State Route 135 Los Alamos Connected Community Project: Environmental Document
State Route 135 Los Alamos Connected Community Project: Environmental Document
Caltrans prepared a Draft Initial Study with, Proposed Negative Declaration for this project. The open comment was between November 27th, 2024 and January 6th, 2025 by 5:00 p.m. Written comments submitted during the official comment period are included as part of the final environmental document. Any comments submitted as part of another phase of this project or outside of the official public comment period are not included. The Final Environmental document was signed on April 22nd, 2025 and the project was then approved by Caltrans District 5 on May 2nd, 2025. A Notice of Determination was completed May 5th, 2025. The Final Environmental Document and Notice of Determination are available on this website.
Overview:
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has prepared this Initial Study, which examines the potential environmental impacts of alternatives being considered for the proposed project in Santa Barbara County. The document explains why the project is being proposed, the alternatives being considered for the project, the existing environment that could be affected by the project, potential impacts of each of the alternatives, and proposed avoidance and minimization measures.
What happens next:
After comments are received from the public and the reviewing agencies, Caltrans may: 1) give environmental approval to the proposed project, 2) do additional environmental studies, or 3) abandon the project. If the project is given environmental approval and funding is appropriated, Caltrans could design and construct all or part of the project.
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Schedule:
Draft Environmental Document: November 27, 2024 to January 6, 2025
Public Comment Period: November 27, 2024 to January 6, 2025 by 5:00 pm. Public Meeting was held Wednesday, December 11, 2024 5:30-6:30 pm at the Los Alamos Valley Men's Club
Final Environmental Document signed on April 22nd, 2025 and Project approved May 2nd, 2025.
Notice of Determination filed with State Clearinghouse on May 5th, 2025
Environmental Contact:
05-1q450_ded@publicinput.com
Lucas.Marsalek@dot.ca.gov
Environmental Documents
A hard copy of the draft environmental document is also available at the following location:
- Caltrans District 5 Office at 50 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93401
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