Acquisition of the Clarksburg Branch of the Sierra Railroad

Acquisition of the Clarksburg Branch of the Sierra Railroad

The Proposed Project consists of two parts: (1) acquisition of the 10 miles of rail corridor of the Clarksburg Branch of the Sierra Railroad, plus an additional mile long trail easement; and (2) development of a 3.25 mile multi-use trail within the City limits. The City proposes to acquire the rail corridor in fee title from the Sierra Northern Rail Company upon approval of the Federal Surface Transportation Board, and bank, or inactivate, the rail line - a process known as rail banking. The proposed acquisition extends from the Deep Water Ship Channel just north of the Jefferson Boulevard/South River Road intersection (City of West Sacramento) southward to Pumphouse Road, the transfer of compatible easements for the Lower Northwest Interceptor Project (LNWIP) and an additional one-mile trail easement south of Pumphouse Road. The proposed multi-use trail utilizes a 3.25-mile segment of the corridor, and begins at the intersection of the rail corridor and South River Road at its northerly extent, and terminates at the intersection of the rail corridor and South River Road where Gregory Road intersects. The proposed multi-use trail will consist of two trail types (paved and unpaved) with the following trail dimensions 1) 12-foot wide paved pedestrian/cycle path; 2) 4 feet of trail shoulders, two feet width on each side of the paved trail, 3) total pedestrian/cycle path width of 16 feet; 4) 8 foot equestrian trail; 5) 5 foot landscaped separation between the two trails; and 6) total combined multi-use trail width of 27 feet.

West Sacramento

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California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency

Recreational

Land Acquisition

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife