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County to Appeal Caltrans NEPA Determination for Smithneck Road Rehabilitation
Summary
Public works staff told the Board they will appeal a Caltrans/NEPA finding that requires expanded archaeological work for the Smithneck Road rehabilitation project, arguing the work goes beyond the project footprint.
Brian Davies, Sierra County public works director, told the Board of Supervisors that the county will appeal a Caltrans/NEPA decision that requires additional archaeological work for the Smithneck Road Rehabilitation project.
Davies said the county received proposals for an additional archaeological assessment that he summarized as “$185,000,” and that Caltrans District 3 — acting under Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) delegation to process NEPA — is requiring what Davies called expanded work beyond the project’s disturbed footprint. “We did get the proposals back to do the additional work that would be required for the archeological assessment part,…
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