Decision Memo Completed

Palmer Creek Subsistence Access and Aquatic Organism Passage Improvements

Chugach National Forest Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Seward Ranger District

Replacing two bridges and one overflow culvert along Palmer Creek Road.

Location

Replace decaying bridge at MP 9.2, undersized culvert at MP 9.24 and collapsed bridge at MP 11.5, all along Palmer Creek Road near Hope, AK.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/15/2021
2
Decision
03/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18); 32.2 (23), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(23)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityDispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Road Maintenance; Watershed Improvements
Palmer Creek Subsistence Access and Aquatic Organism Passage ImprovementsDecision Signed Date: 03/17/2025
ForestsChugach National Forest
DistrictsSeward Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementWatershed managementRoad management