Santa Monica Pier Access Improvements

Santa Monica Pier Access Improvements

Propose to widen the Santa Monica Pier Bridge, and the proposed improved access to the Pier from the 1550 Pacific Coast Highway parking lot located on the northern side of the Pier. The EIR will analyze six different alternatives, Alternative 1: Parallel Vehicular Ramp with Dual Bridge Sidewalks, Alternative 2: Parallel Vehicular Ramp and South Bridge Sidewalk, Alternative 3: T-Shaped Ramp on North Side of the Pier, Alternative 4: Ramp through the Pier Deck, Alternative 5: Pier Bridge Widening with North and South Side Sidewalks, Alternative 6: Pedestrian Only Bridge, and a no project alternative. Additionally, Alternative 1-4 will be analyzed both with and without installation of a new traffic signal at the parking lot at 1440 Pacific Coast Highway to the north of the 1550 Pacific Coast Highway parking lot. Federal funding will be involved in the project construction, therefore National Environmental Protection Agency compliance will be necessary.

Santa Monica

Los Angeles

Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT)

California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT)

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Noise, Transportation, Neighborhood Effects, Construction Effects