Verdi Avenue Pedestrian Rail Undercrossing Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025040675
Lead Agency
City of Encinitas
Document Title
Verdi Avenue Pedestrian Rail Undercrossing Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Transportation Corridor (TC), Residential 11 (R11), Ecological Reserve/Open Space (ER/OS/PK)/Coastal Overlay Zone
Document Description
The project involves construction of a new pedestrian/bicycle railroad undercrossing with ancillary infrastructure improvements to facilitate safe and legal east/west pedestrian and bicycle access. The project would provide a safe and legal railroad crossing between San Elijo Avenue and South Coast Highway 101 to allow pedestrians and bicyclists to continue their travel unimpeded and reduce the frequency where pedestrians and bicyclists interact with trains at this location. In addition, the proposed pedestrian undercrossing would eliminate the need for at-grade drop-down safety gates which would be required if constructed at-grade. Major project components and design elements include the following: railroad undercrossing, landscaping and planting, hardscape elements, fencing, lighting, new crosswalks, and new grading and drainage.
Contact Information
Name
Franchesca Carr
Agency Name
City of Encinitas Developmental Services Department
Job Title
Planner IV
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Mario Osorio
Agency Name
HDR, Inc.
Job Title
Transit Environmental Planning Section Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Encinitas
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Verdi Avenue, Liszt Avenue, San Elijo Avenue
Zip
92024
Total Acres
4.06
Parcel #
260-330-02
State Highways
US 101
Railways
NCTD
Airports
N/A
Schools
Cardiff Elementary School
Waterways
Pacific Ocean
Township
13S
Range
4W
Section
22
Base
SBBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)
Development Types
Transportation:Other (Pedestrian Undercrossing)
Local Actions
Coastal Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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