Freight Railroad Relocation and Lower Berryessa Creek Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2007082107
Lead Agency
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Document Title
Freight Railroad Relocation and Lower Berryessa Creek Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Existing freight railroad corridor. Properties adjacent to the existing railroad corridor include Industrial, Commercial, and Residential.
Document Description
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has prepared an Initial Study (IS) with proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Freight Railroad Relocation and Lower Berryessa Creek Project. The project will take place primarily within the existing Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) corridor, extending from north of the UPRR Warm Springs Yard, located north of Mission Boulevard, to south of the UPRR Milpitas Yard, located south of Calaveras Boulevard. Work to be completed includes track relocation, utility relocation, and modifications to roadway, creek, and flood control channel crossings at specific locations. Mitigation measures have been identified to reduce significant impacts.
Contact Information
Name
Tom Fitzwater
Agency Name
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Fremont, Milpitas
Counties
Alameda, Santa Clara
Cross Streets
Mission Blvd, Warren Ave, Kato Road, Dixon Landing Road, Abel St, Calaveras Blvd.
Zip
Multiple
Total Acres
80
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
880, 680, 262
Railways
UPRR
Waterways
Agua Caliente, Berryessa Creek, Toroges Creek, Wrigley Creek, Scott Creek
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, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
Development Types
Transportation:Rail (Freight Railroad Relocation)
Local Actions
Project Approval
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.