Altamont Corridor Rail Project
Summary
SCH Number
2009102075
Lead Agency
California High Speed Rail Authority
Document Title
Altamont Corridor Rail Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Multiple
Document Description
NOTE: NOP/NOI
The Authority and SJRRC are proposing to develop a dedicated regional rail corridor through Altamont Pass and the Tri Valley area capable of supporting intercity and commuter rail passenger services. The project would improve the existing Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) service managed by SJRRC by accommodating more trains per day, reducing travel times, and eliminating freight railroad delays by providing separate passenger tracks. The Altamont Corridor will serve as a feeder to the Statewide High Speed Train (HST) System being planned and developed by the Authority. The project will consider connections between the Altamont Corridor and the HST mainline between Stockton and Modesto and HST - compatible infrastructure that would allow trains to run from one rail line to the other in order to accommodate intercity travel between stations along the Altamont Corridor and regional stops on the greater Statewide HST System.
Contact Information
Name
Dan Leavitt
Agency Name
California High Speed Rail Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Alameda, San Joaquin, Santa Clara
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 Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
Development Types
Transportation:Other (Rail)
Local Actions
Other
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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