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Long Range

Transportation

Plan

for the

Pyramid Lake

Paiute

Reservation

Prepared for:

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

By:Lumos & Associates, Inc

8/2/11

UPDATED By PLPT

5/10/18

Long Range Transportation Plan for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation

Table of Contents

Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………………………….…..1

Purpose and Scope

Study Period and Study Methodology

Summary of Transportation Plan

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………3

Purpose of the Study

Description of the Long Range Transportation Planning Study and Project Priority List

Organization of Study

Part One – Existing Conditions…………………………………………………………………………...5

1.1.

Background Data

1.1.1. Community Profile

1.1.2. Economy and Demographics

1.1.3. Physical Characteristics of Tribal Land

1.1.4. Land Ownership

1.1.5. Existing Land Use

1.2

Transportation System

1.2.1 Existing Transportation System

1.2.2 Overview of System

1.2.3 Road Maintenance

1.2.4 Road Construction

1.2.5 Roadway Functional Classification

1.2.6 Road Inventory

1.2.7 Rights-of-way

1.2.8 Traffic Control

1.2.9 Drainage and Bridges

1.2.10 Street Lighting

1.2.11 Public Transit, School Bus and Mail Routes

1.2.12 Bicycle and Pedestrian Routes

1.2.13 Pyramid Lake National Scenic Byway

1.2.14 Motor Vehicle Accident Data

1.2.15 Traffic Hazards

1.2.16 Law Enforcement

1.3

Existing Traffic Volume

1.3.1

Methodology and Results of Traffic Study

Part Two – Long Range Transportation Plan……………………………………………………..23

2.1

Land Use Plan

2.1.1 Background on Pyramid Lake Tribe Planning Efforts

2.1.2 Goals and Objectives

2.1.3 Short and Long Range Development Plans

2.1.4 Assumptions for the Years 2015 (five-year) and 2030 (20-year)

2.2

Projected Travel Demand

2.2.1 Projected Traffic Volumes and Analysis of Demand and Capacity

2.3

Method Used To Identify Potential Transportation Improvement Projects

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2.4

Recommended Transportation Plan

2.4.1 Transportation Improvement Issues Identified through Planning Process

2.4.2 Transportation Improvement Projects Priority List

2.4.3 Government Agency Responsibility

2.4.4 Proposed Revisions to BIA and Non-BIA Road System

2.5

Plan Implementation And Updating

2.5.1 Funding

2.5.2 Plan Updating

2.5.3 Procedures For Development of Roads and Transportation Improvements

FIGURES

1. Age Distribution of Pyramid Lake Reservation Residents

2. Pyramid Lake Recreational Permits, 2005-2009

3. Pyramid Lake Proposed BIA and Non-BIA IRR Road System Mileage

4. PLPT Road Maintenance Funding

5. NDOT FY 2011 Projects

6. PLPT Road Construction Funding, 2005-2010

7. Proposed IRR System Revisions

8. PLPT Road Segments with “Severe Drainage Problems”

9. Traffic Crashes on State Routes on the Pyramid Lake Reservation

10. Transportation Improvement Projects (Roads) Priority List (Resolution PL 42 11)

adopted May 6, 2011)

11. Other Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Transportation Improvement Projects; Non-Roadway

Projects, Unprioritized. Not part of Priority List (Resolution PL 42 11) Adopted byTribal

Council May 6, 2011 UPDATED May 10, 2018

MAPS

1. Location Map

2. Map Index

3. Existing Conditions - Northern Region

4. Existing Conditions -Sutcliffe Region Lake Access

5. Existing Conditions -Sutcliffe

6. Existing Conditions -Southern Lake Region

7. Existing Conditions -North Nixon Region

8. Existing Conditions -South Nixon Region

9. Existing Conditions -Between Nixon and Wadsworth

10. Existing Conditions -Wadsworth Area

11. Existing Conditions -Interstate 80 to Sparks

12. 20-Year Transportation Plan – Northern Region

13. 20-Year Transportation Plan – Sutcliffe Region Lake Access

14. 20-Year Transportation Plan – Sutcliffe

15. 20-Year Transportation Plan – Southern Lake Region

16. 20-Year transportation Plan -North Nixon Region

17. 20-Year transportation Plan -South Nixon Region

18. 20-Year transportation Plan -Between Nixon and Wadsworth

19. 20-Year transportation Plan -Wadsworth Area

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20. 20-Year transportation Plan -Interstate 80 to Sparks

APPENDICES

A. Information Sources and References

B. Draft Road Inventory Comparison Listing

C. Maintenance Costs

D. Link to 25 CFR Part 17: Indian Reservation Roads Program

E. Functional Classifications

F. Traffic Accident Overview

G. Travel Demand Study

H. Public Workshop Materials

I. Transportation Project Assumptions and Cost Calculations

J. Pyramid Lake Paiute Transit Facility (UPDATED May 10, 2018)

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Purpose and Scope

The purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate present and future transportation

needs of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. Present needs are determined by evaluating present

conditions including traffic volume, existing hazards, the conditions of roads and other

transportation infrastructure, and the current goals of the Pyramid Lake Tribe. Future needs

are evaluated based on the Tribe’s social, economic and development goals and objectives,

including specific development proposals, and the land use and transportation plans of the

surrounding area.

Transportation planning on the tribal level is a critical part of the overall system of

prioritizing and funding transportation improvements on tribal lands. Federal transportation

legislation, implemented by BIA regulations, requires that tribal transportation improvement

projects, in order to be funded by federal sources, must be a part of an adopted Long Range

Transportation Plan (LRTP). The LRTP is the result of a transportation planning process with a

20-year time horizon. The planning effort for the Tribe began with an update to the inventory of

the Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) system on the Pyramid Lake Reservation. It continued with

the preparation of this Long Range (20-Year) Transportation Planning Study. The study

includes a Transportation Im provem ent Projects Priority List that will be forwarded to

the BIA for the preparation of an IRR Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) for the Pyramid

Lake Paiute Tribe.

Study Period and Study Methodology

The Transportation Planning Study was a three-part process. In the first part, consultants

Lumos & Associates, Inc. gathered data about existing conditions on the Reservation including

the existing transportation system; existing Reservation and surrounding land use and natural

resources; regional context, and demographics. The second part of the study was a

comprehensive study and analysis of transit and transportation needs, including analysis of the

condition of existing roads, as reported in the road inventory update, meetings with tribal

leaders and staff, and a public workshop. In the final phase of work, Lumos developed a list of

priority transportation projects and finalized the plan.

Summary of Transportation Plan

The current condition of the Tribe’s transportation system, the Tribe’s short and long

range development plans, and potential future traffic levels were described and evaluated

during the planning process. The following transportation issues were identified:

•

Road and traffic safety, especially on state highways

Need for transportation improvements to serve economic development goals

Pedestrian safety improvements

Condition of unpaved roads

Safety signage

Regular roadway maintenance

Safety improvements around schools and preschools

Potential need for a public transit system

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Maintenance and continued development of tourism infrastructure

Proposed transportation improvements were then identified. In Resolution PL 42 11

adopted on May 6, 2011, the Pyramid Lake Tribal Council approved the following list of priority

transportation improvements. The projects are presented in more detail in FIGURE 10 in this

report.

10.

(0035-010) Wadsworth By-pass

(0205-010) Pelican Point Access

(0101-105) Capitol Hill Road

(P101-050) Administration building parking areas

(No route number yet) Wadsworth Community Center access loop and parking

(0102) all sections Ranch/Big Bend Road

(0201-030) Lakeview Drive

(0021-010) Warrior Point

(0002-010 and 020) Pyramid Lake Road

(0005-010) Pyramid Road

Tribal staff and consultants also identified several non-road transportation improvement

projects. While not currently a part of the adopted priority list, these projects are listed and

described in FIGURE 11 of this report.

The Tribe expects that transportation improvement projects and programs contained in

this Transportation Plan will be implemented using the funding sources identified in the

Transportation Improvement Projects Priority List. Projects potentially funded by the BIA will be

added to the BIA regional IRR Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The Tribe will

receive funding for these projects based upon the allocation formula described in section 1.2.3

of this report.

For any projects on non-BIA IRR roads, the Tribe will coordinate with the Nevada

Department of Transportation, Washoe County and Lyon County to identify funding for priority

tribal transportation projects.

Some of the projects might take place as a part of tribal development efforts. In this case,

transportation improvements might be funded and constructed, at least partly, by the

developer, and subsequently maintained by businesses on the site. Some transportation

projects or maintenance improvements might be made as a part of an overall capital

improvements program.

The priority list will be updated periodically to reflect the completion of current projects

and the inclusion of new priority projects, contingent on anticipated available funding. The

Transportation Plan will be reviewed and updated every five years, based upon the direction of

the Tribal Council and/or tribal staff.

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INTRODUCTION

Purpose of the Study

The purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate present and future transportation

needs of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. Present needs are determined by evaluating present

conditions including traffic volume, existing hazards, the conditions of roads and other

transportation infrastructure, and the current goals of the Pyramid Lake Tribe (Tribe). Future

needs are evaluated based on the Tribe’s social, economic and development goals and

objectives, including specific development proposals, and also the land use and transportation

plans of the surrounding area.

Description of the Long Range Transportation Planning Study and Project Priority

List

Transportation planning on the tribal level has become a critical part of the overall

system of prioritizing and funding transportation improvements on tribal lands. Federal

regulations require that transportation improvement projects on routes within the Tribe’s IRR

System that are going to be funded with Federal sources be part of an adopted Long Range

Transportation Plan (LRTP) and be included in the Region’s IRR TIP. The TIP is the result of a

transportation planning process with a 20-year time horizon. The planning effort for the Tribe

began with an update to the inventory of the Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) system on the

Pyramid Lake Reservation. It continued with the preparation of this Long R ange (20-Year)

Transportation Planning Study. The study includes a Transportation Projects Priority

List that will be used by the Tribe and by the BIA to program projects for tribal and agency

Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs ).

Organization of Study

The Transportation Planning Study was a three-part process. In the first part, consultants

Lumos & Associates, Inc. (Lumos) gathered data about existing conditions on the Reservation

including the existing transportation system; existing Reservation and surrounding land use

and resources; regional context; and demographics.

The second part of the study was a comprehensive study and analysis of transit and

transportation needs, including analysis of the condition of existing roads as reported in the

road inventory update, meetings with tribal leaders and staff, and a public workshop. This

workshop took place on May 15, 2010. Also in this phase, Lumos evaluated road maintenance

needs in the context of available BIA funding, and identified and evaluated community

development patterns that could affect future travel demand.

In the final phase of work, Lumos developed a list of priority transportation projects and

finalized the plan. This plan was presented to the Pyramid Lake Tribal Council. Any subsequent

comments and changes by Tribal staff or the BIA will be incorporated into the plan at a later

date.

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Regional Context

The Pyramid Lake Reservation is located in northwestern Nevada, approximately 35

miles northeast of Reno. It is mostly adjacent to Washoe County, but portions of the

Reservation are adjacent to Lyon, Storey and Pershing Counties. At 475,000 acres, the Pyramid

Lake Reservation is the largest reservation in Nevada.

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PART ONE – EXISTING CONDITIONS

1.1.

BACKGROUND DATA

1.1.1. Community Profile

Location

The 475,000-acre Pyramid Lake Reservation is located in northwestern Nevada,

approximately 35 miles northeast of Reno. See Map 1 – Location Map.

History and Government

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe are Northern Paiute people. The bands of Paiute people

who lived in the vicinity of

territory incorporated about 2,000 square miles, including both Pyramid and Winnemucca

Lakes.

In 1859, the U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs reserved for the Pyramid Lake Paiute

Tribe 470,000 acres of land surrounding Pyramid Lake. In 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant

signed an Executive Order confirming the status of the Tribal Reservation.

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is organized pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of

the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, and is a federally recognized tribe. It is governed by a

ten-member Tribal Council consisting of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and eight Council

Members. The Tribe operates under a Constitution and By-Laws approved on January 26, 1936.

1.1.2.

Economy and Demographics

Regional Context

The Pyramid Lake Reservation is located adjacent to Washoe, Lyon, Storey and Pershing

Counties in northwestern Nevada. During the 1990-2008 period, the population and economy of

these counties boomed: the population of Washoe County increased from 257,120 in 1990 to

423,833 in 2008; Lyon County grew from 20,590 to 55,820; and Storey County grew from

2,560 to 4,384 people. Since then the population of these areas has decreased 1.7% in Washoe

County; 3.6% in Lyon County; and 1.5% in Storey County.

With the development of the 30,000-acre Tahoe Reno Industrial Center in Lyon and

Storey Counties, and the Nevada Industrial Park near the town of Fernley, the area south of the

Reservation along the Interstate Highway 80 corridor became a center for manufacturing and

logistics, with Fortune 500 companies including Amazon.com, Trex, Johns Manville, MSC

Industrial Direct, UPS Worldwide Logistics, Quebecor World Nevada, and Sherwin-Williams

locating facilities there.

During the period 2001 – 2007, the number of jobs in Lyon County grew by 26%, a total

of 3,932 new jobs. The industry sectors that contributed the most to this growth were real

estate rental and leasing; manufacturing; construction; arts, entertainment and recreation; and

accommodation and food services. Since the region was heavily concentrated in real estate and

construction-related employment, the economic recession that began in 2007 has hit the region

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hard resulting in the population losses cited above, and unemployment rates in January, 2010

of 19% in Lyon County, 14% in Storey County, and 13.5% in Washoe County.

Tribe and Tribe Demographics

Population

Total Pyramid Lake Paiute tribal membership is 2,161 people. The year 2000 U.S. Census

shows a total population of 1,734 individuals on the Pyramid Lake Reservation. As the following

chart shows, the Reservation has a relatively young population, with a median age of 32 years.

Figure 1

Age Distribution of Pyramid Lake Reservation Residents

300

285

250

202

Number

200

150

182

146

156

168

156

102

100

102

Under 5 to 9

5 years years

Age Range

10 to

years

15 to

years

20 to

years

25 to

years

35 to

years

45 to

years

55 to

years

60 to

years

65 to

years

75 to

years

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Quick Tables, DP-1 Profile of General Demographic

Characteristics: 2000, Pyramid Lake Reservation, NV http://factfinder.census.gov;

accessed 3/17/10

years

and

over

Housing

There are three communities on the Pyramid Lake Reservation: Wadsworth on the

southern end of the reservation close to Interstate Highway 80 and the Big Bend of the Truckee

River; Nixon, the Tribe’s administrative center, about five miles from the southern shore of

Pyramid Lake, and Sutcliff, on the southwestern shore of the lake. Most of the Reservation

population resides in these communities, with over 50% of the population in Wadsworth, 25%

in Nixon, and 16% in Sutcliffe. Between 1963 and 2000, 440 new homes were constructed on

the Reservation. Of these, 382 are considered mutual help units and 58 are rental units. More

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recently, five new homes were constructed through the BIA’s Housing Improvement Program,

and renovations of existing units regularly take place.

Economy and Employment

Outdoor recreation is a primary driver of the Reservation economy. Pyramid Lake is a

recreational resource that attracts visitors from throughout northern Nevada and beyond for

fishing, boating, bird watching, camping, and other outdoor pursuits. The Tribe continues to

implement economic development and resource protection strategies centered on the unique

lake and its scenic and natural resources. These include a fisheries program with three

hatcheries that raise Lahontan cutthroat trout and cui-ui; small businesses at Sutcliffe catering

to recreationists; designation of portions of State Routes 445 and 447 as the Pyramid Lake

National Scenic Byway; a newly-developed mountain bike trail that follows the Truckee River

between Wadsworth and the northern shore of Pyramid Lake; a tribal museum in Nixon; the Big

Bend RV park at Big Bend on the Truckee River near Wadsworth; and a gas

station/convenience store in Wadsworth. The Tribe requires permits for all recreational use on

the Reservation. The table below shows recreational permits issued over the most recent 5-year

period.

Figure 2

Total Visitors

Source:

Pyramid Lake Recreational Permits, 2005-2009

2009

2008

2007

2006

74,287

72,555

73,944

68,669

2005

58,695

Johnnie Garcia, PLPT Transportation Planner

Agriculture also contributes to the Reservation economy. Several tribal members belong to

the Pyramid Lake Cattlemen’s Cooperative Association, grazing around 1,600 head of cattle on

300,000 acres of range on the Reservation, and raising hay for winter feed in agricultural areas

near Nixon and Wadsworth. There is a sand-and gravel operation operated by RMC Nevada,

Inc.– the Paiute Pit – located on the Truckee River on the Reservation. Approximately 25% of

the population works for the tribal government or other governmental operations including the

two schools on the Reservation, Pyramid Lake High School in Nixon and Natchez Elementary

School in Wadsworth.

In the community of Nixon, the primary employment is tribal government or agriculture.

Some additional employment is provided by a combined gas station and convenience store.

Sutcliffe is the principal gateway to Pyramid Lake, thus the Sutcliffe economy is primarily based

on recreation and small commercial enterprises. Wadsworth, with over 50% of the

Reservation’s population, is the largest town on the Reservation. A tribal smoke shop, gas

station and convenience store is located in Wadsworth and provides some employment for tribal

members. Wadsworth is close to the recently developed industrial centers in Lyon and Storey

County, and close to I-80, so many Wadsworth residents commute off the Reservation to jobs

in adjoining counties. Employment includes office and sales occupations, construction, service

industries, and professional or other management occupations.

Unemployment on the Reservation has historically been high, with unemployment rates

between 30 and 40 percent.

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Commuting

U.S. Census 2000 reports that 95.5% of workers drive alone to work, the rest walk to

work, carpool, or work at home. The mean travel time to work is 27 minutes.

1.1.3.

Physical Characteristics of Tribal Land; Natural Resources

475,000-acre Pyramid Lake Reservation lies in northern Nevada within the Basin and

Range physiographic province, an area characterized by alternating, north-south-trending

mountain ranges and flat valley floors. The Reservation covers one of these valley floors including 117,400-acre Pyramid Lake - and portions of adjoining mountain ranges and valleys.

Elevations range from 3820 feet at lake level to 8182 feet at Tohakum Peak east of Pyramid

Lake. Winnemucca Lake (since diversion of the Truckee River a dry playa moistened only by

seasonal precipitation) is located on the eastern boundary of the Reservation and the Smoke

Creek Desert lies to the northwest. Pyramid Lake still receives water from the Truckee River,

but its level has dropped nearly eighty feet since the Derby Dam diversion was installed in

1905. Similar to other Great Basin lakes, Pyramid Lake has no outlet.

The Pyramid Lake Reservation has a semi-arid climate, with an annual precipitation range

of less than seven inches in the basins and up to eighteen inches in the mountains. Most

precipitation falls as snow in the mountains, providing stream runoff with peak flow in early

spring. Summers are dry, with very little rainfall in July and August.

Pyramid Lake is noted for its interesting tufa formations, which are formed when calciumrich spring water comes into contact with the carbonates in the water of the lake. The Pyramid,

which gives the lake its name, is one such formation. The Reservation also contains several

areas of geothermal activity.

Pyramid La

harvested these abundant fish at their spawning grounds at the mouth of the Truckee River.

Diversion of Truckee River water by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Newlands Project in 1905

reduced water flows to the lake by around fifty percent, resulting in the loss of the Pyramid

Lake strain of Lahontan cutthroat and a drastic reduction in the cui-ui population. Since then,

the Pyramid Lake Tribe has made concerted efforts to restore the land and waters of their

Reservation, including a successful fisheries program to restore the lake’s fish populations.

Much of the Pyramid Lake Reservation consists of rangeland with native plant

communities consisting of sagebrush and salt shrub communities and associated species,

depending on elevation and exposure. The condition of the rangeland has been affected by

periodic droughts and overgrazing, in some places, by cattle and feral horses. Wildfires have

also burned areas of the Reservation. The resulting vegetation is thus a mixture of the native

perennial herbaceous vegetation, and invasive species resulting from drought, wildfire, and

grazing.

1.1.4.

Land Ownership

While most of the Pyramid Lake Reservation consists of tribal lands (lands held in trust

for the Pyramid Lake Tribe by the U.S. Government), due to the settlement history of the area,

there are several inholdings of private land within the Reservation boundary – these are

referred to as “fee lands” by the Tribe. The “fee lands” consist of ranches on the western side

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of Pyramid Lake and plots of land within and adjacent to the community of Wadsworth and

along the Truckee River. The Tribe is acquiring these “fee lands” as they become available, and

has also acquired adjacent lands that are part of their traditional homeland.

1.1.5.

Existing Land Use

Land on the Pyramid Lake Reservation is used for open range livestock grazing;

residential areas; agriculture; recreation; administrative and public uses including administration

buildings, schools, parks, and public works facilities; and some small commercial areas. Certain

areas of the Reservation are reserved for traditional or ceremonial uses. The rangeland is

divided into management units based on the nature and location of the grazing resource.

Resource management strategies for the rangeland and other areas of the Reservation are

presented in a Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Comprehensive Resource Management Plan

adopted in 2005.

Pyramid Lake’s General Land Use Plan designates Pyramid Lake, the Truckee River and

its shoreline for recreation and wildlife; Sutcliffe, Nixon, Wadsworth and adjacent lands for

residential communities; an area to the northeast of the lake as critical wildlife habitat; and the

rest of the Reservation for grazing and wildlife habitat. Certain areas along the Truckee River

and the “fee lands” (described above) were not designated any land use.

In 2001 the Tribe completed a 50-year Land Use Plan for each of the three communities

on the Reservation. The Resource Management Plan and the Land Use Plan describe land uses

in the three Reservation communities as follows.

Wadsworth

Wadsworth is predominately a residential community housing over 50% of the

Reservation population. A number of tribal facilities including the I-80 Smokeshop; Big Bend

Ranch RV Park; a sewage treatment plant, and solid waste transfer facility are located in

Wadsworth. The Paiute Pit is located near Wadsworth. Natchez Elementary School and a U.S.

Post Office also are located in Wadsworth.

Nixon

Nixon is the seat of tribal government, holding the Pyramid Lake Tribal Headquarters

which includes the main administrative office, the Housing Authority, Tribal Police, Tribal Court,

and the Natural Resources Division. Nixon also holds a U.S. Post Office, the Tribal Visitor Center

and Museum, a Head Start Program, the Pyramid Lake Junior Senior High School, the Nixon

Store, and the Pyramid Lake Health Clinic. There also are housing areas in Nixon. A fishery

facility is located at Marble Bluff north of Nixon, and is operated jointly by the Tribe and the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Alfalfa is grown on agricultural fields on the Truckee River near

Nixon.

Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe is located on the western shore of Pyramid Lake. It is the main access to the

lake and is a destination for recreationists. Pyramid Lake Fisheries offices are located here, as

well as the David Dunn LCT Hatchery, the Koch Cui-ui Hatchery, a ranger station, a

campground, and a marina operated by a private business under lease from the Tribe. Housing

for some tribal members is located in Sutcliffe. Sutcliffe is served by a solid waste transfer

station and a sewage lagoon system. Some private in-holdings (“fee lands”) are also located in

the Sutcliffe area.

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Surrounding Land Use

The Pyramid Lake Reservation is surrounded on all sides by public land managed by the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM). There are scattered parcels of private land within the

public land area, and to the south and east the public land is interspersed with a great deal of

private land in a “checkerboard” land ownership pattern. All of this land is currently

undeveloped and in rural land uses including grazing, some resource extraction, and open

space. The combination of currently poor economic conditions, steep slopes, lack of

infrastructure, and the presence of large amounts of public land make it likely that Washoe

County and Pershing County lands adjacent to the Pyramid Lake Reservation will generally

remain undeveloped, and will be used for rural uses only.

The Reservation is located adjacent to the Warm Springs, High Desert, and Truckee

Canyon planning areas of Washoe County. Washoe County’s Comprehensive Land Use and

Transportation Plan describes several land use groups and their accompanying appropriate level

of development. Washoe County lands adjacent to the Pyramid Lake Reservation fall within the

“Rural Lands Group.” According to the Washoe County plan, “The rural lands group recognizes

the important contributions that ranching and other rural activities make to Washoe County.

The rural lands group is intended to preserve areas where agriculture, grazing and/or open

space predominate; and to discourage suburban sprawl into areas that lack essential

infrastructure and services for intensification, or that have resource constraints such as steep

slopes. In limited cases, rural resorts or low intensity commercial or industrial uses may be

appropriate when they respect the greater purpose of the land group.”

Closer to the towns and cities of Sparks, Reno, and Fernley (on the southwest and

southern sides of the reservation) the open space and public land gives way to private land.

The Sun Valley, Spanish Springs and Fernley areas experienced much urban growth during the

1990’s and 2000’s, resulting in an expansion of urban and suburban land uses closer to the

Reservation. In Spanish Springs and Sun Valley most of this land use is suburban residential

development with associated commercial areas. In Lyon and Storey Counties, land close to the

Reservation along the Highway 80 corridor has been developed with several large business and

industrial parks.

To the northwest of the Reservation lies Honey Lake, the town of Herlong, and the

Sierra Army Depot. The Sierra Army Depot receives, stores, maintains, and treats munitions

from military and non-military sources. Operations at the depot have resulted in the generation

of various kinds of contaminants across the installation and surrounding areas including the

northern part of the Pyramid Lake Reservation.

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1.2

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

1.2.1 Existing Transportation System

Public roads within the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation current (2010) IRR system

were constructed by the State, BIA and Tribe; and maintained by the State and the BIA. A

summary of this system, by ownership and surface Type, is shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3

Current Indian Reservation Road System Characteristics

Jurisdiction

BIA Roads

State Highways

County Roads

Tribal Roads

Urban Roads

TOTAL

BIA Roads as

% of Total

Paved

29.4

72.6

0.0

102.0

Road Mileage by Surface Type*

Total

Gravel Concrete Earth Primitive/Trail Proposed

29.1

0.0

71.0

9.0

13.5

152.0

0.0

72.6

0.0

29.1

71.0

9.0

13.5

224.6

28.0%

100%

N/A

100%

67.7%

*IRR mileage figures based on 2010 Miles of Road by Organizational Responsibility and Surface Type report from BIA

Division of Transportation’s Road Inventory Field Data System (RIFDS).

1.2.2 Road Maintenance

BIA System

The BIA is obligated by CFR 25, Part 170 to maintain the BIA Road System to a safe and

satisfactory condition based upon the availability of funds and the roads’ as-built condition.

Road maintenance funds are appropriated by Congress and allocated to the BIA separately from

construction funds.

Road maintenance funds are used to maintain an optimal level of road maintenance, at

the least cost, based on the road condition. BIA road engineers/managers work with tribes in

determining the level of maintenance to be performed within budgetary constraints, and

establish a road maintenance program for each tribe. Maintenance priorities are frequently

based on the need to provide community members safe access to and from homes and

facilities. Emergency conditions have the highest priority for road maintenance funding. Other

priorities are determined by roadway surface type and level of use.

BIA policies and regulations state that road maintenance activities can include the

preservation and repair of the road surface, blading roadway shoulders and ditches, clearing

drainage structures, snow removal, and the installation/replacement of traffic control,

directional and street signs. In practice, however, surface preservation and repair is frequently

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funded using construction funding, while maintenance funding covers regular, annual activities

such as snow removal.

Funds for the maintenance of BIA roads on the Pyramid Lake Reservation are provided to

the Tribe under a PL 93-638 (Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) Contract

by the BIA’s Western Nevada Agency. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe has a maintenance

department with a two-person maintenance crew and one snowplow. Maintenance activities

consist of winter snow plowing, debris clearing, and blading of dirt roads. In the years 20052010, the Tribe received the following for road maintenance.

Figure 4: PLPT Road Maintenance Funding

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

$64,797

$54,466

$129,617

$110,380

$109,607

$194,900

SOURCE: Johnnie Garcia, PLPT Transportation Planner

The funds were used for purchasing supplies and equipment used for maintaining the

current inventory of BIA Reservation Roads. The table in Appendix C shows estimated permile maintenance costs for paved Pyramid Lake roads. The estimated per-mile annual cost of

road maintenance is $6,325. This includes only preservation and repair of the road surface.

State System

State Routes 445, 446 and 447 cross the Reservation and provide access to Reservation

towns and other areas of the Reservation. Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Reservation on its

southern edge. These roads are constructed and maintained by NDOT. SR 445, 446, and 447

are classified by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) as Minor Arterials from

where they enter the Reservation to the various Reservation towns. Gerlach Road between

Nixon and Gerlach (the continuation of SR 447) is classified as a Rural Major Collector, and

Surprise Valley Road (the continuation of the road traversing the western shore of the lake that

starts out as SR 445 and 446) between Pyramid and the Cedarville Highway north of the

Reservation is classified as a Rural Minor Collector. I-80 is classified as an Interstate Highway.

Maintenance of the state roadways is carried out by the NDOT. NDOT monitors state

highways annually in a Pavement Management System, in which the “health” of the pavement

is assessed based on measured pavement distress. The distresses and other factors are

summed, and a repair strategy is assigned. Prioritization of projects is based on the points

assigned in the Pavement Management System evaluation, as well as the pavement age, traffic

loading, and maintenance costs. Once pavement maintenance project priorities are determined,

the projects are included NDOT’s Annual Work Program.

NDOT’s FY 2011 Annual Work Program (AWP) for Washoe County shows the following

projects on the Pyramid Lake Reservation:

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Figure 5: NDOT FY 2011 Projects

NDOT PROJECT NUMBER

WA20090179-11

WA20100199-11

WA20100173-11

WA20100208-11

LOCATION

1-80 from 1.41 mile east of

Painted Rock Interchange to

Lyon/Storey county line

SR446 2.8 miles east of

junction SR445

SR446 Nixon

12.94 miles north of junction

SR446

DESCRIPTION

Coldmill resurfacing

Construct energy dissipation

structure and stabilize

embankment

Bridge maintenance

Remove and replace cattle

guard

SOURCE: Nevada Department of Transportation Annual Work Program

County Roads

Washoe County owns and maintains nineteen county roads on the Pyramid Lake

Reservation in the community of Wadsworth. Washoe County also maintains portions of State

Route 33, an unpaved road which runs along the northwest boundary of the Reservation, and

Olinghouse Road, an unpaved road near Wadsworth.

1.2.3

Road Construction

Current or Recently Completed Projects

The Tribe is currently carrying out the following road transportation improvement

projects:

ARRA Restoration & Repair roads project

ARRA Safety No. 1

ARRA Pelican Point Design

Wadsworth Bypass Road Construction beginning with the design.

Long Range Transportation Plan with Inventory Update.

(SOURCE: Johnnie Garcia, PLPR Transportation Planner)

Construction - BIA System

BIA roads on the Pyramid Lake Reservation’s inventoried IRR road system are constructed

with federal funding from the Indian Reservation Roads portion of the Federal Lands Highway

Program. These funds are administered and allocated by the BIA. The Transportation Equity Act

for the 21st Century (TEA-21) required the Secretary of the Interior to enter into negotiated

rulemaking with tribal governments to develop new IRR Program regulations and establish a

new funding formula. The result of this negotiated rulemaking, a “Final Rule”, which contained

a new funding allocation process, went into effect on November 13, 2004. (See Appendix D)

While new federal transportation legislation -- “SAFETEA-LU” and other successor legislation–

has since been passed, the funding allocation formula remains and is expected to remain

essentially the same under the new legislation. BIA has also received funding for transportation

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improvements through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and several

transportation improvement projects on tribal land currently (2010) are being completed with

this funding source.

Relative Need Distribution Factor (RNDF)

A certain percentage of the overall transportation funding allocation is set aside to be used

for tribal transportation planning. Of the remainder of the funds, 5% are set aside in a

discretionary pool to be used for high priority projects. The rest of the funds are allocated to

tribes based upon a “Relative Need Distribution Factor” (RNDF). The population data used

in the RNDF is the American Indian and Alaska Native Service population developed by the

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under the Native American Housing

Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA). This is a mathematical formula that

calculates the “relative need” of tribes for transportation funding based upon

• Cost to construct (CTC) – 50%

• Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)– 30%

• Population – 20%

The CTC is the cost required to improve a transportation facility from its existing condition

to a condition that would meet adequate standards. The VMT is estimated by the BIA using

traffic counts conducted during the road inventory times the length of the IRR roads in the

inventory. Using this formula, annual funding for the Pyramid Lake Tribe has been as follows:

Figure 6:

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

2005-2010 IRR Program Funding

Fiscal

Year

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Totals

IRR Const.

PAF

$430,909

$437,423

$370,609

$291,285

$290,339

$258,502

$5,246

$11,926

$22,592

$31,878

$42,156

$41,735

(2%) Tribal

Trans Plng

$10,276

$10,557

$9,083

$7,281

$7,307

$6,500

$2,079,067

$155,533

$51,004

Annual Total

$446,431

$459,906

$402,284

$331,444

$339,802

$306,737

$2,285,604

Source: Bob Maxwell, Regional Transportation Planner, BIA-WRO Division of Transportation

This includes a 2% set-aside for transportation planning purposes. If unused, the

allocated funds can be carried over from year to year.

BIA construction funds are allocated to self-governance tribes according to BIA

procedures; for other tribes, construction funds are allocated to regional offices. Tribes can

issue bonds or obtain loans to finance road construction projects, using IRR funds as collateral,

and then repay the bonds or loans as the annual allocation of construction funds is received.

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It becomes clear from the formula that the larger the tribal population, the higher the

traffic counts, and the more miles of inventoried roads, the more transportation funding a tribe

will receive. This puts small tribes at a disadvantage: it is conceivable that some tribes may

never receive enough funding under this formula to complete high-priority transportation

projects, even if they are critical to health and safety.

IRR High Priority Project Program (IRRHPP)

This program is a set aside of IRR funding, within the IRR Program annual Tribal

Transportation Allocation Methodology (TTAM), that is meant to be used by tribes whose annual

allocation of IRR construction funds is insufficient to complete their highest priority project

and/or by any tribe impacted by an emergency/disaster to make repairs to any IRR facility.

IRRHPP funds are allocated to tribes on a competitive basis following the submission and

approval of applications to BIADOT, and cannot exceed $1,000,000 per project. Approved

IRRHPP funding is obligated and distributed to tribes by the BIA regional offices.

The Role of Transportation Planning

It is important to note that transportation planning on the tribal and reservation level is

an important part of this funding allocation system. Only projects in a FHWA-approved

transportation improvement plan (TIP) are eligible for funding, and these projects are identified

through the long-range transportation planning process. This requirement became quite clear

with language in the SAFETEA-LU legislation stating that IRR funds “shall only be expended on

projects identified in a transportation improvement program approved by the Secretary [of the

Interior].” [Federal Highway Administration]

Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Planning and Construction

NDOT's mission is to efficiently plan, design, construct and maintain a safe and effective

seamless transportation system for Nevada's economic, environmental and social needs. NDOT

administers and implements programs for the planning, development, construction, and

operation of the state's transportation system. The transportation planning process sets the

stage for fulfilling this mission by balancing needs with limited resources.

Specific

transportation improvement projects are set forth in the State Transportation Improvement

Program (STIP) and Annual Work Program (AWP).

The STIP is the instrument used to implement the plans resulting from the statewide

transportation planning process. The planning process sets long-range funding strategies

statewide, and the transportation needs identified are used in developing a financially

constrained STIP. The Annual Work Program lists transportation projects that NDOT intends to

work on during the current fiscal year. The Short Range Element (SRE) consists of projects

scheduled for the second and third years and the Long Range Element (LRE) are projects NDOT

plans on working on, when funding is identified in the fourth through tenth years.

SAFETEA-LU included a new emphasis on consultation during the planning process with

agencies, including tribal agencies, charged with natural and cultural resource preservation, and

a new requirement to consult with representatives of bicycle and pedestrian users and the

disabled.

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Planned NDOT Road/Transit Projects in the Area

In addition to the projects described in the previous section, several projects to add

lanes to SR 445, the Pyramid Highway through Sparks and Spanish Springs are shown in the

Long Range Element. The estimated cost of these projects is around $325 million, to take place

in many phases. There is no committed funding source yet, nor are construction dates shown.

While this work will not take place on the Reservation, it is listed here because, by widening

and adding lanes to the existing highway, the projects may both shorten the time it takes to

drive to the Reservation from the cities of the Truckee Meadows, and potentially induce growth

in the further-out subdivisions of the Spanish Springs area. Both of these effects may in turn

affect the type and amount of automobile traffic on the Pyramid Lake Reservation.

1.2.4 Roadway Functional Classification

Roads are classified as to the functions they perform with regard to the movement of

traffic and access to property. These functional classifications become important to

transportation planning when new roadways are being designed and developed. The type of

land use and the overall population of an area served by a road determine its functional

classification. The function of a road serving a few houses is to provide access to those houses,

while the function of an arterial highway is to provide higher-speed travel for a greater volume

and variety of traffic through an area.

Within the IRR system there are two types of road classifications: State Highway

Classifications and BIA Road Classifications. Both the state and the BIA use functional

classifications as the basis for classifying their roads: these systems are similar, but the road

types are given different names or labels.

A description of the two systems of functional classifications is in Appendix E. BIA

functional classifications of all Pyramid Lake Reservation roads are shown in Appendix B.

1.2.5 Road Inventory

A physical inventory of the public roads serving the Pyramid Lake Reservation was

performed by Lumos & Associates in 2010. This inventory found that there were approximately

106.4 miles of public roads and trails that were eligible to be included in the IRR system and

25.6 miles of existing BIA roads that needed to be deleted and/or removed from the BIA system

and placed in the County Road System. Future changes to the IRR inventory – for example;

new roads, corrected road mileage, updated traffic data, etc. – should be added annually, as

needed, to maintain a current IRR inventory. An Inventory Comparison List identifying all the

proposed IRR system revisions are contained in Appendix B, which lists BIA, Tribal and State

Route Numbers, road names (if any), BIA functional Classification, Length, Surface Type and

Construction Need. A summary of proposed mileage revisions to the Pyramid Lake Tribe’s IRR

system are shown in Figure 7.

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FIGURE 7

PROPOSED IRR SYSTEM REVISIONS

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED BIA ROAD SYSTEM MILEAGE

REVISIONS

Existing BIA DOT Inventory

Roads to be Added to BIA System

Roads to be Deleted from BIA System

Other Route Mileage Corrections (Net Deletion)

Proposed BIA Road System

Miles

152.0

0.0

(5.6)

(1.3)

145.1

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIBAL SYSTEM MILEAGE

REVISIONS

Existing BIA DOT Inventory

Roads to be Added to Tribal System

Roads to be Deleted from Tribal System

Tribal Trails to be Added - Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway (TPB)

Miles

0.0

40.8

14.5

Other Tribal Route Mileage Corrections (Net Deletion)

Proposed Tribal (IRR) System

0.0

55.3

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED NON-BIA IRR SYSTEM MILEAGE

REVISIONS

Miles

Existing non-BIA Inventory

Roads to be Added to non-BIA IRR System

Roads to be Deleted from non-BIA IRR System

Other Route Mileage Corrections (Net Deletion)

Proposed Non-BIA (IRR) System

TOTAL IRR SYSTEM

72.5

48.7

0.0

1.4

122.6

323.0

1.2.6 Rights-of-way

The only right-of-way issue identified on the Pyramid Lake Reservation was the lack of

valid rights-of-way on housing subdivision streets constructed by the Indian Housing Authority

and unimproved BIA and Tribal roads. A valid right-of-way (grant of easement) approved by

the Superintendent – Western Nevada Agency, must be in place before IRR funds or any other

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federal funds can be expended to improve these roads. This applies to both BIA and tribal

roads. A valid right-of-way is also needed to transfer ownership and maintenance responsibility

from the Tribe to the BIA.

1.2.7 Traffic Control

Traffic control devices on the Reservation consist of stop and yield signs, and speed limit

signs.

1.2.8 Drainage and Bridges

Bridges: The Reservation’s BIA IRR system includes a bridge over the Truckee River in

Nixon as well as smaller bridges and culverts over irrigation ditches and drainages throughout

the Reservation.

Drainage: The current road inventory revealed “Severe drainage problems” on the following

road segments.

Figure 8: PLPT Road Segments with “Severe Drainage Problems”

Route Number

0002

Section Number

040

050

Name (if named)

The Willows Road (beach access)

Beach access

break-off from "Recreational

Road"

Unnamed

Sand Road

Sweetwater

Winnemucca Street

unnamed access road to rodeo

grounds (Ranch Road extension)

Road along Separator Beach

Beachfront road connects Pelican

Beach to Windless Bay fishing

area

Olinghouse Road

Day Care facility parking lot

(Nixon)

0006

026

0008

0011

0101

020

025

040

010

170

0102

240

0205

007

008

0205

040

9035

810

P101

055

P102

101

Day Care facility parking lot

(Wadsworth)

T100

100

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway #10

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In addition, the PLPT Transportation Planner lists the following drainage problems based

upon field observations:

1. 9th street east portion in Wadsworth

1.2.9

Road to the Tribal Administration Offices

Parking area at the Tribal Court House

Route #3 Wadsworth near the Paiute pit gravel quarry

Culvert pipes on S. Hollywood Road and W. Pyramid Lake Road are nearing

their life expectancy and need replacing.

Street Lighting

Street lights are located in the housing subdivisions, Tribal yards, Tribal administration

buildings, Tribal Clinic, Tribal enterprises, and the Pyramid Lake High School. In the

transportation workshop held on May 15, 2010, participants suggested that streetlights be

installed at the bus stop in front of Natchez School in Wadsworth, and also at the intersection of

Highway 40 and State Route 447 in Wadsworth for safety and visibility.

1.2.10 Public Transit, School Bus and Mail Routes

Natchez Elementary in Wadsworth has 141 students in grades K through 6 using bus routes

on the Reservation. Students in Nixon and Wadsworth have the choice to go to and are bused

to Mendive Middle School in Sparks, Reed High School in Sparks, Fernley Intermediate School,

Fernley High School, or Pyramid Lake High School. Sutcliffe Students can attend and are bused

to Alice Taylor Elementary in Spanish Springs, Shaw Middle School in Spanish Springs, and

Spanish Springs High School or Pyramid Lake High School in Nixon. U.S. Mail deliveries on the

reservation are to post offices in Nixon and Wadsworth. The Pyramid Lake Tribe provides

transportation for elders as needed to the senior center.

1.2.11 Bicycle and Pedestrian Routes

Most bicycle and pedestrian use on the Reservation takes place in the three towns. Most of

the residential streets on the Reservation have either curb and gutter or dirt shoulders, with no

sidewalks. Children walk to the Natchez Elementary School in Wadsworth: pedestrian

crosswalks across SR 447 by Natchez School have warning lights and signs. A recreational

mountain bike trail runs from Wadsworth to the south shore of Pyramid Lake. Running along

the west side of the Truckee River, the trail is about 26 miles long, alternating between dirt and

paved surfaces.

1.2.12 Pyramid Lake National Scenic Byway

Portions of State Routes 445, 446, and 447 on the Pyramid Lake Reservation are

designated as a National Scenic Byway. The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S.

Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots

collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads

throughout the United States. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as

All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural,

historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities. The Pyramid Lake route was designated as a

Scenic Byway in September, 1996.

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1.2.13 Motor Vehicle Accident Data

A March 18, 2010 memo from Sergeant S. Miller of the tribal police (Appendix F)

describes motor vehicles crashes on the Reservation in the period 2005-2010. In that period,

the tribal police investigated approximately 200 accidents. The Nevada Highway Patrol

investigated approximately 20 accidents outside of the annual “Burning Man” event (in which

thousands of event participants drive through the Pyramid Lake Reservation in route to the

Black Rock Desert north of the Reservation) and 90 accidents during Burning Man. There were

three fatal accidents in the 2005-2010 time period. The memo lists and describes 5 frequent

accident sites – they are all on State Routes 445 and 447. Accident causes include narrow

roadway with restricted vision, soft shoulders, curves, and driving too fast for conditions.

Crash data for 2005-2010 were obtained from NDOT for state highways on the

Reservation. The table below shows the number of crashes on each State Route during that

period.

Figure 9: Traffic Crashes on State Routes

on the Pyramid Lake Reservation, 2005-2010

Route Number

SR 427

SR 445*

SR 446

SR447*

Number of Crashes

113

* includes portion north of Reservation boundary

SOURCE: Nevada Department of Transportation

Most crashes took place on SR 447. This is the longest route on the Reservation. The

crashes were predominately single-car accidents. The most common vehicle factor was failure

to keep in proper lane and run off road. The most common “most harmful event” in injury

crashes was vehicle rollover. Weather did not appear to be an important factor, as most crashes

took place in clear weather with good visibility. Under “driver factor” the most common was

“apparently normal,” followed by “fatigued driver.” Only three drivers were reported as had

been drinking. Crashes on SR 445 and 446 had similar factors. There were few crashes on

SR427, but more 2-vehicle crashes in proportion to the total number – this may be because the

route segment is more urban.

1.2.14 Traffic Hazards

According to law enforcement reports and tribal staff and member observations, traffic

hazards on the Reservation are as follows:

o Narrow roadway, soft shoulders or no shoulders, and debris on roadway (Dead Ox area)

on portions of SR 447 and SR 445.

o Inadequate street lighting in some areas leading to hazardous conditions for drivers and

pedestrians.

o The annual Burning Man event which brings thousands of participants across the

Reservation who have come from long distances and who are not accustomed to local

driving conditions.

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Dust blowing from trucks hauling material from quarries on and adjacent to the

Reservation, which often but temporarily diminishes visibility on Reservation highways

used by these trucks.

Not enough marked and signed pedestrian crosswalks and other pedestrian improvements

across and along state highways through the residential areas.

Missing speed limit and other traffic signs.

1.2.15 Law Enforcement

The Pyramid Lake Tribe exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction over Indians and civil

jurisdiction over non-Indians where the non-Indians have caused an event to occur within the

Reservation that gives rise to some legal claim. Law enforcement is provided by tribal police

officers. Their services are supplied by the BIA under a contract with the Tribe.

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1.3

EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUME

1.3.1

Methodology and Results of Traffic Study

Methodology

The Federal Highway Administration’s publication Developing a Long Range

Transportation Plan – Information Tools for Tribal Governments was reviewed for guidelines,

recommendations and scope. Data sources were identified and reviewed for their ability to

function as indicators of travel demand. Due to the rural nature of the PLPT Reservation and

the availability of data, a simplified historical trend analysis was selected.

Population and Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) information sources were identified

and found to have enough historical data to support a trend analysis. Population data was

supported by three sources; the U.S. Census, PLPT, and BIA Labor Force Reports. The numbers

for tribal enrollment were utilized instead of numbers for total eligible for services due to the

consistency of the tribal enrollment numbers, as the total eligible for services varied greatly

from year to year. Datasets for the following years were obtained based on availability: 1990,

1993, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Population for years where datasets were not

available was derived by establishing trends and applying the growth factors accordingly.

Results

The Travel Demand study reviewed the recent trends in population and traffic to

establish a growth rate which was then applied to current information to project population and

traffic in the future, to the years 2020 and 2030. The recent population and traffic growth was

consistent with the BIA’s annual growth rate of 2.0%.

Accident occurrences and history were evaluated to assess the location, type and cause

of accidents. Corrective measures to reduce accidents on the Reservation may be beneficial to

motorists and the population in general. While traffic accidents and their causes may be due to

operator error, an evaluation of existing conditions per the 2010 NDOT Road Design Guide is

recommended if not already completed.

The PLPT Reservation experiences increased traffic on weekends and holidays from

recreational users traveling to and from Pyramid Lake. Increase education, patrol and

enforcement may be beneficial to reducing accidents and enhancing visitor experiences.

In an effort to enhance mobility for the residents and visitors to the PLPT Reservation, a

ride share program or mobility center may be a beneficial and relatively cost effective means of

providing additional opportunities for residents to get to their destinations. Bicycling and

pedestrian facilties should be enhanced and incorporated into new development and roadway

reconstruction efforts, particularly around schools and between housing and commercial land

uses.

The full Travel Demand study is included as Appendix G

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PART TWO – TRANSPORTATION PLAN

2.1.1

Background on Pyramid Lake Tribe Planning Efforts

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe does not regulate development through a land use plan

implemented by zoning regulations. Instead, the Tribe has a 50-year map that depicts areas for

different land uses around the existing communities of Wadsworth, Sutcliffe, and Nixon. All

other land on the Reservation is designated on the maps as land to be used for livestock

grazing.

In 2005 the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, in partnership with the Natural Resources

Conservation Service, prepared a Comprehensive Resource Management Plan for the Pyramid

Lake Reservation. This plan lays out resource management objectives for the Pyramid Lake

Reservation.

Currently (November, 2010), the Tribe is preparing a Pyramid Lake Economic Development

Plan. In November 1990 Congress passed Public Law 101-618, the Truckee-Carson-Pyramid

Lake Water Settlement Act. Section 208(3)a of PL-101-618 requires that the Tribe adopt an

Economic Development Plan that identifies and outlines long-term profit making opportunities

for the Tribe and optimal employment opportunities for Tribal Members and establishes a high

quality recreational area at Pyramid Lake. This Economic Development Plan has two sections.

The first, a Strategic Development Plan, was completed and approved by the Tribal Council on

July 2, 2010. The second part of the plan, an Investment and Management Plan, will be

completed in 2011. The recently completed Strategic Plan identifies ways to create jobs and

growth on the Reservation through generalized goals and policies. The Investment and

Management Plan will lay out specific strategies to accomplish the goals. The purpose of the

plan is to create long term profit-making opportunities, to create optimum employment

opportunities, and to establish a high quality recreation area at Pyramid Lake for the Pyramid

Lake Paiute Tribe and its Members.

2.1.2 Long Range Transportation Plan Goals and Objectives

Based on an evaluation of existing conditions and a review of existing Tribal plans,

transportation goals and objectives were drafted. Tribal staff reviewed the draft goals and

objectives and changed them to make them more consistent with tribal policies and responsive

to tribal needs. In addition, tribal staff and tribal member ideas gathered at a transportation

workshop held on May 15, 2010, were used to formulate the goals and objectives.

Goal 1 Provide tribal members with safe, convenient access to administration areas, housing,

and other tribal services.

Objective 1.1

Objective 1.2

Objective 1.3

Provide paved, improved parking areas for all Tribal public facilities

including community centers, schools, and administrative areas.

Improve and pave existing parking area at Tribal Administration area in

Nixon.

Regularly maintain roads serving housing areas and tribal services.

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Objective 1.4

Objective 1.5

In all transportation improvements and maintenance, ensure that safe

and convenient access by bicycling and walking is provided and/or

maintained.

Improve school bus stops.

Goal 2 Implement transportation improvement projects and programs that enhance the safety

of all users, including pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as motorists, should be top a

priority.

Objective 2.1

Objective 2.2

Objective 2.3

Objective 2.4

Develop a Safe Routes to School plan for Natchez School in Wadsworth,

and implement the plan, including infrastructure improvements and inschool programs educating families about and encouraging safe biking

and walking.

Develop a Tribal Highway Safety Improvement Program (THSIP) to

identify and decrease the potential for motor vehicle crashes on the

Pyramid Lake Reservation, including road safety audits for identified

sections of concern including Dead Ox and Marble Bluff areas.

Work with the Nevada Department of Transportation to monitor and

verify traffic counts on State Routes on the Reservation.

Work with the Nevada Department of Transportation to improve and

widen shoulders on State Routes on the Reservation to minimize rollover

crashes.

Goal 3 Assure that all proposed transportation improvement projects are consistent with the

Tribe’s Economic Development Plan, and help move the Tribe toward attainment of

those goals.

Objective 3.1

Objective 3.2

Objective 3.3

Objective 3.4

Develop a system of regular communication between tribal transportation

planning and economic development staff regarding coordination of

transportation improvements with economic development.

Development plans for new tribal enterprises and other industrial and/or

commercial areas should include traffic studies estimating the traffic

generated by the new facilities and plans for transportation improvements

providing access to the facilities.

Access to and within tribal enterprise, industrial, and commercial areas by

all transportation modes including pedestrian, public transit, and bicycling

should be considered and accommodated in development plans.

When planning for and developing energy projects on the Reservation,

the potential impact of heavy construction and maintenance vehicles on

Reservation roads should be assessed and a plan should be in place for

A. Repairing road damage from heavy construction traffic after the

construction is completed, and

B. Maintaining roads subject to heavy truck traffic during the

operation of the energy production facility.

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Goal 4 Carry out transportation improvement projects that would improve the recreational

resources of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, including construction and rehabilitation of

boat docks; providing appropriate access to camping, fishing, and scenic areas;

providing parking for recreational visitors; providing interpretive opportunities such as

scenic turnouts and gateway features; and providing recreational trails are high

transportation improvement priorities.

Objective 4.1

Objective 4.2

Objective 4.3

Objective 4.4

Objective 4.5

Objective 4.7

Goal 5

In coordination with economic development staff and tribal leaders,

continue to develop and implement an interpretive plan for the Pyramid

Lake Scenic Byway, including the design of gateway features or signage,

kiosks, an interpretive center, and scenic turnouts.

In coordination with economic development staff and tribal leaders,

develop a phased plan to improve recreational access to the lake and

other recreational areas on the Reservation.

Programs developed to provide long term maintenance and management

of recreational facilities should include strategies for the regular

maintenance and management of transportation improvements serving

those facilities.

Expand a voluntary trailhead registration system to track use of the

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway on the Reservation.

Evaluate need for more boat docks on Pyramid Lake to enhance

recreational access and safety/emergency response.

In coordination with economic development staff, promote Pyramid Lake

and the Pyramid Lake Scenic Highway as destinations for guided tours

and tour bus routes.

Assure that all transportation improvement projects are context sensitive and

enhance, rather than detract from, the scenic, natural and cultural resources of

Pyramid Lake.

Objective 5.1

Objective 5.2

Objective 5.3

In planning for and designing transportation improvements, develop a

system to coordinate with tribal natural resources staff, cultural resources

staff, elders and tribal leaders, and outside specialists regarding the

location of critical natural and cultural resources, the potential impact of

the proposed improvement on these resources, and strategies for

mitigating the impact.

Develop a cultural resources inventory that can be used so transportation

improvement projects are located and designed to minimize impact on

cultural resources.

All transportation improvement projects will comply with federal and tribal

environmental laws and regulations.

Goal 6 Consider the impact of transportation availability on tribal members’ access to higher

education opportunities, job training, health care and employment, and consider

implementing a transit service to provide access for tribal members to these and other

opportunities and services.

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Objective 6.1

Objective 6.2

Study the feasibility of initiating a public transit service for tribal members

to access services on and outside of the Reservation. In developing this

plan, work cooperatively with social service providers to identify potential

transit service users, funding opportunities, and the potential for joint

operation of the service.

Study the feasibility of initiating mass transit for recreational visitors

including park and ride facilities in Wadsworth, and transportation to/from

the Reno Tahoe Airport and from resort/casinos.

Goal 7 In drafting and implementing future land use plans for the Reservation, consider the

interrelationship of land use and transportation and develop the land use plans in

coordination with updates to this Long-Range Transportation Plan.

Objective 7.1

Work with transportation, planning, natural resources, and cultural

advisory committees in evaluating transportation improvement projects.

Goal 8 Provide appropriate transportation improvements to serve ranching and agriculture.

Objective 8.1

Objective 8.2

Coordinate with the Pyramid Lake Cattlemen’s Association to identify,

improve, and regularly maintain roads critical to the operation of

agricultural and grazing uses.

Remove unnecessary cattleguards.

Goal 9 Regularly maintain existing transportation improvements (roads, parking areas, bus

stops, scenic turnouts, bike paths, sidewalks).

Objective 9.1

Objective 9.2

Objective 9.3

Draft and implement a road and transportation maintenance plan and/or

a pavement management program

Maintenance should consist of not only regular surface repair and snow

removal when necessary, but also litter and debris pick-up, clearing of

drainage structures, and removal of invasive plants.

Work with the BIA and NDOT to identify and obtain adequate funding to

carry out Reservation transportation maintenance needs.

Goal 10 Improve pedestrian and bicycle conditions on the Pyramid Lake Reservation.

Objective 10.1

Objective 10.2

Objective 10.3

Evaluate need for and potential locations of new walking paths, sidewalks

and bicycle trails throughout the Reservation.

Develop a “rails to trails” bicycle and pedestrian trail along the abandoned

railroad grade through Wadsworth, to provide nonmotorized access to the

school and community center, housing areas, and recreation.

Develop a plan to improve, maintain, and extend the Tahoe Pyramid

Bikeway. This plan should include.

A. An evaluation of the present location of the bikeway and

alternatives for redesign and/or relocation of the facility to

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minimize impact on the privacy of tribal members residing

in the housing areas on the Reservation

B. Preliminary and/or final design of a continuation of the

bikeway along the western shore of Pyramid Lake to

Sutcliffe.

C. An assessment of the potential impact of the bikeway

extension on the Reservation’s natural and cultural

resources and a plan to mitigate the impact.

D. Design of interpretive/directional signs or features.

E. Plans for special events on the bikeway.

F. Continued coordination with the nonprofit Tahoe Pyramid

Bikeway organization regarding volunteer bikeway

construction and maintenance and special events.

G. A plan for maintenance of the bikeway.

H. Identification of funding sources for the construction of the

bikeway extension and for ongoing maintenance.

2.1.3 Short and Long Range Development Plans

Overall, tribal economic development goals consist of the following:

“To create long term profit-making opportunities, to create optimum employment

opportunities, and to establish a high quality recreation area at Pyramid Lake for the Pyramid

Lake Paiute Tribe and its Members.”

Tribal resource management goals include the following:

“To enhance natural resources that sustain agricultural productivity and environmental quality

while supporting economic development, recreation and scenic beauty…to sustain the ecology

of the entire watershed encompassing the Pyramid Lake Reservation…to maintain and improve

the biotic and abiotic conditions of the Pyramid Lake ecosystem…to improve conditions in the

Lower Truckee River and in Pyramid Lake so Lahontan cutthroat trout and cui-ui

populations…are self-sustaining.”

As this Long Range Transportation Plan, as well as the Comprehensive Resource

Management Plan and the Economic Development Plan are implemented, the following future

conditions on the Reservation may occur.

2.1.4 Assumptions for the Years 2015 (five-year) and 2030 (20-year)

Year 2015

It is assumed that by the year 2015:

The Tribe’s Economic Development Plan has been completed and is in the process of

being implemented.

• The Wadsworth Bypass project has been completed.

•

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•

Projects to improve the safety of students walking to Natchez School in Wadsworth have

been completed.

A phased plan for recreational improvements has been completed and some recreational

development projects providing access to Pyramid Lake, including potentially a new paved

road to Pelican Point, and new, appropriately-sized parking lots for recreational visitors,

have been completed.

Use of the Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway has increased, and a plan is being implemented to

extend the facility north to Sutcliffe.

A geothermal, solar, or wind energy project on the Reservation will be either in final

planning and construction phases or completed.

The Tribe has assessed the feasibility of a public transit system providing access to

destinations on and off the Reservation, and depending on the results of the feasibility

study, has either sought other means to increase tribal member access to employment

and other services, or received funding for, designed, and implemented the transit system.

It is assumed that by the year 2030:

•

A comprehensive strategy to develop and manage the Reservation’s recreational resources

has been designed and implemented, including new boat docks, parking areas, camping

areas, trails, and interpretive facilities.

New commercial enterprises have been developed on the Reservation to serve

Reservation residents, recreational visitors, and others.

The industrial park near Wadsworth has been developed and partly occupied.

The Reservation now holds one or more completed and functioning alternative energy

facilities.

Tribal members continue to relocate back to the Reservation due to improved jobs and

housing, business development, and educational opportunities.

Grazing and other agricultural use, with improved grazing conditions and possibly new

crops, continues as a major use of Reservation land outside of existing communities.

Pyramid Lake continues to hold a thriving fishery that draws visitors both regionally and

nationally.

2.2

PROJECTED TRAVEL DEMAND

2.2.1

Projected Traffic Volumes and Analysis of Demand and Capacity

In the Road Inventory Update, Lumos and Associates was directed by BIA/WRO to use a

standard 2% annual growth rate to project the 20-year Average Daily Traffic (ADT) on

Reservation and Colony roads. The Travel Demand Study (Appendix G) shows that this

standard growth rate is consistent with the actual growth rate on the Reservation. As the Travel

Demand Study indicates, at this growth rate, Reservation roads will continue to exhibit the

current minimal traffic congestion: they will remain rural roads.

However, the Travel Demand Study also shows that since Pyramid Lake is a recreational

destination from adjacent cities, weekend daily traffic increases dramatically – up to a sevenfold

increase - on busy holiday weekends. If the population of the adjoining urban areas begins to

grow again after the 2009 recession, and if the Tribe implements improvements and programs

designed to draw recreational visitors to Pyramid Lake, segments of the Reservation road

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system will become more congested on weekends, potentially resulting in increased crashes

and slower travel speeds.

In addition, the Tribe’s economic development plans call for industrial development in

designated areas. Without plans for the development, it is not yet possible to estimate potential

traffic volume added by the development. If significant commercial, residential or industrial

development projects do take place on the Reservation within the 20-year time frame of this

plan, the Tribe should determine during the process of project planning and development

whether a separate travel demand analysis should be prepared and incorporated into the Long

Range Transportation Plan.

2.3

METHOD USED TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL TRANSPORTATION

IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

In addition to evaluating Tribal development plans and future traffic generation, Lumos

used the following strategies to further identify and define transportation needs and potential

transportation improvement projects:

• Existing priority list

In May 2009, the Pyramid Lake Tribal Council adopted a revised Transportation

Improvement Projects Priority List. The projects currently on this list were taken as a

starting point in formulating an expanded and revised list based on the information

developed in the planning process.

• Review of Road Inventory

In the 2010 draft road inventory update, roadway conditions were evaluated and

potential hazards identified. Lumos reviewed this information to identify road segments

most in need of repair or reconstruction.

• Review of previous plan

In 2004 Ayala and Associates completed a Transportation Plan for the Pyramid Lake

Tribe. Lumos evaluated the potential transportation projects in that plan in light of the

Tribe’s current needs and priorities.

• Staff meetings and review

Lumos met several times with tribal leaders and staff to further identify and evaluate

potential projects. In these meetings, consultants and staff reviewed tribal plans and

priorities and conditions on the ground.

• Transportation Workshop, public review

On May 15, 2010 a transportation workshop was held at the tribal headquarters in Nixon

on the Pyramid Lake Reservation. Attendees were given the opportunity to comment on

traffic safety hazards, transportation needs, and potential transportation improvement

projects on the reservation. Six tribal members and/or staff attended and commented on

many aspects of transportation on the Reservation. Materials from the workshop are in

Appendix H. Tribal members and the public were also given the opportunity to review

and comment upon this draft plan. A notice of the review period and availability of the

document, with any comments, are in Appendix H.

• Plan Goals and Objectives

The goals and objectives listed in Section 2.1.2, above, were reviewed to identify

potential transportation projects that would implement the goals or objectives.

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2.4

RECOMMENDED TRANSPORTATION PLAN

2.4.1

Transportation Improvement Issues Identified through Planning Process

The following transportation issues were identified through the planning process.

Road and traffic safety, especially on state highways

•

Several safety issues were identified. These include uneven cattleguard grates on state

highways; lack of adequate street lighting in some areas; sharp curves; the huge seasonal

influx of traffic travelling to the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert each September;

debris on the highway; soft shoulders, nonexistent shoulders, and narrow travel lanes in some

areas

Need for transportation improvements to serve economic development goals

•

The Tribe has ambitious economic development goals for the Reservation. Coordination among

planning, transportation, and economic development staff should take place to assure that

transportation system improvements are coordinated with economic development projects.

Pedestrian safety improvements

•

Staff and tribal members identified insufficient safety improvements for pedestrians in places

where state highways go through the Reservation towns.

Condition of unpaved roads

•

Many of the roads on the Pyramid Lake roadway system are unpaved, either graded dirt/gravel

or primitive/unimproved. Many of these roads are used by recreational visitors and tribal

members to access lakeshore recreational areas, so they get moderately heavy use, and

consequently develop washouts, washboarding, and potholes.

Safety Signage

•

The Road Inventory Update noted a lack of safety signs on Reservation roads, and many

existing signs were damaged.

Regular roadway maintenance

•

Regular maintenance of existing Reservation roads was identified as a priority, so members

could safely access homes, services, and administrative areas.

•

Safety improvements around schools and preschools.

Pyramid Street, the location of the Wadsworth Headstart, has no safety signage, no marked

crosswalks, and no sidewalks to allow safer access to the preschool by students, parents, and

teachers. Other schools need safer pedestrian and bicycle access as well.

Potential need for a public transit system

•

Some participants indicated a need for a public transportation system to increase transportation

options for tribal members – especially to work and schools.

Maintenance and continued development of tourism infrastructure

•

Roads accessing recreation areas, the Tahoe Pyramid Bike Trail, boats docks, trailer and

recreational vehicle parking, and the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway should be regularly

maintained, and improved in order make Pyramid Lake a high-quality recreational destination

while protecting and interpreting the scenic resources.

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2.4.2

Transportation Improvement Projects Priority List

Tribal priority lists are analyzed and used by the BIA to generate an IRR TIP for the

tribes that identify anticipated preconstruction and construction project costs and the

disbursement of funds for pre-construction and construction activities based on the Tribe’s

annual percent share of IRR program funds.

In Resolution PL 42 11 adopted on May 6, 2011, the Pyramid Lake Tribal Council

approved a list of ten priority transportation improvements. These projects are presented in

detail in FIGURE 10. The location and length in miles of the project are given (if applicable).

The project, the need for the project, and the areas or population served by the project are

described. Cost estimates (for planning purposes only) are given for each project. The potential

responsible agency and funding source are listed for each project. In Resolution PL 42 11 the

Tribe assigned a priority to each project: these priorities are shown in the chart in column one.

The Tribe expects and requests that projects will become part of a regional BIA Transportation

Improvement Program (TIP) and will be funded with the Tribe’s annual RNDF funding

allocations, or from other sources specified in the list.

The proposed transportation

improvement projects also are shown on the 20-Year Transportation Plan Maps 12

Through 20.

Tribal staff and consultants also identified several non-road transportation improvement

projects. While not currently a part of the adopted priority list, these projects are listed and

described in FIGURE 11 of this report.

2.4.3

Government Agency Responsibility

Indian Reservation Road transportation studies such as this one are intended to serve

Indian reservations that have previously lacked this planning tool. Long Range Transportation

Planning Studies consisting of 20-Year Transportation Plans implemented by 5-Year

Transportation Improvement Programs are standard transportation planning practice for

municipalities, counties, and states. Indian Reservation Road transportation studies are

somewhat different, however, than those conducted by other government entities because they

may include roads maintained and improved by several different government entities.

It is critical to note that this long-range study is not intended to relieve the Washoe

County Regional Transportation Commission, Storey and Lyon Counties, the state of Nevada, or

any federal land management agencies of their responsibility to obligate a fair share of federal

aid highway funds for the improvement and maintenance of state and county roadways within

and adjacent to the Pyramid Lake Reservation. As described in Section 1.2, government entities

share responsibility for maintenance and improvements of roads providing access to or on the

Pyramid Lake Reservation. NDOT maintains State Routes 445, 446, and 447 and Interstate 80.

Lyon County and Storey County maintain roads providing access to housing, commercial, and

industrial areas adjacent to the Reservation.

NDOT roadway improvements are made based upon the planning process described in

Section 1.2.1. Improvements made by the counties (or in Washoe County, by the Washoe

County Regional Transportation Commission) are considered in a transportation planning

process by which they are placed by priority in a five-year Transportation Improvement

Program. BIA road system projects are given consideration based upon a five-year priority list

submitted to the BIA by Tribes. In Figure 11 potential responsible agencies and funding

sources are listed for each project.

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2.4.4

Proposed Revisions to BIA and non-BIA Road System

Figure 3 show the mileage that was added to and deleted from the BIA and non-BIA

IRR system on the Pyramid Lake Reservation in the latest Road Inventory Update.

2.5

2.5.1

PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND UPDATING

Funding

The Pyramid Lake Tribe expects that transportation improvement projects and programs

contained in this Long Range Transportation Planning Study and Transportation Improvement

Projects Priority List will be implemented using the funding sources identified in the Priority List.

Projects potentially funded by the BIA will be added to the BIA regional IRR TIP. The Pyramid

Lake Paiute Tribe will receive funding for these projects based upon the allocation formula

described in section 1.2.3

For projects on non-BIA IRR roads, the Tribe or Tribe will coordinate with the Nevada

Department of Transportation and/or the county to identify funding for priority tribal

transportation projects.

Some of these projects might take place as a part of tribal development projects. In this

case, transportation improvements might be funded and constructed, at least partly, by the

developer, and subsequently maintained by businesses on the site. For projects on the

Reservation but not on the BIA or IRR system, improvements might be made as a part of an

overall capital improvements program.

Pedestrian and bicycle improvements can be funded both as a part of road improvement

projects as they are completed, or separate funding can be sought from other sources, such as

Transportation Enhancements (TE), Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS), or Recreational Trails (Rec

trails). These are federal programs administered by NDOT or Nevada state parks. TE funds

enhancements to transportation systems including bicycle and pedestrian facilities; SRTS

provides funding for programs and projects that enhance and encourage walking and bicycling

to school, and Rec Trails provides funding for recreational trails including bicycle and walking

paths.

For potential improvements to the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, the Secretary of

Transportation makes discretionary grants to States and Indian tribes to implement projects on

highways designated as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads, or as State or Indian

tribe scenic byways. Projects submitted for consideration should benefit the byway traveler’s

experience, whether it will help manage the intrinsic qualities that support the byway’s

designation, shape the byway’s story, interpret the story for visitors, or improve visitor facilities

along the byway.

It also is suggested that the Tribe coordinate with the BIA to identify critical projects that

may become a part of national economic recovery efforts, if the efforts continue.

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2.5.2

Plan Updating

The priority list will be updated periodically to reflect the completion of current projects

and the inclusion of new priority projects, contingent on anticipated available funding. The

Transportation Plan will be reviewed and updated every five years, and may be updated sooner

if there are additions to the Tribe’s land base, major changes in land use and/or economic

development strategies, or when changes in the regional economy and transportation system

necessitate an earlier update. These changes, redrafts, or revisions will be initiated based upon

the direction of the Tribal Council and/or tribal staff.

2.5.3

Transportation improvement Program

The BIA Regional Office is required to produce and submit an annual four-year IRR-TIP

for each Tribe within its jurisdiction to BIADOT and FHWA for review and approval. The current

year TIP amount for each Tribe must equal their current year allocation, and the TIP amounts

for the +1, +2 + 3 years must be within plus or minus ten percent (±10) of their current year

allocation. The IRR-TIP is generated by the Control Schedule/Transportation Improvement Plan

System (CSTIPS) program which is used to enter relevant project information and yearly cost

estimates for project activities.

A Tribal TIP is a multi-year, financially constrained, list of proposed transportation

projects to be implemented during a 3 to 5 year period on roads with or providing access to

Indian trust land. It is developed from a Tribal transportation improvement priority list and must

be consistent with the Tribe’s Long Range Transportation Plan. Projects on the Tribal TIP must

be on route in the IRR inventory. It may also contain projects funded by the Tribe and other

Federal, State, and/or township DOT’s initiated by or developed in cooperation with the Tribe.

Only those projects approved by the sponsoring governmental entity may be included in a

Tribal TIP. An “Example” Tribal TIP form is contained in Appendix I. Tribal TIP’s containing

IRR funded projects need to be submitted to the BIA Regional Office for inclusion in the IRR

TIP and must contain relevant project information needed by the BIA to enter the project in the

IRR TIP. Information needed by the BIA is identified in the Project Detail Report for BIA Funded

Projects form which is also contained in Appendix I.

IRR funded projects identified in the Tribal TIP are reviewed by the Region BIA Office to

insure that they contain sufficient project information to create or update a project in the IRR

TIP, and that the project totals are within plus or minus ten percent (±10) of the Tribe’s annual

share of IRR funds. Acceptable Tribal TIP projects are included in the IRR TIP unchanged.

Tribal TIPs requiring additional project information or that have project totals exceeding their

annual share are returned to the Tribe for correction and re-submittal.

2.5.4

Procedures For Development of Roads and Transportation Improvements

For the most part, tribal governments have not established policies or guidelines to

monitor and control the construction of roads and other transportation improvements. It is the

recommendation of this study that the Tribe adopt a process for approving and monitoring

transportation improvement projects to ensure that the improvements will be constructed to an

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adequate standard, and properly maintained. The essential elements of such a process are

outlined below.

Design Standards

The first element of the process is to define what is expected. When a transportation

project is submitted for review, it should be given conditional approval only, subject to the

improvements being constructed to proper standards. Roads should be designed to meet

minimum geometric and structural standards for the anticipated volume and vehicle loads.

Pedestrian improvements such as sidewalks, multi-use paths for non-motorized transportation,

and improvements associated with public transit also should also be designed to meet proper

standards; these are generally determined based on the location of the facility and the type of

use it will receive. Standards for roadways and other transportation improvements should be

adopted by the Tribe and made available to developers. The Tribe could use, as a basis for its

standards, those currently in place in Washoe County, BIA standards, or State standards.

These design standards could be adopted “as-is,” or modified based upon the specific

needs of the Tribe. Most cities in Nevada have adopted either NDOT or local standards, so

developers and design engineers should be familiar with the requirements.

Plan Submittal and Review

The second element in the approval process is the submittal and review of construction

documents (plans and specifications). The Tribe should employ experienced staff or consultants

to review proposals and to ensure that the plans and specifications meet minimum design

standards. Road plans and plans for other transportation improvements should only be

approved for construction if they conform to minimum design standards based on anticipated

use and traffic loads. The Tribe should also seek review and approval of construction

documents from the BIA if the Tribe anticipates adding the road or improvement to the BIA

road system.

Construction Monitoring

Another essential step is the monitoring of the actual construction. The project should be

inspected periodically by a qualified representative of the Tribe to ensure that construction is

proceeding in accordance with approved plans and specifications. A final inspection should be

performed prior to acceptance of responsibility for maintenance of the road or other

transportation improvement. The Tribe should consider requiring a performance bond. Common

in most jurisdictions, a performance bond is held until the improvement has been accepted and

conditions for release have been met.

Maintenance Funding

The process should also address a method for financing the long-term maintenance of roads

and other transportation improvements. For example, the Tribe could generate revenue for

maintenance of transportation improvements by assessing a fee or tax on private properties or

leases that benefit from the improvement, similar to a local ad valorem, or “property” tax.

Revenues from this fee or tax could be deposited into a fund reserved for maintenance of

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improvements. Or alternatively, a portion of tribal enterprise revenues could be deposited into a

fund dedicated to maintenance of the transportation improvements.

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Figure 10

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Transportation Improvement Projects (Roads) Priority List (Resolution PL 42 11 Adopted May 6, 2011)

Priority

Project Name

Location

BIA Route Number

BIA Section Number

Route Name

Route

Classification

Length (miles)

Width of

Pavement (ft)

Condition

Project Description

Serves

Wadsworth By-pass

Wadsworth

0035

010

Wadsworth By-Pass

3.00 miles

proposed road proposed road

new road to link SR 427 and SR447, bypassing center of

Wadsworth

Pelican Point Access

Sutcliffe

0205

010

Pelican Point Road

1.00 mile

31 (currently

unpaved)

improve/pave existing gravel road to principal recreational recreational visitors and tribal economic

access point to Pyramid Lake

development goals

Capital Hill Road

Nixon

0101

105

Capital Hill Road

0.05 miles

Administration building

Nixon

parking areas

P101

050

administration building

parking areas

0.1

unpaved

Wadsworth Community

Center access loop and Wadsworth

parking

planned route not yet on

inventory

not yet on inventory

Wadsworth Community

Center Loop and

Parking

`approx 0.2 miles

standard

Ranch/Big Bend Road

Wadsworth

0102

all sections

Big Bend Road - also

called Ranch Road

.05 miles

Lakeview Drive

Sutcliffe

0201

030

Lakeview Drive

0.15 miles

Warrior Point

Sutcliffe

0021

010

Warrior Point

road north from Sutcliffe

to Honey Lake, Smoke

Creek desert

Pyramid Lake Road

Sutcliffe

0002

010 and 020

Pyramid Road

Nixon

0005

010

gravel road to beach access

and boat ramp

town of Wadsworth, Reservation

residents, recreational visitors

ADT* Project justification

Potential Funding Source

and/or Responsible Agency

BIA/FHWA RNDF annual

traffic safety - by routing state highway traffic

funding allocation for Pyramid

around Wadsworth, traffic safety - for pedestrians

Lake Tribe; BIA - IRRHPP;

and bicyclists as well as motorists - will be

NDOT - project submittal

improved

process

BIA/FHWA RNDF annual

By improving recreational access to Pyramid

funding allocation for Pyramid

Lake, this project will help implement the Pyramid Lake Tribe; BIA - IRRHPP;

Lake Tribe's economic development goals.

NDOT - project submittal

process

BIA/FHWA RNDF annual

Improve all-weather access and parking to key

funding allocation for Pyramid

administrative area

Lake Tribe

BIA/FHWA RNDF annual

Improve all-weather access and parking to key

funding allocation for Pyramid

administrative area

Lake Tribe

BIA/FHWA RNDF annual

To allow tribal members access to a community

funding allocation for Pyramid

center offering educational, administrative,

Lake Tribe; Indian Community

recreational, and cultural activities.

Development Block Grant

(HUD)

Estimated

Cost

$ 4,796,000

933,000

70,600

50,400

257,000

gravel/dirt road, no shoulders,

hill, leads to tribal administration grade, drain, pave road

area

parking area for tribal

grade, drain, pave, and stripe parking lot

administration buildings is

unpaved

Tribal administrative area including

administrative offices, council chambers,

tribal housing authority

Tribal administraton area including

administrative offices, council chambers,

tribal housing authority

proposed access loop road and develop access loop road and parking to serve proposed

parking

community center in Wadsworth

will serve a community center serving all

tribal members especially Wadsworth

residents

Widen paved sections to 2-lane paved road with

Pavement is in fair condition, but shoulders; pave dirt section that leads to rodeo grounds;

narrow single-lane road

develop loop road with parking to access pow wow

grounds

serves Big Bend RV park, youth

treatment center, tribal victims services,

pow wow grounds, rodeo grounds

To improve access to critical economic/

recreational development area, also to social

services facilities.

BIA/FHWA RNDF annual

funding allocation for Pyramid

Lake Tribe

$ 1,396,000

30 (existing

gravel road

width)

gravel/dirt road leads to beach

and camping

pave existing dirt road and improve parking for

recreational users

recreation area/ lakeshore

economic/ recreational development

BIA/FHWA RNDF annual

funding allocation for Pyramid

Lake Tribe

1.4

21 (existing

gravel road

width)

dirt/ gravel road - main beach

access

grade, drain and pave existing beach/ camping access

road. Provide parking at road terminus for beach access.

principal beach access for Reservation

residents and recreational visitors

By improving recreational access to Pyramid

BIA/FHWA RNDF annual

Lake, this project will help implement the Pyramid funding allocation for Pyramid

Lake Tribe's economic development goals.

Lake Tribe

$ 1,184,000

22 (existing

gravel road

width)

dirt/ gravel road

Pave unpaved section on Reservation or carry out regular Northern access to Reservation. Also

blading to improve surface and minimize washboarding

serves Aster Pass Geothermal Project.

It is important to maintain this road that provides

access to northern Reservation areas, as well as BIA/FHWA RNDF annual

providing northern entry to Reservation. Also

funding allocation for Pyramid

serves important geothermal resource sites (Aster Lake Tribe

Pass) and important cultural site (The Needles)

$108,000

(annual

grading) to

$8,899,000

(paving)

12.00 miles

dirt road

grade, drain, gravel and regularly blade existing dirt road

provides access to The Pyramid and the

Stone Mother, important scenic and

cultural features on the Reservation

economic/ recreational development

BIA/FHWA RNDF annual

funding allocation for Pyramid

Lake Tribe

498,000

$ 2,071,000

2/8/2012

Figure 11

Priority Non- Road Projects

Other Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Transportation Improvement Projects, Non-roadway Projects, Unprioritized. Not part of Priority List (Resolution PL 42 11) Adopted byTribal Council May 6, 2011

Project Name

Location

Wadsworth and Nixon

Safe Routes to School

Programs

Wadsworth and

Nixon:

Preventative

Maintenance Program

all Reservation

BIA Route Number (if

applicable)

0102 and 0447

and 0447

0101

BIA Section Number (if

Applicable)

Route Name (if

Applicable)

T100

all sections

Project Description

Serves

Project justification

Potential Funding Source

and/or Responsible Agency

Estimated

Cost

working with administrators and parents at Natchez Elementary School, Pyramid Lake High

School and the two preschool/ daycare facilities, the Pyramid Lake transportation department will

elementary school and HeadStart preschool in Wadsworth; day care facility and High School in Nixon:

state highway and local streets with inadequate facilities to allow safer use by bicyclists and pedestrians, initiate a Safe Routes to School plan and program at the schools that will include enhanced traffic

enforcement; engineering (design and installation of bicycle and pedestrian safety features); and

especially parents and children walking to school

education and encouragement to walk to school (by way of in-school and after-school programs)

students and families of Natchez School

existing unsafe conditions for children, family and

and Wadsworth Head Start preschool.

youth bicyclists and pedestrians in and around four

Students and families of Pyramid Lake High

schools.

School and Nixon Day care facility.

Safe Routes to School grant

through NDOT; tribal funding

to be

determined

once Safe

Routes plan is

completed

roads will be evaluated for best repair/maintenance strategy (14 road segments currently have SCI of

"poor"; 68 have SCI of "fair")

a plan/strategy to evaluate, repair,and maintain reservation roads

all Reservation

this strategy will provide the tribe with a system to

evaluate and forecast road surface

repair/maintenance needs and to repair/maintain

roads in the most timely cost-effective manner.

BIA/FHWA RNDF annual

funding allocation for Pyramid

Lake Tribe - 2% planning setaside

to be

determined

There is currently no public transportation system serving the Reservation

1. Carry out needs assessment and route/fare study; 2. Identify and apply for funding; 3. if/when

funding is received, purchase vehicles, hire and train drivers, etc.

Reservation residents especially lowincome, elderly and disabled.

community development; economic development

Federal Transit Administration

(FTA) Tribal Transit Program

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway

existing route between Wadsworth and Nixon has infrequent maintenance, minimal signs. No

improvements at all yet north of Nixon

Draft a regular maintenance plan or schedule; evaluate need for and install additional directional,

trailhead, and interpretive signs; do an alignment/ feasibility study for Nixon- Sutcliffe – north

route; and design an alternative alignment that bypasses Nixon residential areas including Basin

Street and homes along west Pyramid Lake Road

recreational users

Recreation; economic development; safety

Transportation Enhancements;

Recreational Trails program

(Land and Water Conservation

Fund)

trails not yet named

no existing trails

In this project tribal staff will identify potential locations for recreational trails in scenic areas of the

Tribal members and recreational visitors

Reservation and seek funding for trail design and construction.

Recreational/ economic development; public health

Recreational trails program

to be

determined

when trail

locations are

identified

Pyramid Lake Scenic

Byway

Scenic Byway has inadequate signs and interpretive facilities to draw visitors and to explain scenic and

historical/cultural features of Pyramid Lake

In coordination with economic development staff and tribal leaders,and following an existing

interpretive plan for the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, design gateway features or signage, kiosks,

an interpretive center, and scenic turnouts, and seek funding for improvements

reservation visitors

economic development, development of scenic

recreational resource.

National Scenic Byways

discretionary grant program;

Transportation Enhancements

(TE)

193,000

100

0101- Pyramid Street and SR

066, 063, 060,and 0447- 447; High School Road

and SR 447

810, 820

between Reservation

Public transportation

towns and surrounding

system for Pyramid Lake

urban areas

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway:

existing section

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway Wadsworth to Nixon;

proposed route Nixon to

Sutcliffe and north.

Condition

60,000

Recreational Trails

Project

to be determined

Pyramid Lake Scenic

Byway Improvements

Scenic Byway

Safety signage

all Reservation

many roads are missing traffic signs, especially stop; yield; curve warning signs

this project would evaluate current signage on the Reservation, then install missing signs.

Highway Safety improvement

safety for road users. Lack of stop, yield, speed, and

all Reservation and all Reservation visitors Program (HSIP) through NDOT;

curve warning signs may lead to increased crashes;

safety

Indian Highway Safety Grant

reinstalling these signs should diminish crashes.

(FHWA) tribal funds

49,000

Streetlights

Wadsworth at intersection

of Old Highway 40 and

SR 447; Wadsworth - in

front of Natchez School

by bus stop

inadequate lighting at a key intersection and at an elementary school

install 2-4 streetlights

Schoolchildren; Wadsworth residents; all

users of SR447

safety

Highway Safety improvement

Program (HSIP) through NDOT;

Indian highway Safety Grant

(FHWA) tribal funds

48,000

bridge over Truckee River is gone

replace bridge

rural housing

Provides access to rural housing. Also provides

alternate bridge over Truckee River for potential

emergency access.

BIA bridge replacement program $ 4,038,000

there are three boat docks currently - at Sutcliffe, Warrior Point, and Pelican Point

Using existing boat dock studies done by the Tribe construct a new boat dock for recreational

boaters, public safety and fisherman on Pyramid Lake. Design dock. Identify funding sources.

Apply for grant funding.

recreational boating

Economic/ recreational development

not yet identified. Potentially

tribal economic development

funding

Design and construct airstrip adjacent to Nixon with a single paved runway and a base building

tribal members and recreational visitors.

economic/ recreational development; emergency

medical transport

Valley Road bridge

replacement

Truckee River between

Nixon and Wadsworth

New Boat Docks

to be determined

Nixon Airstrip

Nixon

Bicycle and pedestrian

improvements

SR 445, 446, 447

SR 447 and SR 427

0006

020

all Reservation

Cattleguards on state

highways

SR 447, 445, 427, 446

Traffic Safety Review

Program

all Reservation

Seat belt awareness

campaign

all Reservation

as necessary

Valley Road Bridge

FAA Airport Capital

Improvement Grant

Nixon Airstrip

no existing airstrip

all as necessary

Reservation roads lack pedestrian and bicycle improvements including bike lanes, sidewalks, safety

signage, and pavement markings/crosswalks

this project would evaluate bike and pedestrian use on the Reservation, and identify improvements

all Reservation residents, especially those

in key use areas (Nixon, Wadsworth, Sutcliffe) to improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians

who walk or bicycle

using Reservation roads.

currently Reservation roads have few or no facilities

to accommodate safer bicycling and walking, yet

there are places - especially in the three towns on the Transportation Enhancements;

RNDF annual funding allocation

Reservation, where people bike and walk. This

for Pyramid Lake Tribe - 2%

program would identify areas of bicycle and

planning set-aside

pedestrian use, and design and construct

improvements that would enhance safe bicycle and

pedestrian use.

SR 447, 445, 427, 446

unnecessary cattleguards in some areas, some cattleguards not at road surface level due to resurfacing

Evaluate cattleguards. Remove those that are no longer necessary. Repair uneven surfaces on

those that are not at road surface level

all Reservation residents and visitors

Safety

all

Single-car crashes - often run-off-the-road,rollover crashes -are the most frequent crash type on state

highways on the reservation. NDOT crash data indicate portions of state highways on the reservation

where accidents are most frequent

evaluate and install safety improvements including pavement markings, warning signs with current

retroreflective standards, curve delineation treatments; edge lines, barriers and rumble stripes in all reservation residents and visitors

high-accident portions of state highways and other local roads

Safety.

Single-car crashes - often run-off-the-road,rollover crashes -are the most frequent crash type on state

highways on the reservation. NDOT crash data indicate portions of state highways on the reservation

where accidents are most frequent

safety

to be

determined

once location

and number of

docks are

determined

$ 5,819,000

Appendix A

Long Range Transportation Plan for the Pyramid Lake Reservation

Information Sources and References

1. American Traffic Safety Services Association, Low Cost Local Road Safety Solutions

2. Ayala and Associates, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Transportation Plan 2004

3. Carey, Scott H., Pyramid Lake Tribal Planner, Volume #1: Pyramid Lake Strategic

Economic Development Plan (Third draft) June, 2010

4. Federal Highway Administration, PEDSAFE: Pedestrian Safety Guide and

Countermeasure Selection System http://www.walkinginfo.org/pedsafe/index.cfm

5. Fernley Chamber of Commerce http://www.fernleychamber.org/ accessed 3/17/10

6. Garcia, Johnnie, Pyramid Lake Tribal Transportation Planner, interviews, email, and

correspondence, September 2009 - March 2011

7. Knack, Martha C. and Omer C. Stewart, As Long as the River Shall Run: An

Ethnohistory of Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, University of Nevada Press, 1999

8. Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, Nevada Workforce

Informer, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. http://www.nevadaworkforce.com

accessed 3/17/10

9. Nevada Department of Transportation, Crash Data, State Highways 427, 445, 446,

447, 2005-2009

10. Nevada Department of Transportation,Washoe County Annual Work Program (AWP)

for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,and Long Range Element (beyond 2013)

http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/construction_projects/awp/

11. Nevada Regional Economic Analysis Project, NV-REAP: Shift-Share Analysis of Lyon

County Employment Growth http://www.pnreap.org/PNREAP.Report accessed

3/17/10

12. Nevada State Demographer, Population estimates of Nevada's Counties Cities and

Unincorporated Towns from July 1986 to July 2009

http://www.nsbdc.org/what/data_statistics/demographer/pubs/ accessed 3/17/10

13. Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Pyramid

Lake Indian Reservation Comprehensive Resource Management Plan, September,

2005

14. Safe Routes to School National Partnership, Implementing Safe Routes to School in

Low-Income Schools and Communities: A Resource Guide for Volunteers and

Professionals, June, 2010

15. U.S. Census Bureau, Quick Tables, DP-1 Profile of General Demographic

Characteristics: 2000, Pyramid Lake Reservation, NV http://factfinder.census.gov

accessed 3/17/10

16. U.S. Census Bureau, Quick Tables, QT-P23 Journey to Work: 2000

http://factfinder.census.gov accessed 3/22/10

17. U.S. Department of Transportation, Rural Safety Initiative, February, 2008

18. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal and

Tribal Lands Road Safety Audits: Case Studies, December, 2009

Appendix A

Long Range Transportation Plan for the Pyramid Lake Reservation

Information Sources and References

pg. 1

19. Washoe County, Nevada GIS Department, Online Map Warehouse, maps showing

land use, land ownership, and other features adjacent to the Pyramid Lake

reservation http://wcgisweb.washoecounty.us/website/Map_Warehouse/viewer.htm

20. Washoe County, “2008/2009 Washoe County Maintained Paved Streets,

Wadsworth,” (list) “Washoe County Maintained Unpaved Streets, 2008/2009,” (list)

“Washoe County Roads NW Reservation” (map) (emailed by Johnnie Garcia, Pyramid

Lake Tribal Transportation Planner)

Appendix A

Long Range Transportation Plan for the Pyramid Lake Reservation

Information Sources and References

pg. 2

Appendix B

Long Range Transportation Plan for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Reservation Road System

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Denotes Tribal Sections within BIA System Routes (See Tribal Route list for Mileages)

2011 Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Route

Section

Route

Section

0002

010

0002

010

7.3

0002

020

0002

010

4.1

11.4

0003

010

0003

010

6.6

6.7

0003

020

0003

020

0.9

1.4

0003

030

0003

030

1.4

0.7

Little Nixon Road

0003

035

0003

030

0.8

Little Nixon Road

9.7

9.6

010

0004

010

1.3

W. Pyramid Lake Road

0004

020

DELETE

0005

010

Class

Subtotal

0004

Subtotal

0005

010

Length

Surface Type

3.5

1.3

4.8

8.1

9.0

Const. Need

Section Name

Hill Ranch Road

Unnamed

0005

015

0005

020

6.1

0005

016

0005

020

1.7

Unnamed

0005

020

0005

020

10.1

9.1

Unnamed

0005

025

0005

020

Unnamed

Subtotal

4.7

4.6

30.7

30.5

0.9

0006

010

0006

010

0006

020

0006

020

0006

030

0006

030

2.1

0006

040

0006

040

0.4

3.4

12.5

13.9

12.5

13.9

Subtotal

0007

010

0007

010

Subtotal

Valley Road

Bridge 334H

Hollywood Road

Eagle St.

Unnamed

0008

010

0008

010

2.7

Unnamed

0008

020

0008

020

10.5

Unnamed

0008

025

0008

020

6.6

Unnamed

0008

030

Unnamed

0008

040

Unnamed

Subtotal

19.8

0009

010

0009

010

11.3

Sheep Pass Road

0009

020

0009

020

2.6

Sheep Pass Road

0009

030

0009

030

2.2

Sheep Pass Road

16.1

010

0010

010

6.4

4.2

Fox Springs Road

6.4

4.2

010

0011

010

6.8

Sweet Water Road

6.8

Subtotal

0010

Subtotal

0011

Subtotal

0012

010

0012

010

0.2

Railroad Ave.

0012

020

0012

010

1.1

1.2

Railroad Ave.

0012

030

0012

020

1.0

W. Pyramid Lake Road

2.3

2.4

Subtotal

Page 1 of 10

02/16/2011

Appendix B

Long Range Transportation Plan for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Reservation Road System

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Denotes Tribal Sections within BIA System Routes (See Tribal Route list for Mileages)

2011 Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Route

Section

Route

Section

0013

010

0013

010

0.8

Border Street

0013

020

0013

020

0.3

James Ranch Road

1.1

0031

010

0031

010

0.4

0.3

Basin Road

0031

020

0031

020

0.4

Basin Road

0.8

0.7

0.3

Cottonwood

Unnamed

Proposed Road

Wadsworth Bypass

Cedar Lane

Class

Subtotal

0032

010

0.3

010

0033

010

0.7

8.4

10.0

8.4

10.0

1.6

3.0

1.6

3.0

0.2

Subtotal

0034

010

0034

010

Subtotal

0035

Surface Type

010

Subtotal

0033

Length

010

0035

010

Subtotal

0101

010

Const. Need

Section Name

0101

010

0101

020

0101

020

0.3

Moccasin Lane

0101

030

0101

030

0.2

Unnamed

0101

040

0101

040

0.1

Corral Road

0101

050

0101

050

0.1

Cactus Circle

0101

060

0101

060

0.3

State Circle

0101

063

101

060

0.3

0.2

0101

064

State Street

IHS Clinic Road

0101

065

IHS Clinic Road

0101

066

Unnamed road to High School

0101

067

Unnamed road to High School

0101

070

0101

070

0.1

Alkali

0101

080

0101

080

0.1

Sage Hen Court

0101

090

0101

090

0.1

Sage Hen Court

0101

100

0101

100

0.1

0101

105

0101

110

0101

110

0.1

Freemont Church Street

0101

120

0101

120

0.2

0.3

Hillside Drive

0101

130

0101

130

0.2

Paiute Street

0101

140

0101

140

0.1

Anaho Circle

0101

150

0101

150

0.1

Wishbone Road

0101

155

0101

150

0.3

0.2

Wishbone Road.

0101

160

0101

160

0.7

Arrow Street

0101

170

0101

170

0.3

Winnemucca Street

0101

180

0101

180

0.4

0.3

Winnemucca Street

4.3

4.1

Subtotal

Page 2 of 10

Church Street

Capitol Hill Road

02/16/2011

Appendix B

Long Range Transportation Plan for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Reservation Road System

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Denotes Tribal Sections within BIA System Routes (See Tribal Route list for Mileages)

2011 Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Route

Section

Route

Section

0102

010

0102

010

0.2

Rabbit Drive

0102

020

0102

020

0.4

Rabbit Circle

Class

Length

Surface Type

Const. Need

Section Name

0102

023

Antelope Circle

0102

025

Proposed Extension to 5th Street

0102

030

0102

030

0.4

0.3

0102

035

0102

035

0.5

0102

040

0102

040

0.3

0.4

4th Street

Proposed 4th Street extension

5th Street

0102

043

Owl Circle

0102

045

Fifth Street

0102

047

Short Street

0102

049

0102

050

0102

050

0.3

0.4

Jackson Street

0102

060

0102

060

0.2

8th Street

0102

065

0102

070

0102

073

0102

070

0.2

0.1

Brady Street

075

0102

080

0.5

8th Street

Numa

077

0102

080

Unnamed road connecting Rabbit and Jackson/8th

0102

Coyote Street

Brady Street

Railroad Circle

0102

085

Sagebrush Street

0102

086

Sagebrush Street

0102

087

0102

090

0102

090

0.1

6th Street

0102

100

0102

100

0.1

Pyramid Street

0102

110

0102

110

0.1

8th Street West

0102

120

0102

120

0.1

9th Street

0102

125

0102

130

0.7

Railroad Circle (County Rd)

0102

140

0.2

Ackley Ave. (County Rd)

0102

150

0.2

School Street (County Rd)

0102

160

0.3

Virginia Street (County Rd)

0102

170

0.2

Railroad Ave (County Rd)

0103

010

Desert Flower Way

3.4

5.0

0.4

0.3

Subtotal

0103

010

Tumbleweed St.

Gregory Street

0103

015

0103

020

0103

020

0.3

Tufa Rock Road

0103

030

0103

030

0.1

Dewey Way

0103

040

0103

040

0.1

Jigger Bob Way

0103

050

0103

050

0.2

0.1

Jigger Bob Way

1.1

0.9

0201

010

0201

010

1.1

1.2

Sutcliffe Drive

0201

015

Kennedy Dr.

0201

017

Unnamed

Subtotal

Page 3 of 10

Unnamed Road

02/16/2011

Appendix B

Long Range Transportation Plan for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Reservation Road System

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Section

Class

Length

Surface Type

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Route

Section

Existing

D.O.T.

Route

Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Existing

D.O.T.

2011 Inventory

Update

Inventory

Update

Denotes Tribal Sections within BIA System Routes (See Tribal Route list for Mileages)

Const. Need

Section Name

0201

018

Unnamed

0201

019

Unnamed

0201

020

0201

025

0201

020

0.2

Marina Road

Boat Ramp from Marina Rd.

0201

030

Lakeview Dr.

0201

032

Unnamed

0201

034

Unnamed

0201

040

Sutcliffe Loop Road

0201

050

Unnamed

1.3

Subtotal

0202

010

1.4

0.5

0202

010

0202

020

0202

020

0.2

0.4

0202

030

0202

030

0.5

0.1

0.7

1.0

Subtotal

0204

010

0204

010

0.3

010

0205

010

0.4

0.3

Subtotal

0205

Delete

South Nets Rd.

Hardscrapple Rd.

Unnamed (Road to Dave Koch Cuitti Hatchery)

Albert's Road

Pelican Point

0205

020

Windless Bay

0205

030

Shotdog Beach Road

Subtotal

0.4

0.3

0310

005

0310

010

0310

010

0.1

Palomino Road

0310

020

0310

020

0.1

Buckskin Road

0310

030

0310

030

0.1

Tule Street

0310

040

0310

050

Subtotal

Total BIA System

Subtotal

0.3

145.1

152.0

Palomino Road

Tule St.

Buckskin

0.0

To Be Added to BIA System

0.0

0004

020

3.5

DELETE

0102

130

0.7

Reservation Road

0102

140

0.2

Ackley Ave.

0102

150

0.2

School Street

0102

160

0.3

Virginia Street

0102

170

0.2

Railroad Ave.

0202

010

0.5

Delete

5.6

Subtotal

To Be Deleted from BIA System

5.6

Page 4 of 10

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Appendix B

Long Range Transportation Plan for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Reservation Road System

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Section

Class

Length

Surface Type

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Route

Section

Existing

D.O.T.

Route

Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Existing

D.O.T.

2011 Inventory

Update

Inventory

Update

Denotes Tribal Sections within BIA System Routes (See Tribal Route list for Mileages)

Const. Need

Section Name

0003

010

0003

010

-0.1

0003

020

0003

020

-0.5

0003

030

0003

030

0.7

Little Nixon Road

0005

010

0005

010

-0.9

Unnamed

0005

020

0005

020

1.0

Unnamed

0005

025

0005

020

0.1

Unnamed

0007

010

0007

010

-1.4

Unnamed

0010

010

0010

010

2.2

Fox Springs Road

0012

020

0012

020

-0.1

Railroad Ave.

0031

010

0031

010

0.1

Basin Road

Hill Ranch Road

0034

010

0034

010

-1.6

Proposed Road

0035

010

0035

010

-1.4

Wadsworth Bypass

0101

063

0101

060

0.1

State Street

0101

120

0101

120

-0.1

Hillside Drive

0101

155

0101

150

0.1

Wishbone Road.

0101

180

0101

180

0.1

Winnemucca Street

0102

030

0102

030

0.1

4th Street

0102

040

0102

040

-0.1

5th Street

0102

050

0102

050

-0.1

Jackson Street

0102

070

0102

070

0.1

8th Street

0103

010

0103

010

0.1

Desert Flower Way

0103

050

0103

050

0.1

Jigger Bob Way

0201

010

0201

010

-0.1

Sutcliffe Drive

0202

020

0202

020

-0.2

Hardscrapple Rd.

0202

030

0202

030

0.4

Unnamed (Road to Dave Koch Cuitti Hatchery)

0205

010

0205

010

0.1

-1.3

BIA System Mileage Corrections

0021

010

0024

010

0025

Nine-mile Bay Beach Rd

The Willows Beach Rd

Wizard Cove Beach Rd.

Washington Rock ScenicTurnout

0.0

0.6

Subtotal

0.0

0.8

Subtotal

Warrior Point Rd.

0.1

Subtotal

0023

1.5

Subtotal

0022

Pelican Point

-1.3

Subtotal

0.0

010

0008

030

1.4

Unnamed

0008

040

1.3

Unnamed

0.1

Subtotal

0.1

0.0

2.7

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Long Range Transportation Plan for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Reservation Road System

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Section

Class

Length

Surface Type

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Route

Section

Existing

D.O.T.

Route

Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Existing

D.O.T.

2011 Inventory

Update

Inventory

Update

Denotes Tribal Sections within BIA System Routes (See Tribal Route list for Mileages)

Const. Need

Section Name

0014

010

0.8

Ranch Road

0014

020

0.2

Ranch Road

010

0.6

Marble Bluff Dam Rd.

0041

010

2.7

Howard Bay Rd.

0041

020

0.2

Howard Bay Rd.

0060

010

3.2

0060

020

0.3

0061

010

5.0

0061

020

0.5

Subtotal

0040

1.0

Subtotal

0.6

Subtotal

2.9

Subtotal

3.5

Subtotal

0101

5.5

064

0.1

IHS Clinic Road

0101

065

0.1

IHS Clinic Road

0101

066

0.3

Unnamed road to High School

0101

067

0.3

Unnamed road to High School

0101

105

0.2

Capitol Hill Road

Subtotal

1.0

0102

023

0.1

0102

025

0.6

Antelope Circle

Proposed Extension to 5th Street

0102

043

0.1

Owl Circle

0102

045

0.3

Fifth Street

0102

047

0.1

Short Street

0102

049

0.1

Coyote Street

0102

065

0.1

Unnamed road connecting Rabbit and Jackson/8th

0102

073

0.1

Numa

0102

075

0.1

Brady Street

0102

077

0.1

Brady Street

0102

085

0.4

Sagebrush Street

0102

086

0.1

Sagebrush Street

0102

087

0.3

Tumbleweed St.

0102

125

0.1

Gregory Street

Unnamed Road

Separator Beach

2.6

Subtotal

0103

015

0.5

010

0.4

Subtotal

0200

0.5

0200

020

0.8

Road along Separator Beach

0200

030

0.1

Road along Separator Beach

Subtotal

1.3

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Reservation Road System

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Section

Class

Length

Surface Type

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Route

Section

Existing

D.O.T.

Route

Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Existing

D.O.T.

2011 Inventory

Update

Inventory

Update

Denotes Tribal Sections within BIA System Routes (See Tribal Route list for Mileages)

Const. Need

Section Name

0201

015

0.3

Kennedy Dr.

0201

017

0.7

Unnamed

0201

018

0.1

Unnamed

0201

019

0.2

Unnamed

0201

025

0.1

0201

030

0.2

Boat Ramp from Marina Rd.

Lakeview Dr.

0201

032

0.1

Lakeview Dr.

0201

034

0.1

Unnamed

0201

040

0.2

Sutcliffe Loop Road

0201

050

0.1

Unnamed

010

1.0

South Nets Rd.

0205

020

1.2

Beachfront Rd. connects Pelican to Windless Bay

0205

030

0.4

005

0.1

Subtotal

0202

2.1

Subtotal

1.0

Subtotal

0206

Windless Bay

1.6

Access Road off of Wino Beach

0206

010

0.2

Wino Beach

0206

020

0.6

Indian Head Beach

0206

025

2.1

Wino Beach/Indian Head Beach Connetor

0206

030

0.8

Tamaracks Beach

0206

040

0.3

Tamaracks Beach

0206

050

2.9

Washout Beach

Shotdog Beach Road

Access Rd. To TPB Staging Area

Popcorn Rock Beach Rd.

Access Rd. To Blockhouse Fishing Area

Subtotal

0210

7.0

010

0.3

010

0.2

010

0.3

Subtotal

0300

0.3

Subtotal

0301

0.2

Subtotal

0302

0.3

010

Subtotal

0310

0.2

005

0.1

Palomino

0310

040

0.4

Tule St.

0310

050

0.1

Buckskin

010

1.4

Subtotal

0400

0.6

Subtotal

Access Rd. to Dago Beach

1.4

P014

010

0.1

Victim Services Program Parking

P014

020

0.1

Skies Youth Wellness Center Parking

P101

010

0.1

Clinic Parking Area

P101

020

0.1

Day Care Facility Parking Area

P101

030

0.1

Visitor Center Parking

Subtotal

0.2

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Long Range Transportation Plan for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Reservation Road System

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Section

Class

Length

Surface Type

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Route

Section

Existing

D.O.T.

Route

Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Existing

D.O.T.

2011 Inventory

Update

Inventory

Update

Denotes Tribal Sections within BIA System Routes (See Tribal Route list for Mileages)

Const. Need

Section Name

P101

040

0.1

Police Station Parking Lot (Nixon)

P101

050

0.1

Parking lot for Admin. Bldg.

P101

060

0.1

Parking lot for Courthouse

P101

070

0.1

Parking lot for Community center

P102

010

0.2

Parking lot for Natchez Elem. School

P102

020

0.1

Parking lot for Day Care (Wadsworth)

P102

030

0.1

Post Office Parking Lot

Parking lot for Sutcliff Community Center

Parking for TPB bicylists

Subtotal

0.7

Subtotal

P103

0.4

010

0.1

010

0.1

Subtotal

P300

0.1

Subtotal

0.1

40.8

Tribal Roads to be Added

T100

010

5.5

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway (TPB)

T100

020

0.5

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway (TPB)

T100

030

0.2

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway (TPB)

T100

040

1.6

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway (TPB)

T100

050

3.4

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway (TPB)

T100

060

4.4

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway (TPB)

T100

070

2.8

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway (TPB)

T100

080

1.6

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway (TPB)

Subtotal

14.5

Tribal Paths to be Added

14.5

0080

803

15.6

Interstate 80

0080

805

0.2

Interstate 80

0080

807

8.5

0080

810

0080

810

0080

820

0080

820

0080

830

0080

830

0080

840

0080

840

0080

850

0.7

0.4

0.3

1.1

26.9

Subtotal

Interstate 80

Bridge B716

Interstate 80

1.4

0427

805

0427

810

0427

810

0.3

State Hwy 427 - Pyramid Highway

0427

820

0427

820

1.4

State Hwy 427 - Pyramid Highway

Bridge B16

0.6

State Hwy 427 - Main Street/Pyramid Highway

0427

830

0427

830

0427

840

0427

840

0427

850

Subtotal

1.0

3.6

State Hwy 427 - Pyramid Highway

2.3

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Reservation Road System

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Class

Length

Surface Type

0445

805

0445

810

0445

810

14.7

19.4

34.1

14.5

810

0446

810

13.1

12.8

13.1

12.8

0447

810

0447

810

15.5

15.2

0447

820

0447

820

0447

830

0447

830

9.2

9.0

0447

840

0447

840

3.3

3.2

0447

850

0447

850

14.3

14.1

42.3

41.5

Subtotal

0446

Subtotal

14.5

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Section

Inventory

Update

Route

Section

Existing

D.O.T.

Route

Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Existing

D.O.T.

2011 Inventory

Update

Inventory

Update

Denotes Tribal Sections within BIA System Routes (See Tribal Route list for Mileages)

Const. Need

Section Name

State Hwy 445

State Hwy 446

State Hwy 447

Bridge B1351

State Hwy 447

9102

810

0.6

9102

820

0.2

Ackley Ave.

9102

830

0.2

School Street

9102

840

0.3

Virginia Street

Reservation Road

9102

850

0.5

Lincoln Highway

9102

860

0.1

Railroad Ave.

Liberty Rd.

9102

870

0.2

9102

880

0.1

Park Ave.

9102

890

0.2

Herman's Ave.

9102

900

0.2

Stampmill Dr.

Interstate 80

Subtotal

2.6

Total (Non-BIA) IRR System

0080

803

122.6

15.6

72.5

0080

805

0.2

Interstate 80

0080

807

8.5

Interstate 80

0080

850

1.1

Interstate 80

0427

805

0.3

State Hwy 427 - Pyramid Highway

0427

850

1.0

State Hwy 427 - Pyramid Highway

0445

805

19.4

State Hwy 445

9102

810

0.6

Reservation Road

9102

820

0.2

Ackley Ave.

9102

830

0.2

School Street

9102

840

0.3

Virginia Street

9102

850

0.5

Lincoln Highway

9102

860

0.1

Railroad Ave.

9102

870

0.2

Liberty Rd.

9102

880

0.1

Park Ave.

9102

890

0.2

Herman's Ave.

9102

900

0.2

Stampmill Dr.

Subtotal

To be Added to (Non-BIA) IRR System

48.7

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Reservation Road System

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Section

Class

Length

Surface Type

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Route

Section

Existing

D.O.T.

Route

Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Existing

D.O.T.

2011 Inventory

Update

Inventory

Update

Denotes Tribal Sections within BIA System Routes (See Tribal Route list for Mileages)

Const. Need

Section Name

Subtotal

To be Deleted from (Non-BIA) IRR System

0.0

0080

840

0080

840

0.1

Interstate 80

0445

810

0445

810

0.2

State Hwy 445

0446

810

0446

810

0.3

State Hwy 446

0447

810

0447

810

0.3

State Hwy 447

0447

830

0447

830

0.2

State Hwy 447

0447

840

0447

840

0.1

State Hwy 447

0447

850

0447

850

0.2

State Hwy 447

1.4

Subtotal

(Non-BIA) IRR System Mileage Corrections

1.4

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED BIA ROAD SYSTEM MILEAGE REVISIONS

Miles

Existing BIA DOT Inventory

152.0

Roads to be Added to BIA System

0.0

Roads to be Deleted from BIA System

(5.6)

Other Route Mileage Corrections (Net Deletion)

(1.3)

Proposed BIA Road System

145.1

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIBAL (IRR) SYSTEM MILEAGE REVISIONS

Miles

Existing BIA DOT Inventory

0.0

Roads to be Added to Tribal System

Roads to be Deleted from Tribal System

Tribal Trails to be Added - Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway (TPB)

40.8

14.5

Other Tribal Route Mileage Corrections (Net Deletion)

0.0

Proposed Non-BIA (IRR) System

55.3

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED NON BIA (IRR) SYSTEM MILEAGE REVISIONS

Miles

Existing Non-BIA Inventory

Roads to be Added to non-BIA IRR System

Roads to be Deleted from non-BIA IRR System

Other Route Mileage Corrections (Net Deletion)

Proposed Non-BIA (IRR) System

72.5

48.7

0.0

1.4

122.6

TOTAL IRR SYSTEM

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Reservation Road System

Section

0002

010

0003

010

0003

010

0003

020

0003

020

0003

030

0003

030

Class

Length

7.8

11.4

7.8

11.4

6.6

6.7

0.9

0.8

1.4

2.1

8.9

9.6

Subtotal

Surface Type

Existing

D.O.T.

Route

010

Inventory

Update

Section

0002

Existing

D.O.T.

Route

Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory Update

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Const. Need

Section Name

Nine Mile Beach Rd.

Hill Ranch Road

Little Nixon Road

0004

010

0004

010

1.3

W. Pyramid Lake Road

0004

020

0004

020

3.5

W. Pyramid Lake Road

4.8

Subtotal

0005

010

0005

010

8.1

9.0

Unnamed

0005

020

0005

020

10.1

21.5

Unnamed

18.2

30.5

0006

010

0006

010

0.9

Valley Road

0006

020

0006

020

334H (Valley Road)

Subtotal

0006

030

0006

030

2.1

Hollywood Road

0006

040

0006

040

0.4

Eagle St.

3.4

12.5

13.9

Unnamed

12.5

13.9

Subtotal

0007

010

0007

010

Subtotal

0008

010

0008

010

2.7

Unnamed

0008

020

0008

020

10.5

17.1

Unnamed

13.2

19.8

Subtotal

0009

010

0009

010

11.3

Sheep Pass Road

0009

020

0009

020

2.6

Sheep Pass Road

0009

030

0009

030

2.2

Sheep Pass Road

16.1

6.4

4.2

Fox Springs Road

6.4

4.2

6.8

Sweet Water Road

6.8

Subtotal

0010

010

0010

010

Subtotal

0011

010

0011

010

Subtotal

0012

010

0012

010

1.4

Railroad Ave.

0012

020

0012

020

1.1

1.0

Railroad Ave.

2.5

2.4

Subtotal

0013

010

0013

010

0.8

Border Street

0013

020

0013

020

0.3

James Ranch Road

1.1

0031

010

0031

010

0.4

0.3

Basin Road

0031

020

0031

020

0.4

Basin Road

0.8

0.7

0.3

Cottonwood

0.3

0.7

Unnamed

0.7

8.4

10.0

Proposed Road

8.4

10.0

1.6

3.0

Wadsworth Bypass

1.6

3.0

Subtotal

0032

010

0032

010

Subtotal

0033

010

0033

010

Subtotal

0034

010

0034

010

Subtotal

0035

010

0035

010

Subtotal

0101

010

0101

010

0.2

Cedar Lane

0101

020

0101

020

0.3

Moccasin Lane

0101

030

0101

030

0.2

Unnamed

0101

040

0101

040

0.1

Corral Road

0101

050

0101

050

0.1

Cactus Circle

0101

060

0101

060

0.3

0.5

State Circle

0101

070

0101

070

0.1

Alkali

0101

080

0101

080

0.1

Sage Hen Court

0101

090

0101

090

0.1

Sage Hen Court

0101

100

0101

100

0.1

Church Street

0101

110

0101

110

0.1

Freemont Church Street

0101

120

0101

120

0.2

0.3

Hillside Drive

0101

130

0101

130

0.2

Paiute Street

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Long Range Transportation Plan for the Pyramid Lake Reservation

Reservation Road System

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Inventory Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Route

Section

Route

Section

0101

130

0101

140

0.1

Anaho Circle

0101

150

0101

150

0.3

Wishbone Road

Class

Length

Surface Type

Const. Need

Section Name

0101

160

0101

160

0.7

Arrow Street

0101

170

0101

170

0.3

Winnemucca Street

0101

180

0101

180

0.4

0.3

Winnemucca Street

3.9

Subtotal

0102

010

0102

010

0.2

Rabbit Drive

0102

020

0102

020

0.4

Rabbit Circle

0102

030

0102

030

0.4

0.3

4th Street

0102

035

0102

035

0.5

Proposed 4th Street extension

0102

040

0102

040

0.3

0.4

5th Street

0102

050

0102

050

0.3

0.4

Jackson Street

0102

060

0102

060

0.2

8th Street

0102

070

0102

070

0.2

0.1

8th Street

0102

080

0102

080

0.5

Railroad Circle

0102

090

0102

090

0.1

6th Street

0102

100

0102

100

0.1

Pyramid Street

0102

110

0102

110

0.1

8th Street West

0102

120

0102

120

0.1

9th Street

0102

130

0.7

Reservation Road

0102

140

0.2

Ackley Ave.

0102

150

0.2

0102

160

0.3

Virginia Street

0102

170

0.2

Railroad Ave.

Subtotal

3.4

5.0

School Street

0103

010

0103

010

0.4

0.3

Desert Flower Way

0103

020

0103

020

0.3

Tufa Rock Road

0103

030

0103

030

0.1

Dewey Way

0103

040

0103

040

0.1

Jigger Bob Way

0103

050

0103

050

0.2

0.1

Jigger Bob Way

1.1

0.9

Subtotal

0201

010

0201

010

1.1

1.2

Sutcliffe Drive

0201

020

0201

020

0.2

Marina Road

1.3

1.4

Subtotal

0202

010

0202

010

1.0

0.5

South Nets Rd.

0202

020

0202

020

0.5

0.4

0202

030

0202

030

0.5

0.1

Hardscrapple Rd.

Unnamed (Road to Dave Koch Cuitti

Hatchery)

2.0

1.0

0.3

Albert's Road

0.3

0.4

0.3

Pelican Point

0.4

0.3

Subtotal

0204

010

0204

010

Subtotal

0205

010

0205

010

Subtotal

0310

010

0310

010

0.1

Palomino Road

0310

020

0310

020

0.1

Buckskin Road

0310

030

0310

030

0.1

Tule Street

0.3

126.2

151.8

Subtotal

Total BIA System

Subtotal

0.0

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Long Range Transportation Plan for the Pyramid Lake Reservation

Reservation Road System

Route

Section

Route

Section

Class

To Be Added to BIA System

Length

Surface Type

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory Update

Inventory

Update

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Const. Need

Section Name

0.0

0102

130

0.7

Reservation Road

0102

140

0.2

Ackley Ave.

0102

150

0.2

0102

160

0.3

Virginia Street

0102

170

0.2

Railroad Ave.

Subtotal

School Street

1.6

To Be Deleted from BIA System

1.6

0002

010

0002

010

-3.6

Nine Mile Beach Road

0003

010

0003

010

-0.1

Hill Ranch Road

0003

020

0003

020

0.1

0003

030

0003

030

-0.7

Little Nixon Road

0005

010

0005

010

-0.9

Unnamed

0005

020

0005

020

-11.4

Unnamed

0007

010

0007

010

-1.4

Unnamed

0008

020

0008

020

-6.6

Unnamed

0010

010

0010

010

2.2

Fox Springs Road

0012

020

0010

020

0.1

0031

010

0031

010

0.1

Basin Road

0034

010

0034

010

-1.6

Proposed Road

0035

010

0035

010

-1.4

Wadsworth Bypass

0101

060

0101

060

-0.2

State Circle

0101

120

0101

120

-0.1

Hillside Drive

0101

180

0101

180

0.1

Winnemucca Street

0102

030

0102

030

0.1

4th Street

0102

040

0102

040

-0.1

5th Street

0102

050

0102

050

-0.1

Jackson Street

0102

070

0102

070

0.1

8th Street

0103

010

0103

010

0.1

Desert Flower Way

0103

050

0103

050

0.1

Jigger Bob Way

0201

010

0201

010

-0.1

Sutcliffe Drive

0202

010

0202

010

0.5

South Nets

0202

020

0202

020

0.1

Hardscrapple Rd.

0202

030

0202

030

0.4

Unnamed (Road to Hatchery)

0205

010

0205

010

0.1

Pelican Point

Subtotal

-24.2

BIA System Mileage Corrections

-24.2

P006

033

0.1

P006

034

0.1

Parking lot for courthouse

P006

037

0.1

Parking lot for community center

0.1

Police Station Parking Lot (Nixon)

P006

Subtotal

Parking lot for Admin. Bldg.

0.4

0002

003

1.4

Warrior Point

0002

005

0.1

Unnamed

0002

020

4.1

Unnamed

0002

040

0.8

The Willows

0002

050

0.6

Beach Access Road

0002

060

0.1

Washington Rock/Scenic Outlook

0003

035

Little Nixon Rd.

7.1

Subtotal

0.8

0004

040

0.6

Marble Bluff Dam Rd.

0004

050

2.7

Fisheries/Main Road Leading to Howard Bay

0004

055

0.2

Fisheries/Main Road Leading to Howard Bay

Subtotal

3.5

0005

015

6.1

Red Bay

0005

016

1.7

Red Bay

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Appendix B

Long Range Transportation Plan for the Pyramid Lake Reservation

Reservation Road System

Section

Class

Subtotal

0008

Surface Type

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Const. Need

Section Name

Unnamed

W. Truckee Ranch Road

Maintenance Area Parking

12.6

025

Subtotal

0012

Length

4.8

Existing

D.O.T.

Route

025

Inventory

Update

Section

0005

Existing

D.O.T.

Route

Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory Update

Inventory

Update

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

6.6

030

Subtotal

1.0

P101

033

0.1

0101

063

0.3

State Street

P101

053

0.1

Clinic Parking Area

P101

055

0.1

Day Care Facility Parking Area

0101

065

0.1

Road to Museum

0101

066

0.3

Unnamed road to High School

0101

067

0.3

0101

105

0.2

Capitol Hill Road

0101

147

5.0

Dirt Road from Nixon to Winnemucca St.

0101

155

0.1

Wishbone Rd.

Subtotal

6.5

Antelope Circle

0102

023

0.1

0102

025

0.6

0102

065

0.1

0102

043

0.1

Owl Circle

0102

045

0.3

Fifth Street

Proposed

to 5th Street

UnnamedExtension

road connecting

Rabbit and

Jackson/8th

0102

047

0.1

Short Street

0102

049

0.1

Coyote Street

0102

071

0.1

Road to Natchez Elementary School

P102

072

0.1

Parking lot for Natchez Elem. School

0102

073

0.1

Numa

0102

075

0.1

Brady Street

0102

077

0.1

Brady Street

0102

085

0.4

Sagebrush Street

0102

086

0.1

0102

087

0.3

Tumbleweed St.

P102

101

0.1

Parking lot for Day Care (Wadsworth)

P102

155

0.1

Post Office Parking Lot

0102

227

0.1

Victim Services Program Bldg. Road

0102

157

0.1

Gregory Street

P102

225

0.1

Skies Youth Wellness Center Parking

0102

230

0.8

Ranch Road

0102

240

0.2

Unnamed Access Road to Rodeo Grounds

P103

005

0.1

Parking lot for Sutcliff Community Center

0103

007

0.1

Rd. to Sutcliffe Community Center

0103

015

0.5

Unnamed Road

4.2

Subtotal

0.7

P201

014

0.1

Fisheries Admin. Parking Lot

0201

015

0.3

Kennedy Dr.

0201

017

0.7

Unnamed

0201

018

0.1

Unnamed

0201

019

0.2

Unnamed

0201

025

0.1

Boat Ramp from Marina Rd.

0201

030

0.1

Lakeview Dr.

0201

040

0.2

Sutcliffe Loop Road

0201

050

0.1

Unnamed

0201

060

0.1

Unnamed

Subtotal

2.0

0205

005

0.4

Separator Beach

0205

007

0.8

Road along Separator Beach

0205

008

0.1

Road along Separator Beach

0205

020

0.4

Windless Bay

0205

030

0.3

Shotdog Beach Road

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Appendix B

Long Range Transportation Plan for the Pyramid Lake Reservation

Reservation Road System

0206

005

0206

010

0206

020

Class

Length

1.2

Subtotal

Surface Type

Existing

D.O.T.

Section

Inventory

Update

Route

040

Existing

D.O.T.

Section

0205

Inventory

Update

Route

Existing

D.O.T.

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Inventory Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Const. Need

Section Name

Beachfront Rd. connects Pelican to Windless Bay

0.1

Access Road off of Wino Beach

0.2

Wino Beach

0.6

Indian Head Beach

3.2

0206

030

0.8

Tamaracks Beach

0206

040

0.3

Tamaracks Beach

0206

050

2.9

Washout Beach

0206

060

1.5

Warrior Point

Parking area for bicylists on TPB

Subtotal

6.4

P207

010

0.1

0207

030

0.3

Popcorn Rock Beach Rd.

0207

040

0.2

Access Rd. To Blockhouse Fishing Area

0207

050

1.4

Access Rd. to Dago Beach

Palomino

Subtotal

2.0

0310

005

0.1

0310

040

0.4

Tule St.

0310

050

0.1

Buckskin

Subtotal

0.6

Tribal Roads to be Added

61.1

0006

025

3.2

Recreational Road

0006

026

0.2

Recreational Road

0006

027

0006

028

148

0.1

Subtotal

0101

Bridge

Recreational Road

ATV Bike Rd. leading to Winnemucca Lake

Rd. from SR446 to Indian Head

3.5

0.5

Subtotal

0206

0.5

025

2.1

Subtotal

2.1

T100

010

5.5

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway

T100

020

0.5

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway

T100

030

0.2

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway

T100

040

1.6

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway

T100

050

3.4

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway

T100

060

4.4

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway

T100

070

2.8

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway

T100

080

1.6

Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway

Subtotal

14.5

Tribal Paths to be Added

20.6

0.7

US80

810

0080

810

US80

820

0080

820

US80

830

0080

830

0.4

US80

840

0080

840

Subtotal

0.7

Interstate 80

B716

0.4

Interstate 80

0.4

0.3

Interstate 80

1.5

1.4

0427

810

0427

810

0.3

Pyramid Highway (HWY 427)

0427

820

830

0427

820

830

1.4

Pyramid Highway (HWY 427)

B16 (HWY 427)

0427

840

0427

840

0.6

2.3

14.7

14.5

14.7

14.5

13.1

12.8

13.1

12.8

15.5

15.2

State Hwy 447

B1351 (Hwy 447)

Subtotal

0445

810

0445

810

Subtotal

0446

810

0446

810

Subtotal

0447

810

0447

810

0447

820

0447

820

Main Street/Pyramid Highway (HWY 427)

State Hwy 445

State Hwy 446

0447

830

0447

830

9.2

9.0

State Hwy 447

0447

840

0447

840

3.3

3.2

State Hwy 447

0447

850

0447

850

14.3

14.1

State Hwy 447

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Appendix B

Long Range Transportation Plan for the Pyramid Lake Reservation

Reservation Road System

Section

Class

Total (Non-BIA) IRR System

Length

42.3

41.5

73.9

72.5

Surface Type

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory

Update

Route

Section

Subtotal

Existing

D.O.T.

Route

Inventory

Update

Existing D.O.T.

Inventory

Existing

D.O.T.

Inventory Update

Inventory

Update

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

INVENTORY UPDATE COMPARISON LIST

Const. Need

Section Name

US80

807

8.5

US80

805

0.2

Interstate 80

US80

803

15.6

Interstate 80

9102

810

0.6

Reservation Road

9102

820

0.2

Ackley Ave.

Subtotal

Interstate 80

24.3

9102

830

0.2

School Street

9102

840

0.3

Virginia Street

9102

850

0.5

9102

860

0.1

9102

870

0.2

9102

880

0.1

Park Ave.

9102

890

0.2

Herman's Ave.

9102

900

0.2

Stampmill Dr.

Subtotal

9035

Liberty Rd.

2.6

020

0.4

Subtotal

0445

Lincoln Highway

Railroad Ave.

Olinghouse Rd.

0.4

805

19.4

Subtotal

Highway 445

19.4

46.7

To be Added to IRR System

Subtotal

To be Deleted from IRR System

0.0

US80

840

US80

840

0.1

0445

810

0445

810

0.2

0446

810

0446

810

0.3

0447

830

0447

830

0.2

State Hwy 447

0447

840

0447

840

0.1

State Hwy 447

0447

850

0447

850

0.2

State Hwy 447

Subtotal

IRR System Mileage Corrections

State Hwy 445

State Hwy 446

1.1

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED BIA ROAD SYSTEM MILEAGE REVISIONS

Miles

151.8

0.0

Existing BIA DOT Inventory

Roads to be Added to BIA System

Roads to be Deleted from BIA System

(1.6)

Other Route Mileage Corrections (Net Deletion)

(24.2)

Tribal Roads to be Added

61.1

Tribal Paths to be Added

20.6

Proposed BIA Road System

207.7

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED NON BIA (IRR) SYSTEM MILEAGE REVISIONS

Miles

Existing BIA DOT Inventory

Roads to be Added to IRR System

Roads to be Deleted from IRR System

Other Route Mileage Corrections (Net Deletion)

Proposed Non-BIA (IRR) System

72.5

46.7

1.1

120.3

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Appendix C

Long Range Transportation Plan for the Pyramid Lake Reservation

Average Paved Street Maintenance Cost - Per Mile*(2008 dollars)

Pyramid Lake Reservation

Year

Operation

None

Crack Seal

Quantity

5,600

Unit Cost

$0.00

$1.20

Total Cost

$0.00

$6,720.00

None

Patch (3%)

Crack Seal

0.00

4,120

5,800

0.00

$0.00

$8.00

$1.20

0.00

$0.00

$32,960.00

$6,960.00

None

Patch (3%)

Crack Seal

0.00

4,120

5,805

0.00

$8.00

$1.20

0.00

$32,960.00

$6,966.00

None

Patch (3%)

Crack Seal

0.00

4,120

5,805

0.00

$8.00

$1.20

0.00

$32,960.00

$6,966.00

Total:

Average Per Year:

$126,492.00

$6,324.60

Prices**

Crack Seal (LF)

Patching (SF)

$1.20

$8.00

*According to Bob Maxwell, BIA roads, BIA maintenance funds pay for crack sealing and

patching. Fog seal, slurry seal, and overlay are paid for with construction funds. Crack sealing is

usually performed on a 5 to 7 year cycle. Patching is done approximately three times in a 20-year

period. Assumptions laying out the linear or square feet to be sealed or patched are listed below.

**Unit costs are estimated based on actual bids in Washoe County, Nevada, in October, 2008,

obtained by Bob Schricker, Lumos and Associates Construction Services Manager

Assumptions:

1) Assumed typical road unit length of 1 mile long by 26' wide.

2) Road is new at year 0.

3) Crack Sealing for year 5 is estimated at 1 crack at the seam near CL and one

transverse crack every 500'.

4) Crack Sealing for year 10,15, 20 is estimated at 1 crack at the seam near CL and one

transverse crack every 300'.

5) Patch quantity is assumed to be 3% of the total area of a portion of roadway 1 mile long by 26'

wide.

Long Range Transportation for the Pyramid Lake Reservation

Appendix D

PART 170--INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS PROGRAM

Title 25--Indians

CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR

For access to this section please go to

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_07/25cfr170_07.html

Appendix E

Functional Classification of Roadways

Roads are classified as to the functions they perform with regard to the

movement of traffic and access to property. Within the IRR system there are two

types of road classifications: State Highway Classifications and BIA Road

Classifications. Both the state and the BIA utilize functional classifications as the

basis for classifying their roads. However, the criteria used to determine specific

classifications differ between the state and the BIA.

A. Generalized Functional Classification Definitions

Functional classification is the grouping of roads, streets, and highways into

integrated systems, each ranked by its relative importance and the function it is

intended to serve, relative to mobility and land access. Functional classification

also identifies the role each street or highway should play in channelizing the

flow of traffic through a rural and/or urban environment in a logical and efficient

manner. The three general functional classification categories are Arterials,

Collectors, and Local Roads. At one extreme, an arterial’s function is to move

through-traffic at high speed over long distances with limited land access. Local

roads or streets, by contrast, move traffic at relatively low speeds and provide

access to adjacent property; through-traffic is discouraged. Definitions of these

general functional classifications, along with desirable characteristics, are given

below.

Arterials carry relatively large volumes of traffic through the state and to major

trip destinations such as employment or commercial centers. Arterials fall into

two categories: principal and minor. Principal (major) arterials include United

State and interstate highways, and state highways that serve all urban areas

with a population greater than 50,000 and a large majority of those areas with a

population of 25,000 or more. Minor arterials are routes that provide interstate

and inter-county service to cities and towns with populations of less than 25,000

and other traffic generators capable of attracting travel over long distances.

Principal arterials usually have four traffic lanes (two lanes in each direction),

provide storage for left turns at most intersections, and are separated by a

median or continuous left-turn lane. Minor arterials may only have two traffic

lanes and should include a storage lane for left turns at major intersections. A

minimum right-of-way width of 100 to 150 feet is desirable for an arterial, with

wider rights-of-way being needed for roads with more than four lanes.

Collectors generally serve travel of primarily intra-county and regional

importance, rather than statewide importance, and have shorter travel distances

than arterials. They also provide a balance between mobility and land access by

customarily permitting access to all abutting properties.

There are two

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