HomeMy WebLinkAboutNB 5 EIR 451 04-18-88DATE: APRIL 12 , 1988
NEW BUSINESS
4-18-88
TO:
FROM:
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WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
EASTERN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT NO. 451 (FILE #629)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Tustin City Council approve the City's concerns/comments* for
the Eastern Transportation Corridor and authorize Staff to forward these
comments to the County of Orange by the response deadline date of April
21, 1988.
(*These suggested responses will be delivered to the City Council on
April 15, 1988.)
~ACKGROUND:
~e County of Orange is acting as the lead agency for the preparation of
the subject Draft Environmental Impact Report No. 451 for the Eastern
Transportation Corridor. The review period for this document ends on
April 21, 1988 at 4:00 P.M. It is intended to submit all of the City's
responses/comments by that deadline date. These responses are not
included with this report but will be delivered under separate cover on
Friday, April 15, 1988.
DISCUSSION:
The City's responses will deal primarily with the various route
alternatives which impact the East Tustin development and will make
reference to the Tustin-Irvine-Orange preferred alternative alignment
which is still under finalization by the three cities.
A copy of the environmental documents are available in the Engineering
Division for the City Council's inspection if they so desire. Attached
to this report are two exhibits as follows:
* Exhibit S-3 provides the segment names and various link numbers
* Exhibit S-2 provides the various network of alternatives.
These two exhibits do not include or delineate the preferred alternative
of T.I.O. cities which provides for the following:
* A dual leg Eastern Corridor facility in which the easterly
side would have an interchange connection at the Riverside
Rte. 91 Freeway, and an interchange connection at the Santa Ana
Rte. 5 Freeway in the vicinity of the Laguna Rte. 133 Freeway.
EASTERN TRA/~SPORTATION CORRIDOR DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT NO. 451
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The westerly leg of the Eastern Corridor would have an interchange
connection in the vicinity of Chapman Avenue and Santiago Canyon
Road in Orange and would extend southerly under the Santa Ana
Freeway and connect to Jamboree Road southerly of the freeway.
This westerly leg of the corridor would lie generally easterly of
Jamboree Road except for a segment in the vicinity of Peter's
Canyon (about 1 mile) which is intended to overlay Jamboree Road.
Bob Ledendecker
~rector of Public Works/City Engineer
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