Haiwee Thin Blanket
Summary
SCH Number
2026090303
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 9
(DOT)
Document Title
Haiwee Thin Blanket
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/8/2026
Document Description
The purpose of this project is to restore the pavement to a serviceable condition. This project consists of a thin blanket overlay on U.S. Route 395 in Inyo County about 8 miles south of Cartago from 0.3 miles north of Haiwee Canyon Road to 0.5 miles north of Sage Flats Drive. The work includes cold planning or milling pavement, replacing pavement with hot mix asphalt (Type A), restriping asphalt, placing shoulder backing, and applying fog seal to road connections, dikes, and drainage inlets. The pavement within the project limits is suffering distress and needs to be rehabilitated in the most severe locations to provide a serviceable condition until a major pavement project can be programed to address entirety of project limits. All work and staging areas will be within Caltrans Right-of-Way on existing pavement and disturbed shoulders. Temporary construction signs will be required. This project is state funded and estimated to take 45 working days.
Contact Information
Name
Kristopher Bason
Agency Name
Caltrans
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Haiwee
Counties
Inyo
Regions
Southern California
State Highways
395
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301 Class 1(c)
Reasons for Exemption
This project aims to remove and replace asphalt in severely distressed locations within the project limits to rehabilitate the existing highway to a serviceable condition in alignment with CEQA Categorical Exemption 15301 Class 1 (c). The proposed project will be conducted on previously disturbed and paved areas within Caltrans right-of-way, resulting in no expansion of existing use. By adhering to environmental commitments required by technical studies, this project will not impact any known environmental resources. No exceptions to Categorical Exemptions apply.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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