OVERVIEW:
The California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans), in cooperation with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (Metro), the Gateway Cities Council of
Governments (GCCOG), the Southern California Association of Governments
(SCAG), the Ports of Los Angeles (POLA) and Long Beach (POLB)
(collectively referred to as the Ports), and the Interstate 5 Joint
Powers Authority (I-5 JPA) (collectively referred to as the I-710
Funding Partners), proposes to improve Interstate 710 (I-710, also
referred to as the Long Beach Freeway) in Los Angeles County between
Ocean Blvd. and State Route 60 (SR-60). The proposed project is
referred to as the I-710 Corridor Project. I-710 is a major north-south
interstate freeway connecting the city of Long Beach to central Los
Angeles and beyond. Within the I-710 Corridor Project Study Area (Study
Area), I-710 is a significant goods movement artery for the region and
serves as the principal transportation connection for goods movement
between POLA and POLB, located at the southern terminus of I-710, and
the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)/Union Pacific (UP) Railroad
intermodal rail yards in the cities of Commerce and Vernon, as well as
intermodal warehouses along I-710. The I-710 Corridor is part of the
Interstate Highway System and is used as a major local and regional
truck route. I-710 is listed as a “high priority corridor” on the
National Highway System (NHS), serving interregional vehicular traffic
in the north-south direction from its terminus in the city of Long
Beach to Interstate 10 (I-10). The existing I-710 freeway mainline
generally consists of eight general purpose lanes north of Interstate
405 (I-405) and six general purpose lanes south of I-405. South of
Pacific Coast Hwy. (State Route 1 [SR-1]), the facility is designated
as State Route 710, whereas north of Pacific Coast Hwy., the facility
is designated as I-710.
The Study Area includes the portion of the I-710 Corridor from Ocean
Blvd. in Long Beach to SR-60, a distance of approximately 18 miles and
includes all or portions of the Ports, the cities of Bell, Bell
Gardens, Carson, Commerce, Compton, Cudahy, Downey, Huntington Park,
Lakewood, Long Beach, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, Signal Hill, South
Gate, and Vernon, as well as unincorporated areas of Los Angeles
County, including the communities of East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights,
Wilmington, and San Pedro (see Figure 1.1-2). At the freeway-tofreeway
interchanges, the Study Area extends one mile east and west of the
I-710 mainline for the I-405, State Route 91 (SR-91), Interstate 105
(I-105), and I-5 interchanges. This is the general Study Area for the
I-710 Corridor Project. Specific study areas have been established for
individual environmental analyses (e.g., health risk assessment zone of
influence and community impact assessment focus area).
VOLUME I - Draft EIR/EIS
Cover Sheet
Title Sheet (Signed)
Executive Summary
Table Of Contents
Chapter 1.0 - Proposed Project
Chapter 2.0 - Alternatives
Chapter 3
Chapter 4.0 - CEQA
Chapter 5.0 - Comments and Coordination
Chapter 6.0 - List of Preparers
Chapter 7.0 - Distribution List
VOLUME II - Appendices
Cover Sheet
Appendix A - CEQA Checklist
Appendix B - 4(f)
Appendix C - Title VI Policy
Appendix D - Summary of Relocation Benefits
Appendix E - Glossary
Appendix F - Environmental Commitments Record
Appendix G - Acronyms
Appendix H - List of Technical Studies
Appendix I - FTIP_RTP
Appendix J - Comments and Coordination
Appendix K - Floodplain
Appendix L - Parcel Acquisitions
Appendix M - References
Appendix N - Index
Appendix O - Concept Plans
Appendix P - Changes in Access
Appendix Q - On-Site Haz Waste Listings
Appendix R - AQ_HRA Maps
Appendix S - Project Effects to Jurisdictional Waters
