Gold Rush Multi-Use Path Phase 1 Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026070533
Lead Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 10
(DOT)
Document Title
Gold Rush Multi-Use Path Phase 1 Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Commercial, Single-Family Residential, Multi-Family Residential, Park/Recreation/Open Space, Tourist and Administrative
Document Description
The project proposes construction of a 1.5-mile multi-use trail, beginning in the city of Sonora at State Route 49 and South Green Street, extending south down State Route 49 to an existing trail located near the Motherlode Fairgrounds. In addition, a trail junction would be constructed at the State Route 49/Woods Creek Drive intersection, forming a T in the trail. The project can be broken into three sections: South Green Street to Woods Creek Drive, Woods Creek Drive to Motherlode Fairgrounds, and Woods Creek Drive to Snell Street. Project-wide improvements would consist of
construction of a Class I pedestrian and bicycle path, Americans with Disabilities Act improvements, and restriping portions of State Route 49 to narrow and shift the existing lanes.
The project consists of two alternatives which differ based on the alignment of the proposed trail behind the Woods Creek Rotary Park baseball field. Alternative 1 would shift the baseball field approximately 5 feet into the field to avoid impacts to Woods Creek. Alternative 2 would place a retaining wall and fill within Woods Creek to avoid impacts to the baseball field. All other improvements are consistent between the build alternatives
Contact Information
Name
Jonathan Coley
Agency Name
Dept. of Transportation- Caltrans Dist. 10
Job Title
Branch Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Eralise Spokely
Agency Name
Woods Rodgers, Inc
Job Title
Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Sonora
Counties
Tuolumne
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
State Route 49, Woods Creek Drive, South Green Street
Zip
95370
Total Acres
24.95
Parcel #
See attached APN List
State Highways
State Route 49 and 108
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
Sonora and Cassina High Schools
Waterways
Woods and Sonora Creek, Lake McClure, Merced River
Township
2N
Range
14E
Section
36
Base
MDM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (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 10 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Transportation Commission (CATC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Recreational (Multi-Use Recreational Trail)
Local Actions
Infrastructure Improvements
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Tribal Cultural Resources, 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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