BLM Seeks Comment on Changes to 13-Mile Scenic Drive; Open House Scheduled June 30
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Las Vegas – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Red Rock/Sloan Field Office and Central Federal Lands Highway Division of the Federal Highway Administration invite public comment on the Proposed Scenic Drive and Parking Lot Area Improvement Projects Environmental Assessment. The comment period is open through July 15, 2015. Open house meetings will be held June 30 at 2 and 6 p.m. at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area visitor center classroom.
Some of the proposed projects analyzed in the environmental assessment include installing a one-way return road from Sandstone Quarry to the exit near the visitor center, repaving the 13-Mile Scenic Drive and associated public safety design improvements including new signage, improving vehicular access and circulation as well as restoring and expanding most parking lots along the scenic drive. The environmental assessment examines the resources in the project area, provides alternatives and analyzes the impacts of the alternatives.
The meeting format will be an open house with displays and specialists to answer questions. In addition, a short presentation will be given at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. Written comment forms will be available at the meeting.
The environmental assessment is available at http://on.doi.gov/1IiVcJ7. Please send your comments via e-mail to: cwise@blm.gov or to Carla Wise, Proposed Scenic Drive Improvements, BLM SNDO, 4701 Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89130 during the comment period.
When participants enter the fee booth at the entrance of the 13-Mile Scenic Drive for the public meetings, they should tell the attendant that they are participating in the meetings and fees will be waived.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
For additional information about the upcoming meetings, please call (702) 515-5350.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.