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Department of Transportation recommending the Board take the following actions related to the US 50/ Latrobe Road/ El Dorado Hills Boulevard Interchange Improvements - Phase 2B, Capital Improvement Program project number 71323/36104001:
1) Receive a presentation and update regarding the project;
2) Adopt Addendum 4 to the Final Environmental Impact Report certified by the Board of Supervisors on July 22, 2003; and
3) Approve the project as revised in the Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report.
(District 1)
FUNDING: Traffic Impact Fees - Zone C Local Roads (31%), Coronavirus Response and Relief Funds (4%), and State Transportation Improvement Program Funds (65%). (Local and State Funds)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On July 22, 2003, the Board adopted the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Assessment (EIR) for the US 50/ Latrobe Road/ El Dorado Hills Boulevard Interchange Improvements - Phase 2B Project (Project), CIP number 71323/36104001. Addendums No. 1, 2, and 3 were adopted between 2005 and 2012. The County is the CEQA lead agency, while California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is the NEPA lead agency. It was determined that there is no substantial evidence that the Project, as mitigated, will have a significant effect on the environment.
Project Background:
A Draft EIR (SCH #98072050) was certified for the Project on May 11, 2000, and the Board adopted the EIR on July 22, 2003. Complete reconstruction of the Project was phased to align improvement needs, construction staging, and available funding.
Three (3) addendums to the EIR have been approved:
· Addendum No. 1, approved by the Board on April 19, 2005, covered changes to Phase 1 which has been constructed.
· Addendum No. 2 created two sub phases, Phase 2A and 2B, and addressed Project elements which were modified and constructed under Phase 2A. The original Phase 2B of the Project, as...
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