California Incline Bridge Replacement Project

California Incline Bridge Replacement Project

The City of Santa Monica, in cooperation with Caltrans and the Federal Highway Administration, is proposing to reconstruct the structurally deficient California incline to meet current seismic standards. The proposed project entails demolition of the existing incline and construction of a new incline at the same location. The new incline would be approximately 750 ft. long and consist of a reinforced concrete slab structure with spans on the order of 44 ft. Overall width of the new incline would be 51 ft. 8 inches, an increase of 5 ft. 8 inches over the existing structure. The three 12-ft.-wide vehicular lanes would be maintained: proposed improvements would be designed to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists. Construction would also require reconstruction of the upper and lower approaches to the incline at Ocean Avenue and SR-1, respectively. The new structure would be supported on pile bents founded below the unstable surface of the bluff. A new railing, similar to the existing concrete balustrade, would also be constructed. No lighting is proposed.

Santa Monica

Los Angeles

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, District 7 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Transportation:Other (Reconstruction of bridge)

Coastal Permit

Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Land Use/Planning