Caltrans District 5 Maintenance Station and Equipment Shop Relocation Project

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The proposed project involves the construction and operation of a replacement District 5 Maintenance Station, Equipment Shop, and associated site improvements on 56.5 acres of state-owned property located at 4485 Vachell Lane in San Luis Obispo County. The proposed project would develop approximately 24 acres south of Buckley Road and would include buildings, staff and visitor parking, utility improvements, and ancillary improvements. There are two Build Alternatives under consideration and a No-Build Alternative. To supply the proposed project with water and sewer services, Alternative 1 includes constructing an on-site water well and septic system, and Alternative 2 includes constructing new water and sewer utility infrastructure that would connect to existing City of San Luis Obispo infrastructure. Following public circulation of the Draft EIR, these alternatives were further evaluated. Caltrans identified Alternative 1 as the preferred alternative after consideration of the project’s purpose and need, funding, schedule, construction methods, and its potential to impact environmental resources. After construction is complete and the Maintenance Station and Equipment Shop staff transition to the proposed project site, the state will decommission the existing Maintenance Station and Equipment Shop structures, and all related activities will stop at 50 Higuera Street and 66 Madonna Road. For the purpose of the proposed project, decommission means removing all equipment, materials, operations, activities, and employees from the existing Maintenance Station and Equipment Shop facilities at 50 Higuera Street and 66 Madonna Road. Decommission does not include the demolition and removal of buildings and other structures.