Port Chicago to Oakley Second Track Project
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2005042014
Lead Agency
California Department of Transportation, Headquarters
Document Title
Port Chicago to Oakley Second Track Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Railroad tracks are zone independent.
Document Description
The purpose of this project is to improve the reliability and on-time performance of the Department's rail passenger services. These efficiencies will enhance ridership and better serve the public need for mobility through alternative transportation choices. Within the rail corridor, the existing passenger train service flow (efficiency) is proposed to be enhanced by implementing a variety of rail corridor improvements. Efficiency is not directly related to speed of trains, but is more dependent upon the ability of trains to flow without stopping or slowing on the tracks to allow other trains to pass. The range of potential improvements include: (1) installation of a new second mainline track along the 18.2 mile long corridor (double tracking with a new track installed at a distance ranging from 15 to 25 feet on center from the existing track); (2) installation of new sidings (passing track); (3) extention or upgrade of existing sidings; (4) upgrade of track structure and special track work; (5) replacement or installation of existing bridges; (6) replacement or installation of new culverts, some of which are designed to solely equalize water levels adjacent to the track and some of which to serve as drainage structures; and (7) improvements at highway/railroad track intersections.
Contact Information
Name
Mr. Rick Deming
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Antioch, Oakley, Pittsburg
Counties
Contra Costa
Total Acres
~ 50
State Highways
SR 4
Railways
BNSF Railway Company
Waterways
San Joaquin River
Township
2N
Range
1E, 2E
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (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), Delta Protection Commission, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Transportation:Rail (BNSF east-west main line, construct second main track)
Local Actions
Construct second main track
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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