The primary purpose and need for the Nichols Creek Road Reconstruction Project is to address road conditions that are causing resource degradation. The project responds to direction provided in the Custer Gallatin National Land Management Plan (2020)
Location
he Nichols Creek Road (FS Road 2478) is located off the West Fork Road (FS Road 2071), approximately 3 miles west of Red Lodge, MT.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/29/2023
2
Decision
11/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (24), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(24) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Maintenance |
| Nichols Creek Road Reconstruction Project | Decision Signed Date: 11/29/2023 |
| Forests | Custer Gallatin National Forest |
| Districts | Beartooth Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |