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Ground Transportation 1 Section 3.7 2 Ground Transportation 3 SECTION SUMMARY 4 This section describes existing ground transportation within the Port and surrounding area, and addresses 5 the potential impacts that could result from implementation of the proposed Project or an alternative. The 6 proposed Project would improve the container-handling efficiency of the existing YTI Terminal, and add 7 additional operational track to the TICTF, thereby increasing the throughput capacity of the terminal from 8 1,692,000 TEUs annually to 1,913,000 TEUs annually by 2026. The increase in capacity of the terminal 9 would increase truck trips and rail activity, thereby potentially increasing congestion on area roadways 10 and at rail crossings. 11 Section 3.7, Ground Transportation, provides the following: 12 . A description of existing levels of traffic in the Port area; 13 . a discussion on the methodology used to determine whether the proposed Project or 14 alternatives would result in an impact on ground transportation; 15 . an impact analysis of both the proposed Project and alternatives; and 16 . a description of any mitigation measures proposed to reduce any potential impacts, as 17 applicable. 18 Key Points of Section 3.7: 19 The proposed Project would make infrastructure improvements to an existing container terminal, and its 20 operations would be consistent with other uses and container terminals in the proposed Project area. The 21 alternatives evaluated included the No Project Alternative, the No Federal Action Alternative, and a 22 Reduced Project Alternative. The analysis determined that construction and operation of the proposed 23 Project or an alternative would not result in significant ground transportation impacts to roadways, rail, or 24 other modes of ground transportation under CEQA or NEPA, and that no mitigation would be required. 25 Berths 212–224 (YTI) Container Terminal May 2014 Improvements Project Draft EIS/EIR 3.7-1 ICF 00070.13 Los Angeles Harbor Department Section 3.7 Ground Transportation 1 3.7.1 Introduction 2 This section provides a summary of the transportation/circulation impact analysis for the 3 proposed Project and alternatives. The transportation analysis includes ten 4 freeway/roadway segments and 17 key intersections that would be used by truck and 5 automobile traffic to gain access to and from the proposed project site. These include the 6 nearest Congestion Management Program (CMP) monitoring stations, assessed in 7 conformance with Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) 8 CMP guidelines (Metro 2010), and additional roadway facilities within the study area. 9 The technical traffic impact data are included in Appendix D. 10 In addition, an analysis of the proposed Project’s and alternatives’ potential rail-related 11 impacts is included. 12 3.7.2 Environmental Setting 13 3.7.2.1 Regional and Local Access 14 The proposed project site is on Terminal Island, within an industrial area south of the 15 Inner Harbor area of the Port of Los Angeles. The site is within the Port of Los Angeles 16 Community Plan area in the City of Los Angeles, which is adjacent to the communities of 17 San Pedro and Wilmington, and approximately 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. 18 The site is on the northern side of New Dock Street, west of Pier S Way. 19 Access to and from the YTI Terminal/proposed project site is provided by a network of 20 freeways and arterial routes, as shown on Figure 3.7-1. The freeway network consists of 21 the Artesia Freeway (SR-91), the Harbor Freeway (I-110), the Long Beach Freeway (I- 22 710), the San Diego Freeway (I-405), and the Terminal Island Freeway (SR-103/SR-47), 23 while the arterial street network that serves the proposed project area includes Alameda 24 Street, Anaheim Street, Henry Ford Avenue, Ocean Boulevard/Seaside Avenue, Pacific 25 Coast Highway (PCH), Sepulveda Boulevard/Willow Street, New Dock Street, Pier S 26 Way, and Navy Way. A description of these roadways is provided below. 27 The Artesia Freeway (SR-91) is an east-west highway that extends from Vermont 28 Avenue in Gardena east to the junction with the Pomona (SR-60 west of SR-91) and 29 Moreno Valley (SR-60 and I-215 east of SR-91) freeways in Riverside. It has eight 30 general-purpose lanes and two high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes north of the 31 harbor. 32 The Harbor Freeway (I-110) is a north-south highway that extends from Gaffey 33 Street in San Pedro to downtown Los Angeles and Pasadena. It has six general- 34 purpose lanes in the vicinity of the harbor and widens to eight lanes to the north. 35 The Long Beach Freeway (I-710) is a north-south highway that extends from the port 36 area in Long Beach to Valley Boulevard in Alhambra. It has six general-purpose 37 lanes in the vicinity of the harbor and widens to eight lanes to the north. 38 The San Diego Freeway (I-405) is a north-south highway that extends from I-5 in 39 Irvine to I-5 in the Mission Hills district of Los Angeles. It has eight general-purpose 40 lanes and two HOV lanes north of the harbor. Berths 212–224 (YTI) Container Terminal May 2014 Improvements Project Draft EIS/EIR 3.7-2 ICF 00070.13 K\Irvine\GIS\Projects\POLA\00070_13\mapdoc\fig03_7_1 Source: Raju Associates, Inc Figure 3.7-1 Project Study Area and Intersections Berths 212-224 (YTI) Container Terminal Improvements Project Los Angeles Harbor Department Section 3.7 Ground Transportation 1 The Terminal Island Freeway (SR-103/SR-47) is a short highway that begins at 2 Ocean Boulevard on Terminal Island, where it overlaps with SR-47. It then crosses 3 the Schuyler Heim Bridge, and travels north to its terminus at Willow Street in 4 Long Beach. It has six general-purpose lanes on the southern segment, narrowing to 5 four lanes north of Anaheim Street. 6 Alameda Street extends north from Harry Bridges Boulevard and serves as a key 7 truck route between the harbor area and downtown Los Angeles. Alameda Street is 8 grade-separated at all major intersections south of SR-91. Alameda Street is striped 9 variously as a four-lane and six-lane roadway in the proposed project area. 10 Ultimately, Alameda Street is planned to be striped for six lanes over most of its 11 length. Alameda Street is classified as a Major Highway Class II in the City of Los 12 Angeles General Plan (City of Los Angeles 1999), and a Major Highway in the City 13 of Carson General Plan. 14 Anaheim Street is an east-west roadway that extends between Western Avenue (SR- 15 213) in the City of Los Angeles and PCH (SR-1) in Long Beach. Anaheim Street is a 16 four-lane roadway west of Henry Ford Avenue, a five-lane roadway (three eastbound 17 lanes) between Henry Ford Avenue and West 9th Street/East I Street, and a six-lane 18 facility from West 9th Street /East I Street to east of I-710. Anaheim Street is 19 classified as a Major Highway Class II north of the proposed Project site in the City 20 of Los Angeles General Plan. 21 Henry Ford Avenue provides a connection from the Terminal Island Freeway (SR- 22 47) to Alameda Street. Henry Ford Avenue is a six-lane roadway from the SR-47 to 23 Anaheim Street and a four-lane roadway from Anaheim Street to Alameda Street. 24 Northbound traffic on Alameda Street must use the northern 205 feet of Henry Ford 25 Avenue to continue north on Alameda Street via the intersection with Denni Street. 26 Henry Ford Avenue is classified as a Major Highway Class II in the City of Los 27 Angeles General Plan. 28 Ocean Boulevard/Seaside Avenue is a four to six-lane roadway that extends east-west 29 near the proposed project site. At the eastern Los Angeles city boundary, Seaside 30 Avenue is renamed Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach. Ocean Boulevard/Seaside 31 Avenue extends from Belmont Shore in Long Beach, over the Gerald Desmond 32 Bridge, to its terminus at the Terminal Island Freeway. Ocean Boulevard/Seaside 33 Avenue is designated as I-710 between I-710 and SR-47. 34 Pacific Coast Highway (SR-1) is a four- to six-lane arterial highway that extends 35 east-west north of the proposed project site. PCH has interchanges with the I-710 36 freeway and the Terminal Island Freeway (SR-47/SR-103), and connects to Alameda 37 Street via East “O” Street. PCH is classified as a Major Highway Class II north of 38 the proposed Project site in the City of Los Angeles General Plan. 39 Sepulveda Boulevard/Willow Street is a four-lane roadway that extends east-west 40 north of the proposed project site. Trucks are prohibited on Sepulveda Boulevard 41 east of the Terminal Island Freeway (SR-103). Sepulveda Boulevard is classified as 42 a Major Highway Class II in the City of Los Angeles General Plan and a Major 43 Highway in the City of Carson General Plan. East of the Terminal Island Freeway 44 (SR-103), Sepulveda Boulevard turns into Willow Street, and is classified as a Major 45 Arterial in the City of Long Beach General Plan. Berths 212–224 (YTI) Container Terminal May 2014 Improvements Project Draft EIS/EIR 3.7-3 ICF 00070.13 Los Angeles Harbor Department Section 3.7 Ground Transportation 1 New Dock Street is an internal Port of Los Angeles roadway that runs in an east-west 2 direction and provides primary access to the proposed project site (YTI Terminal).
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