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Final Environmental Impact Statement 14 residences if Piilani Highway is widened and Honuaula is not built; and 16 residences if Piilani Highway is widened and Honuaula is built. o residential structures. By 2022 this number will increase to 13 due to regional increases in s not built. If standards for residential structures. Thus, the direct impact of widening Piÿilani Highway would exceed State DOT noise standards for residential structures compared to projected is not built. Therefore f the widening of Piÿilani Highway and Under all of the above scenarios, by the year 2022 future traffic noise levels along Piilani Highway and along Wailea Ike Drive should not exceed FHWA and DOT noise standards for residential or commercial structures. Future traffic noise levels along the Piilani Highway extension into Honuaula should not exceed FHWA and DOT noise standards for residential or commercial structures, since adequate setback distances from t 19.90A.030(E)(6), MCC. a substantial change in noise levels will not be exceeded for existing residences at Wailea Ekolu Village and Diamond Resort. To mitigate impacts to residences along Piilani Highway subject to noise levels that exceed FHWA and DOT residential noise standards, sound attenuating walls are 11 . Walls fronting two lots mauka of Piÿilani Highway and one lot makai of Piÿilani Highway have a possibility of being considered as reasonable and feasible under the current DOT traffic noise abatement policy. Landscaping should be considered on the roadway side of sound attenuating walls to mitigate potential visual impacts and the potential for graffiti. An Appendix R contains the Piÿilani Highway Widening Project Final EA specifically addressing the impacts (including noise impacts) of the is being prepared and and will be submitted to the State OEQC for public and State agency review. 11 Division, Materials Testing and Research Branch; June 1997. Under this policy if the cost of the sound attenuating wall does not exceed $35,000 per benefited residence, construction of the walls can be considered to be reasonable and feasible. CHAPTER 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT, POTENTIAL IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES 142
Final Environmental Impact Statement The DOT will be the accepting authority for the EA has accepted the final EA and issued a The Environmental Notice on May 8, 2012. While a specific acoustic study was not prepared for the Wailea Ike Drive and Wailea Alanui Drive intersection improvements, long-term impacts are not expected to be significant as the improvements will accommodate anticipated future traffic while providing similar vehicle flow and queuing times at the intersection as compared to exiting conditions. Long-term noise impacts from the off-site water and wastewater infrastructure are not expected to be significant, as after these facilities are created there will be very little to no noise generating activity associated with on-going operations. To mitigate potential noise from golf course maintenance activities and facilities, in compliance with County of Maui Ordinance No. 3554 (Condition 18g), the golf maintenance center is located in an area sufficiently distanced from residential uses and will be designed to further lessen noise to surrounding uses. All golf course maintenance will be conducted in a manner so as not to cause a nuisance to residents. 4.6 AIR QUALITY Air quality refers to the presence or absence of pollutants in the atmosphere. It is the combined result of the natural conditions (i.e., dust from wind erosion) and emissions from a variety of pollution sources (i.e., automobiles, power generating facilities). B.D. Neal & Associates prepared an air quality study to: 1) describe existing air quality in the area; 2) assess the potential short- and long-term direct and indirect air quality impacts that could result from recommend measures to mitigate potential air quality impacts where possible and appropriate. Key findings and recommendations of air quality study are summarized below. Appendix O contains the full study. B.D. Neal & Associates also prepared an air quality study specifically for the widening of Piÿilani Highway from Kilohana Drive to Wailea Iki Drive. Appendix R contains the complete Piÿilani Highway Widening Project Final EA. Appendix E of the Final EA contains the complete air quality study for the widening of Piÿilani Highway. , the area of the widening of Piÿilani Highway, Wailea Ike Drive and Wailea Alanui Drive intersection, and the off-site wells, waterline, storage tank and the wastewater transmission line alignment for possible connection to the Mäkena Resort WWRF (off-site water and wastewater infrastructure) is believed to be relatively good, except for periodic impacts from volcanic emissions (vog) and possibly occasional localized impacts from traffic congestion and local agricultural sources. CHAPTER 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT, POTENTIAL IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES 143
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