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PUBLIC NOTICE <br />FAIRVIEW BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND STREET <br />IMPROVEMENTS (9TH STREET TO 16TH STREET) <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />Notice of Availability of Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative <br />Declaration <br />17TH ST. <br />wEsrNiNs,Eaw � � // <br />m l <br />- <br />P <br />r <br />, <br />Sury9WEMAV � p <br />�Q MYLN <br />MBPNINGSIEEPv p ��/ �/Q JUOrtH LN ygRiNCW <br />f <br />/ WASHING <br />ONAV PROJECT <br />LIMITS <br />IT srry, sr � �sL <br />� r <br />i <br />/ CIVIC OE <br />OVERVIEW <br />To improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and address traffic congestion, the City of Santa Ana, in <br />conjunction with Caltrans District 12, proposes to replace and widen the Fairview Street bridge crossing over <br />the Santa Ana River in Santa Ana, California, to provide new sidewalks, bike lanes and an additional third <br />lane in each direction. To be consistent with the Orange County Master Plan of Arterial Highways and the <br />City's General Plan Circulation Element, these proposed improvements require the widening of the adjacent <br />roadway segment along Fairview Street between 9th Street and 16th Street in order to extend these proposed <br />features north of 9 b Street. <br />WHAT IS <br />To enhance safety, mobility, and overall quality of life in the neighborhood, the City proposes to replace and <br />BEING <br />widen Fairview Street bridge crossing Santa Ana River and the adjacent roadway segment to accommodate <br />PLANNED? <br />the addition of a bike lane and a third lane in each direction. The new bridge will include a complete bridge <br />deck with barrier rails, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, a raised median, and lighting. <br />POTENTIAL <br />The City of Santa Ana (City), which is the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lead agency, has <br />ENVIRON- <br />prepared a Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) in accordance with the CEQA <br />MENTAL <br />guidelines for the proposed improvement of Fairview Street between 19`b Street to 16'b Street in the City of <br />IMPACTS <br />Santa Ana. The IS/MND analyzed the following environmental resource areas: air quality, cultural resources, <br />geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, <br />land use, noise, population and housing, transportation and traffic, and utilities and service systems. The <br />Draft IS/MND analysis identified that the proposed project would result in minimal environmental impacts <br />related to noise, air quality and traffic during construction. All impacts were found to be less than significant <br />with mitigation measures incorporated. The City will assist impacted property owners to relocate pursuant <br />to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 during the right- <br />of-way phase. <br />WHERE TO <br />Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, all City municipal government buildings are closed to the public effective March <br />REVIEW <br />18, 2020. As such, the Draft IS/MND and the project's PowerPoint presentation are available on the City's <br />AND GET <br />website at the following link: httys://www.santa-ana.org/vw/fairview-street-improvements. <br />INFO? <br />WHEN AND <br />The Draft IS/MND is available for public review/comment commencing April 6, 2020. The purpose of the <br />HOW TO <br />public review and comment period is to afford interested parties the opportunity to provide their input on the <br />COMMENT? <br />adequacy of the environmental document. Comments will be accepted until 5 PM on May 6, 2020. Comments <br />may be submitted to: <br />Kenny Nguyen, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza M-36, Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />Email: Fairview(asanta-ana.org <br />CONTACT <br />For more information about this document, please contact the Public Works Agency at (714) 647-5013 or <br />Fairview(a,santa-ana.org. AMA <br />I ulmp— 1 QL <br />