Apache Trail Project In Cooperation with Arizona Department of Transportation and Tonto National Forest AZ FLAP SR 88(1) MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT/ DRAFT INDIVIDUAL 4(F) EVALUATION Prepared By: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Central Federal Lands Highway Division Lakewood, Colorado May 13, 2021 This page intentionally left blank U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Central Federal Lands Highway Division In Cooperation with Arizona Department of Transportation and Tonto National Forest ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT/DRAFT INDIVIDUAL 4(f) EVALUATION Submitted Pursuant to: (Federal) 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c) for Apache Trail Project AZ FLAP SR 88(1) Maricopa County, AZ Additional information may be obtained from the following individuals: Dustin Robbins Kurtis J. Harris Project Manager Assistant SE District Engineer Federal Highway Administration Arizona Department of Transportation 12300 West Dakota Avenue, Suite 380 PO Box 2717 Lakewood, CO 80228 Globe, Arizona 85502
[email protected] [email protected] ____________________________ __________________05/13/2021 Curtis Scott, P.E. Date FHWA-CFLHD, Chief of Engineering This page intentionally left blank EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Environmental Assessment (EA) documents the impact studies for a proposed project to improve the Apache Trail Roadway. The Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD), in cooperation with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and the United States Forest Service, Tonto National Forest (TNF), has been planning roadway improvements to 11.20 miles of State Route (SR) 88, the Apache Trail, between mileposts (MP) 229.20 and 240.60, Maricopa County, Arizona. The project is located on TNF lands and an ADOT easement crossing TNF lands.