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Who Will Recommend the Minimum Appropriate Tunnel for the Site?

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Who Will Recommend the Minimum Appropriate Tunnel for the Site?

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Another area which is of repeated concern to county citizens is, “Who will be responsible for identification of the minimum appropriate tunnel for the site?” Evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of the various tunnel alternatives requires identification of a baseline for comparison. Since the consultant was required to study only the tunnels identified by Caltrans in the contract, and since the contract does not allow for the consultant to independently identify the appropriate tunnel for the site, it is the opinion of the CAC that the Technical Advisory Committee consisting of Ralph Trapani, Tony Caserta of FHWA, and James Roberts of Caltrans recommend the appropriate minimum or baseline tunnel for Devil’s Slide, considering geotechnical viability, construction costs, mitigation and permitting, as well as operation and maintenance of a tunnel which meets AASHTO and state minimum standards for primary two-lane highway tunnels. The consensus of the CAC based on consultation wi

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