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CHAPTERFOUR Environmental Consequences and Mitigation <br />planning for access and ROW to improve safety. The grade-separated crossing at CR M8 is <br />consistent with the Loma/Mack Area Plan. <br />Four-Quadrant Traffic Control Devices <br />There would be no permanent land use impacts from four-quadrant traffic control devices. <br />These devices would be installed within the railroad ROW where the railroad crosses County <br />Roads 10 and M.8, as described in the Proposed Action section of Chapter 2. Temporary <br />impacts may result during construction; however, any construction impacts would be minor. <br />County Roads 10 and M 8 are under the jurisdiction of Mesa County; compliance with land use <br />plans is the same as described in the proposed action. <br />Transmission Line Alternative A <br />Transmission Line Alternative A would cross 4.1 miles of BLM lands and 4.2 miles of private <br />land ownership north of the Highline Canal. Alternative A would be adjacent to 90 private <br />parcels of land, and would cross 19 private parcels of land north of the Highline Canal. An <br />underbuild distribution line would be constructed in areas with existing distribution lines, and <br />new easements and rights-of--way would be secured for construction of new transmission lines. <br />Grand Valley Power (GVP) would be required to obtain rights-of--way grants on these federal <br />lands. GVP would have to purchase easements orrights-of--way on private lands that do not <br />currently contain transmission or distribution lines. <br />The description of existing land uses, temporary and long-term impacts, and compliance with <br />existing land use plans is the same as the proposed action. <br />Transmission Line Alternative B <br />Transmission Line Alternative B would cross 5.8 miles of BLM lands and 1.9 miles of private <br />land ownership north of the Highline Canal. Alternative B would be adjacent to 82 private <br />parcels of land, and would cross 5 private parcels of land. An underbuild distribution line would <br />be constructed in areas with existing distribution lines, and new easements and rights-of--way <br />would be secured for construction of new transmission lines. Impacts to recreational trails are <br />described in the Recreation section (Section 4.1.4). GVP would be required to obtain rights-of- <br />way grants on these federal lands. GVP would have to purchase easements or rights-of--way on <br />private lands that do not currently contain transmission or distribution lines. <br />The description of existing land uses, temporary and long-term impacts, and compliance with <br />existing land use plans is the same as the proposed action. <br />Transmission Line Alternative C <br />Transmission Line Alternative C would cross 7.7 miles of BLM lands and would not cross any <br />private land ownership north of the Highline Canal. Alternative C would be adjacent to 96 <br />private parcels of land, and would not cross any private parcels of land. An underbuild <br />distribution line would be constructed in areas with existing distribution lines, and new <br />easements and rights-of--way would be secured for construction of new transmission lines. <br />Impacts to recreational trails are described in the Recreation section (Section 4.1.4). GVP would <br />be required to obtain rights-of--way grants on these federal lands. Since no private lands are <br />crossed north of the Highline Canal, GVP would not be required to obtain easements across <br />private lands <br />4-7 <br />DBMS 562 <br />