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Project, and the mitigation measures which will be imposed in <br />connection with future approvals necessary for development of <br />the Project site, have mitigated or will mitigate ai~quality <br />impacts of the Project to a level of insignificance. <br /> <br /> G. Noise. <br /> <br /> 1o Facts. <br /> <br /> The DEIR indicates at page 61 that noise levels along <br />Foothill Road would increase due to traffic impacts at the <br />Project, and also states that noise levels along Interstate 80 <br />would adversely affect all but the westernmost portion of the <br />Project site. The DEIR concludes at page 61 that noise levels <br />outside the second story of the homes nearest the freeway would <br />reach a level of 73 decibels, which level does not meet the <br />General Plan Goals and Policies. <br /> <br /> Three mitigation measures relating to noise are <br />incorporated into the Project, as discussed on page 62 of the <br />DEIR. These include the construction of a 16-foot sound wall <br />along the frontage of the Project site with Interstate 680, a <br />40-foot acoustic buffer zone and trail easement, and the <br />location and design of homes to minimize freeway noise. <br /> <br /> In addition, the Final EIR includes on page 6 one <br />additional recommended mitigation measure for the construction <br />of a sound wall along Foothill Road and Bernal Avenue, which <br />sound wall will only be constructed if future noise levels' <br />exceed residential standards and if such a wall can be <br /> <br /> 18 <br /> <br /> <br />