WNMT proposes to install a fiber optic line totaling 4.6 mi/8.3ac across NFS lands. The line would consist of subsurface fiber optic cable. Additionally, five ground-level vault boxes with pedestals would be constructed within the ROW.
Location
Project area runs through 4.6 miles/8.3 acres of the northwest portion of the Magdalena Ranger District along US-60
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/24/2023
2
Comment Period
06/07/2023
3
Decision
09/2023 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Mojave to Pie Town Fiber Optic Project | Decision Signed Date: 09/27/2023 |
| Forests | Cibola National Forest |
| Districts | Magdalena Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T1N, R11W; Section 1, SW1/4, Section 2, NW1/4, NE1/4, Section 3, NE1/4, Section 32, NW1/4, NE1/4, Section 33, N1/2, No Section, SW1/4. New Mexico Prime Meridian |