Mead Valley Municipal Advisory CouncilOctober 17, 2012

Cajalco Road Widening and Safety Enhancement Project

(Project Update)Woodcrest Municipal Advisory Council

October 11, 2012

Riverside County Transportation DepartmentJuan C. Perez Scott Staley Mary Zambon

ICF InternationalBrian Calvert

Key Project Team Members

AECOMEdward Ng

IterisViggen Davidian Arellano Associates

Cheryl Donahue

Project OverviewProposed Project: Widen Cajalco Road from two to four lanes between Harvill Avenue and Temescal Canyon Road, and from four to six lanes between the I-215 southbound ramps and Harvill Avenue

Previous Public Meetings• Cajalco Road Public Scoping Meeting #1 (September 26, 2011)

Lake Mathews Elementary School• Cajalco Road Public Scoping Meeting #2 (September 29, 2011)

Tomas Rivera Middle School• RAGLM (October 19, 2011) Fire Station #4 (El Sobrante Rd) • Greater Lake Mathews Rural Trails Association (January 12, 2012)

Kountry Folks Homestyle Restaurant• RAGLM (July 18, 2012)

Fire Station #4 (El Sobrante Rd)• Woodcrest MAC (October 11, 2012)

Woodcrest Library

Public Scoping Meetings• Cajalco Road NEPA Public Scoping Meeting #1 (October 24, 2012)

Lake Mathews Elementary School• Cajalco Road NEPA Public Scoping Meeting #2 (October 25, 2012)

Tomas Rivera Middle School

Alternatives PresentedAlternative 1:• Generally follows existing

alignment• Wildlife crossings

• Bike lanes and horse trails• Drainage improvements

Alternatives PresentedAlternative 2:• Similar to Alternative 1, except

for new section between Hollis Lane and Eagle Canyon Road.

• Follows current General Plan alignment.

Feedback = AlterationsInput received from 72 members of the public and 18 agencies have resulted in the following:• Consideration of a secondary access via Lake Mathews Drive

for existing homes in the Hollis Lane area.• Under Alternative 2, consideration of extending La Sierra

Avenue to meet the new alignment of Cajalco Road.• Refinements to roadway design that include removal of the

previously considered equestrian trail between Harley John Road and Temescal Canyon Road.

Modified Alternatives

Current Trail GP

Proposed Trail GP

Federal EIS Determination• A decision on the type of environmental document necessary

for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been issued by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the lead federal agency for the project. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared.

• Additional public scoping meetings (a requirement of the EIS process) with opportunity to provide input and obtain information about the project will be held in the fall of 2012.

Next Steps

Consider input from meetings/written comments in Draft Env Document

Continue technical, engineering, environmental studies

Present Draft Environmental Document for public review and include responses in Final Environmental Document

Identify preferred alternative, with consideration of public and agency comments

Obtain project approval

Provide project update prior to construction

EIS process includes additional agency review and input into project's purpose and need, and range of alternatives

Anticipated Project Milestones• Project Scoping

• Draft Environmental Document Circulation

• Final Environmental Document

– Fall 2012

– Late 2014

– Mid/Late 2015

County Project Websitehttp://rcprojects.org

Project Contacts

• Cheryl Donahue, Community Outreach, (909) 528-6453

• Scott Staley, Project Manager, (951) 955-2092

• Mary Zambon, Environmental Project Manager, (951) 955-6759

• Frances Segovia, Spanish Interpreter, (951) 955-1646

Thank You• We appreciate the invitation from the Mead Valley

MAC and the opportunity to share the project progress.

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