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SANTA MONICA PIER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Environmental Assessment (EA) and Section 4(f) Evaluation Public Scoping Meeting
SANTA MONICA PIER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Environmental Assessment (EA) and Section 4(f) Evaluation
Public Scoping Meeting
AGENDA
Project Overview and Alternatives
CEQA Overview
EIR Process
Resource Areas to be Studied
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
Replace Structurally Deficient and Functional
Obsolete Vehicular Bridge
Design Bridge for Vehicular/Seismic Loading
Improve Public Safety
PROJECT SITE
CAROUSSEL PARK
ALTERNATIVES
Alternative 1: One Bridge One 58’ Wide Bridge With All Travel Modes (vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians) Temporary vehicular bridge at Moss Avenue during construction for vehicular access Temporary pedestrian bridge connecting Ocean Avenue to the Pier at the north or south
side of the existing bridge.
Alternative 2: One Bridge One 58’ Wide Bridge With All Travel Modes (vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians) Temporary vehicular ramp at 1550 Parking Lot during construction for vehicular access Temporary pedestrian bridge connecting Ocean Avenue to the Pier at the north or south
side of the existing bridge.
Alternative 3: Two Bridges One – 34’ Wide Bridge for mainly Pedestrian and Bicycle, with emergency vehicle/ limited
access at the existing location, including a path in compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
One New Permanent Bridge at Moss Avenue for main vehicle access to the Pier and Parking Temporary pedestrian bridge connecting Ocean Avenue to the Pier at the north or south
side of the existing bridge.
ALTERNATIVE 1
Moss Ave Temp Bridge
ALTERNATIVE 2
ALTERNATIVE 3
NOP Filing Date: December 11, 2014 CEQA LEAD AGENCY: City of SANTA MONICA NEPA LEAD AGENCY: CALTRANS
PURPOSE OF NOTICE OF PREPARATION • Announce that an EIR/EA has been initiated • Describe the proposed project • Provide information on known or likely environmental effects of the project • Start Scoping Process
PURPOSE OF SCOPING PERIOD • Obtain agency and public input on scope and content of the EIR/EA • Identify range of actions, alternatives, mitigation measures, and significant
effects to be analyzed in the EIR/EA
• Identify potential issues early in the environmental review process
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS
CITY & CALTRANS REVIEWS
CITY & CALTRANS REVIEWS
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)/ ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) & SECTION 4(f) PROCESS
PREPARE& CIRCULATE
PREPARE & CIRCULATE
• Aesthetics / Visual • Air Quality • Construction Impacts • Cultural Resources • Economic and Social Impacts • Geology / Soils • Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Neighborhood Effects • Community Impacts • Hydrology / Water Quality • Land Use / Planning • Hazards and Hazardous Materials • Noise
• Public Services • Recreation • Paleontology • Transportation, Traffic and Circulation • Utilities / Service Systems • Mandatory Findings of Significance • Section 4(f) Evaluation • Energy • Biological Environment • Cumulative Impacts • Growth
ONLINE INFORMATION
www.smgov.net/smpierbridge www.smconstructs.org/smpierbridge
www.Facebook.com/SMConstructs
Twitter: www.twitter.com/SMConstructs
Deadline for comments in writing, by 5:30 p.m. on February 2, 2015
Selim Eren, P.E., Civil Engineer City of Santa Monica
Civil Engineering Division 1437 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
e-mail: [email protected]
