SR 178 Electrical Pull Boxes and Irrigation Modification
Summary
SCH Number
2025060551
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 6
(DOT)
Document Title
SR 178 Electrical Pull Boxes and Irrigation Modification
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/12/2025
Document Description
This project is a director’s order emergency contract to replace or add electrical wiring and pull boxes for the automated irrigation controls on State Route 178. The scope of work includes checking and manually testing each valve; trenching, removing, and replacing wires; clearing and grubbing; adding pull boxes; and repairing existing landscaping.
The steel sleeve housing the electrical wiring across the highway will be inspected and may need to be replaced. If needed, this would involve boring a 4-inch pipe under the highway for the new wires. Work is proposed within the Caltrans right-of-way.
The purpose of this emergency contract is to repair or replace landscape assets damaged by theft from unhoused individuals at nearby encampments. Currently, water trucks are used to irrigate landscaping because the automated controls for irrigation are damaged. Landscape assets are in imminent threat of loss due to damaged irrigation systems if repairs are not made.
Contact Information
Name
John Thomas
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
Dwight St/La Costa St and Hwy 178
Zip
93306
State Highways
178
Railways
UP, BNSF, SJVR
Schools
College Heights ES, Sierra MS, Compton JHS, Col Howard Nichols
Waterways
Kern River
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1(h); California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The project consists of the repair, maintenance, and minor alteration of existing structures and facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of existing use.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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