Permit No. 19690 Milepost 310.35 Bridge Replacement Project, Fresno Subdivision
Summary
SCH Number
2022120489
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 19690 Milepost 310.35 Bridge Replacement Project, Fresno Subdivision
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/19/2022
Document Description
To authorize an existing multi-segment, 25-span, 735-foot-long, single-track railroad bridge spanning the Kern River Designated Floodway. To retrofit existing bents B10 and B11 within Segment B of the bridge, which consists of a 16 span, 480-foot-long deck plate girder-ballast deck structure located along the left (east) overflow bank of the river. The retrofit to be done by drilling eight (8) 10-inch diameter holes around the existing pier footing, with a driven 9-5/8-in diameter steel casing at the top 6-feet and filling the shafts with grout. The micropiles will be embedded in a reinforced concrete ground collar surrounding the existing pier footing. A sacrificial micropile and temporary rockfill causeway will be removed after construction.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Calles
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The project is located where the existing UPRR Fresno Subdivision rail line crosses the Kern River at Milepost 310.35, approximately 2 miles NW of the City of Bakersfield in Kern Co.
Other Information
The Central Valley Flood Protection Board's (Board’s) administrative record related to the encroachment permit is available for public review at the Board's office. Please note, the signed NOE is not attached. If you would like to request a signed copy of the NOE, please contact Board staff at: questions@cvflood.ca.gov.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15302
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 Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(10) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15275(a). In addition, the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (CEQA Guidelines §15302), because the activity consists of replacement and reconstruction of an existing structure in the same location and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the replaced structure. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA Guidelines §15300.2 apply.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
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 Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(10) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15275(a). In addition, the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (CEQA Guidelines §15302), because the activity consists of replacement and reconstruction of an existing structure in the same location and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the replaced structure. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA Guidelines §15300.2 apply.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
21080(b)(10)
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 Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(10) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15275(a). In addition, the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (CEQA Guidelines §15302), because the activity consists of replacement and reconstruction of an existing structure in the same location and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the replaced structure. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA Guidelines §15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Kern