James Creek East Safety Project
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020070506
- Lead Agency
- Caltrans, District 1 - Eureka (California Department of Transportation, District 1)
- Document Title
- James Creek East Safety Project
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 7/28/2020
- Project Applicant
- CA Department of Transportation, District 1
- Present Land Use
- Highway
- Document Description
- The proposed project would improve safety on a curve on State Route 20 in Mendocino County. The project is being proposed due to a high collision rate at this location. After a 1998 storm event, it is believed that a large landslide caused a shift in the roadway alignment, which resulted in the existing compound curve. A 3-year traffic safety analysis between January 01, 2014 and December 31, 2016 determined that collision rates between post miles 20.08 and 20.3 were 6.8 times the state average for similar facilities. Work would realign the compound curve into a single curve, widen and pave existing shoulders, install a gabion wall, extend an existing culvert, grind and remove existing concrete, place shoulder backing, apply a hot mix asphalt overlay, install centerline and shoulder rumble strips, and restripe the roadway. Geotechnical drilling during the Design phase would determine the final placement of the gabion wall and culvert extension. All project work would occur in the Caltrans right of way. Air Quality, Biological, Cultural, Hazardous Materials, Noise, Visual, and Water Quality reviews have been completed.
- Contact Information
-
Cari Williams
Caltrans District 1
1656 Union Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone : (707) 445-6431
cari.williams@dot.ca.gov
Location
- Coordinates
- 39°20'53.6"N 123°30'45.5"W
- Counties
- Mendocino
- Regions
- Northern California
- Cross Streets
- SR 20, between Rd 900 and Rd 100
- State Highways
- State Route 20 PM 20.0-20.3
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- 1(c)
- Reasons for Exemption
- Class 1(c): Existing Facilities. The project would not have significant impacts to the environment or cultural or historical properties. Work would take place entirely within existing Caltrans right-of-way to improve safety on the curve.
Attachments
- Notice of Exemption
- 0J120_CE-CE_signed PDF 350 K 0J120_NOE PDF 165 K
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