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CALTRAIN EXTENSION TO MONTEREY COUNTYALTERNATIVES ANALYSISSouth of the U.S. Highway 101 crossing, the Coast Line passes through commercial and lightindustrial land uses, and then predominately agricultural lands approaching Bolsa Road (MP 83.60).Prior to reaching Bolsa Road, the track curves south after passing Carnadero Road, a crossing that isused primarily by farm machinery. Two houses are adjacent to the track on the west side. At theBolsa Road at-grade crossing, there are three houses within 400 feet of the crossing. There are alsohorse corrals and a stable within 400 feet of the crossing. South of Bolsa Road, farm industry andagricultural lands surround the rail corridor leading to the Bloomfield Road (State Route 25) at-gradecrossing. At this crossing (MP 84.00) there are no sensitive receptors within 400 feet.South of Bloomfield Road (State Route 25), the Coast Line runs in a north/south orientation beforeturning west to traverse the Chittenden Pass. From Bloomfield Road to the U.S. Highway 101overpass (MP 86.36), the line passes through agricultural lands. An historic freight building lies on thewest side of the main line, just south of Bolsa Road. One farm house is adjacent to the railroad at theU.S. Highway 101 overcrossing. South of the U.S. Highway 101 overcrossing, the Coast Line runsparallel to the Pajaro River and passes by the Betabel Recreational Vehicle Resort located just southof the Betabel/Y Road interchange with U.S. 101. On average, there are about 50 RVs in the park,which is east of the Pajaro River, approximately one-half mile from the Coast Line track.Just south of the Betabel Recreational Vehicle Resort, the Coast Line makes a 90 degree turn at MP88.8 and the track runs for four miles as the main line passes through the Santa Cruz Mountainsfollowing the Pajaro River bed. Chittenden Pass, at the west end of the gorge, defines this stretch oftrack. Midway through this segment, Riverside Road (State Route 129) passes under the Coast Lineat MP 90.93. West of the grade separated crossing, about 25 houses lie on the south side of thetrack, accessed by Old Chittenden Road. These houses are located more than 400 feet from thetrack.The Coast Line next passes by the Granite Rock Company quarry, located on the south and eastside of the railroad. The quarry is accessed by Quarry Road which connects with Aromas Road. Twohouses are located more than 400 feet from the track at a private crossing on the west side of thetrack.Just to the west of the quarry, the Coast Line crosses Carpenteria Road at MP 94.50. CarpenteriaRoad provides primary vehicular access to the unincorporated village of Aromas. To the southwest ofthe at-grade crossing lies the Aromas School. Classrooms are beyond 400 feet from the track;however, ball fields are within 400 feet. Houses and a church are all further than 400 feet from thetrack. Traveling west of the school, Kortwright Lane crosses the Coast Line track at MP 95.00 andprovides access to agricultural lands located on the north side of the track.As the Coast Line continues west through agricultural lands and to the San Juan Road at-gradecrossing (MP 96.20), one house is located on the south side of the track within 400 feet of thecrossing. The Coast Line then runs parallel to San Juan Road where two houses lie between the roadand the track. These houses appear to be located about 300 feet from the track. About 0.6 mile westof the San Juan Road crossing, at San Miguel Canyon Road (MP 97.10), two houses on the northside of the track are located about 400 feet distant from the track.Before the Coast Line begins to turn southward at the Watsonville Junction (MP 100.4), thirteenhouses are located along Lewis Road to the south of the two main line tracks. A large, active railroadyard is adjacent to the main line tracks at this location.parsons CHAPTER 5: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 119
CALTRAIN EXTENSION TO MONTEREY COUNTYALTERNATIVES ANALYSISPajaro to CastrovilleThe Lewis Road at-grade crossing (MP 100.5) is located at the south end of the Watsonville yard. It isimmediately south of the Pajaro <strong>Rail</strong> Station which is no longer used for passenger rail service. A newCaltrain/Amtrak station is proposed for this location. Adjacent to Lewis Road, on the west side ofSalinas Road, one restaurant/bar and several residences are located approximately 400 feet to thenorthwest of the at-grade crossing. Just north of the Lewis Road crossing, there is also one house onthe east side of the railroad located about 100 feet from the nearest track.South of Lewis Road, the rail line passes through agricultural lands running parallel to Salinas Road.At MP 101.67, Elkhorn Road passes overhead, and there are no sensitive receptors within 400 feet ofthe track.South of Elkhorn Road, the single track approaches the Elkhorn Slough, which extends roughly fromMP 103 to MP 107. As the track travels through the slough, a boat ramp at Kirby Road (MP 104.60)with no sensitive receptors is located within 400 feet.South of Elkhorn Slough, as the Coast Line runs south by southwest, there is an automobile salvageyard just north of Dolan Road that lies about 200 feet from the track. Dolan Road crosses over theCoast Line track at MP 107.95, but is not listed in the California Public Utilities Commission referencefile of main line crossings. One house is located more than 150 feet from the track on the south sideof Dolan Road.South of Dolan Road, the Coast Line runs through agricultural lands until it reaches the State Route(SR) 156 highway overcrossing in Castroville (MP 110.00). Just north of SR 156, a commuter railCaltrain station is proposed for construction. South of the SR 156 overcrossing, the Coast Line runsparallel to Del Monte Road through a mixed industrial/residential neighborhood. In this section oftrack, between SR 156 and Blackie Road, there are about 30 apartments and about 50 houses on thewest side of the track between approximately 200 feet to one-third mile away from the tracks. AtBlackie Road (MP 110.60), industrial land uses surround the at-grade crossing and there are nosensitive receptors within 400 feet of the crossing.Castroville to SalinasSouth of Castroville, the Coast Line runs through agricultural lands and is parallel to SR 183, which isaligned to the west of the Coast Line. At the Espinosa Road at-grade crossing (MP 111.60), threehouses north of Espinosa Road and one house south of Espinosa Road are on the east side of thetrack and within 400 feet of the crossing.South of Espinosa Road, San Jon Road (MP 115.00) crosses the Coast Line track at-grade from theeast, connecting to SR 183. There is one house located to the west of SR 183 within 400 feet of theSan Jon Road crossing.South of San Jon Road, McFadden Road intersects with SR 183 to the west of the rail line. GravesSchool is located adjacent to this intersection but is greater than 150 feet from the track. BetweenMcFadden Road and an old cemetery opposite Boronda Road, there are two houses on the west sideof SR 183, both of which are greater than 150 feet from the track.About one-half mile north of Davis Road (MP 117.23), Boronda Road dead ends about 100 feet fromthe track on the east side. There are no sensitive receptors within 150 feet.parsons CHAPTER 5: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 120
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