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 Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Merit Network Fiber Optic Cable | Decision Signed Date: 05/30/2012 Legal Notice Date: 06/21/2012 |
| Forests | Hiawatha National Forest |
| Districts | Rapid River Ranger District; Manistique Ranger District; St. Ignace Ranger District |