Help Wanted! The Bureau of Land Management released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (draft EIS) for the Northern Corridor Highway on June 12, 2020. The draft EIS and associated plans/documents weigh in at a whopping 1,174 pages! The public comment period ends on September 10, 2020. Conserve Southwest Utah is calling on all the observers,…
The Northern Corridor was rejected in a 2007 environmental assessment. These sections from pp. 2-9 and 2-10 explain why the road was eliminated from further consideration.
Aerial footage of the proposed Washington Parkway extension through the Northern Corridor Right of Way in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve/National Conservation Area
Mobilizing for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) After Conserve Southwest Utah helped defeat legislative efforts in late 2018 that would have forced development of the Northern Corridor, Washington County began a complex process of attempting to “write” the highway into the renewal of the Habitat Conservation Plan. In 1996, the Washington County Habitat…
Local residents engaged with Conserve Southwest Utah’s grassroots transportation alternatives, providing valuable feedback that will help our county solve its transportation challenges. Visitors to CSU’s booth engaged in nitty-gritty conversations about road alignments and traffic levels, but also shared inspiring stories about the value of our public lands for present and future generations. We thank…
Beaver Dam-Red Cliffs NCA RMP Comment letter.10-15-2015
Northern-Corridor-Zone-6-Public-Meeting-Comment-Summary