Union Road Bridge Replacement Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2014-073-04 (ITP))
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2012081021
Lead Agency
San Benito County
Document Title
Union Road Bridge Replacement Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2014-073-04 (ITP))
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
2/26/2015
Present Land Use
GP: Rural Residential (east), Agricultural Productive (west); Zoning: Rural Residential (east), Agricultural Productive (west)
Document Description
The proposed Project consists of the realignment of Union Road that will include the following: 2,076 linear feet of road abandonment with removal; new road construction; construction of a new bridge over the San Benito River at Union Road; demolition and removal of the existing Union Road Bridge; and habitat restoration on site. The new roadway construction will also include an extension of San Benito Street and reconstruction of the Cienega Road intersection.
Project activities include, equipment staging; fence building; grubbing and grading of the construction footprint; borrow excavation; falsework installation; temporary culvert or cofferdam installation; bridge construction; fill deposition; installation of rock slope protection; pile driving; road construction; vegetation removal; bridge demolition; removal old bridge debris; removal of existing piles; removal of abandoned road; tree planting; and other activities.
The Project will result in impacts to 18.34 acres of California tiger salamander (CTS; Ambystoma californiense) habitat including temporary impacts to 15.20 acres; the Project will permanently remove 3.14 acres of CTS. The Project is expected to result in incidental take of CTS, which is designated as a threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act. The ITP referenced above as issued by CDFW authorizes incidental take of species listed under CESA that may occur as a result of Project implementation.
Contact Information
Name
Jim Vang
Agency Name
CDFW Region, 4
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Hollister
Counties
San Benito
Cross Streets
Union Road, San Benito Street, Cienega Road
Zip
95023
Total Acres
29
State Highways
Hwy 25
Schools
Ladd Lane ES
Waterways
San Benito River
Township
13S
Range
5E
Section
MDB&M
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CDFW
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(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
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
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