Environmental Assessment Completed

Merit Network Fiber Optic Cable

Hiawatha National Forest Delta; Mackinac; Schoolcraft, Michigan Hiawatha National Forest All Units

EA -- Installation of a buried and overhead fiber optic cable along the existing road right-of-ways for approximately 24 miles.

Location

The fiber optic corridor runs the length of the Forest on US Highway 2 from Rapid River to St. Ignace.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/07/2011
2
Comment Period
09/07/2011
3
Decision
05/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Merit Network Fiber Optic CableDecision Signed Date: 05/30/2012 Legal Notice Date: 06/21/2012
ForestsHiawatha National Forest
DistrictsRapid River Ranger District; Manistique Ranger District; St. Ignace Ranger District
Special use management