Nevada Placer 20 CAPM Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024040843
Lead Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 3
(DOT)
Document Title
Nevada Placer 20 CAPM Project
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
The proposed project would occur on State Route 20, on and immediately adjacent to the pavement (highway land use).
Document Description
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes this Capital Preventative Maintenance (CAPM) project on State Route 20 located in both Nevada and Placer counties at three locations from East of Dow Road to Interstate 80 from Post Mile (PM) 20.00 to PM 46.12 (Figure 1–Project Vicinity Map). The three project locations are as follows:
• Location 1: In Nevada County, near Nevada City and Emigrant Gap from east of Dow Road to the Placer County line (PMs 20.00 to 41.28). Work will be excluded from PMs 25.6 to 25.9, 29.7 to 30.9, 31.7 to 31.9, and 37.0 to 39.8 due to the Omega Curve Project which realigns a portion of SR 20.
• Location 2: In Placer County, from the Nevada County line to east of Lake Spaulding Road (PMs 41.28 to 43.87).
• Location 3: In Nevada County, from east of Lake Spaulding Road to I-80 (PMs 43.87 to 46.12).
The project proposes pavement rehabilitation along the length of the project which includes cold plane and overlay of existing pavement, shoulder backing, pavement digouts, striping and rumble strips (Appendix A–Project Layouts). The project would also rehabilitate existing drainage systems and address flooding issues at the intersection of SR 20 and Scotts Flat Road (PM 23.38). Other work includes replacing non-standard Metal Beam Guardrail (MBGR) with Midwest Guardrail System (MGS) and vegetation control, upgrades to roadside signs, and upgrades to Transportation Management Systems (TMS) elements.
This project would also include fire hardening to facilitate best practices for incorporating roadside fire fuel reduction. Fire hardening would create roadside fuel reduction along state owned structures.
Contact Information
Name
Caitlin Greenwood
Agency Name
Caltrans
Job Title
Associate Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Nevada City
Counties
Nevada, Placer
Regions
Northern California
State Highways
20
Other Location Info
The project occurs on State Route 20 in Nevada County between post miles 20.00-41.28 (excluding post miles 25.6-25.9, 29.7-30.9, 31.7-31.9, and 37.0-39.8 due to a different project), in Placer County between post miles 41.28-43.87, and Nevada County from post miles 43.87-46.12.
Other Information
The general project location is between Nevada City and the interchange with US 80/Yuba Pass.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Transportation Commission (CATC), Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Highway Patrol (CHP)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Highway Patrol (CHP)
Development Types
Transportation:Highway/Freeway (Maintaining and upgrading the highway and associated facilities.)
Local Actions
Review
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Noise, Wetland/Riparian
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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