Cottonwood Road at Outside Canal Bridge Replacement Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025080121
Lead Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Cottonwood Road at Outside Canal Bridge Replacement Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
3/5/2026
Document Description
Merced County (County) in cooperation with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), proposes to replace the Cottonwood Road Bridge structure (Bridge No.39C-0114) over Outside Canal (project), located approximately 0.5 mile east of Orchard Road, near the community of Gustine in Merced County, California. The project would improve public safety by providing a safe, new structure that would satisfy current design standards, and would be capable of carrying current legal and permit vehicular loads over Outside Canal on Cottonwood Road. The purpose of the project is to also: 1) Remove existing structure, which has been determined as Structurally Deficient, and construct a new bridge that would improve public safety; 2) Construct a new structure under a road closure of Cottonwood Road with a detour of approximately six miles; and 3) Provide a new structure that would satisfy current design standards and would be capable of carrying current legal and permit vehicular
loads.
Contact Information
Name
Alvaro Buenrostro
Agency Name
Merced County Department of Public Works
Job Title
Supervising Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Counties
Merced
Regions
Unincorporated
Zip
95322
State Highways
State Route 33
Other Location Info
Cottonwood Road over Outside Canal
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Merced County Department of Public Works
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Merced
Final Environmental Document Available at
Merced County Department of Public Works, 715 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, CA 95341
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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