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The RTC submitted its Section 404 and 401 Permit application to the US Army Corps of Engineers on May 31, 2011. Public Comment was held through July 29, 2011. The permit can be viewed and downloaded by following the links below.

United States Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice
http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/regulatory.html

US Army Corps of Engineers Permit Response Packet

The 404 and 401 Permit Packets
 

Project Description

The SouthEast Connector (SEC) will be a 6 lane arterial roadway with two new at-grade signalized intersections. The new intersections will be at Mira Loma Drive and Pembroke Drive. The SEC will originate at the existing intersection of South Meadows Parkway and Veterans Parkway on the south end and will terminate at the existing intersection of Greg Street and Sparks Boulevard on the north end.

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Project Need 

A north-south roadway connecting the southern part of the Truckee Meadows to the eastern part of the Truckee Meadows has been planned for more than 35 years. This arterial is proposed to reduce traffic congestion on I-80, US 395/I-580, Virginia Street, southeast McCarran Boulevard, Double R Boulevard, and Longley Lane.

The southeastern part of the Truckee Meadows is underserved by regional roadways. To illustrate this the image below shows an east-west line just north of Plumb Lane and just south of Vassar Street) and a north-south line along US-395 (I-580). Comparing the west and east sides of the Truckee Meadows shows that 13 regional roads on the west side carry 130,000 trips per day, while the three east side regional roads carry almost 80% of those trips (102,000) on just under 25% of the regional roads. Click here for additional information.

Regional Connectivity
East/West Cordon Line North of Plumb Lane

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