Roseville Subdivision Mile Post 220.84 Bridge Replacement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026040773
Public Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan South Lake Tahoe Region 6
(RWQCB)
Document Title
Roseville Subdivision Mile Post 220.84 Bridge Replacement Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/16/2026
Document Description
Replace two existing single-span, eight-foot-long, timber stringer trestle ballast deck bridges along Mainline 1 and 2 with two 48-inch-diameter, 36-foot-long, smooth steel pipe culverts, and one 60-inch-diameter, 26-foot-long, smooth steel pipe culvert. The purpose is to replace the existing rail bridges that have outlived their useful lives and must be replaced for continued and improved passenger and freight rail service in the region.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Callahan
Agency Name
Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 2, CEQA Guidelines §15302[b]
Reasons for Exemption
The Project purpose is to improve freight and passenger service on rail lines already in use [statutory exemption PRC Section 21080(b)(10) and CEQA Guidelines § 15275(a)] and replace the existing structure where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced, and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced (categorical exemption Class 2, CEQA guidelines §15302[b]).