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Final Draft Environmental Assessment Available for the Kern County Bridge Replacement at Snow Road and Friant-Kern Canal
Media Contact:
Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, jmccracken@mp.usbr.gov
For Release: January 29, 2007
The Bureau of Reclamation announces the availability of the final Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Kern County Bridge replacement on Snow Road at the Friant-Kern Canal. Reclamation proposes to approve Kern County’s (County) request to for a permit to replace and widen the bridge that crosses the Friant-Kern Canal at Snow Road in Kern County.
The County proposes to replace the bridge at Snow Road with a wider bridge to accommodate an ultimate six lane major arterial roadway per the City of Bakersfield’s General Plan Update 2002. The proposed widening is a result of current and future development along Snow Road. The site is located approximately 6.5 miles northwest of downtown Bakersfield and about 3 miles west of State Route 99.
The Draft EA was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and is available for a 30-day public review and comment period. The Draft EA is available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=2538.
Please send written comments to Ms. Laura Myers, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721, by February 28, 2007. Comments may also be faxed to Ms. Myers at 559-487-5397, or e-mailed to lmyers@mp.usbr.gov. The Draft EA may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Fresno office.
For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA, please contact Ms. Myers at 559-487-5179 (TDD 559-487-5933).
If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact Ms. Lynnette Wirth at 916-978-5102 or e-mail lwirth@mp.usbr.gov.
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