The Forest Service proposes to issue CDOT an authorization for the installation and operation of a remote gas-operated avalanche release system that triggers and controls avalanches by producing a sonic concussion to initiate snow movement.
Location
Highway 40 Stanley Slide Path, East side of Berthoud Pass
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/23/2013
2
Comment Period
08/23/2013
3
Decision
12/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| CDOT Avalanche Mitigation System | Decision Signed Date: 12/30/2013 Legal Notice Date: 01/02/2014 |
| Forests | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests |
| Districts | Clear Creek Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T3S, R75W, Sec 17 and 20. |