Permit No. 19893 – Railroad Bridge 140.11 Segment Replacement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026030188
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 19893 – Railroad Bridge 140.11 Segment Replacement Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/4/2026
Document Description
To remove an existing 73-span, 1,094 feet-long, timber stringer glulam-open deck (TSGOD) UPRR bridge section (Bridge MP 140.11) that crosses the American River overflow area and replace it with a 42-span, 1,258 feet long prestressed concrete box (PCB) bridge.
Contact Information
Name
Steve Cheney
Agency Name
Union Pacific Railroad
Job Title
Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Angela Nguyen-Tan
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
275-0270-005-0000
Railways
UPRR
Waterways
American River
Township
09N
Range
05E
Section
00
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
The project is located at the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge at Mile Post 140.11 on the
Sacramento Subdivision that crosses the floodplain of the American River
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
(PRC 21080(b), CCR Sec. 15275(a))
Reasons for Exemption
The project is statutorily exempt under the provisions of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. The Board’s approval involves issuing a permit for replacement of an existing railroad bridge that is related to the institution or increase of passenger or commuter service of rail lines already in use, which is exempt under the statutory
exemption of the Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(10) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15275(a).
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption: Sec. 15302 Replacement or Reconstruction
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15302), because the activity consists of replacement and reconstruction of an existing structure in the same location and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the replaced structure. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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