[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 1 (Monday, January 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 158-159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-34042]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Mid-Willamette Valley Council of
Governments, Marion County, OR
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this
notice of intent to advise the public that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed new bridge across the
Willamette River in the City of Salem, Marion County, Oregon.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony Boesen, Liaison Engineer Region 2, Federal Highway
Administration, Equitable Center, 530 Center Street N.E., Suite 100,
Salem, Oregon 97301, Telephone (503) 399-5749, Fax (503) 399-5838, E-
mail Anthony.Boesen@fhwa.dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA in cooperation with the Oregon
Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Mid-Willamette Valley
Council of Governments (MWVCOG) will prepare an EIS for the location of
a third bridge crossing of the Willamette River in Salem, Oregon.
Alternatives under consideration will include no build, using
alternative travel modes, modifications to land use, and improvements
to the existing bridges.
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The third bridge will alleviate long-term (year 2020+)
transportation demands and congestion associated with the current
Marion Street and Center Street bridges which provide access across the
Willamette River between downtown Salem and West Salem. The Pine/Tryon
corridor has been identified as one of many corridors in the Willamette
River Crossing Capacity (WRCC) Study to alleviate congestion on both
Marion Street and Center Street Bridges and at the east and west ramps
for the two existing bridges. (Copies of the WRCC study, Phase 1, are
available from the MWVCOG at telephone (503) 588-6177 or at their
office at 105 High Street S.E., Salem, Oregon 97301-3667).
Information describing the proposed action and soliciting comments
will be sent to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies, and to
private organizations and citizens who have expressed interest or are
known to have an interest in this proposed project. A local formal
scoping meeting is scheduled on January 20, 2000, at 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., at the ODOT Region 2 Headquarters, 455 Airport Road S.E.,
Building B, Room 116, Salem, Oregon.
Public informational meetings will be held by ODOT and MWVCOG
during project development and a public hearing will be scheduled. The
draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and comments
prior to the public hearing.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed
action are addressed and all significant issues identified; comments
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or
questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.
Issued: December 21, 1999.
Elton H. Chang,
Environmental Engineer, Oregon Division.
[FR Doc. 99-34042 Filed 12-30-99; 8:45 am]
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