State Route 79 Widening
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2009071028
Lead Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 8
Document Title
State Route 79 Widening
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
GP: RR/Low, Medium, Medium-High, Very High Residential/Commercial Retail
Z: Ag/Comm/Ind/Residential & Rural/Specifc Plan
PLU: Urban/Rural
Circulation Element Arterial/Expressway
Document Description
NOTE: Review Per Lead
The Riverside County Transportation Department, in cooperation with Caltrans, proposes to widen SR 79 between Thompson Road and Domenigoni Parkway (kilometer post R13.5/SR25.6 [PM R8.4/R15.8]), a distance of 12.1 km [7.4 miles]. The proposed Project is located north of the City of Murrieta, in an unincorporated portion of southwestern Riverside County. The northern end of the proposed Project is ~7.1 km (4.4) east of I-215; the southern end is about 4.5 km (2.8 mi) east of I-215. SR 79 is also known locally as Winchester Road.
Contact Information
Name
Russell Williams
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation, District 8
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
SR 79 (Winchester Rd) between Thompson Rd and Domenigoni Parkway
Zip
92545,82
Total Acres
7.8
State Highways
79
Railways
San Jacinto Branch Line
Airports
Pines Private,French Valley
Schools
Several
Waterways
Range Creek Channel,San Diego Aqueduct,Dominigoni Valley Creek,Warm Springs Creek
Township
sev
Range
sev
Section
sev
Base
several
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Winchester
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 Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Development Types
Transportation:Highway/Freeway (road widening)
Local Actions
Other
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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