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ALTERNATIVES ~S!~D- ~P isolator WOuld be yew de. mental to the local ecosystem, especially in ~e long temp. The fill woUld also impact considerablY more rare and protected plant species than the Modified Project. This option would be operationally unfeasible and unreasonable because of overall operational problems and impaCts to rare species and wetlands. Goa s Exceptions Alternative ~is altemmi~e would include widening Roosevek Boulevard be~een Highway 99 and ks cu~ent teminus~ and extending k muthwest acmssopen space am~ to the proposed WEP teminus. ~e w~den[ng would mquke additional fight-of-way eider m the no~h or south of the ex~sting roadway between H~ghway 99 and ~ cu~ent te~inus at Te~ Street. Addkiona[ design f~tums would include interchanges at Roosevelt Bou!evar~H~ghway 99 and Roosevelt Boulevar~Bekline H~ghway, an extensive modification of the Ter~~ Street intersecfion~ and a new intersection at Roosevel~ BOUlevar~Green Hill Road~ Although geome~kally this almmative m~ be feasible~ it ~s not prudent because k would likely resuk ia substantial ~mpacts to the natural and hum~ env[ronment~ ~nclud[ng: *D[splacement of several ~erc~al businesses at the Roosevelt Boulevar~ghway 99 ~nterchange * D~ ofn~erous residemi~ urfits ~d disruption to neighborhood identity/ cohesion ~jacem m the no~h side of Roosevelt Boulev~d. an~or of n~erous co~emia!~ight indUs~aI b~inesses adjacem to the south side of Roosevelt Boulev~d between High'ay 99 ~d Bekline High~y, depending on the placement of the fight-of- way. ~ D nt of eider addition~ ho~ing ~its and disruption m neighborhood identity/ cohe~on, or use of potemial h~do~ subst~ces sim ne~ ~e Roosevelt Bo~ev~ Beltline Highway interch~ge ~ Removal of valmbie wetl~ds ~d Mldlife habitat in and ~ound the D~ebo Ponds at the Roosevek Boulev~eltline Highway interch~ge ~ Displacement or loss ofnmerous feat~es be~een Beltline Highway and Te~ Street t~ough Mdening ~e roadway m four l~es, including: - Piping the A-3 c~el, resulting in loss of impo~t values asociated with ~e existing Mldtife habita co~idor; or, relocaing ~e ch~el, resulting in additional rights-of- way impacts - Maint~n ~e A*3 ch~el ~d consequently displace up m 25 residential uniB no~& of ~e roadway, plus close ~ee roadways co~ecting Teralee Street ~d Roosevelt Boulev~d ~em'by denying access m ~ estimated 60 residential ~ts (or provide altmative new roadways for thek access, which would ~so displace residential ~i~), resulting in subs~tial adverse impac~ to ~e affected neighborhood's identity/ cohesion - Sever~ residential ~its, ~d subsmtially disrupt neighborhood cohesion, in the vic~ty of~e Roosevek Boulev~&~e~ S~eet intersection due to ~e poor E~IBIT C-2 - FINDINGS 28