Florence Street Road Construction Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026100143
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Florence Street Road Construction Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/6/2026
Document Description
The County of Riverside Transportation Department is proposing a new asphalt roadway on Florence Street between the limits of about 250 feet north of Cajalco Road to Dawes Street, approximately 0.25 miles, in Mead Valley, Riverside County. Florence Street is a local, predominantly unpaved roadway with a current width of
approximately 60 feet wide and a proposed road width of 26 feet, the right-of-way is 60 feet. The proposed project will remove and replace about 50 feet of existing asphalt concrete and pave the remaining dirt portion of Florence Street. In addition, it will include grading and moisture conditioning the roadway width and paving with Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA).
Additional improvements include:
• Asphalt Concrete Pavement
• Safety edge and shoulder backing
• Removing and replacing asphalt dike
• Remove existing asphalt concrete
• Pavement delineation of roadway
• Trimming and/or removing trees and vegetation as needed
• Removing rocks as necessary
All proposed improvements are within the County’s right of way. No additional right-of-way or temporary construction easements are required to construct the proposed improvements.
Contact Information
Name
David Castro
Agency Name
County of Riverside
Job Title
Transportation Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated area in the Community of Mead Valley
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Florence Street and Cajalco Road
Zip
92570
Township
4S
Range
4W
Section
10
Base
SBBM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 (c) – Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project involves the removal and replacement of approximately 50 feet of existing pavement in addition to the paving the remaining dirt section of
Florence Street with HMA. The proposed project is consistent with Section 15301(c) that exempts existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities, including road grading for the purpose of public safety, provided the project involves negligible or no expansion of existing use. This project involves no additional travel lanes and constitutes negligible expansion of the existing roadway.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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