This project is to demolish and remove the existing bridge and replace it with a bottomless arch to maintain access to this major thoroughfare, reduce sedimentation, and improve instream flow and aquatic habitat.
Location
This location is at mile post 0.1 on Forest Service Road 478 on the Carson National Forest as it crosses the Rio Chiquito approximately 13 miles east of the intersection of FR 437 with State Highway 68 near Taos, NM.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/17/2020
2
Decision
03/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Watershed Improvements |
| Forest Road 478 Rio Chiquito Bridge Reconstruction | Decision Signed Date: 03/19/2020 |
| Forests | Carson National Forest |
| Districts | Camino Real Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | NW1/4, SW1/4, sec 14, T24N, R14E |