SR 76 Street Light Installation
Summary
SCH Number
2025120554
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 11
(DOT)
Document Title
SR 76 Street Light Installation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/12/2025
Document Description
Caltrans proposes to install highway lighting at the northerly terminus of SR 76 and Pauma Valley Drive at postmile 31.298 by the Pauma Valley Trading Center in San Diego County. Approximately 10 cubic yards of soil will be disturbed (Cast-In-Drilled-Hole [CIDH] for lighting standard) 2.5’ diameter and 7’ deep Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is proposed to install the conduit. All work is within State Right of Way.
Contact Information
Name
Emery McCaffery
Agency Name
Caltrans
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Northerly terminus of SR 76 and Pauma Valley Drive at postmile 31.298 by the Pauma Valley Trading Center in San Diego County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
Project consists of the repair, maintenance, of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Specifically, Caltrans will install highway lighting at the northerly terminus of SR 76 and Pauma Valley Drive at postmile 31.298 by the Pauma Valley Trading Center in San Diego County. Approximately 10 cubic yards of soil will be disturbed (Cast-In-Drilled-Hole [CIDH] for lighting standard) 2.5’ diameter and 7’ deep Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is proposed to install the conduit.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
Project consists of the repair, maintenance, of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Specifically, Caltrans will install highway lighting at the northerly terminus of SR 76 and Pauma Valley Drive at postmile 31.298 by the Pauma Valley Trading Center in San Diego County. Approximately 10 cubic yards of soil will be disturbed (Cast-In-Drilled-Hole [CIDH] for lighting standard) 2.5’ diameter and 7’ deep Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is proposed to install the conduit.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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