Projects | San Bernardino County | US-395 Proposed Project

Project: US Hwy 395 Widen Median & Shoulder and Install Rumble Strips

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is proposing to widen the existing roadbed to provide a 4-foot median buffer and 8-foot shoulders, and install rumble strips on the centerline and shoulders, on a portion of United States Highway 395 (US-395), from 2.5 miles north of Kramer Hills to just south of the State Route 58 (SR-58) intersection (Post Mile [PM] 39.0 to PM 45.9), in a portion of unincorporated San Bernardino County, California. Additionally, the proposed project would restore the passing lanes on northbound and southbound portions of US-395 between PM 39.0 and 42.7 that were removed in conjunction with completion of an interim project in 2014.

Caltrans is the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

A Public Meeting will be held to provide an opportunity to talk about design features of the project with Caltrans’ staff before the proposed project is approved, and to also provide an opportunity to ask questions regarding the planned schedule for this proposed project, including when potential acquisition of right of way may occur and when the project will be constructed.
The public meeting will be held on:

Thursday, April 23, 2015 from 5 pm to 7 pm
At the Roadhouse Restaurant, located at 6158 State Route 58, Kramer Junction, CA 93516

The Initial Study with Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration / Environmental Assessment, as well as the related Technical Studies, are available for review and copying at the Caltrans District Office (464 W 4th Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401) on weekdays from 8 am to 4 pm The Proposed Negative Declaration and Initial Study/Environmental Assessment is also available at the Boron Branch Library, located at 26967 20 Mule Team Road in Boron, CA 95316 (posted hours of operation for the Boron Branch Library as of February 13, 2015: Monday, 10 am – 6 pm, Wednesday, 10 am - 6 pm and Friday, 10 am - 6 pm).

Boron Branch Library                                             Adelanto Branch Library
26967 20 Mule Team Road                                          11497 Bartlett Avenue
Boron, CA 93516                                                        Adelanto, CA 90301
(760) 762-5606                                                                       (760) 246-5661

If you wish to make a comment on the Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and IS/EA or regarding the proposed project in general, and you cannot attend the public meeting, your written comments regarding the project are still welcome. Your comments will be part of the public record. Written comments are due by Friday, May 8, 2015, and should be sent to:

James Shankel
Senior Environmental Planner
California Department of Transportation
Division of Environmental Planning
464 W. Fourth St., 6th Floor Mail Station 827
San Bernardino, CA 92401-1400
Send comments via email to: US395-NORTHproject@dot.ca.gov. Please use “395 Widen Median and Shoulder” in the subject line of the email. Be sure to send comments by the deadline: May 8, 2015

Project Alternatives Being Studied

For the proposed project, a Build Alternative and a No-Build Alternative have been studied.

Alternative 1 (Build Alternative)
Alternative 1 would widen the existing roadbed along US-395 to construct a 4-foot median buffer and widen the existing shoulders to 8 feet on either side (northbound and southbound), install rumble strips on the centerline and shoulders, and eliminate existing passing zones shorter than current standard, from 2.5 miles north of Kramer Hills to its junction with SR-58 (between PM 39.0 and PM 45.9) in San Bernardino County, California (see Figure 1-2), and to also restore the passing lanes on the northbound and southbound portions of US-395 between PM 39.0 and PM 42.7 that were removed in conjunction with completion of an interim project in 2014.
The structural section of the proposed roadbed widening would consist of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) on top of Aggregate Base (AB) Class 2 (Cl 2). In addition, the existing roadbed would be Cold Planed and paved with HMA Type C for improved delineation and ride quality. The build alternative would also include elimination of all existing passing zones between PM 42.7 and PM 45.9 that are not consistent with current design standards, based upon Caltrans’ current Highway Design Manual. The total cost of this alternative is estimated at approximately $39,463,000.

Alternative 2 (No-Build Alternative)

Under Alternative 2 (No-Build Alternative), no changes would be made to US-395 within the project limits. Alternative 2 (No-Build Alternative) provides a baseline for comparing the impacts with the Build Alternative.