• Widening the I-5 by two lanes in each direction (I-5 Alternative) was extensively analyzed as part of the Foothill-South environmental document.

• TCA and the federal resource agencies determined that the I-5 widening

• alternative was not "practicable" because there is no identified state or federal funding and that it would result in "severe community disruption" with the displacement of 838 homes and 383 businesses.

• Widening I-5 by one lane plus arterial improvements (referred to as the AIP Alternative) was analyzed in the technical reports, but eliminated by the Collaborative and not included in the Draft EIS/SEIR because of high cost and severe displacement of homes and businesses.
  
  • The environmental document analyzes the ability for each alternative to relieve traffic to accommodate 2025 year traffic volumes. Widening I-5 by one lane cannot accommodate projected 2025 traffic levels in South Orange County.

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