Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path Phase 3 Environmental Assessment

The NPS has made available for public review the Environmental Assessment for the Multi-Use Path, Phase 3 at the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. This project would extend the existing Multi-Use Path (MUP) to continue to provide safe and enjoyable nonmotorized use for pedestrians and bicyclists. NPS began developing the initial segments of the MUP in 2000 to promote nonmotorized use of the park and create a safer environment for visitors. There are still areas where pedestrians and bicyclists must share the roads with motorized vehicles, creating potentially unsafe conditions. Phase 3 would close these gaps in the existing trail system. This EA examines three alternatives: a no action (alternative A) and proposed improvements (alternatives B and C). Alternative B was identified as the NPS preferred alternative because it best meets the project's purpose and need for action while protecting natural and cultural resources to the extent practical. This alternative would extend the existing MUP approximately 1.4 miles through the construction of three new segments: through the Nine Gun Battery; along the east side of Magruder Road; and between the intersection of Magruder and Gunnison Roads and Gunnison Beach. The participation of the public is very important to the success of this project. To share your thoughts, ideas, and concerns, we encourage you to comment electronically via this NPS PEPC website. You are also welcome to mail comments to the address below. Your comments would be most helpful to us if we receive them no later than August 29, 2014. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. Although you can ask us to withhold your personal identifying information from public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

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