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<br />414 13th Street, 5th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 510.444.2600 w-trans.com <br />SANTA ROSA • OAKLAND <br />March 6, 2025 <br />Mr. Rob Carnachan <br />WRA, Inc. <br />2169-G East Francisco Blvd <br />San Rafael, CA 94901 <br />Transportation Impact Analysis for the North County Recycling <br />Center and Sanitary Landfill Project <br />Dear Mr. Carnachan; <br />As requested, W-Trans has prepared a transportation impact analysis for the North County Recycling Center and <br />Sanitary Landfill (North County Landfill) project in the County of San Joaquin. The purpose of this letter is to <br />address potential transportation-related operational effects and environmental impacts associated with <br />expanding the permitted capacity of this existing landfill located at 17720 East Harney Lane, approximately nine <br />miles east of SR-99 and the City of Lodi. <br />Project Description <br />The proposed project would increase the permitted usage of the North County Landfill from 1,200 tons and 850 <br />vehicles per day to 4,000 tons and 1,200 vehicles per day. It should be noted that the current traffic to the site is <br />approximately 450 vehicles per day and the project as proposed does not include plans to expand the existing <br />facilities on site. As part of the project, six new full-time employee positions would be added to the current roster <br />of 35 full-time and 13 part-time employee positions. The existing Foothill Landfill would be closed and the North <br />County Landfill would absorb its 51 haul trucks per day, which would result in 109 total haul trucks per day to the <br />North County Landfill. <br />Study Area <br />The study area consists of the project site frontage and access, and the following intersections and roadway <br />segments. <br />Study Intersections <br />1. East Harney Lane/SR-88 <br />2. East Harney Lane/Jack Tone Road <br />3. East Harney Lane/Site Access <br />4. East Harney Lane/Clements Road <br />Study Segments <br />1. East Harney Lane between SR-99 and SR-88 <br />2. East Harney Lane between Jake Tone Road and Site Access Road <br />3. SR-88 between East Harney Lane and Eight Mile Road <br />Operating conditions during the a.m. and p.m. peak periods were evaluated to capture the highest potential <br />impacts for the proposed project as well as the highest volumes on the local transportation network. The morning <br />peak hour occurs between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and reflects conditions during the home to work or school <br />commute, while the p.m. peak hour occurs between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and typically reflects the highest level <br />of congestion during the homeward bound commute. Peak hour counts were obtained for the study intersections <br />and 24-hour counts were obtained for the study segments and site access road on Tuesday, November 19, 2024; <br />both types include heavy vehicle counts while the segment volumes also contain speed data. Copies of the traffic <br />counts are enclosed.