San Mateo State Route 1 Safety Barrier Project Neg Dec published

Caltrans has sent email about the project, where to get the documents, and how to comment. This is the project to add safety barriers south of the Devil’s Slide tunnel, to north of Montara State Beach (map below).

This is the Notification itself, and the documents are here, scroll down to find San Mateo County projects (direct links that work right now are the Project Information page and the actual Mitigated Negative Declaration document.

Email follows:

Caltrans is circulating a Draft Initial Study with Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the State Route 1 Safety Barriers Project. The environmental document for this project will be circulated and open for public comments starting January 12, 2022 and ending on February 11, 2022. A Virtual Public Open House meeting is planned for January 27, 2022 from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.

To review the environmental document, access information on how to participate in the Virtual Open House please navigate to Caltrans environmental document website (https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-popular-links/d4-environmental-docs). There you can find that Caltrans also has a project specific link that you will  be able obtain information on the project, comment on the IS/MND, and a link, password, and dial in number to attend the Public Virtual Open House. The Virtual Open House will include a slide presentation providing an overview of the project and the environmental process, followed by a question and answer session with the project team.

If you have any comments about the proposed project, please attend the online public meeting. Please send comments by mail or email to:

Caltrans District 4
Office of Environmental Analysis
ATTN: Nina Hofmarcher
P.O. Box 23660, MS: 8B
Oakland, CA 94623 0660
Nina.Hofmarcher@dot.ca.gov (Preferred method of contact during COVID 19)

MCC Regular Meeting - January 12, 2022

MCC Regular Meeting Agenda for January 12, 2022

The meeting will be conducted remotely as a telephone and video conference via Zoom (link). There will be no public meeting room for the meeting. Instructions for accessing the meeting and for making comments are available at the top of the agenda.

This meeting will be primarily for the community to provide opinions and feedback on the Final Draft of Connect the Coastside, in preparation for a letter by the MCC to the County. The letter will be discussed at the following meeting on January 26. Feedback may also be sent to the Council via email, before or after the meeting.

Agenda supporting materials:

Update: video and minutes

Funding approved for Moss Beach Corridor Study

On December 2, 2021, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA) Board of Directors approved the County's grant application for the Moss Beach State Route 1 Congestion & Safety Improvements Project. The grant will support the development of a document required by Caltrans, "Project Study Report-Project Development Support (PSR-PDS)" for the Moss Beach SR-1 corridor, from 16th Street to Cypress Avenue. The planning project is expected to begin in Spring 2022.  More details here.

Harbor West Trail Construction Begins Dec 20

Construction on the Pillar Point Harbor West Trail Living Shoreline Project will begin on December 20, 2021, and will be underway until April 2022. The Project will result in some temporary inconveniences. Parking will be limited as the West Trail parking lot is being used as a construction staging area. The West Trail will remain open, however there may be temporary closures. If you plan to use the Trail please be careful while walking around construction areas and keep dogs leashed. Call 911 in case of emergency.

The Living Shoreline, consisting of a combination of cobble and sand dunes, will protect an eroding segment of the West Trail. The Project will restore beach and dune habitat within the harbor and allow for continued public and emergency vehicle access along the trail. The ~300 linear foot living shoreline project has been designed to provide a lasting natural defense against coastal erosion and sea level rise. The Project also includes Improvements to the existing storm drain system in this area. The existing hillside storm drain will be undergrounded along the hillside slope and drainage will be routed to a new Bioretention Basin before discharging to Pillar Point Marsh. This restored freshwater connection will provide ecological benefits to the marsh ecosystem.
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