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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 4 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Environmental Consequences PAGE 4-151 displacement to other hunting areas (see Section 4.3 - Wildlife and Special Status Species impacts). Construction impacts would be short-term and related to structure installation or duct bank trenching and installation, soil stockpiling, staging areas, access road improvements and new access road construction, splice vault installation, temporary pulling/tensioning sites, transition station construction, and other Overhead and Underground Design Option construction activities. Construction impacts are expected to be low. 4.5.4 Impacts Specific to Route Segments and Design Options Long-term and short-term impacts to recreation resources were assessed for each route segment. Impacts for each route segment are discussed in detail in the following sections. 4.5.4.1 Route Segment 1a/NNR-1 There are no recreation areas or significant recreational activities occurring along Route Segment 1a/New Northern Route (NNR) 1, therefore no short-term or long-term impacts will occur as a result of the Project construction, operation, or maintenance. No impacts on recreation resources are expected. 4.5.4.2 Route Segment 1b Route Segment 1b is located in a restricted area of Joint Base Lewis-McChord Yakima Training Center (JBLM YTC) and no recreation activities are allowed in this area of the base. No impacts on recreation resources are expected. 4.5.4.3 Route Segment 1c The primary recreation activity occurring in this area is private land hunting. State lands are crossed for one mile on the west end of the route in the Blackrock designated elk hunting area (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 2015). Refer to impacts common to all route segments above (Section 4.5.3) for potential recreation impacts on Route Segment 1c. Other areas of agriculture and residential land use will not impact recreational resources. Low impacts are expected for 11.0 miles of this route segment and no impacts for 1.8 miles. 4.5.4.4 Route Segment 2a Route 2a crosses private lands potentially open for dispersed hunting activities. Refer to impacts common to all route segments above (Section 4.5.3) for potential recreation impacts on Route Segment 2a. Low impacts are expected for this route segment. 4.5.4.5 Route Segment 2b Private and U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land potentially open for hunting may be affected by the Project. Refer to impacts common to all route segments above (Section 4.5.3) for potential recreation impacts on Route Segment 2b. Low impacts are expected for this route segment. 4.5.4.6 Route Segment 2c Private and BLM land potentially open for hunting may be affected by the Project. However, much of this route segment is located adjacent to an existing transmission line and agricultural land, limiting hunting opportunities and potential impacts. Refer to impacts common to all route segments above (Section 4.5.3) for potential recreation impacts on Route Segment 2c. Low impacts 11.6 miles and no impacts for 6.5 miles are expected for this route segment. 4.5.4.7 Route Segment 2d BLM-managed land potentially open for hunting may be affected by the Project. However, limited access to these lands would reduce the potential for Project impacts. Refer to impacts common to all route