Nevada 49 Corridor Improvement Project Draft EIR
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020070281
Lead Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 3
(DOT)
Document Title
Nevada 49 Corridor Improvement Project Draft EIR
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Transportation
Document Description
This project improve safety, operations, and mobility on State Route 49 in Nevada County from post mile 10.8 to R13.3 through the addition of northbound and southbound truck climbing lanes outside an urbanized area, 14’-22’ median with barrier, 8’-10’ shoulders, right turn lanes, and two at-grade access-controlled intersections. This project will be built in three phases of construction based on funding availability. This project will improve safety, operations, and mobility of vehicular traffic, pedestrians, and cyclists on State Route (SR) 49 by: 1) Constructing northbound and southbound truck climbing lanes / segments of auxiliary lanes to improve operations, 2) Reducing the severity and frequency of collisions at public road intersections and roadways, 3) Reducing cross-centerline collisions, 4) Improving the roadway to meet current design standards and improve vertical curve sight distance, 5) Providing a 12’ x 12’ animal crossing that would assist in avoiding collisions between vehicles and animals, 6) Implementing identified improvements in the Nevada County Active Transportation Plan, which identifies SR 49 as needing Class III bicycle facilities and providing adequate shoulders for disabled vehicles and California Highway Patrol enforcement activities.
Contact Information
Name
Kristen Stubblefield
Agency Name
Caltrans - District 3
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Grass Valley
Counties
Nevada
Zip
95945
State Highways
SR-49
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Transportation Commission (CATC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW)
Development Types
Transportation:Highway/Freeway (Operational Improvements)
Local Actions
General Plan Element
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Economics/Jobs, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Population/Housing, Transportation
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from state reviewing agencies]
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