DesertXpress (Bright Line) High-Speed Rail System – Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024010176
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 8
(DOT)
Document Title
DesertXpress (Bright Line) High-Speed Rail System – Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/10/2024
Document Description
Caltrans proposes to enter into a Right of Way Use Agreement related to the DesertXpress High-Speed Rail System – Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga Project with DesertXpress Enterprises (a.k.a. Brightline West).
Contact Information
Name
Andrew M Walters
Agency Name
Caltrans
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Apple Valley, Fontana, Hesperia, Rancho Cucamonga, Victorville
Counties
San Bernardino
Regions
Southern California
State Highways
Interstate 15 (I-15)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code section 21080, subdivision (b)(10
Reasons for Exemption
Caltrans’s action is limited to the execution of a Right of Way Use Agreement with XpressWest. This action to enter into a Right of Way Use Agreement concerning a portion of Interstate 15 rights-of-way for the construction, operation, and maintenance of passenger high-speed rail qualifies as a Statutory Exemption under Public Resources Code section 21080, subdivision (b)(10) as a project for the institution or increase of passenger or commuter services on rail or highway rights-of-way already in use, including modernization of existing stations and parking facilities.
County Clerk
San Bernardino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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