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Environmentalists, federal government partially prevail in 10th Circuit road ruling; setback for state of Utah

Road fight • Decision suggests roads BLM designates as open may not be subject to RS2477.

Brian Maffly | The Salt Lake Tribune The Skutumpah Road runs through the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. A federal appeals court upheld a lower courtÕs ruling awarding this road to Kane County, but found that a 60-foot right-of-way might be inappropriately wide. The panel also reversed U.S. District Judge Clark WaddoupsÕ decision to quiet title to six other route segments, potentially muddying the state of UtahÕs legal quest to gain title to thousands of other routes across federal land.