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ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED relocation is the Bunks Plus business mentioned above. This relocation would be necessary only under the Southern Alternative. Other concerns for potential unforeseen residential relocations revolve around how much widening is done along some of the connector roads to handle the off line traffic circulation necessary to make the design options function. Of special concern is the area along West Crow Road (which runs east- west south ofW. I Ith to the east of Green Hill). There appear to be several wells that are close enough to die road now that they could be impacted depending on final design. If these wells are impacted, theY could cause additional relocations. Estimates of land, improvement, damages, relocation, demolition, labor and legal contingency costs are considered and included in the final estimates to give a better idea of total costs that will be incu~ed. At the current estimated 6% land appreciation rate, close to a million dollars would need to be added to the estimate by this time next year. Additional millions could be added as the Green Hill Technology Park development starts to add buildings that will be impacted by the project. Construction has begun in some areas of the park already. Based on a rough total build out estimate by Russ Royer, Real Property Officer, with the City of Eugene, total buildout of the park by the time of acquisition could add about $30 million to the costs in oday s dollars. t ' The best Southern Alternative is 30% higher than the Modified Project. In a transportation revenue constrained environment, this represents approximately 90 intersection safety improvements or 60 miles of rural pavement preservation. Other Factors: Table 4 reports a comparison of other factors for the four alternatives. Other relevant factors include reasonableness of alternatives to carry out project goals and objectives, plan consistency~ and protection of natural resources. On this basis, the Southern Alternative is not a reasonable alternative for consideratior~. It should be noted that Section 4(0 impacts are comparable for all alternatives. The prior determination of BLM properties being clasMfied as Section 4(0 has been reversed by FHWA on the basis of the property not functioning primarily as a park, recreation area, or wildlife or waterfowl refuge~ An error was made in the previous determination where all BLM properties were categorically classified as Section 4(f). TABLE 4: SUMMARY OF OTHER FACTORS Approved FEIS Northern Project Goa~ High High consistency Plan consistenccy~__j Nigh High to Moderate Natural Resource knpacts (Wetlands, T&E Plants, T&E Animals) H,gh value t 11.27 16.39 wetlands, in Southern Southern IVlodified Low Low Low Low I4-75 I5.33 EXHIBIT C-2 - FINDINGS 19