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post-construction survey, O-21a was under contract and vegetation clearing had begun, but
activity halted due to the new discovery of archaeological resources in the project corridor.
Table 3-2 compares the ESP estimates for fence lengths and impact areas (for both fence and
roads) with the post-construction survey findings. As the table shows, total fence length
decreased by 5.8 miles, and the total impact area decreased by 113.2 acres.
Table 3-2. Fence Lengths and Impact Areas, Segments O-1 through O-21
Fence segment
ESP predicted
length
(miles)
Surveyed length
(miles)
ESP predicted
impact area
(acres)*
Surveyed
impact area
(acres)
O-4 4.4 4.3 21.3 28.56
O-5 1.8 1.7 8.7 4.74
O-6 3.9 4.0 18.9 24.05
O-7 0.9 0.9 4.4 5.13
O-8 3.2 3.2 15.5 18.45
O-9 3.9 3.5 28.4 23.13
O-10 2.4 2.3 17.5 12.07
O-11 2.3 2.3 16.7 12.45
O-12 0.9 0.9 6.5 6.01
O-13 1.6 2.5 11.6 9.57
O-14 3.6 2.4 26.2 10.86
O-15 1.9 2.2 13.8 10.47
O-16 3.0 2.0 21.8 9.03
O-17 1.6 1.6 11.6 3.69
O-18 3.6 3.5 26.2 16.24
O-19 3.4 2.3 24.7 8.17
O-21 13.0 12.3 94.5 52.69
Total Length 55.4 49.6 368.5 255.3
* Impact areas for Segments O-4 through O-10 were estimated using a 40-foot-wide corridor, and for Segments O-11 through 21
a 60-foot-wide corridor, as defined in the ESP.
3.3 STAGING AREAS
The ESP estimated that the overall permanent impact area for the various segments would be
471.2 acres. However, this total included anticipated impacts for segment O-1 through O-3 and
O-20, which were not built when the post-construction surveys took place. In addition, the ESP
did not quantify the impact area for each segment. Using the 40-foot-wide and 60-foot-wide
project corridors the ESP estimated for segments O-4 through O-10 and O-11 through O-21,
respectively, the planned impact area for the fence and road segments was calculated to be a total
of 368.5 acres. Post-construction surveys determined that the total permanent impact of fences
and roads for segments O-4 through O-21 (excluding O-20) was 255.3 acres, a reduction of 113
acres.
Although the ESP did not indicate all locations of the planned staging areas or quantify them
separately from other project components, that information was obtained from the CBP FITT
data files. The post-construction survey found that staging area locations or acreage differed
from the ESP for almost all segments. Also, the post-construction survey documented
supplementary staging areas that differed from proposed staging areas in the FITT data files
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