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BIOLOGICAL MITIGATION OVERVIEW / Permits/Partnerships


Permits

Construction of the new East Span required approval from a variety of regulatory agencies. The following permits have been obtained and allow for the new bridge to be built under certain conditions:

Partnerships With Other Agencies

Caltrans is entering into agreements with several agencies to provide funding for specific research or habitat improvements as part of mitigation for the East Span Project.

Caltrans is partnering with:

  • USFWS - To remove and remediate hazardous materials and demolish and dispose of infrastructure at NSGA - Skaggs Island, a possible habitat restoration site. A Letter of Understanding is in progress.

  • East Bay Regional Park District - To create and restore special aquatic sites within the Eastshore State Park; a Letter of Understanding was signed in June 2003.

  • NMFS - To restore salmon habitat tributary to the Central and South Bay. Negotiations to transfer $3.5 million to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to administer the program is currently in process. An agreement to guide the relationship between Caltrans, National Marine Fisheries Service, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is being developed.

 

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