Grimmer Boulevard Train Extension Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026090370
Public Agency
City of Fremont
Document Title
Grimmer Boulevard Train Extension Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/9/2026
Document Description
The project consists of acceptance of $285,000 in Alameda County Transportation
Commission (Alameda CTC) Transportation Fund for Clean Area (TFCA) funds and construction of a bicycle/pedestrian asphalt concrete trail, reconstruction of the center median island along Grimmer Boulevard, removal and relocation of existing streetlights, installation of a storm drain inlet and storm drain pipe, upgrade existing curb access ramps, placement of hot mix asphalt concrete pavement, road grinding of existing striping, and restriping of existing travel ways and bike lanes, and landscaping improvements, all within the existing paved public right-of-way. Minor areas of existing landscaping may be removed to facilitate the placement of form work to reconstruct the existing sidewalk and median, but no habitat, or other biotic features or animals would be impacted by the project. There are no unusual
circumstances relating to the project, nor any potential significant impacts that would preclude the use of a categorical exemption.
Contact Information
Name
Edelzar Garcia
Agency Name
City of Fremont - Public Works
Job Title
Senior Civil Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Fremont
Counties
Alameda
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Grimmer Boulevard, between Fremont Boulevard and Paseo Padre Parkway
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301(c), 15304(h)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 Existing Facilities (c), which provides an exemption for the repair, maintenance, and minor alteration of existing public facilities, including streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails and similar facilities, that involves negligible or no expansion of the existing use, including alterations such as the addition of bicycle lanes and pedestrian crossings and other similar alterations that do not create additional automobile lanes, as the proposed project involves replacement of existing sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and similar facilities and construction of a pedestrian and bicycle trail; and CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 Minor Alterations to Land (h), which exempts the creation of bicycle lanes within existing rights-of-way.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
This project is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) in that it is an administrative or governmental funding mechanism or fiscal activity that does not involve a commitment to any specific project and is not a project that has the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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