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The site
visit, the first step in Site Analysis, has three main objectives:
to verify data that had been collected to date, to document the
character of the roadway, and to provide team members with a personal
experience of the corridor landscape. Additionally, the team members
analyzed the following components of the right-of-way to gain
a perspective of the “big picture” issues affecting
the highway corridor:
- scenic resources
- historical elements
- community settlement patterns
- land use and ownership patterns
- tourist attractions
- highway structures
Site Analysis also included the collection and
review of relevant background information. This information is critical to understanding the key issues of the highway
corridor,
such as topography, rest areas, and existing land use, as well
as projected data, such as proposed
land use.
Data collection will continue throughout the
corridor planning process, but this information serves as an important
first step in understanding both the current and future issues
affecting the roads within the US 93, East US 6 and East US 50 Corridor.
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