Environmental Impact Statement - Sonoma Land Trust

California Department of Fish and Game
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
Section 3.10. Traffic and Transportation
State Regulations
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is responsible for
conditions on all State Highways, including planning, designing, constructing,
operating, and maintaining state-owned roadways. Within the area of the
Proposed Project, the Caltrans District 4 Intergovernmental Review/California
Environmental Quality Act (IGR/CEQA) Branch is responsible for the review of
Traffic Impact Studies for projects affecting State Highways (e.g., studies
prepared as part of CEQA reviews).
CalTrans issues permits for projects affecting the Right of Ways (ROWs) of
state-owned roadways and for encroachment on land within its jurisdiction to
ensure:
• The proposed encroachment is compatible with the primary uses of the
state highway system
• The safety of the permittee and highway users, and
• Protection of the state’s investment in the highway system.
Activities within, under, or over a state highway ROW require an encroachment
permit.
Local Regulations
Counties are responsible for planning, designing, constructing, operating and
maintaining local public roadways within their jurisdictions. The Sonoma County
Code of Ordinances, Section 15-8 provides for encroachment permits for work
encroaching on any county highway. Encroachment permits are issued by the
Permit and Resource Management Department for any work that would encroach
on a County ROW.
The Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) is the local congestion
management agency (CMA). The SCTA partners with other agencies to improve
transportation in the County, including Highway 101, local streets, transit,
bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and develops plans and policies addressing
transportation within the County.
Roadway Network
Regional Access
Regional access to the Project site is provided by U.S. Highway 101 (US-101)
and Highway 37. US-101 is a principal north–south freeway that connects the
Project site to Sonoma County to the north and the San Francisco Bay Area to the
south. Highway 37 extends east from US-101 in Novato to Interstate 80 (I-80) in
Vallejo.
Sears Point Wetland and Watershed Restoration
Project Final Environmental Impact
Report/Environmental Impact Statement
3.10-2
April 2012
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