Merced to Fresno High-Speed Train Project EIR/EIS
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Summary
SCH Number
2009091125
Lead Agency
California High Speed Rail Authority
Document Title
Merced to Fresno High-Speed Train Project EIR/EIS
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Various
Document Description
NOTE: Amended; Reference SCH# 2009021107
The California High Speed Rail Authority proposes to construct, operate and maintain an electric-powered steel-wheel-on-steel-rail HST between Merced and Fresno, which is a section of the California HST System. The Statewide HST system is about 800 miles long, capable of operating speeds of 220 mph on dedicated, fully grade-separated tracks, with state-of-the-art safety, signaling, and automated train control systems.
Contact Information
Name
Carrie Bowen
Agency Name
California High Speed Rail Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Fresno, Madera, Merced
State Highways
Hwy 59,140,99,152,145,180,41
Railways
Union Pacific, BNSF
Airports
Castle, Merced, Madera
Schools
Various
Waterways
San Joaquin River, various smaller waterways
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Various
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, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California State Lands Commission (SLC), Other - Public Comments, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California State Lands Commission (SLC), Other - Public Comments, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Transportation:Other (High-Speed Train)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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