19E - SANTA ANA GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT

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Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 6 -A Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form Exhibit 6 -A Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) Form Federal Project No.: STPL 5063(136) Final Design: December 2012 (Federal Program Prefcz- Project No., Agreement No) (Expected Start Date) To: Jim Kaufman, Chief, Office of Local Programs From: City of Santa Ana (District Local Assistance Engineer) (Local Agency) District 12 Jason Gabriel — (714) 647 -5664 (District) (Project Manager's Name and Telephone No) 3347 Michelson Dr., Suite 100 Itvine, California 92612-8894 (Address) 20 Civic Center Plaza, M -36 Santa Ana, California 92701 (Address) Jim.Kaufman(a?dotca.gov JGabriel(a?santa- ana.org (E -mail Address) (E -mail Address) Is this Project "ON" the ❑ Yes IF YES, STOP HERE and contact the District Local Assistance Engineer State Highway System? M No regarding the completion of other environmental documentation. Federal State Transportation Improvement Program (FSTIP) httpl /www. dot. ca.gov /hq /transprog/fedpgm.htm: 2011 21 (Currently A dopted Plan Date) (PageNo. attach to this form) Programming Preliminary Engineering Right of Way Construction for FSTIP: Prior $ 1.5M N/A $ N/A N/A $ N/A (Fiscal Year) (Dollars) (Fiscal Year) (Dollars) (Fiscal Year) (Dollars) Project Description as Shown in RTP and FSTIP: FTIP No. ORA082610: Santa Ana Blvd Grade Separation -Near the Expansion of the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTIC). Initial planning and conceptual engineering phase. Related to ORA81621. Detailed Project Description: (Describe the folloxang, as applicable: purpose and need, project location and limits, required rigbtofivay acquisition, proposed facilities, staging areas, disposal and borrow sites, construction activities, and construction access.) Project Name: Santa Ana Boulevard Grade Separation Project The City of Santa Ana, in coordination with the California Department of Transportation (Department), is proposing to grade separate the existing Santa Ana Boulevard/Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Metrolink at -grade railroad crossing in the City of Santa Ana, Orange County, California. The purpose of the proposed project is to improve safety, as it will remove the existing at -grade conflict between vehicular traffic and rail traffic. In addition, the proposed project would reduce the congestion and inconvenience caused by this existing at -grade facility. See page 1 for complete. Project Description. (Continue description on ''Notes "sheet, lastpage of this Exhibit, if necessary) Preliminary Design Information: Does the project involve any of the following? Please check the appropriate boxes and delineate on an attached map, plan, or layout including any additional pertinent information. Yes No Yes No Yes No M ❑ Widen existing roadway M ❑ Ground disturbance M ❑ Easements ❑ M Increase number of through lanes M ❑ Road cut /fill M ❑ Equipment staging ❑ M New alignment M ❑ Excavation: anticipated M ❑ Temporary access road/detour ❑ M Capacity increasing —other maximum depth 25 feet M ❑ Utility relocation (e.g., channelization) M ❑ Right of way acquisition M ❑ Drainage/culverts (if yes, attach map with APN) M ❑ Realignment ❑ M Flooding protection ❑ M Ramp or street closure ❑ M Stream channel work M ❑ Disposal/borrow sites M ❑ Bridge work M ❑ Pile driving ❑ M Part of larger adjacent project M ❑ Vegetation removal M ❑ Tree removal M ❑ Demolition M ❑ Railroad Required Attachments: M Regional map M Project location map M Project footprint map (existing/proposed right of way) ❑ Engineering drawings (existing and proposed cross sections), if available ❑ Borrow /disposal site location map, if applicable (Note: all maps (eeceptproject location map and regional maps) should be consistent- with the project description (minimum scale: 1 "= 200).) M Notes to support the conclusions of this checklist/project description continuation page (attached) Page 6 -69 EPP 08 -02 19E-62 May 30, 2008