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ARRA - Resurface 11 Miles of Road and Parking Areas and Repair Deteriorating Culverts
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Prince William Forest Park of the National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with
Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD) of the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) is proposing to improve visitor experience and park operations
by addressing deficient transportation related facilities within Prince William Forest
Park, including access roads and parking facilities. These roads and parking lots provide
visitor access to hiking and biking trails, picnic areas, the Visitor Center, and several
other Park amenities. These improvements to the Park's transportation facilities are
needed because the deterioration of the interior roadways and lack of adequate parking
has created public safety concerns and diminished overall visitor enjoyment; and
because the existing road signage, guardrails and culverts have been determined to be
insufficient.
This Environmental Assessment (EA)/Assessment of Effect (AE) analyzed an action
alternative (the preferred alternative) and the no action alternative and their impacts on
the environment in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The action alternative includes the resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation of Park
roadways and parking lots, replacement of signs, guardrails and culverts, reconditioning
of stone and asphalt paved waterways, along with the possible expansion of parking lots
D and E and the reconfiguration of the Scenic Drive Intersection at mile marker two.
Impacts of the proposed alternatives were assessed in accordance with NEPA and the
NPS's Director's Order 12: Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and
Decision-making, which requires that impacts to park resources be analyzed in terms of
their context, duration, and intensity. Several impact topics have been dismissed from
further analysis because the proposed action alternatives would result in negligible to no
effects to those resources. No major effects are anticipated as a result of this project.
Resurface Public Roads and Parking Areas
18100 Park Headquarters Road
Triangle, VA 22172
703-221-2366
PRWI_Superintendent@nps.gov
Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD) of the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) is proposing to improve visitor experience and park operations
by addressing deficient transportation related facilities within Prince William Forest
Park, including access roads and parking facilities. These roads and parking lots provide
visitor access to hiking and biking trails, picnic areas, the Visitor Center, and several
other Park amenities. These improvements to the Park's transportation facilities are
needed because the deterioration of the interior roadways and lack of adequate parking
has created public safety concerns and diminished overall visitor enjoyment; and
because the existing road signage, guardrails and culverts have been determined to be
insufficient.
This Environmental Assessment (EA)/Assessment of Effect (AE) analyzed an action
alternative (the preferred alternative) and the no action alternative and their impacts on
the environment in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The action alternative includes the resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation of Park
roadways and parking lots, replacement of signs, guardrails and culverts, reconditioning
of stone and asphalt paved waterways, along with the possible expansion of parking lots
D and E and the reconfiguration of the Scenic Drive Intersection at mile marker two.
Impacts of the proposed alternatives were assessed in accordance with NEPA and the
NPS's Director's Order 12: Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and
Decision-making, which requires that impacts to park resources be analyzed in terms of
their context, duration, and intensity. Several impact topics have been dismissed from
further analysis because the proposed action alternatives would result in negligible to no
effects to those resources. No major effects are anticipated as a result of this project.
Contact Information
Superintendent, Prince William Forest ParkResurface Public Roads and Parking Areas
18100 Park Headquarters Road
Triangle, VA 22172
703-221-2366
PRWI_Superintendent@nps.gov