I 70 Mountain Corridor Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Section 4 F Evaluation PDF Download

"I-70 Mountain Corridor Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) addresses travel demand of the Corridor between Glenwood Springs and C-470, from approximately mileposts 116 to 260, and traverses five counties in Colorado: Garfield, Eagle, Summit, Clear Creek, and Jefferson. This PEIS includes an examination of the purpose and need, alternatives under consideration, affected environment, environmental consequences, cumulative impacts, and mitigation measures for proposed alternatives. The purpose of the PEIS is to take a broad view of the transportation issues and to develop alternatives to reduce future congestion and improve mobility within the Corridor. The PEIS provides an independent and systematic process of developing and analyzing the need, safety, implementation strategies, environmental sensitivity, and community values of alternatives for the Corridor at a Tier 1 level ... Subsequent National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental analysis, documentation, and review will be prepared at the Tier 2 level to enable decisions regarding site-specific, project-level details on alignments, high- capacity transit technology, project impacts, costs, and mitigation measures after a preferred alternative has been identified"--Abstract.