NEWS RELEASES
Traffic Problem At Arches National Park Addressed Publicly
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through National Park Service's website.
National Park Service will hold an Open House to address the Traffic Congestion Management Plan (TCMP) at Arches National Park, taking place in Moab, Utah on April 4th at the Grand County Public Library. Members of the public are invited to the open house to continue discussions on a plan to address vehicular parking and traffic congestion issues at Arches National Park. There will be two identical presentations, one at 5:30 p.m. and one at 6:30 p.m.
According to a press release, Chip Paterson, principal investigator of Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc) will outline the findings of an economic analysis of the draft plan. Paterson and park staff will also be available to answer questions. During the public review period of the Traffic Congestion Management Plan (TCMP) Environmental Assessment, the National Park Service (NPS) received a number of substantive comments, some questioning the impacts on the local economy. The NPS is continuing to collect additional data, perform data analyses, and refine the proposal. Implementation of the proposed reservation system will not occur in 2019. A target implementation date has not been set. The draft TCMP envisions a reservation system for vehicular entrance to the park during the high visitation season and peak-visitation hours.
View an analysis report on the matter at NPS' park planning website.