Bigelow Gulch 2007 Revised Environment Assessment

• Revised EA Cover and Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1 - Overview
• Chapter 2 - Project Description 
  • Figure 2-1 Project Alignment
  • Figure 2-2 Typical Rural Roadway Section
  • Figure 2-3 Typical Urban Roadway Section
  • Figure 2-4 Interchange at Forker and Bigelow Roads
  • Figure 2-5 Forker Road Modification
  • Figure 2-6 Detention Ponds and Proposed Wetland Mitigation near Palmer Rd
• Chapter 3 - Alternatives
• Chapter 4 - Elements of the Environment
  • Chapter 4.1 - Geology and Soil
  • Chapter 4.2 - Groundwater
  • Chapter 4.3 - Floodplains
  • Chapter 4.4 - Wetlands
  • Chapter 4.5 - Streams
  • Chapter 4.6 - Vegetation & Wildlife
  • Chapter 4.7 - Land Use and Displacement
  • Chapter 4.8 - Environmental Justice
  • Chapter 4.9 - Transportation
  • Chapter 4.10 - Air Quality
  • Chapter 4.11 - Noise
  • Chapter 4.13 - Parks and Recreation
  • Chapter 4.14 - Cultural and Historic Resources
  • Chapter 4.15 - Hazardous Materials
  • Chapter 4.16 - Social and Economic Elements
  • Chapter 4.17 - Summary of Cumulative Impacts
• Chapter 5 - Section 4(f) Evaluation
• Chapter 6 - References
• Chapter 7 - List of Preparers

Appendices (individual sections)

• Appendices Cover
• Appendix 1 - Revised EA Distribution List
• Appendix 2 - Mitigation Commitment List
• Appendix 3 - Comments and Responses to January 2006 EA
• Appendix 4 - Farmlands
• Appendix 5 - Addendum Cultural Resources Survey Report
• Appendix 6 - Revised Noise Discipline Report

Project Overview

Spokane County proposes to widen and improve part of Bigelow Gulch Road to make it safer, accommodate more traffic, and allow freight to move through the area more easily.

The proposed action is the expansion of the existing Bigelow Gulch Road in Spokane County, Washington. The corridor improvement focuses on the Bigelow Gulch Road right-of-way (ROW) and is referred to as the "Urban Connector Alignment".

The Urban Connector Alignment project would straighten and widen the existing Bigelow Gulch and Forker Roads to meet the objectives of improved safety, reduced congestion, and support of state and regional freight mobility initiatives.