The Mid County Parkway is a proposed 32-mile east-west limited access route for western Riverside County to relieve congestion, improve safety and help address future traffic demands. The route will connect the San Jacinto area with the Corona area. The study is being conducted by the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) the agency responsible for transportation planning in Riverside County and the administrator of Measure A, Riverside County’s 1/2¢ sales tax for transportation. For a list of participating local, state, and federal agencies, click here.

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The Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIR/EIS), published on October 10, 2008, describes the project. It describes alternatives for the project, the existing environment that could be affected by the project, the impacts from each of the alternatives, and the proposed avoidance, minimization and/or mitigation measures for these impacts. The studies are available on this website by clicking here. It is also available at a number of public libraries and government offices, click here for more information.

Public Outreach:

Three Open House style public meetings were held in Corona, Perris, and San Jacinto to answer questions. Public Hearings on the Draft EIR/EIS were held November 6th and 12th before the RCTC Commissioners. Written comments on the Draft EIR/EIS were accepted through January 8, 2009. The comments received will become part of the public record and will be addressed in the Final EIR/EIS.