California Department of Transportation - Big French Creek project
During the winter of 2016/2017, a naturally occurring landslide deposited approximately 819,686 cubic yards of material onto State Route 299 (SR 299). The Big French Creek slide affected approximately 21 acres, and closed SR 299 for several months. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) took emergency actions to reopen Hwy 299. CalTrans notified regulatory agencies and the Forest Service about their emergency activities. As part of the emergency actions, Caltrans stabilized the hillside and disposed of the slide material at four sites on National Forest System Lands.
The hillside and three of these sites have now been rehabilitated and one of the sites will be rehabilitated once its capacity has been reached. After rehabilitation, CalTrans has agreed to maintain vegetative cover in these areas and ensure that soil stability is maintained. These actions were agreed upon with CalTrans in order to mitigate foreseeable adverse environmental effects
of the emergency as directed under 36 CFR 220.4(b)(1). As such, the Forest Supervisor has determined that these ongoing actions qualify as emergency responses under 36 CFR 220.4(b)(1) and no additional analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act is required.
In addition, CalTrans has conducted extensive environmental analysis related to this emergency response which is available below.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
See attached map.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 03/22/2019 |
| Decision | 11/2019 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 11/2019 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Decision Memo
Categorical Exclusion:
32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (19), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(19)
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Shasta Trinity National Forest All Units
Notice and Comment Regulation:
Not Subject to Regulations
Project Purpose:
Special Use Management
Project Activity:
Special Use Authorizations
Current Status:
Cancelled
Forests:
Shasta Trinity National Forest
Districts:
Big Bar Ranger District
States:
California
Counties:
Trinity
Legal Land Description:
Not Applicable
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Lisa Wrenn
3644 Avtech Parkway
Redding, CA 96002
530-623-1744
lwrenn@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 12/20/2019