Decision Memo Completed

Buffalo Creek (543-5.3) Bridge Replacement

Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Jefferson, Colorado South Platte Ranger District

Replace a failing wooden bridge on NFSR 543 over Buffalo Creek with a concrete three-sided structure.

Location

Approximately 0.4 miles north along FSR 543 from FSR 550, approximately 0.5 miles north of the Buffalo Creek Campground, approx. 8.5 miles SW of Buffalo Creek, Colorado.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/02/2024
2
Decision
01/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (23), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(23)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityRoad Maintenance
Buffalo Creek (543-5.3) Bridge ReplacementDecision Signed Date: 01/24/2025
ForestsPike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
DistrictsSouth Platte Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSW 1/4 Section 15, Township 8 South, Range 71 West, 6th Principal Meridian, Jefferson County, Colorado
Road management