NM 532 Curve Correction Project - New Mexico Department of ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................1
2.0 PURPOSE AND NEED, HISTORY, AND EXISTING CONDITIONS ....................................4
2.1 Project Purpose and Need ......................................................................................................4
2.2 Project History .......................................................................................................................4
2.3 Traffic Conditions ..................................................................................................................4
2.4 Roadway Conditions ..............................................................................................................6
2.5 Drainage ................................................................................................................................6
2.6 Right-of-way ..........................................................................................................................6
3.0 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ................................................................................................7
3.1 Alternatives Considered but Eliminated from Further Consideration ...................................7
3.2 No-Build Alternative .............................................................................................................7
3.3 Recommended Build Alternative ..........................................................................................7
4.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND IMPACTS ..........................................................................9
4.1 General Project Setting ..........................................................................................................9
4.2 Landforms and Geology ........................................................................................................9
4.3 Soils ................................................................................................................................9
4.4 Surface and Ground Water ..................................................................................................10
4.5 Wetlands ..............................................................................................................................10
4.6 Vegetation ............................................................................................................................11
4.7 Fish and Wildlife .................................................................................................................11
4.8 Threatened and Endangered Species ...................................................................................11
4.9 Cultural Resources ...............................................................................................................13
4.10 Climate and Air Quality .......................................................................................................13
4.11 Noise ..............................................................................................................................13
4.12 Visual Resources .................................................................................................................14
4.13 Communities and Land Use .................................................................................................14
4.14 Socioeconomics and Environmental Justice ........................................................................14
4.15 Section 4(f) Properties .........................................................................................................15
4.16 Wilderness and Protected Areas ..........................................................................................16
4.17 Farmland ..............................................................................................................................16
4.18 Right-of-way ........................................................................................................................16
4.19 Multi-Modal Transportation ................................................................................................16
4.20 Recreation ............................................................................................................................16
4.21 Hazardous Substances .........................................................................................................17
4.22 Cumulative Impacts .............................................................................................................17
4.23 Indirect Impacts ...................................................................................................................17
4.24 Conclusions ..........................................................................................................................17
5.0 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ............................................................................................................18
5.1 Public Involvement and Local Coordination .......................................................................18
5.2 Agency Coordination ...........................................................................................................18
6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS ......................................................................................19
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March 2013 CN 2101140