Scenic Road Feasibility Study - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
National Park Service. 1982. Scenic Road Feasibility Study - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of the Benzie County Scenic Road Project as requested by Benzie County and others. While the study does not provide an environmental impact statement or design-level drawings, feasibility is evaluated in greater detail than it has been in earlier planning efforts. Specific concerns raised by interested and affected groups and individuals are addressed in the study. The study consists of two major sections. The project description section describes in detail the proposed road- its alignment, engineering specifications, estimated cost, and scenic aspects- and supporting facilities such as picnic sites and parking areas that would also be constructed. The feasibility section evaluates engineering feasibility, projected need for the road, and the environmental and socioeconomic impacts that would be associated with the road’s construction. The study provides better information than has heretofore been available upon which opinions and, ultimately, decisions on the future of the Benzie Scenic Road can be based.