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Comments were received regarding concerns with traffic during the construction period along Martin Luther King Blvd, in the Alton Baker Park/Autzen Stadium area, and North Walnut Path where there will be large construction vehicles entering and exiting for several years. As noted above, the applicant has proposed limiting work hours and project noise as well as sound walls. Conceptually, this is consistent with this policy. Furthermore, these concerns are more appropriately addressed during the local permitting processes where a construction management plan and detailed site plan will be reviewed in detail for minimizing these types of impacts. F. Transportation Element As previously mentioned, comments were received stating that the applicant's responses to Goals 1 and 2 of the Metro Plan, Transportation Element, do not demonstrate that these goals have been met. To summarize, Goals 1 and 2 support a transportation system that supports choices in modes of travel that will reduce reliance on the automobile and that enhances quality of life and economic opportunity by being balanced, accessible, efficient, safe, interconnected, environmentally responsible, etcetera (see Metro Plan pages III-F-l and 2). According to the Metro Plan (page 1-4), a goal is "a broad statement of philosophy that describes the hopes of the people of the community for the future of the community. A goal may never be completely attainable, but is used as a point to strive for." A goal is not something for which an application is measured against. Whereas a policy, which is a "statement adopted as part of the Metro Plan to provide a consistent course of action, moving the community toward attainment of its goal," can be used for determining consistency with the Metro Plan. As such, compliance with the goals, as measured through application of the policies, is determined as follows: F. 10 Protect and manage existing and future transportation infrastructure. Consistent with this policy, the 1-5 Willamette Bridge Project replaces a structurally deficient bridge with two new permanent bridges built to current seismic standards using construction methods meeting environmental requirements for permanent (rather than temporary) structures, and associated improvements, to accommodate anticipated traffic volumes and weight loads. This project reflects an effort to manage and protect 1-5, which is an essential part of the region's and state's existing transportation infrastructure, consistent with this policy. Furthermore, in response to the same policy in TransPlan (TSI System-Wide Policy 1), that this policy calls for the protection and management of existing transportation facilities in a way that sustains their long-term capacity and function. 1-5 is an existing transportation facility whose function is that of an interstate highway providing connections to major cities, regions of the state and other states. As an interstate highway, 1-5 also serves as a major freight route. TransPlan recognizes 1-5 as a single facility that includes a connection over the Willamette River. Failure to replace the decommissioned 1-5 bridge and temporary detour bridge with new permanent bridges capable of sustaining I-5's long-term capacity and functions would be inconsistent \vith TransPlan and this policy. F.14 Address the mobility and safety needs of motorists, transit users, bicyclists, pedestrians and the needs of emergency vehicles when planning and constructing roadway system improvements. Exhibit A - Findings Page 32