I-10 Twin Peaks Traffic Interchange, Environmental Assessment

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Affected Environment and Environmental Impacts October 2005 View from the Low Flow Channel of the Santa Cruz River The preferred alternative would enhance access to views of the riparian area; however, the loss of native vegetation along the low flow channel would be a visual impact from all views. Depending on the vantage point, views of the Tucson Mountains would be enhanced, but some views to the east may be obstructed by the interchange/bridges. In this area, there would be a moderate adverse change to the existing visual resource and a moderate viewer response; therefore, views from the low flow channel of the Santa Cruz River would be moderately impacted. View from the I-10 Westbound and Eastbound Frontage Roads The preferred alternative would improve the appearance of the existing unattractive frontage roads. The proposed roadways would blend with existing land uses. In this area, there would be a minor adverse change to the existing visual resource and low viewer response to the change; therefore, impacts to views from the I-10 frontage roads would be low. View from I-10 The preferred alternative, in particular the bridge over the interstate, would be a low adverse change to the existing visual quality along I-10; however, the project would enhance the existing visual resource. In this area, there would be a high adverse change to the existing visual resource and a moderate viewer response; therefore, impacts to views from the I-10 frontage roads would be low. View from Linda Vista Boulevard/El Camino de Mañana The preferred alternative would obstruct background views to the west. In addition, a rural road would change to an urban roadway appearance. In this area, there would be a moderate adverse change to the existing visual resource and a moderate viewer response; therefore, impacts to views from Linda Vista Boulevard and El Camino de Mañana would be moderate. Mitigation The goals of visual impact mitigation are to provide the user and the viewer of the roadway with a transportation system that is pleasing to the senses, enhances the aesthetic character of the roadway corridor, assimilates the qualities of the community’s visual resources into its design, and makes the roadway more compatible with the community-at-large. To design a facility that meets the aesthetic needs of the community, the project team would coordinate with the community, state and local agencies, and private interest groups. The Town of Marana would apply the following visual mitigation measures. • Structural elements such as walls, bridges, concrete barriers, and abutments would be constructed of materials with color and texture qualities that blend into the existing landscape. Architectural treatments would be applied to the proposed Twin Peaks Road bridge over I-10 and other Interstate 10 Traffic Interchange at Twin Peaks/Linda Vista 4-44 Project No.: NH-010-D (AIW) TRACS No.: 10 PM 236 H5838 01D
Affected Environment and Environmental Impacts October 2005 visible structures to enhance the driver’s perception of Marana and to be in accordance with similar projects on I-10 in the Tucson area. • During construction, the contractor would follow Arizona Department of Transportation’s Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Section 104.09 Prevention of Landscape Defacement; Protection of Streams, Lakes and Reservoirs (2000 Edition) and the Water Quality Standards in Title 18, Chapter 11 of the Arizona Administrative Code as administered by the ADEQ. • Erosion control techniques such as slope rounding would be utilized, as necessary, to minimize impacts to visual quality. • The contractor would reduce visual impacts during construction by screening equipment storage and staging areas and by storing excavated material and debris in areas less visible to the public. • Intersection lighting would be designed to minimize light pollution of night skies and limit glare into neighborhoods. • Methods of reducing headlight impact to residents of Continental Ranch would be considered in final design. Conclusion As a result of the mitigation measures, visual impacts to the project area would be minimized and a visually enhanced traffic interchange would be developed that would blend with the surrounding area. Air Quality The EPA established National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six criteria pollutants (ground level ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter, and lead). Table 4-5 presents the federal and state primary (health based) and secondary (aesthetic/economic based) standards for the pollutants of concern in the study area and the averaging period over which the standard is measured. Existing Conditions The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ) operates air quality monitoring stations at various sites throughout Pima County to monitor the levels of the two major air pollutants of concern in this area: particulates (PM10 and PM2.5), and CO. The closest of these monitoring stations to the study area is 9597 North Coachline Boulevard, approximately 2,000 feet north of Twin Peaks Road. This monitor was established in March of 2001 to determine fine particle concentrations in a residential neighborhood. The most recent reported results from this site is compared to the NAAQS in Table 4-6. Interstate 10 Traffic Interchange at Twin Peaks/Linda Vista 4-45 Project No.: NH-010-D (AIW) TRACS No.: 10 PM 236 H5838 01D
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