Decision Memo Completed

Navajo County Broadband Infrastructure Development Project

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Navajo, Arizona Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests All Units

Installation of fiber optic infrastructure within two 1.25 inch conduits to be placed within existing rights-of-way along transportation corridors to improve broadband network access. Trenching and directional boring will be used for conduit install

Location

East along I-40 near Cholla Power Plant, south at Holbrook along Hwy 77 through Snowflake/Taylor, west at Lone Pine Dam Rd to Hwy 260, then west to Heber-Overgaard and south through Pinetop-Lakeside.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/29/2023
2
Decision
11/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityLand Use Adjustments; Special Use Authorizations
Navajo County Broadband Infrastructure Development ProjectDecision Signed Date: 11/20/2024
ForestsApache-Sitgreaves National Forests
DistrictsBlack Mesa Ranger District; Lakeside Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Regulations, directives, ordersSpecial use management