Harvard Avenue and Michelson Drive Intersection Improvement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020060661
Lead Agency
City of Irvine
Document Title
Harvard Avenue and Michelson Drive Intersection Improvement Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Adjacent land uses: commercial recreation, medium-high density residential
Document Description
The proposed project improvements include the following: 1) on northbound Harvard Avenue – re-stripe to lengthen left-turn lane, maintain two through lanes, and restripe to provide a de facto right turn lane; 2) on southbound Harvard Avenue - add one left turn lane for a total of two left-turn lanes, maintain two through lanes and one right turn lane, provide a Class II on-street bike lane towards intersection stop line, add 10-foot off-street shared use path for bikes and pedestrians; 3) On eastbound Michelson Drive – maintain two left-turn lanes, two through lanes and remove non-standard free right-turn lane and replace with designated right-turn lane, add a 10-foot off-street shared use path for bikes and pedestrians; narrow west end of existing median; 4) on westbound Michelson Drive - maintain one left-turn lane, two through lanes, restripe to provide a Class II on-street bike lane towards intersection stop line; 5) on the northwest corner - remove existing right-turn lane into Irvine Lanes driveway and provide a 7-foot striped on-street bike lane with 3-foot buffer; and 6) other supporting improvements with signage, traffic signals, streetlights, utility relocations, drainage and water quality improvements, retaining walls, landscape, and lighting. The proposed Project is one of the mitigations identified in both 2010 and 2015 Irvine Business Complex (IBC) Vision Plan Traffic Studies and would improve circulation in both the short- and long-term to the intersection by providing capacity enhancements and improve circulation.
Contact Information
Name
Wendy Wang
Agency Name
City of Irvine, Department of Public Works and Transportation
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Agency Name
City of Irvine, Department of Public Works and Transportation
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Irvine
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Harvard Avenue and Michelson Drive
Zip
92612
State Highways
0.14 mile from I-405
Railways
3.1 miles from railway
Airports
2.8 miles fromJohn Wayne Aiport
Schools
0.07 miles from a day care and private school
Other Information
Intersection Improvements
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
Development Types
Transportation:Local Road (Intersection Improvements)
Local Actions
Other
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife