Nelson Road Reestablishment

Document Description: The proposed project is the removal of the temporary access road crossing, restoration of the crossing area, and reestablishment of the permanent road adjacent to the previous alignment, Ruins Creek and the toe of the 2011 landslide. The scope of the work for the entire project shall consist of the following: excavation and backfill (2,675 cubic yards), two mechanically stabilized earth backfill (MSE) retaining walls, drainage culvert improvements, asphalt concrete pavement, erosion control, restoration of the creek channel, and removal of approximately 220 feet of the existing temporary bypass road where it crosses Ruins Creek, with associated upland and riparian revegetation.

Contact Information: Matt Johnston
Santa Cruz County
701 Ocean Street, 4th Floor
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone : (831) 454-3201

Approving Agency: County of Santa Cruz
Approving Agency Role: Lead Agency
Approved On: 2/20/2014
Final EIR Available Location: County of Santa Cruz Planning Department 701 Ocean Street, 4th Floor, Santa Cruz CA 95060

(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 Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project: Yes
(4) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: No
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes