Bridge Preventative Maintenance Program
Summary
SCH Number
2025120816
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Bridge Preventative Maintenance Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/18/2025
Document Description
The County of Riverside Transportation Department is proposing to implement maintenance improvements at 19 bridge locations within the County. The proposed project includes 19 bridge locations that are within or adjacent to the cities of Riverside, Corona, San Jacinto, Palm Desert, Beaumont, Perris, and Murrieta and within portions of unincorporated Riverside County including the communities of Thermal, Oasis, and Desert Center. The proposed bridge preventative maintenance work is based on the structural ratings and work recommendation identified in the Caltrans Bridge Inspection Reports (BIRs), and findings and reconciliation of qualified work from various field reviews. The proposed bridge preventative maintenance work, in general, consists of one or a combination of the following activities at each bridge:
• Backfill erosion on abutment embankment slopes and wingwalls.
• Apply a polyester concrete overlay and/or methacrylate seal on the bridge deck to treat concrete cracks.
• Supplement deteriorated timber elements including girders and columns.
• Replace deteriorated timber railings.
• Replace expansion joint seals.
• Epoxy-inject cracks on abutment walls, pier walls, and concrete slopes.
• Repair cracked bridge approaches.
• Repair concrete spalls on bridge elements.
The bridge preventative maintenance work is divided into three categories as follows:
• Category A: Preventative maintenance work that involves some level of ground disturbance. The work in this category includes backfill, excavation, and cast-in-drilled-hole (CIDH) concrete piling by using construction equipment in the channel bed or below the bridge. Four bridges are in this category.
• Category B: Preventative maintenance work that requires no equipment or ground disturbance in the channel or below the bridge. The work will include walking under the bridge and the use of small, portable pumps or equipment that will be placed entirely outside of any areas that are identified as sensitive, such as drainages. No driving or other types of ground-disturbing activities would occur. Six bridges are in this category.
• Category C: Preventative maintenance work that will be done entirely on the bridge deck or paved road approaches. No ground disturbance would occur. Nine bridges are in this category.
No additional right of way or temporary construction easements will be required to implement the proposed maintenance improvements.
Contact Information
Name
Jan Bulinski
Agency Name
County of Riverside TMLA - Transportation Department
Job Title
Environmental Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Various locations throughout Riverside County
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Various locations (see attached project location map)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301(c)
Reasons for Exemption
This project is subject to compliance with the Coachella Valley MSHCP and Western Riverside County MSHCP. Pursuant to the each of the referenced MSHCPs, necessary operation and maintenance along existing roadways are considered a covered activity outside/inside of cell criteria area/conservation areas. This project is considered to be an operation and maintenance activity; therefore, it is a covered activity under the Coachella Valley MSHCP and Western Riverside County MSHCP.
Pursuant to the proposed project’s Environmental Commitments Record, measures will be implemented as part of the project to avoid impacts.
The County of Riverside Transportation Department has found that the above-described project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), based on the following:
Section 15301 (c) – Existing Facilities – The project proposes to implement maintenance-related improvements at 19 bridges at various locations within the county. The project in its entirety is consistent with Section 15301(c) because it does not create additional traffic lanes and involves no expansion of use of the existing roadway and associated facilities.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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