Avenue 56 Farm to Market Route Improvements
Summary
SCH Number
2026070246
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Avenue 56 Farm to Market Route Improvements
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/8/2026
Document Description
Approximately 7.2 miles of roadway from State Route 43 to State Route 99. Improvements consist of isolated pavement repairs followed by the application of a full-width pavement overlay. The intersection of Avenue 56 and North Front Street will be reconstructed. Furthermore, all newly surfaced roadways will receive new traffic stripes and pavement markings. Efficient and responsive improvements and maintenance of the County road network will enhance the safety and security of the public by improving the transportation infrastructure for the general population throughout the region. Construction is anticipated to begin during the Spring of 2027 and be completed by Summer of 2027.
Contact Information
Name
Gary Mills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Chief Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jessica Wills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Omar Padilla
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Public Works
Job Title
Engineer III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, West of Earlimart
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Avenue 56 between State Route 43 and State Route 99
Section 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, Township 23 S, Range 24 E, MDBM
Section 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, Township 23 S, Range 25 E, MDBM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption: CEQA Guidelines Class 1 Section 15301 Existing Facilities (c)
Reasons for Exemption
This Project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15301, Class 1, Existing Facilities, subsection (c), because it consists of repair, maintenance, resurfacing, pavement overlay, and restriping of an existing County roadway within the existing right-of-way, with negligible or no expansion of existing use. The Project would not add automobile travel lanes, would not add through travel lanes, and would not substantially expand roadway capacity. The Project is also consistent with the County of Tulare’s locally adopted categorical exemption procedures for Class 1 existing facilities pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15300.4. The County has further determined that none of the exceptions to the use of categorical exemptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines §15300.2 apply to the Project.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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