What’s the next step in the proposed replacement or rehabilitation of the Albion River Bridge? A draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which Caltrans will be producing in the months to come.

One part of the EIR process involves the public—that’s all of us—having the opportunity to comment on how this proposed project might affect you or the community.

• Do you have a business that would be affected by lengthy traffic delays, construction noise, and other disruptions?
• Do you have a home in the Albion area that might be affected by delays in emergency response vehicles, such as fire trucks and ambulances?
• Do you use the Albion River for commercial or sport fishing or recreational activities, such as kayaking?

These are just a few of the issues that you have the opportunity to weigh in on—but only until May 7.

ACAB has prepared a detailed document that we will submit to Caltrans prior to the May 7 deadline. Download the PDF here. If you’re interested in signing your name to this document, please attend our next meeting.

If you’d like to write your own comments to Caltrans, you can do that, too. Send your comments to:

Caltrans
Attn: Adele Pommerenck
Office of Environmental Management
703 B Street
Marysville, CA 95901

You can also email comments to adele.pommerenck@dot.ca.gov.

But if you agree with the comments expressed in the official ACAB document, please attend the meeting and add your signature to the list!