Environmental Assessment Completed

CDOT Highway 133 Debris Dump Site and Placita Roadside Landscaping

White River National Forest Gunnison, Colorado West Zone/Sopris Ranger District

CDOT is proposing to permanently store natural road debris inside the bottom switchback east of McClure Pass on Hwy 133. Project will fill in a 16.1-acre depression from original road construction. Includes revegetation of the old Placita fill site.

Location

The switchback is located approximately 5 1/2 miles south of Redstone, CO on Hwy 133. The fill will be inside the switchback.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/27/2009
2
Comment Period
11/05/2014
3
Objection Period Start
08/14/2015
4
Decision
09/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
02/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
CDOT Highway 133 Debris Dump Site and Placita Roadside LandscapingDecision Signed Date: 09/29/2015
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsWest Zone/Sopris Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNW 1/4 of Section 18, T11S, R88W, 6th P.M.
Special use management