Decision Memo Completed

CHT251 Route 33 Aerial Broadband Special Use Proposal

Monongahela National Forest Randolph; Tucker, West Virginia Cheat Ranger District

Proposed special use authorization to install 2.97 miles of aerial broadband fiber optic line along WV-33 on National Forest System lands via existing utility lines. No ground disturbance is associated with this proposal.

Location

Line will be collocated in four segments along WV-33. Three sections between the towns of Elkins and Davis, WV.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/18/2025
2
Decision
02/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2025 (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 ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
CHT251 Route 33 Aerial Broadband Special Use ProposalDecision Signed Date: 02/27/2025
ForestsMonongahela National Forest
DistrictsCheat Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management