Men-1 Fish Passage
Summary
SCH Number
2025030274
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 1
(DOT)
Document Title
Men-1 Fish Passage
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/7/2025
Document Description
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes a small habitat restoration project to replace two highway culverts with full-span bridges on State Route (SR) 1 in Mendocino County at Post Mile (PM) 4.64 and PM 58.78 to remediate anadromous fish passage barriers. High water velocities in the culverts during moderate and high flows, lack of depth within the culverts during low flows, and the perched culvert outlets contribute to the barrier status of the culverts for juvenile and adult anadromous fish. The two locations were identified as high priority in a 2005 evaluation of fish passage barriers conducted in collaborations by Caltrans, Cal Poly Humboldt, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Marine Fisheries Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Contact Information
Name
Rachelle Estrada
Agency Name
Caltrans District 1
Job Title
Senior Supervising Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Northern California
Zip
Multiple
Total Acres
N/A
Jobs
1
State Highways
State Route 1
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 33, 15333 Small Habitat Restoration Projects
Reasons for Exemption
This project qualifies as a small habitat restoration project and is exempt under class 33, 15333.