Permit No. 19671- Union Pacific Railroad Bridge Bear Creek Bridge Replacement
Summary
SCH Number
2025010850
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 19671- Union Pacific Railroad Bridge Bear Creek Bridge Replacement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/27/2025
Document Description
To remove the existing 14-span, 200-foot-long timber-stringer-trestle, single track railroad bridge spanning Bear Creek and replace with a 5-span, 222-foot-long prestressed concrete box bridge on driven steel piles with riprap at the abutments. Two temporary work bridges will be utilized for construction.
Contact Information
Name
Angela Nguyen-Tan
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Steve Cheney
Agency Name
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Job Title
Sr. Manager of Structures Design at Union Pacific
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Merced
Counties
Merced
Regions
Southern California
Waterways
Bear Creek
Other Location Info
The project is located at Milepost (MP) 149.41 on the existing Fresno Subdivision, where it spans Bear Creek, approximately 400 feet downstream from the West 16th bridge in the City of Merced, Merced County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15302
Reasons for Exemption
The project is also exempt from CEQA under the Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, 15302), because the activity consists of replacement and reconstruction of an existing structure in the same site and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the replaced structure.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15275(a)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is statutorily exempt under the provisions of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. The Board’s approval involves issuing an encroachment permit for replacement of an existing railroad bridge that is related to the institution or increase of passenger or commuter service of rail lines already in use, which is exempt under the statutory exemption of the CEQA Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(10) and CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15275(a).
County Clerk
Merced
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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