Improvements on approximately 6 miles of Forest Service Road 17 including culvert replacements, road surface reconditioning, installation of drivable dip, individual tree removals and switchback widening.
Location
Work begins at the intersection with US Hwy 14 and continue southwest crossing Shell Creek and ending at the Forest Boundary south of Snowshoe Pass, does not include the segment across private land.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/05/2022
2
Comment Period
05/27/2022
3
06/15/2022
4
Decision
06/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (23), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(23) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction |
| FSR 17 Paintrock Road Improvements | Decision Signed Date: 06/15/2022 |
| Forests | Bighorn National Forest |
| Districts | Medicine Wheel Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T53N, R89W, Sec 14, 23, 24 and T53N, R88W, Sec 19, 30, 31 |