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Chapter 5 – Environmental Consequences5.5.7.2.4 Impacts from Maneuver TrainingLess Than Significant ImpactsManeuver training intensity and frequency at FRA and DTA would remain at levels seen today. Thus,impacts to transportation resources and traffic caused by maneuver training would remain at less thansignificant levels.5.5.7.3 Colorado5.5.7.3.1 Impacts from Cantonment ConstructionLess Than Significant ImpactsThe current number of Soldiers stationed and training at FTC and PCMS would remain the same.However, some additional cantonment facilities would be constructed to meet the needs of theunaccompanied Soldiers that are currently housed off post. Construction of these projects wouldgenerate additional traffic from worker vehicles and trucks, but construction traffic would betemporary. The impacts are expected to be less than significant and no mitigation would be required.5.5.7.3.2 Impacts from Range ConstructionNo ImpactsThe current number of Soldiers stationed and training at FTC and PCMS would remain the same.Therefore, no additional range facilities would be constructed. Consequently, there would be noimpacts to traffic or transportation resources.5.5.7.3.3 Impacts from Live-Fire TrainingLess Than Significant ImpactsThe number of required live-fire user days per year at FTC would continue at current levels. Noadditional impacts to traffic or transportation resources would occur. Consequently, impacts to trafficand transportation resources would be less than significant. No live-fire training occurs at PCMS, sono impacts would occur at PCMS.5.5.7.3.4 Impacts from Maneuver TrainingSignificant Impacts Mitigable To Less Than SignificantImpact 1: Intersection and Roadway Segment Operations. Maneuver training intensity and frequencyat FTC and PCMS would remain at levels seen today. Some of the traffic would affect regionalroadways that are currently operating at or near capacity. In particular, traffic from trainingdeployments could adversely affect traffic on I-25 through Pueblo. Impacts to traffic on publicroadways are expected to be significant, but mitigable to less than significant.Regulatory and Administrative Mitigation 1: Impacts to the regional roadway network from trainingdeployment convoys would be mitigated by scheduling all movements to occur during off-peak trafficperiods through Pueblo and staggering convoy vehicles into groups of no more than 24 vehicles eachthat are spaced at least 15 minutes apart. Improvements to the SH 16/I-25 interchange (currentlyunderway) and the addition of passing lanes on U.S. 160 and U.S. 350 were recommended in theFebruary 2008 5-215 2/25th SBCT Final EIS