California High-Speed Rail: San Jose to Merced Project Section
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Summary
SCH Number
2009022083
Lead Agency
California High Speed Rail Authority
Document Title
California High-Speed Rail: San Jose to Merced Project Section
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
4/29/2022
Document Description
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has previously certified two Program Environmental Impact Reports/Environmental Impact Statements (EIR/EIS) (Tier 1) as the first phase of a tiered environmental review process for the proposed California High-Speed Rail (HSR) System planned to provide a reliable, high-speed, electric-powered rail system that links the major metropolitan areas of the state and delivers predictable and consistent travel times A further objective is to provide an interface with commercial airports, mass transit, and the highway network and to relieve capacity constraints of the existing transportation system as increases in intercity travel demand in California occur, in a manner sensitive to and protective of California's unique natural resources. Based on the Program EIR/EIS documents, the Authority selected preferred corridors and station locations to advance for additional study.
The Authority has prepared an EIR/EIS that further examines the San Jose to Merced Project Section at the project level (Tier 2) within Santa Clara, San Benito, and Merced Counties. This project section includes two stations (in San Jose and in Gilroy) and spans approximately 90 miles, beginning at Scott Boulevard in Santa Clara and ending at Carlucci Road, the western limit of the Central Valley Wye, in Merced County. The San Jose to Merced Project Section Preferred Alternative extends blended electric-powered passenger railroad infrastructure from the southern limit of Caltrain's Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project through Gilroy. South and east of Gilroy, HSR would operate on a dedicated guideway, continuing east through the Pacheco Pass to the Central Valley. The Preferred Alternative will comprise 15.2 miles on viaduct, 30.3 miles at grade, 25.9 miles on embankment, 2.3 miles in trench, and two tunnels totaling 15.0 miles.
Through Resolution #HSRA 22-11, the Authority has approved the San Jose to Merced Project Section Preferred Alternative (Alternative 4 with the Diridon and tunnel design variants, the San Jose Diridon and Downtown Gilroy Stations, the maintenance of way facility south of Gilroy, and a maintenance of way siding west of Turner Island Road in the Central Valley), as shown on the attached map.
Contact Information
Name
Serge Stanich
Agency Name
California High-Speed Rail Authority
Job Title
Director of Environmental Services
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Merced, San Benito, Santa Clara
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Santa Clara, San Benito and Merced Counties
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
California High-Speed Rail Authority
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerks
Merced, San Benito, Santa Clara
Final Environmental Document Available at
www.hsr.ca.gov and at the Authority's office at 770 L Street, Suite 620, MS-1, Sacramento, CA 95814
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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