State Route 33 Pavement Rehabilitation

What is Being Planned?

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to restore the pavement on State Route 33 from Merced Avenue to the Los Gatos Creek South Channel Bridge (post miles 14.7 to 16.7) in the City of Coalinga in Fresno County. In addition, the project would restripe the roadway to install bike lanes, on-street parking, pedestrian refuge, and eight rectangular rapid flashing beacons as Complete Streets elements. The project would also upgrade guardrail and bring facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act standards, build and replace curb ramps, and construct a “road diet” (restriping and road rechannelization) along State Route 33 from 5th Street to Cambridge Avenue.

Open House Meeting

On Wednesday, April 27th, 2022 an open house meeting will be held at City Hall in the Council Chambers at 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

This will be an Open Forum Public Hearing and will be held to provide an opportunity for you to review the project design concepts, project information, and displays, as well as an opportunity for you to provide written comments on the Draft Initial Study with Proposed Negative Declaration. The meeting will be an open house format. Caltrans engineering, traffic operations, landscape architecture, right of way and environmental staff will be available to answer your questions and desk copies of the draft environmental document will be available for review at the meeting. Please come to the meeting, ask questions about the project, and give your comments to the project team. View the informative displays and project maps. A Spanish language interpreter will be on hand to translate, if needed. Comment cards will be available for you to submit written comments. Please submit your comments or requests for a public hearing in writing by U.S. Mail or email no later than May 18th, 2022, to Caltrans, Attention: Trais Norris, Senior Environmental Planner, 2015 East Shields Avenue, Suite 100, Fresno California 93726, or by email to trais.norris@dot.ca.gov. The date Caltrans will begin accepting comments is April 18th, 2022. If there are no major comments or requests for a public hearing, Caltrans will proceed with the project’s design.

Initial Study Information

The Initial Study with Proposed Negative Declaration and other project information are available for review and copying at the Caltrans District 6 Office at 1352 West Olive Avenue, Fresno, California 93728, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Initial Study with Proposed Negative Declaration is also available at:

Online at https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-6
Coalinga-Huron District Library at 305 North 4th Street, Coalinga, California 93210, Monday through Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
If you prefer that a printed copy or compact disc of the document be sent to your home, please contact Trais Norris, Senior Environmental Planner, at 209-601-3521 or by email at trais.norris@dot.ca.gov

Contact

For more information, please contact Trais Norris, Senior Environmental Planner, at 209-601-3521 or by email at trais.norris@dot.ca.gov. For all other state highway matters in the area, please contact the District 6 Public Information Office at 559-488-4067 or by email at d6.public.info@dot.ca.gov.