Permit No. 19646: UPRR Milepost 235.13 Bridge Replacement
Summary
SCH Number
2022060570
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 19646: UPRR Milepost 235.13 Bridge Replacement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/24/2022
Document Description
To replace the existing six span, 85-foot-long timber-stringer-trestle (TST) single track bridge that crosses a segment of the Cross Creek Designated Floodway with a three span, 108-foot-long precast concrete box (PCB) girder bridge on driven H-pile bents with concrete bent caps. Riprap will be placed at the abutments for erosion control.
Contact Information
Name
Angela Nguyen-Tan
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The project is located where the existing UPRR Fresno Subdivision rail line crosses Cross Creek at Milepost (MP) 235.13, approximately 10 miles northwest of the community of Visalia, within Section 35, Township 17 South, Range 23 East, MDB&M in Tulare County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
§ 15302 Replacement or Reconstruction
Reasons for Exemption
Board staff has determined that the project is statutorily exempt under the provisions of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. The Board’s approval involves issuing an encroachment permit for replacement of an existing railroad bridge that is related to the institution or increase of passenger or commuter service of rail lines already in use, which is exempt under the statutory exemption of the Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(10) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15275(a). In addition, the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (CEQA Guidelines § 15302), because the activity consists of replacement and reconstruction of an existing structure in the same location and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the replaced structure. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA Guidelines § 15300.2 apply.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 21080(b)(10), CEQA Guidelines 14CCR 15275
Reasons for Exemption
Board staff has determined that the project is statutorily exempt under the provisions of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. The Board’s approval involves issuing an encroachment permit for replacement of an existing railroad bridge that is related to the institution or increase of passenger or commuter service of rail lines already in use, which is exempt under the statutory exemption of the Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(10) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15275(a). In addition, the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (CEQA Guidelines § 15302), because the activity consists of replacement and reconstruction of an existing structure in the same location and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the replaced structure. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA Guidelines § 15300.2 apply.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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