Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Open Road Tolling and I-580 Westbound High Occupancy Vehicle Lane Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024020819
Public Agency
Bay Area Toll Authority
(BATA)
Document Title
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Open Road Tolling and I-580 Westbound High Occupancy Vehicle Lane Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/22/2024
Document Description
The Richmond-San Rafael (RSR) Bridge Open Road Tolling (ORT) and I-580 Westbound High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Project (project) would provide safety and operational improvements on westbound I-580 approaching the RSR Bridge by reinstating a previous westbound I-580 HOV lane through Richmond to encourage carpooling and transit ridership, and replacing the existing toll booths with new ORT gantries for toll collection, in order to address congestion and improve travel time reliability for motorists and transit users along the RSR Bridge Corridor.
Contact Information
Name
Ingrid Supit
Agency Name
Bay Area Toll Authority
Job Title
Principal Engineer (Design and Project Delivery)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Richmond
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
State Highways
Interstate 580
Other Location Info
The project is located along I-580 from PM 0.2 to PM 6.3 (please refer to Figure 1 in the NOE).
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1(c) and Class 2(c) (14 CCR 15300 et seq.)
Reasons for Exemption
The project comprises the following four improvements: (1) conversion of the innermost general purpose (GP) lane on westbound I-580 to an high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) 2+ lane from just west of Regatta Boulevard in Richmond to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza; (2) demolition of the existing toll booths and construction of toll gantries east of the toll plaza; (3) realignment of the Stenmark Drive westbound on-ramp slightly to the east, to join the I-580 mainline as a third GP lane; and (4) construction of a separate toll gantry for the westbound Stenmark Drive on-ramp.
14 CCR 15301(c) exempts existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this includes road grading for the purpose of public safety, and other alterations such as the addition of bicycle facilities, including but not limited to bicycle parking, bicycle-share facilities and bicycle lanes, transit improvements such as bus lanes, pedestrian crossings, street trees, and other similar alterations that do not create additional automobile lanes).The project is consistent with the description in the exemption because the project would include conversion of a GP lane to a HOV lane, nor would it create additional automobile lanes and involves no expansion of existing use.
14 CCR 15302(c) exempts the replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity. The project would include replacing the existing toll booths with new toll gantries on westbound I-580 and for Stenmark Drive on-ramp, which will serve the same purpose and capacity as the toll booths. Therefore, the project is consistent with the description in the exemption.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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