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<br />OJn3J7 <br /> <br />Transportation <br /> <br />The unit contains about 530 miles of roads with 86 miles either gravel or asphalt surfaced. <br />The roads vary from wide asphalt highways to rough steep travelways. Nearly 300 miles of <br />trails provide access for foot, horse, and motorbike travelers. These routes vary from wide <br />well-maintained trails to steep, narrow almost non-existent tracks. <br /> <br />A large percentage of the Unit is very steep with extensive rims and escarpments making <br />road construction difficult and expensive. Costs average from $10,000 to $45,000 per mile, <br />depending on the location, for a standard 14 foot wide road with 8 inches of gravel. <br />Approximately 65 percent of the unit has no road access and 273,854 acres are specifically <br />designated as road less and undeveloped areas. <br /> <br />Conflicts occur between many of the. unit's road and trail users. These conflicts result from <br />different needs and opinions as to how the unit and its resources should be used and the role <br />of vehicles in the use pattern. <br /> <br />[, <br /> <br />The total transportation system is one of the more important considerations if a balanced <br />pattern of land use is to be achieved, so transportation corridors will be identified as an <br />integral part of this planning effort. Soil erosion potential, slide areas. slope percent and <br />aspect, and the management objectives will be the criteria for the corridor selection. Other <br />major areas of concern in transportation planning include the social and economic effects of <br />road locations and the visual effects of the roads. <br /> <br />~ <br />