Highway 6 Dixon Lane Bicycle Enhancement
Summary
SCH Number
2025121215
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 9
(DOT)
Document Title
Highway 6 Dixon Lane Bicycle Enhancement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/30/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to construct a highway improvement project 0.3-miles north of the City of Bishop to address safety and environmental issues caused by semi-trucks parking along the shoulders of US Highway 6. The semi-truck parking has created hazardous conditions by blocking pedestrian and bicycle access to the paved and compacted dirt highway shoulders and by causing significant accumulation of trash and biological materials within the Caltrans Right-of-Way (ROW) on adjacent parcels and within North Fork Bishop Creek. To address these concerns, Caltrans proposes to install a striped 4-foot bike lane with a buffer, apply fog seal treatment, re-stripe the highway, and install a Type 5 standard wire fence with 15-foot wire mesh gates along the highway shoulder. The project intends to restore safe access for multi-modal highway use and reduce environmental damage.
Contact Information
Name
Heather Elder
Agency Name
California Dept of Transportation
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Bishop
Counties
Inyo
Regions
Southern California
Zip
93514
State Highways
hwy 6
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)
Reasons for Exemption
Unauthorized semi-truck parking along the shoulders of U.S. Highway 6 has created hazardous conditions that present an ongoing and immediate risk to public safety and the environment. Parked trucks obstruct pedestrian and bicycle access to paved and compacted dirt shoulders, forcing non-motorized users into active traffic lanes and increasing the potential for vehicle–pedestrian and vehicle–bicycle collisions. These conditions represent a clear and imminent safety hazard along a state highway corridor. This Project is exempt because it involves: • All activities will occur within previously disturbed areas near an existing paved surface. • Measures will be implemented to protect sensitive resources, such as rare plant seed collection, hand removal of large asphalt debris, and on-site biological monitoring. The project will not result in significant environmental effects, is not located in a particularly sensitive environment, and does not involve cumulative impacts or unusual circumstances.
County Clerk
Inyo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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