Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) has approved the Freedom Bridge Removal Project (Project) on August 25, 2022, and a Notice of Determination is posted according to CEQA Guidelines Section 15075.
Project Description: The Project involves removal of an existing pedestrian bridge across San Tomas Aquino Creek and associated structures. Project implementation has been divided into two phases: Phase I, which includes the removal of the existing bridge structure and Phase II, which includes the removal of bridge abutments and associated re-grading and re-paving of the San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail and the Valley Water levee maintenance road in the vicinity of the abutments. The Freedom Bridge is an approximately 125-foot long steel beam span bridge resting on concrete abutments built on constructed levee slopes. The paved San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail is located on the western side of the bridge, and a Valley Water levee maintenance road is located on the eastern side.
- Notice of Determination (NOD)
- Final Mitigated Negative Declaration
- Notice of Intent (NOI)
- Updated NOI
- Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration
- Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration Appendices
Project Review: The Draft IS/MND was available for public review from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the Valley Water Headquarters Building (5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118) from April 4, 2022 through May 10, 2022 (extended from May 3, 2022). A copy of the Draft IS/MND was also made available at the at the Central Park Library reference desk (2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051). No comments were received on the Draft IS/MND, and revisions were made to the Final IS/MND only for clarification purposes.
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Attention: Abby Annicchiarico
5750 Almaden Expressway
San Jose, CA 95118
For further information, please contact Abby Annicchiarico at 408-630-2456, or by email at [email protected].