Chittenden Pass Realignment
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2007071154
Lead Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 5
Document Title
Chittenden Pass Realignment
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
The current land use is agriculture.
Document Description
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to realign State Route 129 in an area known as Chittenden Pass and Pajaro Gap in Santa Cruz County approximately eight miles east of the City of Watsonville. This project would remove a compound curve and replace it with one curve. This curve correction would require the existing retaining wall to be removed and replaced with a soldier pile retaining wall. The purpose of the project is to improve safety for the traveling public on this portion of Route 129. This project is needed because the current total accident rate of 7.87 accidents per million vehicle miles (ACCS/MVM) is nearly six times the statewide average of 1.34 ACCS/MVM for similar facilities.
Contact Information
Name
Karen Bewley
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation, District 5
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Watsonville
Counties
Santa Cruz
Zip
95076
State Highways
129
Waterways
Pajaro River
Other Location Info
8 miles east of Watsonville
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Transportation:Local Road (Safety Project (curve realignment))
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Geology/Soils
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