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Chapter 3—Affected Environment3.12.2 NORTH DAKOTAThe existing roadways system in northeastern North Dakota includesFederal, state, and county roads. Because the topography of the area isbasically flat, the road network is essentially orthogonal in north–southand east–west directions. Most of this area of North Dakota is rural, andtraffic volume is relatively low. Roadway capacity is not an issue in thisregion of the state. Figure 3.12-2 shows the roadways within northeastNorth Dakota.This section addresses the airports potentially used by the NMD program.Issues related to airspace use around potential NMD locations arediscussed in section 3.3, Airspace.A discussion of the transportation resource area and the methodologyinvolved is found in section 3.12.3.12.2.1 Cavalier AFS—TransportationGround TransportationThe ROI for the transportation analysis includes the installation roadwaysand roadways in the surrounding area of Cavalier AFS that are expectedto be utilized for construction and operation activities.Cavalier AFS is located on the western edge of Pembina County, NorthDakota, approximately 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of the town ofCavalier. Cavalier AFS is served by ND 5, 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) northof the station. CR 89 provides access to the station through the trafficcheckpoint/entry gate. (U.S. Air Force Space Command—ComprehensivePlanning Framework, Cavalier AS) The primary road network of the areaconsists mainly of state highways and county roads, which are all twolaneroads.ND 5 runs east–west connecting the towns of Cavalier and Langdon. ND32 runs north–south connecting Walhalla and the Canadian border to thecommunities of Mountain and Edinburg (see figure 3.12-2).The area surrounding Cavalier AFS is sparsely populated, and trafficvolume is low. ND 5 in the vicinity of the station has an AADT of 1,000,and ND 32 has an AADT of 550 (North Dakota Department ofTransportation, 1996—Traffic Volume Map, Pembina County). The trafficvolume of CR 89 at the ND 5 junction is AADT 300 (North DakotaDepartment of Transportation, 1996—Traffic Volume Map, PembinaCounty). The areas with the highest traffic volume are the cities ofCavalier (ND 5), Walhalla (ND 32), and Langdon (ND 5), which experiencean AADT of 3,500, 1,400, and 1,325, respectively (North DakotaDepartment of Transportation, 1996-Traffic Volume Map, Cavalier andPembina County). As shown in table 3.12-3, all of these roadwaysNMD Deployment Final EIS 3-359