California Department of Transportation

07/26/2024 | Press release | Archived content

Interstate 15 Drainage System Rehabilitation

NOTICE OF INTENT

Interstate 15 Drainage System Rehabilitation

Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration

Project Name: Interstate 15 Drainage System Rehabilitation

What Is Being Planned:The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to rehabilitate the drainage system along Interstate 15 (I-15) from 0.4 miles south of Indian Truck Trail Undercrossing Bridge (post mile [PM] 30.0) to 1.1 miles north of Temescal Canyon Road Undercrossing Bridge (PM 33.0) in Riverside County (Project ID: EA 08-1L820; PN 0820000161).

Why This Notice: Caltrans studied the effects that this proposed project may have on the environment. Our studies show that the proposed project would not significantly affect the quality of the environment. The report that explains the effects of the project is called an Initial Study (IS). This notice is to advise you of the preparation of the Initial Study with Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and of its availability for you to read, and to offer you the opportunity to request a public hearing (meeting) and/or provide comments, and to inform you of Caltrans' intent to adopt this Mitigated Negative Declaration.

What Is Available: The IS with Proposed MND and related technical documents are available by emailing [email protected] or by calling (909) 501-5742. The IS with Proposed MND is also available at the State Clearinghouse website under SCH #2024071066 at https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2024071066.

Where You Come In: Do you have any comments about processing the project with an IS with Proposed MND? Do you disagree with the findings of our study as set forth in the IS with Proposed MND? Would you like to make any other comments on the project? We'd like to hear what you think. Please submit your comments and/or request a public hearing (meeting) in writing no later than Monday, August 26, 2024, to:

California Department of Transportation
ATTN: Gita Tokhmafshan, Acting Senior Environmental Planner
464 West 4th Street, MS 827
San Bernardino, CA 92401-1400;
Or via email to: [email protected]

The date we will begin accepting comments is Friday, July 26, 2024. If there are no major comments, Caltrans will proceed with the project's design.

Contact:For more information about this study, please contact Natasha Walton, 909-260-4891, [email protected]. For any other transportation matter, please contact the Caltrans District 8 Office of Public Affairs at (909)383-4631.

For individuals with sensory disabilities, this document can be made available in Braille, in large print, on audiocassette, or on computer disk. To obtain a copy in one of these alternate formats, please call or write to California Department of Transportation , Attn: Natasha Walton, 464 West 4th Street, MS 827, San Bernardino, CA, 92401; 909-260-4891 (Voice), or use the California Relay Service 1 (800) 735-2929 (TTY to Voice), 1 (800) 735-2922 (Voice to TTY), 1 (800) 855-3000 (Spanish TTY to Voice and Voice to TTY), 1-800-854-7784 (Spanish and English Speech-to-Speech) or 711.