Embarcadero West Rail Safety and Access Improvements
Summary
SCH Number
2024041033
Public Agency
City of Oakland
Document Title
Embarcadero West Rail Safety and Access Improvements
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/24/2024
Document Description
Install a pedestrian and bicycle trail connection between Market Street and Webster Street; upgrading eight at-grade railroad crossings to meet current safety and design standards, including new rail road and pedestrian crossing arms and equipment, directional signage, pavement delineation, and intersection lighting; installing fencing along the railroad tracks between intersections; and improvements to the connection between Adeline Street/Middle Harbor Road and Market Street to provide a secondary emergency access route, accommodate overweight vehicles, and provide a redundant crossing over the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks if the Adeline Street bridge is retrofitted, rehabilitated, or removed under a future separate project. The project is proposed to improve safety and sustainable access and mobility through the corridor.
Contact Information
Name
Edmond Siu
Agency Name
City of Oakland Department of Transportation
Job Title
Supervising Civil Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
Embarcadero West between Oak Street and Adeline Street/Middle Harbor Road
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code, Section 21080, Pedestrian and Bicycle, Cost $100M+ (Sec. 21080.25)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is also exempt from environmental review per CEQA Statute Section 21080.25(b)(l) and (2), which apply to pedestrian and bicycle facilities that improve safety, access or mobility, and projects that improved wayfinding, respectively. The project has also met the requirements for Statutorily Exempt projects over $100,000,000 enumerated in CEQA Statute Section 21080.25(d)(l). Therefore, the project may be found to be exempt from environmental review under CEQA.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, Existing Facilities; Section 15302, Replacement or Reconstruction
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from environmental review per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301, which applies to existing facilities, and 15302, which applies to replacement or reconstruction. None of the exceptions to a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15300.2 apply to the project. Therefore, the project may be found to be exempt from environmental review under CEQA.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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