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Gaviota Beach Road – Transportation Division County Project Summer Crossing – Pre 1997. Located west of Highway 101 Access to Gaviota Beach and Hollister Ranch. Gaviota Beach Road Bridge No. 51C-324. 80 foot long railcar bridge at existing roadway grade
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Gaviota Beach Road – Transportation Division County ProjectSummer Crossing – Pre 1997 • Located west of Highway 101 • Access to Gaviota Beach and Hollister Ranch
Gaviota Beach RoadBridge No. 51C-324 • 80 foot long railcar bridge at existing roadway grade • Bridge construction completed – 1997 looking upstream
Gaviota Beach Road Bridge No. 51C-324 • Situation on February 2, 1998 • Debris blocked flow under bridge and washed out the north approach roadway
Gaviota Beach Road Bridge No. 51C-324 • Immediately following the 1998 storm, a concrete road approach was constructed • Repaired north approach road.
Gaviota Beach Road Bridge No. 51C-324 • FEMA –H.M.P. 406 100% approved funding for bridge replacement with all-weather crossing @ $3.8 Million Dollars • FEMA = 75% OES = 25% • Request for Proposals for design services – May 2002 • Contract Awarded to Quincy Engineering-June 2002 • URS Corp preparing EIR/EA
Gaviota Beach Road Bridge No. 51C-324 Preferred Project Selection Project Development Team • Determined criteria for design • Gathered input from Hollister Ranch and State Parks • Developed alternatives providing the greatest service with the least disruption
Gaviota Beach Road Bridge No. 51C-324 Stakeholders Meeting held -December 2002 • Resource Agencies and affected parties in attendance • Permitting Agencies in support of proposed project • Project viewed as environmental benefit and safety improvement
Gaviota Beach Road Bridge No. 51C-324 Project Issues Approach Roadway • Elevation increase of 12 feet • 600 feet to the north, 200 feet to the south • New bridge 250 feet in length • New roadway and bridge built to current standards • Access road to Gaviota State Park • Temporary access road during construction
Gaviota Beach Road Bridge No. 51C-324 Project Status • Project Report complete-Jan 2003 • Notice of Preparation complete-March 2003 • Funding Complete – December 2003 • Preliminary Engineering design to URS for use in EIR – March 2004 • Environmental Review Complete – December – 2004 • FEMA Section 7 Consultation – August – 2004 • Permits – January – 2005 • Final Design and Bidding Process – February 2004 (65% design) May-2005 to Proceed • Begin Construction Detour –August 2005 • Complete Construction – August 2006