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I-15 Nicholas Road Interchange Project

Summary

SCH Number
2026100370
Lead Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT)
Document Title
I-15 Nicholas Road Interchange Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Transportation, Commercial and Services, Vacant Land, Education
Document Description
The City of Lake Elsinore, in cooperation with the Caltrans District 8, is proposing to improve the Interstate 15 (I-15)/Nichols Road interchange located within the city of Lake Elsinore, from postmile 22.8 (0.5 mile north of Central Avenue) to postmile 24.5 (2.2 miles south of Lake Street) in Riverside County. The Project proposes to widen the Nichols Road Overcrossing and ramps to improve storage capacity and increase shoulder widths to standard; add a segment of auxiliary lane on I-15 in the northbound direction; add complete streets elements such as sidewalks, crosswalks, Americans with Disabilities Act--compliant curb ramps, and bicycle lanes; and add or upgrade intersection traffic control devices. The Project would be implemented primarily along Nichols Road within and adjacent to the I-15 interchange area, with associated improvements on portions of Collier Avenue. Other Project improvements include realigning Nichols Road and providing a new bridge over Temescal Creek, west of the interchange.

Contact Information

Name
Kourtney Graves
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation, District 8
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Address
464 West 4th Street MS 827
San Bernardino, CA 92401-1400
Phone
(909) 427-1362
Email
kourtney.graves@dot.ca.gov

Name
Monica Corpuz
Agency Name
ICF Environmental, Inc
Job Title
Managing Director, Environmental Planning
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Address
300 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 400
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone
(805) 279-9284
Email
monica.corpuz@ICF.com

Location

Coordinates
33°42'11.52"N 117°21'11.98"W
Cities
Lake Elsinore
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
I-15 and Nichols Road
Zip
92532
Total Acres
124
Parcel #
347-291-011 347-291-012 347-291-013 347-291-016 347-291-017 347-291-018 347-292-004 347-292-005
State Highways
SR-74
Schools
Temescal Canyon High,Earl Warren Elementary,Elsinore Elementary,
Waterways
Temescal Creek
Township
5S
Range
4W, 5W
Section
24, 25
Other Location Info
Section 24 Township 5S Range 5W Section 25 Township 5S Range 5W Section 26 Township 5S Range 5W Section 30 Township 5S Range 4W Section 31 Township 5S Range 4W Section 36 Township 5S Range 5W Schools within 2 miles: Temescal Canyon High, Earl Warren Elementary, Elsinore Elementary, Elsinore Middle, Keith McCarthy Academy, Ortega High, Machado Elementary, Rice Canyon Elementary, Terra Cotta Middle, Alberhill Elementary APNs cont: 347-291-011 347-291-012 347-291-013 347-291-016 347-291-017 347-291-018 347-292-004 347-292-005 347-292-006 347-292-007 378-020-004 378-020-024 378-020-028 378-020-029 378-020-030 378-020-032 378-020-033 378-020-034 378-020-044 378-020-054 378-020-055 378-020-070 378-020-071 378-020-075 389-080-057 389-100-010 389-100-032 389-100-034 389-100-035 389-110-010 389-110-011 389-110-012 389-110-014 389-110-015 389-110-016 389-110-017 389-110-018 389-110-019 389-161-002 389-161-003 389-162-001 389-162-002 389-162-003 389-162-004 389-162-005 389-162-006 389-200-025 389-200-026 389-200-027 389-200-028 389-200-030 389-200-031 389-200-032 389-200-042 389-200-046 389-200-048 389-200-053 389-200-060 389-200-062 389-200-063 389-210-039 389-210-063 389-210-067 389-210-068 389-220-001 389-220-002 389-220-003 389-220-004 389-220-006 389-860-005 389-860-006 389-860-007 389-860-008 389-860-009 389-860-010 389-860-011 389-860-012 389-860-013 389-860-014 389-860-015 389-860-016 389-860-019 389-860-020 389-860-021 389-860-022 389-860-023 389-860-024 389-860-025 389-860-026 389-860-028 389-860-029 389-860-030 389-860-031 389-860-032 389-860-033 389-860-034 389-860-035 389-860-036 389-860-037 389-860-038 389-860-039 389-860-040 389-861-003 389-861-004 389-861-005 389-861-006 389-861-007 389-861-008 389-862-010 389-862-011 389-862-012 389-862-013 389-862-014 389-862-015 390-200-016 390-230-008 390-270-004 390-270-005 390-270-007 390-270-009

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (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 8 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California Transportation Commission (CATC), Colorado River Board, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 20, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)
Development Types
Transportation:Highway/Freeway (I-15 ), Transportation:Local Road (Nichols Road)
Local Actions
Transportation
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, 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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