State Route 59 Pavement Anchor Project

Summary

SCH Number
2024120342
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT)
Document Title
State Route 59 Pavement Anchor Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/10/2024
Document Description
Caltrans proposes to preserve and extend the pavement service life within the project limit through a Capital Preventative Maintenance project. The project is located on State Route 59 in Merced County, in the City of Merced, south of the State Route 59/W Childs Avenue intersection, at the intersection of State Route 59/State Route 99, and from the intersection of State Route 59/State Route 99 on V Street to just north of South Fork Black Rascal Creek near the State Route 59/Santa Fe Drive intersection. The scope of work includes cold plane of existing pavement; digouts to repair localized areas of severe failure; sealing cracks; repairing, replacing, and upgrading asphalt concrete dikes and curbs; adding shoulder backing; upgrading Americans with Disabilities Act ramps; replacing existing drainage grates with bicycle-proof grates where needed; and signal work at the following three intersections: • State Route 59/15th Street • State Route 59/16th Street • State Route 59/Santa Fe Drive/Olive Avenue Temporary construction easements are anticipated at 100 locations to conform or upgrade curb ramps and driveways with the sidewalk. The scope of work includes structures on or adjacent to the proposed right of way.

Contact Information

Name
Laura Cook
Agency Name
Caltrans
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project

Location

Cities
Merced
Counties
Merced
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
W Childs Ave to MER-99; near Khinda Way to MER-99
Zip
95340
State Highways
CA-59, CA-99, CA-140
Railways
Merced Amtrak
Airports
Merced Regional Airport
Schools
John C. Fremont, Leontine Grace, Margaret Sheehy Elementary
Waterways
Bear Creek, Fahrens Creek
Township
7
Range
13
Section
24, 25
Other Location Info
MER-59 postmile 14.1 to 14.763 and 14.78 to 16.3

Notice of Exemption

Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 15301 (c) PRC 21084; 14 CCR 15300 et seq.
Reasons for Exemption
The project is Categorically Exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act under Class 1(c) PRC 21084; 14 CCR 15300, as the scope of work is to restore an existing facility. The project is not anticipated to affect any environmentally sensitive resources.

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