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EXHIBIT 2 <br /> Santa Ana Blvd. Grade Separation <br /> currently under construction and four others are scheduled to go to construction by 2014. <br /> This project is part of the next group of projects to advance. <br /> The City nominated this project with the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC)for the <br /> 2014-2015 Grade Separation Priority List and received a ranking of 26. <br /> 3.2 Community Interaction <br /> A Project Development Team (PDT) was identified to foster collaborative communications <br /> among the stakeholders which includes representatives from OCTA, Caltrans, and City. <br /> The representatives have actively participated in the engineering and environmental studies <br /> leading up to the development of this Project Report Equivalent <br /> A public informational meeting was held on December 18, 2013, in the City of Santa Ana. <br /> The preferred alternative and technical studies were presented to approximately 33 <br /> attendees representing the local community. Representatives from OCTA, Caltrans, City of <br /> Santa Ana, AECOM, and ICF International were present to address questions from the <br /> general public. In general, the public expressed support for the project. <br /> 3.3 Existing Facility <br /> Santa Ana Boulevard is listed in the City's General Plan as a 6-Lane Primary Arterial, which <br /> is defined as a roadway with 100 feet of right-of-way width and includes 3 traffic lanes for a <br /> total of 35 feet of traveled way in each direction, a 14-foot median, and 8-foot parkways. <br /> Currently, Santa Ana Boulevard is a six-lane street with left turn pockets located in each <br /> direction at the intersections with Santiago Street and the 1-5 southbound on and off ramps. <br /> The right of way along Santa Ana Boulevard is 104 feet in width. <br /> The railroad right-of-way is owned by OCTA and the tracks are maintained by SCRRA. In <br /> addition, Amtrack commuter trains as well as freight rail service provided by BNSF have <br /> licenses with OCTA for use of the tracks. <br /> The land use surrounding the project site varies and includes industrial uses in the northerly <br /> quadrant; various industrial uses, including parts of the Orange County maintenance yard <br /> and a junkyard in the easterly quadrant; the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center <br /> (SARTC) in the southerly quadrant; and, single-family dwellings in the westerly quadrant. <br /> 4 PURPOSE AND NEED <br /> 4.1 Need <br /> Increased traffic on Santa Ana Boulevard and increased train movements on the LOSSAN <br /> line have resulted in the increase of delays at the existing highway-rail crossing of Santa <br /> Ana Boulevard and the SCRRA double-track. These delays have not only affected the <br /> traveling public, but also have impacted access by emergency vehicles. This is compounded <br /> by the fact that there is currently only one other grade separation located at 1" Street, within <br /> the city limits, increasing the importance to the City's traffic circulation as the project will <br /> provide another unimpeded access across the railroad. <br /> Also, safety at the crossing is a major concern. Since 1977, there have been four separate <br /> accidents at this crossing, averaging about one every eight years. These four accidents are <br /> classified as follows: one involved an Atchison Topeka Santa Fe (ATSF) train striking a <br /> vehicle stopped on the tracks; two others involved a motorist driving around the gates and <br /> being struck by an ATSF train; and one involved an AMTRAK train hitting a pedestrian <br /> walking on the tracks. Please see Section 4.3.1, Accident Analysis-Vehicle/Train, of this <br /> PROJECT REPORT EQUIVALENT 4 <br />