Grass Valley Wildfire Evacuation Route Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025120522
Lead Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 3
(DOT)
Document Title
Grass Valley Wildfire Evacuation Route Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
2/20/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes the Grass Valley Wildfire Evacuation Route Project on State Route (SR) 49 between Post Miles 2.10 and 9.80 in Nevada County, California. The project proposes to extend shoulders, provide a continuous two-way left turn lane (TWLTL), realign the roadway, extend/replace drainage systems, extend existing bridges, construct retaining walls, replace/relocate lighting, replace/relocate signage, replace/relocate existing Transportation Management Systems, install new Transportation Management Systems, replace nonstandard guardrails that do not meet current Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) standards, and provide concrete vegetation control under guardrails.
Contact Information
Name
Erin Damm
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation
Job Title
Branch Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Nevada
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
State Route 49 and Wolf/Combie Road
State Highways
State Route 49
Schools
Bear River H.S.
Waterways
South Wolf Creek, Rattlesnake Creek
Other Location Info
State Route 49 from post mile (PM) 2.10 to PM 9.80
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Caltrans
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
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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