The Jepson Parkway Project

The Jepson Parkway Project would upgrade and link a series of existing local two- and four-lane roadways (as well as construct an extension of an existing roadway under one alternative) to provide a four- to six-lane north-south travel route for residents who face increasing congestion when traveling between jurisdictions in central Solano County.
Jepson Parkway Area Map
Roadways proposed for improvements in the corridor could include: Peabody Road, Leisure Town Road, Vanden Road, Cement Hill Road, Huntington Drive, Air Base Parkway, Walters Road (including a possible extension of Walters Road north of its existing terminus).
The project also includes safety improvements such as the provision of roadway medians, traffic signals, shoulders, separate turn lanes, railroad grade separations, and separate bike lanes.
Public Hearing: June 24, 2008 Callison Elementary School 6261 Vanden Road Vacaville, CA from 6:00PM to 9:00PM
Public Comments Due: August 6, 2008 by 5:00 P.M. Submit comments by email to Janet Adams, Director of Projects, at jadams@sta-snci.com or by mail to the Solano Transportation Authority. Download the Jepson Parkway Draft EIR/EIS for the Jepson Parkway Project (05-2008). Download the Jepson Parkway Project Newsletter (06-2008).

General Information

Introduction:

The Solano Transportation Authority (STA) is the Lead Agency for the project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and as such has prepared this Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS), which examines the potential environmental impacts of the Jepson Parkway Project (Project) located in Solano County, California. Caltrans is the federal lead agency under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) pursuant to 23 U.S.C 327 and STA is acting as State lead agency under CEQA.

This document evaluates the Project and examines a reasonable range of Project alternatives. The document includes discussion of the existing environment that could be affected by the Project, the potential impacts that are associated with implementation of the Project, and proposed avoidance, minimization, and/or mitigation measures.

What should I do?

• During the review period, public agencies and members of the public may provide written comments on the analysis and contents of the EIR. In reviewing the EIR, readers should focus on the sufficiency of the document in identifying and analyzing the possible impacts on the environment and on ways in which the significant effects of the Project might be avoided or mitigated.
  
  All written comments on this EIR/EIS should be mailed to:
  
  Solano Transportation Authority
  c/o Janet Adams
  One Harbor Center, Suite 130
  Suisun City, CA 94585
  
  
• Submit comments via email to jadams@sta-snci.com.
  
  
• Attend the public hearing June 24, 2008
  Callison Elementary School
  6261 Vanden Road
  Vacaville, CA
  from 6:00PM to 9:00PM
  
  
• Submit comments by the deadline: August 6, 2008, 5:00 P.M.
  
  
  
  

Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS)
for the Jepson Parway Project

Download the entire Jepson Parkway EIR/EIS without appendices (PDF, 24MB).

Download the appendices for the Jepson Parkway EIR/EIS (PDF, 7.5MB).

Download the document by chapter:

• Cover, Summary, & Table of Contents
  
  
• Chapter 1.0 Purpose and Need for the Project:
  Introduction, Project Purpose, Project Need
  
  
• Chapter 2.0 Project Alternatives:
  Alternative Development Process, Project Alternatives, Construction Schedule, Alternatives Considered but Eliminated from further discussion, Permits and Approvals needed.
  
  
• Chapter 3.0 Affected Environment; Environmental Consequences; and Avoidance, Minimization, and/or Mitigation Measures:
  The existing conditions, discussion of potential impacts, and proposed mitigation measures for each of the required environmental topic areas.
  
  
  • 3.01: Land Use
    
    
  • 3.02: Growth
    
    
  • 3.03: Farmlands/Agriculture
    
    
  • 3.04: Community Impacts
    
    
  • 3.05: Utilities/Emergency Services
    
    
  • 3.06: Traffic and Transportation/Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities
    
    
  • 3.07: Visual/Aesthetics
    
    
  • 3.08: Cultural Resources
    
    
  • 3.09: Hydrology and Floodplains
    
    
  • 3.10: Water Quality and Stormwater Runoff
    
    
  • 3.11: Geology, Soils, and Seismicity
    
    
  • 3.12: Hazardous Waste and Materials
    
    
  • 3.13: Air Quality
    
    
  • 3.14: Noise
    
    
  • 3.15: Biological Environment
    
    
  • 3.16: Energy
    
    
  • 3.17: The Relationship Between Local Short-Term Uses of the Human Environment and the Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term Productivity
    
    
  • 3.18: Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of Resources
    
    
• Chapter 4.0 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Evaluation:
  Determining and documenting whether a project may have a significant effect on the environment plays a critical role in the CEQA process.
  
  
• Chapter 5.0 Public Involvment:
  Coordination and consultation with various federal, State, and local agencies; elected officials; community organizations; Native American tribes; and other individuals from the neighborhoods and communities within the corridor were conducted through a variety of means, including public agency coordination, consultation, and the public scoping process.
  
  
• Chapter 6.0 List of Preparers.
  
  
• Chapter 7.0 Distribution List.
  
  
• Appendix A, CEQA Checklist
  
  
• Appendix B, Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation Jepson Parkway Project
  
  
• Appendix C, Agency Consultation Letters
  
  
• Appendix D, Title VI Policy Statement
  
  
• Appendix E, Glossary
  
  
• Appendix F, USFWS Species List
  
  
• Appendix G, Farmland Conversion Impact Rating
  
  
• Appendix H, List of Technical Studies (studies available at STA office)
  
  
• Appendix I, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Record