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Rehabilitation of Highway 62 West, Crater Lake National Park, Klamath County, Oregon

 

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COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL LONG-TERM IMPACTS

TABLE 3. COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL LONG-TERM IMPACTS

       
Impact Topic Alternative A: No Action Alternative B: Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Alternative C: Resurfacing, Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Realignment
       
Biotic Communities

No change from present conditions

Negligible, adverse impact on roadside vegetation and wildlife would continue

Negligible, beneficial effects would occur where habitat is restored

Minor, adverse

 

Minor, beneficial effects where habitat is restored

Soils and Geology No change from present conditions Localized, adverse, and negligible Localized, adverse, and negligible to minor
Visitor Use and Highway Safety No change from present conditions, current condition constitutes a long-term, minor, adverse impact Negligible beneficial Minor beneficial
Park Operations No change, current condition constitutes a long-term, minor, adverse impact Negligible beneficial Minor beneficial

 

 

 

 

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