Glen Helen Parkway Grade Separation Phase II Project - Bridge Over Cajon Wash (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2023-060-06 (IT
Summary
SCH Number
2024070899
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
Glen Helen Parkway Grade Separation Phase II Project - Bridge Over Cajon Wash (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2023-060-06 (IT
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/24/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has amended California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2023-060-06, pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 2081, subdivisions (b) and (c), and California Code of Regulations, Title 14, section 783.0 et seq. to County of San Bernardino Department of Public Works. This proposed Project involves replacing the Glen Helen Parkway roadway with a cast-in-place pre-stressed concrete box girder superstructure for Phase II of the Glen Helen Railroad grade separation project for the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad lines. The bridge will be widened to accommodate a total maximum width of approximately 94 feet. Twenty cast-in-drilled hole concrete pilings will be constructed to support the bridge structure (approximately sixteen within the wash and four adjacent to the eastern bank of the wash) and driven steel piles will be used to support the western abutment. Rock slope protection will be placed at the bridge abutments for scour protection. The Project will result in impacts to 4.46 acres of San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) habitat including temporary impacts to 4.31 acres; the Project will permanently remove 0.15 acres of San Bernardino kangaroo rat habitat. The project is expected to result in incidental take of San Bernardino kangaroo rat, which are designated as endangered species under the California Endangered Species Act. The ITP referenced above as issued by CDFW authorizes incidental take of species listed under CESA that may occur as a result of Project implementation. This amendment to the ITP includes updates to the Permittee Principal Officer, timing of the funding security for the preservation and management of the Habitat Mitigation Lands, submittal timelines for plans associated with take minimization and clarifications to take minimization measures.
Contact Information
Name
Lisa Cardoso
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Devore
Counties
San Bernardino
Regions
Southern California
Township
2N
Range
5W
Section
33
Other Information
located at the Glen Helen Parkway Bridge over the Cajon Wash, within
unincorporated Devore, San Bernardino County within U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Devore 7.5 quadrangle.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
(Cal. Pub. Res. Code, § 21080.13; CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15282, subd. (g).)
Reasons for Exemption
Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to the statutory exemption for railroad grade separation projects.
County Clerk
San Bernardino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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