The Wyoming Dept of Transportation submitted an application to increase the existing gravel pit by 38 ac to facilitate transportation projects and maintenance operations on US Hwy 16. Includes mining, gravel operation, and a temporary hot mix plant
Location
The Pole Creek Gravel Pit is located immediately west of US Highway 16 just north of milepost 67, approximately 17 miles southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/01/2014
2
Comment Period
07/03/2015
3
Objection Period Start
03/20/2016
4
Decision
07/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Pole Creek Gravel Pit Expansion | Decision Signed Date: 07/07/2016 |
| Forests | Bighorn National Forest |
| Districts | Powder River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | NE1/4SE1/4, Section 26, T.49N., R84W., 6th P.M |