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� •/T""!" t � identified in the Redwood City Tra�c Impact Mitigation Fee Study and described in �;!�� Mitigation 7-15. Findings: The mitigation described above is feasible. However, the FEIR ii �dicates that this mitigation alone ,vill not reduce the impact described above to a less- then-significant level. Mitigation 7-1; does identify two additional altemative mitigations that would mitigate the impact to a less-than-significant level: 1) reconstruction of the Whipple Avenue CalTrain railroad crossing to provide a grade-separated crossing; or'2) widening of the eastbound approach to the intersection. However, these altemative mitigations are subject to physical and right-of-way constraints and are dependent on decisions and actions beyond the control of the project applicant and the City and are therefore infeasible. The cumulative impact described above will thus be considered significant and unavoidable. Q. Cumulative (2020) Impact on the Veterans Boulevard/Whioale Avenue Intersection Potential Impact: By 2020, the addition of Project-generated traffic, in combination with traffic generated by all other approved and pending projects in the vicinity, is expected to degrade operations at the Veterans Boulevard/Whipple Avenue Intersection during both the AM and PM peak hours. The intersection would already be expected to operate at an unacceptable level of service during the AM peak hour even absent the addition of Project traffic; the addition of Project traffic and tra�c generated •� by all other approved and pending projects in the vicinity is expected to degrade operations during the PM peak hour to an unacceptable level of service and to increase the average delay at the intersection by more than five seconds during the AM and PM peak hours (Impact 7-16). Mitigation: The Project shall be required to make a fair share contribution toward the addition of a dedicated eastbound right tum lane, as identified in the Redwood City Tra�c Impact Mitigation Fee Study and described in Mitigation 7-16. In the event that the addition of a second westbound left tum lane becomes feasible, the Project shall also be required to make � fair share contribution to this improvement. Findings: The ProjecYs contribution toward the addition of a dedicated eastbound right turn lane is feasible. However, the addition of a dedicated eastbound right turn lane alone will not mitigate the impact identified above to a less-than- significant level. Because the addition of a second westbound left tum lane is uncertain at this time, requiring the widening of Whipple Avenue and the cooperation of CalTrans, the cumulative impact described above is considered significant and unavoidabie. R. Cumulative (2020) Imaact on the Blomauist StreeUMaole Street Intersection Potential Impact: By 2020, assuming the addition of tra�c generated by all other approved and pending projects in the vicinity, Project-generated tra�c is expected to increase the average delay at the Blomquist StreeUMaple Street t2ea�oz�nsz�ez � a ApylResWReso.1470 . 052004