manteca and other cities and communities throughout San <br /> Joaquin County are expected to experience substantial growth. Major projects have been entitled for development <br /> throughout the region, and more are proposed. As projects develop,traffic would increase on local and regional <br /> roadways and freeways.As regional development proceeds,transportation system improvements would be <br /> provided through local and regional funding programs,individual project mitigation, and improvements funded <br /> by the City, San Joaquin County, and the California Department of Transportation(Caltrans). <br /> 4.11.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING <br /> REGIONAL AND PROJECT AREA ROADWAYS <br /> The regional circulation system in the project area consists of two north-south freeways(State Route [SR] 99 and <br /> Interstate 5 [1-5]) located approximately 3.75 miles east and 2.25 miles west of the wastewater quality control <br /> facility(WQCF) site,respectively; an east-west freeway(SR 120) located approximately 0.75 mile south of the <br /> WQCF site; and several local surface streets (Exhibit 4.11-1). Several local roadways within the project area serve <br /> the WQCF. West Yosemite Avenue provides direct access to the WQCF. Detailed descriptions of the key <br /> roadways in the vicinity of the project area are provided below. <br /> Interstate 5 <br /> I-5, one of the major freeways in the state of California, is located west of the project site. In San Joaquin County, <br /> I-5 connects Stockton to Tracy and passes through Lathrop and unincorporated areas of San Joaquin County. The <br /> section of I-5 in the vicinity of the WQCF site has three lanes in each direction north of SR 120 and four to five <br /> lanes in each direction between SR 120 and 1-205 (approximately 1.5 miles west of the city). <br /> State Route 120 <br /> SR 120,which borders the WQCF property to the south,is considered a major regional freeway in San Joaquin <br /> County and provides connection from I-5 and I-205 to SR 99. SR 120 is an east-west, four-lane freeway that <br /> provides interchanges at Airport Way,Union Road, and Main Street within the city of Manteca. <br /> State Route 99 <br /> SR 99, located approximately 3.75 miles east of the WQCF site, serves as one of the major north-south routes in <br /> San Joaquin County and provides a connection between Sacramento and Stockton in the north, and the cities of <br /> Manteca,Modesto,Merced,Fresno, and Bakersfield in the south. SR 99 has three lanes in each direction south of <br /> SR 120 and parallels I-5 throughout much of California. <br /> Lathrop Road <br /> Lathrop Road is an east-west surface street that extends through the city of Manteca into the city of Lathrop and <br /> provides regional circulation between 1-5 to the west and SR 99 to the east. Lathrop Road provides a primary east- <br /> west travel corridor across north Manteca. Approximately 2.25 miles north of the WQCF site, Lathrop Road is <br /> generally a two-and three-lane roadway.Near the Union Road intersection,Lathrop Road consists of two <br /> eastbound lanes and a single westbound lane.Near the Airport Way intersection,Lathrop Road consists of <br /> eastbound and westbound single lanes. Left-turn lanes are provided at both signalized intersections. <br /> Manteca WQCF and Collection System Master Plans EIR EDAW <br /> City of Manteca 4-11.1 Transportation and Circulation <br />