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Ae <br /> low <br /> 10. What will be the traffic impacts? <br /> The traffic study in this EIR shows that there will be little traffic impact. Traffic is <br /> most vulnerable to impact during rush-hour; however, most traffic arrives at the <br /> landfill between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, avoiding rush-hour traffic. <br /> The traffic study identified two intersections that need traffic signals as a result of <br /> gradually increasing traffic, with the North County facility one contributor. One <br /> intersection was at Highway 88 and Harney Lane, where a traffic signal was <br /> installed in 2008. The other was the intersection of Jack Tone Road and Harney <br /> Lane. This signal is expected to be needed in 2030. <br /> 11. What happens if the landfill height limit is not raised? <br /> After the present capacity of the North County Landfill is exhausted, solid waste <br /> customers will be diverted to the Foothill Sanitary Landfill, extending travel time, <br /> increasing traffic, and increasing risk of illegal dumping of'refuse along the <br /> roadsides and on private property. <br /> The County could also consider laterally expanding outward the existing footprint of <br /> the North County Landfill. This would require purchasing land from one of the <br /> landfill's neighbors. <br /> Another alternative would be to establish a new landfill at an alternate location in <br /> rural San Joaquin County. Such locations have not been identified at this time; <br /> however, the cost for permitted a new landfill, not including construction, is <br /> between $3 and $8 million. This additional cost would be borne by the landfill <br /> customers, adding to the disposal rates. <br /> Changing the permit conditions are much less costly and have much less <br /> environmental impact than of these choices. <br />