San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) and Caltrans Coming to Pacifica on Wednesday evening, March 3, 2010

Public Environmental Scoping Meeting on SR1/Calera Parkway Project

On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, The San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) and the City of Pacifica, in partnership with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will hold a Public Environmental Scoping Meeting on the proposed State Route 1/Calera Parkway Project(project). The meeting will be held at 7:30 pm in the Community Center, at 540 Crespi Drive in Pacifica.
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), as owner and operator of State Route 1 and Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) will prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (DEIR/EA) for the project, which is sponsored by the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) and the City of Pacifica.

The purpose of the project is to reduce congestion on the segment of SR1/Calera Parkway within the City of Pacifica, which extends from approximately 2,300 feet north of Reina Del Mar Avenue to approximately 1,500 feet south of Fassler Avenue/Rockaway Beach Avenue. 

"The focus of the meeting will be to determine the "scope" of the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (DEIR/EA) to assess the potential environmental effects of the proposed project. The DEIR/EA process is intended to develop and evaluate the effects of potential modifications to this segment of SR1," said Joe Hurley, Program Director of the SMCTA.

"The project scope may include widening from four lanes to six lanes (three through-lanes in each travel direction) and improvements at the SR1/Reina Del Mar Avenue and SR 1/Fassler Avenue/Rockaway Beach Avenue intersections, including additional lane capacity and signal timing improvements," Hurley said.

It is anticipated that the proposed project may have several environmental impacts including the following: Land Use, Traffic and Circulation, Utilities and Services, Visual/Aesthetics, Cultural Resources, Hydrology, Floodplain, and Water Quality, Geology/Soils/Seismic/Topography, Hazardous Materials, Air Quality, Noise, Biological Resources, Growth-Inducement, Cumulative Impacts, and Global Climate Change.

"We are seeking the views of the community regarding the relevant environmental issues and information to be addressed in the DEIR/EA, prior to its preparation. Both verbal and written comments can be provided at the meeting," said Hurley. Written comments on the scope and content of the DEIR/EA will also be accepted until March 19, 2010. Additional comments may also be sent to Joseph M. Hurley, Program Director, SMCTA, P.O. Box 3006, San Carlos, CA 94070-1306, San Carlos, CA 94070-1306. Fax :650-508-7938. Email: smcta_feedback@smcta.com.

For more information, please contact the San Mateo County Transportation Authority at 650-508-6283.

Barbara Arietta
Vice Chair
San Mateo County Transportation Authority