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SANT A MONICA PIE R BRIDGE RE PL ACE ME NT PROJE CT

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AGENDA

 Project Overview and Alternatives  CEQA Overview  EIR Process  Resource Areas to be Studied

PURPOSE OF PROJECT

 Replace Structurally Deficient and Functional

Obsolete Vehicular Bridge

 Design Bridge for Vehicular/Seismic Loading  Improve Public Safety

PROJECT SITE

CAROUSS SSEL EL PARK RK

ALTERNATIVES

 Alternative 1: One Bridge

• One 58’ Wide Bridge With All Travel Modes (vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians)
• Temporary vehicular bridge at Moss Avenue during construction for vehicular access
• Temporary pedestrian bridge connecting Ocean Avenue to the Pier at the north or south

side of the existing bridge.

 Alternative 2: One Bridge

• One 58’ Wide Bridge With All Travel Modes (vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians)
• Temporary vehicular ramp at 1550 Parking Lot during construction for vehicular access
• Temporary pedestrian bridge connecting Ocean Avenue to the Pier at the north or south

side of the existing bridge.

 Alternative 3: Two Bridges

• One – 34’ Wide Bridge for mainly Pedestrian and Bicycle, with emergency vehicle/ limited

access at the existing location, including a path in compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• One New Permanent Bridge at Moss Avenue for main vehicle access to the Pier and Parking
• Temporary pedestrian bridge connecting Ocean Avenue to the Pier at the north or south

side of the existing bridge.

ALTERNATIVE 1

Moss Ave Temp Bridge

ALTERNATIVE 2

ALTERNATIVE 3

NOP Filing Date: December 11, 2014 CEQA LEAD AGENCY: City of SANTA MONICA NEPA LEAD AGENCY: CALTRANS PURPOSE OF NOTICE OF PREPARATION

• Announce that an EIR/EA has been initiated
• Describe the proposed project
• Provide information on known or likely environmental effects of the project
• Start Scoping Process

PURPOSE OF SCOPING PERIOD

• Obtain agency and public input on scope and content of the EIR/EA
• Identify range of actions, alternatives, mitigation measures, and significant

effects to be analyzed in the EIR/EA

• Identify potential issues early in the environmental review process

ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS

CITY & CALTRANS REVIEWS CITY & CALTRANS REVIEWS

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)/ ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) & SECTION 4(f) PROCESS

PREPARE& CIRCULATE PREPARE & CIRCULATE

• Aesthetics / Visual
• Air Quality
• Construction Impacts
• Cultural Resources
• Economic and Social Impacts
• Geology / Soils
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Neighborhood Effects
• Community Impacts
• Hydrology / Water Quality
• Land Use / Planning
• Hazards and Hazardous Materials
• Noise
• Public Services
• Recreation
• Paleontology
• Transportation, Traffic and

Circulation

• Utilities / Service Systems
• Mandatory Findings of

Significance

• Section 4(f) Evaluation
• Energy
• Biological Environment
• Cumulative Impacts
• Growth

ONLINE INFORMATION

 www.smgov.net/smpierbridge  www.smconstructs.org/smpierbridge  www.Facebook.com/SMConstructs  Twitter: www.twitter.com/SMConstructs

Deadline for comments in writing, by 5:30 p.m. on February 2, 2015 Selim Eren, P.E., Civil Engineer City of Santa Monica Civil Engineering Division 1437 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401 e-mail: selim.eren@smgov.net