Segment 7
1999, the City of Boulder City in cooperation with the Southern
Nevada Water Authority identified a new pipeline corridor that could
provide raw water as well as treated water to Boulder City. The
new alignment follows the proposed trail corridor from the new treatment
plant around Railroad Pass to Boulder City.
This proposal could address some significant issues for the trail- most
importantly, the access behind the Railroad Pass Casino and the rock issues
present near that site. The waterline continues east from Railroad Pass
along segment 5 that has been awarded a TEA-21 grant.
It is recommended by the Partnership that the grant be delayed until the
water line is constructed which is scheduled for completion in 2001. A letter to
the City suggesting the grant delay was submitted by the partnership in late
1999.
These segments have been also been included in the SNPLMA grant request (it
has been identified as priority #3 for SNPLMA Community Trails and Open Space
Program).
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BASELINE INFORMATION
SEGMENT NUMBER: 7
Proposed: __x __
Existing: ______
APPROXIMATE LENGTH: .2 miles
SEGMENT ENDPOINTS:
START: Railroad Pass at Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino parking lot
(north boundary),
FINISH: Railroad crossing (trackless) at U.S. 93
SEGMENT NARRATIVE:
The trail corridor heads north from Railroad Pass following the route of
a proposed Boulder City waterline.
EXISTING AUTHORIZED USES (S):
* This is an undeveloped trail segment.
__ _ hiking
___ mountain bicycling
___ road bicycling
___ horseback riding
____other (walking, jogging, rollerblading)
EXISTING TRAIL CONDITIONS:
* This is an undeveloped trail segment.
TRAIL WIDTH:
TRAIL TREAD/SURFACE:
OTHER FEATURES:
LAND OWNERSHIP AND OTHERS WITH EASEMENTS OR OTHER LEGAL ACCESS:
Bureau of Reclamation with easements/rights-of-way owned by NDOT and
State Railroad Museum.
LEAD TRAIL PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT ENTITY:
City of Henderson
PROPOSED OR PENDING LAND USE CHANGES/OR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OR OBSTACLES:
A waterline is proposed that could contribute to trail development within
the pipeline corridor.
TRAIL DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW
SUMMARY: This half-mile segment does not contain an existing
disturbed corridor that could serve as the trail. The proposed Boulder
City/SNWA waterline will provide that corrido1r, however that corridor will
not be constructed until 2001. The waterline corridor will dictate the trail
alignment through this area.
The lands on the north side of Railroad Pass Casino are within the City
of Henderson but under the administration of the Bureau of Land Management.
There are controlling rights-of-way in this section including US 93, Nevada
State Railroad Museum and Sprint Telephone. All of these entities need to
participate in defining the trail alignment. Segments 6 through 10 are part
of a City of Henderson SNPLMA grant application.
To
Segment 6
To Segment 8
Remember desert tortoises and big horn sheep have the
"right-of-way" and are not to be disturbed
even if they are on
the trail or block your way.
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