Coachella Valley-San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Service Tier 1/Program Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report

Coachella Valley-San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Service Tier 1/Program Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Rail and Mass Transportation, and Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC), have prepared a Final Tier 1/Program Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Coachella Valley-San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Service Program (Program). A Draft EIS/EIR for the Program was prepared and circulated for public review from May 21, 2021 to July 6, 2021. The Final Tier 1/Program EIS/EIR consists of the Draft EIS/EIR, comments and recommendations received on the Draft EIS/EIR and a list of commenters, the responses to comments, a summary of the public outreach activities conducted throughout the preparation of the Tier 1/Program EIS/EIR, and a CEQA Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. The Final Tier 1/Program EIS/EIR can be found online in PDF format at the following locations: RCTC’s website: www.rctc.org/cvrail and FRA’s website: https://railroads.dot.gov/environment/environmental-reviews/coachella-valley-san-gorgonio-pass-corridor-investment-plan. Printed and/or electronic copies of the Final Tier 1/Program EIS/EIR have also been placed at various libraries.

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