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DesertXpress - Las Vegas to Victorville | Federal Railroad Administration
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The project would use proven high-speed rail technology and be constructed as a grade-separated, dedicated double track, passenger-only railroad predominantly in the median of or immediately alongside Interstate 15 (I-15), adding transportation capacity to the freeway corridor.
FRA, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the National Park Service (NPS), with the added participation of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in March 2009, Supplemental DEIS in August 2010, and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) in March 2011.
The FRA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) on the DesertXpress High-Speed Passenger Train project on July 8, 2011. The ROD summarizes the environmental review process FRA conducted in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and FRA’s Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts. The ROD identifies the alternatives considered by FRA, addresses comments received during the NEPA process, and identifies the Selected Alternative. The ROD also includes a list of all measures to avoid and minimize environmental harm, including a monitoring and enforcement program to ensure adherence to these measures. Finally, the ROD presents the FRA decision, determinations, and findings regarding the Project, and identifies the factors that FRA considered in making its decision.
Appendix A: Mitigation and Commitments
Appendix B: Husing Review
Appendix C: Final EIS Comments and Responses
Appendix D: Biological Opinion
The ROD is also available at public libraries identified below
ROD Available Libraries
15011 Circle DriveVictorville, CA 92395
304 East Buena VistaBarstow, CA 92311
833 Las Vegas Blvd. N.Las Vegas, NV 89101
1401 Flamingo RoadLas Vegas, NV 89119
The FEIS addresses any changes to the DesertXpress project DEIS and Supplemental DEIS as a result of public or agency comments. This FEIS also provides an evaluation of the environmental effects of the “Preferred Alternative,” which was selected by the Lead and Cooperating Agencies from the range of Action Alternatives presented in the DEIS and Supplemental DEIS. The “Preferred Alternative” is the option/alternative that the Lead and Cooperating Agencies believe would best fulfill each agency’s statutory mission and responsibilities, in consideration with economic, environmental, and technical factors.
The Preferred Alternative rail alignment would be almost entirely located within the existing I-15 corridor, with tracks running alongside freeway travel lanes. The Preferred Alternative also specifies station and maintenance facility sites and identifies Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) as the locomotive technology. The Final EIS compares the environmental effects of the Preferred Alternative to the other Action Alternatives and the No Build Alternative. Mitigation measures for the Preferred Alternative are included to reduce or eliminate adverse environmental effects of the Preferred Alternative.
View the Final Environmental Impact Statement:
FEIS TOC and Executive Summary
FEIS Chapter 1
FEIS Chapter 2
FEIS Chapter 3
FEIS Chapter 4
FEIS Chapter 5
FEIS Chapter 6
Appendix F-A Summary Reports for the Draft EIS and Supplemental Draft EIS Public Hearings
Appendix F-B Highway Interface Manual
Appendix F-C Plan and Profile Drawings of the Preferred Alternative
Appendix F-D Ridership Forecast Review
Appendix F-E Barstow Study – Economic Impact of DesertXpress
Appendix F-F Predicted Employment and Economic Impact Analysis
Appendix F-G Traffic Impact Analysis for the DesertXpress Project and Supplemental Traffic Impact Analysis for Victorville Station Site 3 (VV3)
Appendix F-H Programmatic Agreement under Section 106
Appendix F-I Jurisdictional Delineation Reports
Appendix F-I Part 1
Appendix F-I Part 2
Appendix F-I Part 3
Appendix F-I Part 4
Appendix F-I Part 5
Appendix F-I Part 6
Appendix F-J Preliminary Geotechnical Evaluation
Appendix F-K Properties of Hazardous Materials Concern
Appendix F-L Regional Emission Calculation Worksheets
Appendix F-M Biological Assessment
Appendix F-N Special-Status Plant Survey Report for the Proposed Segment 4C Alignment
Appendix F-O Mojave Ground Squirrel Habitat Assessment
Appendix F-P Vegetation Mapping Surveys
Appendix F-Q Special-Status Plant and Wildlife Species
Following the publication of the DEIS for the Project, the Applicant proposed several Project modifications and additions to address substantive comments received during public and agency review of the DEIS and to reduce or avoid significant environmental effects. The Supplemental DEIS and Draft 4(f) Evaluation identifies and analyzes the potential environmental impacts (both beneficial and adverse) that could occur to a range of environmental resources as a result of the proposed Project modifications and additions. The DEIS comment period closed on October 18, 2010. The DEIS was made available to the public in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act including two public hearings.
View the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement: SDEIS TOC and Executive Summary
SDEIS Chapter 1
SDEIS Chapter 2
SDEIS Chapter 3
SDEIS Chapter 4
SDEIS Chapter 5
Volume II (Appendices) Appendix S-A-1 Segment 2C Side Running and Median Options
Appendix S-A-2 Segment 4C
Appendix S-A-3 Relocated Sloan MSF Site
Appendix S-A-4 Wigwam Avenue MSF Modification
Appendix S-B VV3 Supplemental TIA
Appendix S-C Supplemental Hazardous Materials Reports for Frias Substation
Appendix S-D Noise and Vibration Analysis
The DEIS identifies and analyzes the potential environmental impacts (both beneficial and adverse) that could occur to a range of environmental resources as a result of the construction and operation of the project alternatives. At this time, the federal agencies have not identified a preferred alternative.
The DEIS comment period closed on May 22, 2009. The DEIS was made available to the public in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act including three public hearings. DEIS web files have a lower resolution graphics for easier download and the maps with greatest detail are in Appendix A.
View the Draft Environmental Impact Statement:
DEIS Volume I Complete DEIS TOC and Executive Summary
DEIS Chapter 1 DEIS Chapter 2 DEIS Chapter 3 DEIS Chapter 4 DEIS Chapter 5
Appendix_A-1_Plan_and_Profile_Drawings_Segment_1.pdf
Appendix_A-1_Plan_and_Profile_Drawings_Segment_2.pdf
Appendix_A-1_Plan_and_Profile_Drawings_Segment_3.pdf
Appendix_A-1_Plan_and_Profile_Drawings_Segment_4.pdf
Appendix_A-1_Plan_and_Profile_Drawings_Segment_5.pdf
Appendix_A-1_Plan_and_Profile_Drawings_Segment_6.pdf
Appendix_A-1_Plan_and_Profile_Drawings_Segment_7.pdf
Appendix_A-2_Large_Scale_Maps_Action_Alternatives.pdf
Appendix_A-3_Station_Site_Plan.pdf
Appendix_A-4_MSF_Plans.pdf
Appendix_A-5_Autotransformers.pdf
Appendix_B_Ridership_Forecast_Review.pdf
Appendix_C_Review_of_Operations_Plan.pdf
Appendix_D_NRCS_CPA_106_Forms.pdf
Appendix_E_Traffic_Impact_Analysis.pdf
Appendix_F_Cultural_and_Paleontological_Resources.pdf
Appendix_G_SHPO_and_Tribal_Consultation.pdf
Appendix_H_Preliminary_Geotechnical_Investigation.pdf
Appendix_I_Hazardous_Materials_Assessment.pdf
Appendix_J_Air_Quality_Calculations.pdf
Appendix_K_Energy_Data.pdf
Appendix_L_Special-Status_Plant_and_Wildlife_Species.pdf
Appendix_M_USFWS_Listed_Proposed_and_Candidate_Species.pdf
Appendix_N_Mohave_Ground_Squirrel_Habitat_Assessment.pdf
Appendix_O_Vegetation_Mapping_Surveys.pdf
Appendix_P_Scoping_Summary_and_Appendicespdf.pdf
View the Notice of Intent to prepare the EIS.
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