Final Environmental Assessment to Replace Utility Poles at Bear Creek and Coast Road Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Abstract
It is necessary for Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) to replace two utility poles that support an electrical circuit across Bear Creek Road near its intersection with Coast Road. This circuit currently has a road-span insufficient to allow clearance for a proposed satellite payload fairing in route to Space Launch Complex 3 (SLC-3) on a transport vehicle. VAFB proposes to replace the existing utility poles with taller poles, providing a higher circuit crossing at this location allowing the needed clearance. There are no feasible alternative routes to transport the proposed payload fa iring to SLC-3. Alternative methods to allow transport along this route include replacing the overhead circuit crossing with an underground utility line to cross Bear Creek Road or by temporarily disconnecting the lines during the passage. No Action would require attempting to temporarily lift the lines during transport- this alternative is not practicable, but is considered in this evaluation. Both natural and cultural resources warranting protection are found in close vicinity of these poles. The proposed pole replacement was found to potentially affect these resources. Surveys of the work site and consideration of the replacement operation were conducted to evaluate the potential effects of this project on these resources.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA636130
Entities
People
- Phillip Rieger