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Reconstruct a 9.9-Mile Section of Routes 12 and 14, the ZION Kolob Terrace Road
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The National Park Service is making available for public review and comment an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Rehabilitation of Kolob Terrace Road. The EA evaluated a no action alternative, in which the road would not be rehabilitated and the park would continue routine road maintenance and minor repairs as it has in the past and the preferred alternative, which is the rehabilitation of 9.8 miles of Kolob Terrace Road within the park.
The proposed project is not a major road replacement with associated re-routing, etc. The proposed project is being considered to address deficiencies in the condition of the road and safety concerns. The current pavement is aged in many locations, which has led to surface cracks, rutting, buckling, and unraveling of the pavement edge. Years of chip-seal patches with no road base layer, along with increased heavy truck traffic due to housing construction on private property, have impacted the road surface to an unacceptable and potentially unsafe level.
The width of the Kolob Terrace Road is currently from 19 to 22 feet. Improving the safety and maintenance of Kolob Terrace Road requires increasing the width of the road to the extent practical. A 22-foot pavement width with no grade change is proposed for the south section of the road. However, because of the narrow road bench from the base of Maloney Hill through the Black Canyon to the northern end of the project, the park is proposing to maintain a 20-foot pavement width for this section. In addition, a number of site-specific repairs are proposed to address subgrade failure, drainage improvements, poor sight distance, and closure or improvement of several informal pullouts. Curve widening and other improvements are proposed for the Smith Mesa Curve, Maloney Hill Switchback, and Wildcat Canyon Trailhead Switchback. The proposed project would be completed as soon as funding becomes available, and construction is expected to take one year.
Because public participation is very important to the success of the project, the NPS encourage your review and comment on the EA. The EA will be on public review for 30 days, with comments accepted through October 19, 2011. The document is available electronically for review and comment online by visiting http://parkplanning.nps.gov/zion. Comments also may be sent to the address below.
Zion National Park
Kolob Terrace Road Rehabilitation EA
Springdale, UT 84767
Commentors should be aware that their entire comment – including personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While commentors can ask that their personal identifying information be withheld from public review, the National Park Service cannot guarantee that this will be possible.
We appreciate your input on this project. If you have any questions, please contact Kezia Nielsen, Environmental Protection Specialist, at kezia_nielsen@nps.gov or (435) 772-0211.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Jock Whitworth
Superintendent
Zion National Park
Springdale, UT 84767
kezia_nielsen@nps.gov or (435) 772-0211
The proposed project is not a major road replacement with associated re-routing, etc. The proposed project is being considered to address deficiencies in the condition of the road and safety concerns. The current pavement is aged in many locations, which has led to surface cracks, rutting, buckling, and unraveling of the pavement edge. Years of chip-seal patches with no road base layer, along with increased heavy truck traffic due to housing construction on private property, have impacted the road surface to an unacceptable and potentially unsafe level.
The width of the Kolob Terrace Road is currently from 19 to 22 feet. Improving the safety and maintenance of Kolob Terrace Road requires increasing the width of the road to the extent practical. A 22-foot pavement width with no grade change is proposed for the south section of the road. However, because of the narrow road bench from the base of Maloney Hill through the Black Canyon to the northern end of the project, the park is proposing to maintain a 20-foot pavement width for this section. In addition, a number of site-specific repairs are proposed to address subgrade failure, drainage improvements, poor sight distance, and closure or improvement of several informal pullouts. Curve widening and other improvements are proposed for the Smith Mesa Curve, Maloney Hill Switchback, and Wildcat Canyon Trailhead Switchback. The proposed project would be completed as soon as funding becomes available, and construction is expected to take one year.
Because public participation is very important to the success of the project, the NPS encourage your review and comment on the EA. The EA will be on public review for 30 days, with comments accepted through October 19, 2011. The document is available electronically for review and comment online by visiting http://parkplanning.nps.gov/zion. Comments also may be sent to the address below.
Zion National Park
Kolob Terrace Road Rehabilitation EA
Springdale, UT 84767
Commentors should be aware that their entire comment – including personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While commentors can ask that their personal identifying information be withheld from public review, the National Park Service cannot guarantee that this will be possible.
We appreciate your input on this project. If you have any questions, please contact Kezia Nielsen, Environmental Protection Specialist, at kezia_nielsen@nps.gov or (435) 772-0211.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Jock Whitworth
Superintendent
Contact Information
Kezia NielsenZion National Park
Springdale, UT 84767
kezia_nielsen@nps.gov or (435) 772-0211