Decision Memo Completed

Windstream Alabama, LLC Fiber Optic Special Use Permit

National Forests in Alabama Macon, Alabama Tuskegee Ranger District

Special use permit to install and maintain an underground fiber optic cable within an existing right-of-way along US Highway 29 crossing the Tuskegee National Forest.

Location

US Highway 29 near the Alabama Highway 186 intersection

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/15/2025
2
Decision
12/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2025 (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
Windstream Alabama, LLC Fiber Optic Special Use PermitDecision Signed Date: 12/01/2025
ForestsNational Forests in Alabama
DistrictsTuskegee Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 17N, Range 25E, Sections 7, 8 and 18, Macon County, AL
Special use management