Permit No. 19941 – UPRR Sacramento Subdivision Mile Post 190.84 Bridge Replacement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025120292
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 19941 – UPRR Sacramento Subdivision Mile Post 190.84 Bridge Replacement Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/8/2025
Document Description
To replace the existing Union Pacific Railroad Bridge at Mile Post 190.84 on the Sacramento Subdivision that crosses North Honcut Creek. The existing bridge is a 22-span Timber Stringer Trestle-Ballast Deck (TST-BD) bridge, 315 feet long with a 16-foot-wide deck. The proposed bridge is an 11-span, 30-inch-deep prestressed concrete box (PCB) bridge, 332 feet long with a 17-foot-wide deck. The project includes the excavation of 83 cubic yards of material to extend the bridge length, placement of new rip rap, removal of existing bridge piers and six temporary culverts, a temporary causeway and crane mats. Excavated material will be removed from site and disposed of outside floodplain.
Contact Information
Name
Jordan Robbins
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Steve Cheney
Agency Name
Union Pacific Railroad
Job Title
Director of Design & Environmental
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated
Counties
Butte
Regions
Northern California
Waterways
North Honcut Creek
Other Location Info
The project is located at UPRR Mile Post 190.84 in the Sacramento Subdivision at North Honcut Creek, approximately 0.76 miles south of the intersection of Lower Honcut Road and railway in Butte County (39.310329°, -121.568363°).
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15275(a)
Reasons for Exemption
The Board has determined that the project is statutorily exempt under the provisions of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. The Board’s approval involves issuing an encroachment permit for replacement of an existing railroad bridge that is related to the institution or increase of passenger or commuter service of rail lines already in use, which is exempt under the statutory exemption of the CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15275(a).
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15302
Reasons for Exemption
Also, the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction categorical exemption (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, 15302), because the activity consists of replacement and reconstruction of an existing structure in the same site and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the replaced structure.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304
Reasons for Exemption
And, the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land categorical exemption (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15304), because the activity consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Butte
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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