WE VALUE YOUR INPUT
SJRRC and its project partners are committed to meaningful public engagement throughout the Stockton Diamond Grade Separation Project. Community participation is vital to aid in minimizing impacts while meeting passenger and freight rail needs.
NEWS
News Release / Media Advisories
- Stockton Diamond Wins $20 Million BUILD Grant from USDOT (Sept. 14, 2020)
- SJRRC to Host Virtual Public Meetings for Proposed Stockton Diamond Grade Separation Project (Sept. 11, 2020)
- SJRRC Launches Environmental Review for Stockton Diamond Grade Separation Project (Aug. 19, 2020)
Media Articles
- Major rail upgrade in Stockton could help travel and freight for Modesto and beyond (Modesto Bee; Sept. 29, 2020)
- Feds chip in $20M for Major Stockton railroad project (Recordnet.com; Sept. 20, 2020)
- Six rail project among 58 receiving BUILD grant capital funding (Trains; Sept. 17, 2020)
- BUILD grant will help decompress most congested rail junction in Calif. (RT&S; Sept. 16, 2020)
- Federal grants awarded to improve freight rail and multimodal traffic flows (Freight Waves; Sept. 16, 2020)
- The Stockton Diamond project lands $20-million BUILD grant (Mass Transit; Sept. 15, 2020)
- U.S. DOT Awards Caltrans $20 Million for Major Rail Project in Stockton (Caltrans; Sept. 15, 2020)
- Rep. McNerney Announces $20 Million BUILD Grant for San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission’s Stockton Diamond Grade Separation Project (Congressman McNerney’s Office; Sept. 14, 2020)
- Stockton Diamond Environmental Scoping Information and Virtual Public Meetings (Latino Times; Sept. 2020)
- San Joaquin rail panel begins environmental review of proposed grade separation) (Progressive Railroading; Aug. 20, 2020
EVENTS
Notice of Preparation - Launched on Aug. 19, 2020
The Notice of Preparation (NOP) of the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA) was published on Aug. 19, 2020. Promotion of the NOP included multilingual advertisements in regional papers, mailers, e-blasts, and social media posts. Suggestions and comments on the scope and content of the EIR/EA were invited from all interested parties for a period of 45 days from Aug. 19 to Oct. 3, 2020. We appreciate your time and interest in this important rail improvement project. Feedback received during the project’s public comment period is being reviewed by the project team as a feasible concept continues to be identified. SJRRC would like to hear from all interested parties and encourages public input on the project throughout the environmental process.
September Virtual Public Meetings
To provide convenient participation in a safe environment while social distancing, three virtual public meetings were hosted in mid-September 2020 during the project’s 45-day public comment period. Thank you to those who were able to join us and for those who couldn’t participate, please view the meeting recordings and PowerPoints on the Resources page.
THE KEY ACTIVITIES
The project’s engagement program is designed to provide convenient and timely information to educate and inform, as well as seek public participation throughout the environmental planning process, including the following strategies:
