I-40 Bridge Scour Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026030943
Lead Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 8
(DOT)
Document Title
I-40 Bridge Scour Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Interstate Highway.
Document Description
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to upgrade structures and improve other deficiencies along Interstate 40 from Post Mile R139.0 to R152.2 in Needles, San Bernardino County, California. Improvements would include replacing the existing Rock Slope Protection, and partially grouted rock slope protection apron areas at Whale Mountain Wash (Bridge Numbers 54-0668L and 54-0668R) per the latest Advance Planning Study (APS). There are a total of eight (8) aprons extending along the roadway shoulder at each bridge approach and departure. In addition, upgrading guard rail end treatments to latest standards and installing vegetation control, sign panels with higher reflectivity, and lighting to the latest standards. All work is within the State right of way, including access to Whale Mountain Wash.
Contact Information
Name
Cesar Garcia
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation, District 8
Job Title
Acting Senior Environmental Scientist Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Youji Yasui
Agency Name
ICF
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Needles
Counties
San Bernardino
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
I-40/West Park Road
State Highways
Highway 95
Railways
BNSF
Airports
Needles Airport
Schools
Needles High School
Waterways
Colorado River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Transportation Commission (CATC), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Transportation:Other (Roadway Improvements and upgrades)
Local Actions
Transportation
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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