Morro Bay Waterfront Boardwalk and Circulation Improvements

Morro Bay Waterfront Boardwalk and Circulation Improvements

The City of Morro Bay is proposing to construct a waterfront boardwalk and a system of bikeways and pedestrian paths along the Morro Bay waterfront between the Embarcadero Road / Beach Street intersection and Morro Rock. Circulation improvements on portions of Coleman Drive and Embarcadero Road are needed to facilitate vehicular and non-vehicular movement. Enhancement of the Morro Bay waterfront is needed to ensure adequate coastal access within the City of Morro Bay. The proposal project includes construction of a boardwalk along the Morro Bay waterfront, realignment of Coleman Drive and extension of Embarcadero Road, and construction of a Class 1 bicycle path and pedestrian paths along Embarcadero Road and Coleman Drive. Alternative A-1 (Shorter Coleman Drive Realignment) would result in a shorter realignment of Coleman Drive of approximately 180 meters (600 feet) extending from the proposed Embarcadero Road extension, intersecting with the existing Coleman Drive adjacent to the waterfront approximately 46 meters (150 feet) east of the proposed project alignment. The remaining length of Coleman Drive continuing westward would be improved to the 9.75 meter (32-foot) width similar to the proposed project. No other aspects of the proposed Waterfront improvements would be modified. Alternative A-2 (Longer Coleman Drive Realignment) would result in the realignment extension of the roadway from the proposed Embarcadero Road extension directly westward approximately 340 meters (1,100 feet) to where it would intersect with the existing Morro Rock unpaved parking area. The realignment alternative would be approximately 90 meters (300 feet) longer than the proposed project, but it would result in the existing Coleman Drive along the Morro Bay waterfront reserved completely for bicyclists and pedestrians. No other aspects of the proposed project would be modified. Alternative B (the No Action Alternative) is also evaluated in their Environmental Assessment.

Morro Bay

San Luis Obispo

California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency

Recreational (Construction of a waterfront boardwalk and non-vehicular paths), Transportation:Other (Roadway realignment/roadway)

Site Plan, Redevelopment, Coastal Permit

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildlife