I-15/SR-74 (Central Avenue) Interchange Improvement Project Draft Initial Study with Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration/Environmental Assessment
Summary
SCH Number
2023110279
Lead Agency
City of Lake Elsinore
Document Title
I-15/SR-74 (Central Avenue) Interchange Improvement Project Draft Initial Study with Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration/Environmental Assessment
Document Type
JD - Joint Document
Received
Present Land Use
Business Professional, Floodway, General Commercial, Limited Industrial, Public Institutional, Vacant/Undeveloped
Document Description
The City of Lake Elsinore (City), in cooperation with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), is proposing to improve the Interstate 15 (I-15)/State Route 74 (SR-74) interchange located in the City of Lake Elsinore, California, to reduce traffic congestion, improve operations, and comply with current Caltrans and local agency design standards.
Three alternatives are being evaluated as a part of the I-15/SR-74 Interchange Improvement Project (Project): Alternative 1 (No-Build), Alternative 2 (Northbound [NB] Hook Ramps), and Alternative 3 (NB Hook Ramps with NB Loop Off-Ramp to Westbound [WB] SR-74).
Alternative 2 (NB Hook Ramps) and Alternative 3 (NB Hook Ramps with NB Loop Off-Ramp to WB SR-74) would improve traffic operations and reduce congestion at the I-15/SR-74 interchange and local intersections within the Project limits. Specifically, the Project would accommodate current and Horizon Year (2045) traffic volumes on the I-15 and SR-74 corridors resulting from projected growth in the area. The proposed improvements along I-15 are from Postmile (PM) 21.6 to 23.5 in the City of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County.
Contact Information
Name
Antonia Toledo, MS
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation, District 8
Job Title
Branch Chief, Environmental Studies D
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Remon Habib
Agency Name
City of Lake Elsinore
Job Title
City Engineer
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Lake Elsinore
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Southern California
State Highways
Interstate 15 (I-15)/State Route
Other Location Info
The Project is bounded by Riverside Drive to the north, Conard Avenue to the east, Wasson Canyon Wash to the south, and Collier Avenue to the west within the City of Lake Elsinore
Other Information
The project limits are located with Caltrans and City of Lake Elsinore right of way.
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 Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Transportation Commission (CATC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Transportation:Highway/Freeway (Interchange Improvements)
Local Actions
Transportation
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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