Maddaus studies 2018
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DetailsBackground on the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area and the Northern Corridor Highway
LPP Coalition Scoping Comments
8. State your preference for alternatives outside of Red Cliffs Background For the first time in the decades-long history of the Northern Corridor Highway, transportation alternatives located outside Red Cliffs are being considered. This is a critical time to show support for solutions that protect Red Cliffs and quality of life in southwest Utah.…
Details7. The highway would require damaging changes to the Red Cliffs’ management plans What the Draft EIS does or doesn’t say: Changes to management plans necessary to accommodate the NCH include the following[1]: Allow the highway to travel through an “avoidance area” Downgrade the visual rating and allow damage of scenery Downgrade the…
Details6. Impacts to homeowners are not adequately addressed What the Draft EIS does or doesn’t say: Noise, light, litter, scenic, recreational, health, and property value impacts to homeowners near the NCH were not adequately addressed. The Draft EIS states that noise modeling (estimating increases in noise levels due to the NCH) and consideration of…
Details5. The cumulative effects are not adequately addressed What the Draft EIS does or doesn’t say: The Draft EIS states that it’s important to analyze the compounding impact the NCH will have on the environment when added to other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions. However, the Draft EIS only considers impacts from…
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