Permit No. 20068 – Washington Road over Eastside Bypass Bridge (No. 39C0347) Authorize Existing Bridge
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026010399
Public Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Permit No. 20068 – Washington Road over Eastside Bypass Bridge (No. 39C0347) Authorize Existing Bridge
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/14/2026
Document Description
To authorize the existing Eastside Bypass Bridge (Bridge No. 39C0347) — a 24-span, 708-foot-long, 30-foot-wide, conventionally reinforced continuous concrete slab structure supported by two abutments and 23 four-column bents, with straight two-lane approaches approximately 11.5 feet wide — located on West Washington Road and constructed in 1965. The bridge is documented in the Lower San Joaquin River Flood Control Project O&M Manual for Levees, Irrigation and Drainage Structures, Cannels, and Miscellaneous Facilities Part I, As Builts on Drawing B-5EIO-I, Sheet 33.
Contact Information
Name
Angela Nguyen-Tan
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Alvaro Buenrostro
Agency Name
Merced County
Job Title
Supervising Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Merced
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The bridge is located along Washington Road, approximately 4 miles west of the intersection with California State Route 59 (37.1133844, -120.56336789), in Merced County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, CEQA CCR, Title 14, Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 1, Existing Facilities categorical exemption (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301), because the activity consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use. No expansion of existing or former use will occur. Further, no exceptions to the exemption in California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Merced
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
Disclaimer: The Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) accepts no responsibility for the content or accessibility of these documents. To obtain an attachment in a different format, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. For more information, please visit LCI’s Accessibility Site.