Show af 1 v J 1 I. V S 1 j WYOMING N rT I j tt I 1 Je uS I 1 I 1 PROJECT SO-lT I I Ar-ir-A W K r E i 1 AREA Jf V y j Jf J CV- COLORADO J PI f f s 1 UTAH s dinosaur J r monument f L 1 fr- v j JL fr- VERNAL A y S S X 7 V DINOSAUR i W 1 I 0 o THE MINNIES GAP TO COLORADO STATE LINE proposed highway will connect Wyoming Highway with Colorado Highway which are both through the nor- corner of This connecting link would provide another two state access into the Flaming Gorge Recreation Area MS tf m m Draff EIS on Browns Park connecting road J released 91 The Utah Department of Tran- issued the Draft En- Impact on the proposed Minnies Gap to Colorado State Line highway last The draft is issued by the U.S. Department of Federal High way Administration the Utah DOT along with Daggett The proposed paved road is in northeastern Daggett County sometimes referred to as the Browns Park The road will be about 21 to 27 miles depending which of the five alternate routes are It will join Colorado Highway its western on the Utah- Colorado state line to either Dutch John or Utah Highway or Wyoming Highway near the Utah- Wyoming state The environmental draft statement considers the probable Impacts of the road and proposes five alternative The inadequacy of the present dirt road in Utah con- the two paved roads in Colorado and Wyoming is pointed The existing county road through Daggett County connecting into the Flaming Gorge area is characterized by a washboard sharp curves with poor sight distance and grades as steep as 14 The five route proposals include alignments titled for the nave of the areas they Red Goslin Green River Willow Creek and the existing The Tri-state Development Com- a group of local governments from Colorado and Wyoming organized to promote cooperative regional has submitted requests for special funding to congressional delegates requesting special funding for a preliminary study designed to determine the feasibility of various highway The Wyoming Highway and Colorado have been built and now it is time to connect the two with a new highway through Utah in Daggett the Tri-State committee According to the Utah DOT anyone wishing to make statements concerning the proposed Daggett County highway improvement from Minnies Gap to Colorado line should send them into the office before August A public hearing will be held on the proposed Browns Park road July 26 in the Daggett County Courthouse in Manila starting at p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the general location of the VE SE Albert y |