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Maryam Molavi <br />Associate Transportation Planner <br />Planning Division <br />LDR Branch <br />1750 E. 41" Street <br />Santa Ana, Ca 92705 <br />1.The Memorandum prepared by Linscott Law & Greeenspan Engineers on August 16, 2023, Page 3, indicates <br />that the intersection of Bear Street at SR-73 NB Ramps (Intersection No. 37) has forecasted to operate at <br />unacceptable LOS E in the PM peak hour, without or with Project traffic and recommended improvements for <br />Bear Street at SR-73 NB Ramps (Intersection No. 37). The recommended improvements include the following: No. <br />37 — Bear Street at SR-73 NB Ramps: Restripe the existing westbound left -turn lane to provide a shared left/right- <br />turn lane. Modify the existing traffic signal as necessary. <br />Please provide fair share calculation for this recommendation and contact information of the agency and <br />compony that is working on this improvement. <br />2. No maximum saturation flow rate (Veh/hr) per single lane for any movement should exceed 1800 (veh/hr). <br />However, ATTACHMENT 1 APPENDIX E FROM REVISED TRAFFIC CIRCULATION ANALYSIS FOR THE RELATED <br />BRISTOL DATED JUNE 2023, shows the following: Intersection 30: Bristol Street at 1-405 NB Ramps, Scenario 1: <br />1 AM Existing shows 1863 (Veh/hr) for the Bristol Street Southbound Right/Through shared lane. Recommended <br />improvements should be addressed in the Memorandum prepared by Linscott Law & Greeenspan Engineers on <br />August 16, 2023. Intersection 31: Bristol Street at 1-405 SB Ramps, the saturation flow rate (veh/h) for the Bristol <br />Street Southbound right lanes movement is not provided. Please provide missing information. <br />From: Meaghan Truman <Mtruman@epdsolutions.com> <br />Sent: Friday, August 18, 2023 3:45 PM <br />To: Molavi, Maryam@DOT <maryam.molavi@dot.ca.gov> <br />Cc: Pezeshkpour, Ali <APezeshkpour@santa-ana.org>; Alisha.Winterswyk@bbklaw.com; Hannah. Park@bbklaw.com; <br />Soto, Ricardo <rsoto@santa-ana.org>; Konnie Dobreva <Konnie@epdsolutions.com> <br />Subject: City of Santa Ana Related Bristol Specific Plan - Caltrans NOP Comment Letter <br />EXTERNAL EMAIL. Links/attachments may not be safe. <br />Good Afternoon Maryam, <br />On behalf of the City of Santa Ana, as the City's environmental consultant for the Related Bristol Project, please see <br />attached responses to Caltrans' comment letter submitted on the Notice of Preparation for the Related Bristol Specific <br />Plan Project. In addition, I've attached the supporting Traffic Analysis for Caltrans Traffic Operations prepared by <br />Linscott, Law, & Greenspan. Hopefully these two memos provide answers to the comments and questions provided by <br />Caltrans in the NOP comment letter as well as the recent letter submitted on the Draft EIR. In addition, the following link <br />contains the HCM/LOS worksheets (referenced as Attachment 1) for your review. <br />Attachment 1.pdf <br />Please let us know if these responses alter any of your Agency's comments on the Draft EIR (as submitted on August 14, <br />2023). We are also happy to set up a meeting with your Agency if you have any additional questions or would like to <br />discuss any of this further. <br />Thanks, <br />Meaghan Truman I Associate Environmental Planner <br />E I P I D 50I..UTIONS, INC. <br />mtrumanl@eadsolutions.com <br />