Failed Drainage System Replacements
Summary
SCH Number
2026100448
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 11
(DOT)
Document Title
Failed Drainage System Replacements
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/14/2026
Document Description
A Drainage and Culvert Repair Project on the I-5 near JNO Harbor Drive, and SR 78 in Escondido, in San Diego County. Project work on the I-5 consists of removing and replacing an overside drain and repairing the slope. Project work on SR 78 consists of removing and replacing a failed culvert, filling voids caused by depressions in the roadway, repaving the road, and restriping.
Contact Information
Name
Petra Samira El Shammas
Agency Name
Caltrans
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Escondido
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
State Highways
78
Other Information
I-5 near JNO Harbor Drive, and SR 78
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15269(d)
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is carried out by Caltrans, a public agency, to repair and restore an existing highway damaged by flood, storm, land subsidence, and/or landslide, provided that the project is within the existing right of way of that highway and is initiated within one year of the damage occurring.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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