Road 1237B, (0.5 miles) will require complete obliteration. Road closure devices, water bars, tread scarification and re-contouring will discourage motorized use and promote re-vegetation. Road 9677, (1.6 miles) will require only a closed sign.
Location
Road 1237B is in the Ramshorn management Area, Tobacco Root Landscape. Road 9677 is in the Gravelly Landscape, Ruby-Centennial Corridor Management Area
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/20/2015
2
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning |
| Madison Road Decommissioning Identified in 2011 Summer Motorized Travel EA | Decision Signed Date: 07/24/2015 |
| Forests | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
| Districts | Madison Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5S, R3W, Sections 6 & 7 T9S, R3W, Section 28 |