The Orange County Planning Commission on April 27 will consider the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the. The project is designed to improve traffic congestion, minimize environmental impacts and maintain and improve south Orange County's quality of life.
The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) studies the proposed project that would extend and widen the existing 1.8-mile portion of La Pata Avenue south of Ortega Highway roughly two miles to connect with La Pata Avenue in San Clemente at Calle Saluda. The project also includes the Camino del Rio quarter-mile extension to the future La Pata Avenue from where it ends, just east of Camino de Los Mares. Both highways are proposed as four-lane roadways.
The Final EIR considers and addresses all written comments received on the project from public scoping sessions and meetings through the Draft EIR phases.
The document is available on the county's website. It is also available for public review at City Hall, 32400 Paseo Adelanto.
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