96-26393. Environmental Impact Statement: County of Solano, California

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26393]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: County of Solano, California

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). DOT.

ACTION: Amended notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway 
project in Solano County, California. This notice replaces the one 
issued on the Federal Register/Volume 49. No. 52/ Thursday, March 15, 
1984 due to the project scope has been changed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. John R. Schultz, Chief, District Operations, Federal Highway 
Administration, California Division, 980 9th Street, Suite 400, 
Sacramento, California 95814-2724, Telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve State Route (SR) 37 in Solano 
County, California. Caltrans proposes to construct a four-lane freeway 
on SR 37 from the Napa River Bridge to the existing freeway section of 
SR 37 that begins near Diablo Street. It would be constructed in phases 
on the existing alignment and partially along the new alignment. To 
reduce congestion of peak traffic low periods, the project will remove 
four signalized intersections and a railroad crossing from the inner-
regional traffic corridor and eliminate an existing two-lane bottleneck 
between Sacramento Street and Enterprise Street. Two interchanges would 
be constructed, at Wilson/Sacramento Street and at Route 29. The 
estimated cost of this project ranges from $75.05 million to $110.05.

    Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action and 
(2) constructing a limited access four-lane highway facility using the 
existing alignment.
    Letters 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 previously expressed or are 
known to have interest to this proposal. Technical Advisory and 
Strategic Planning Committee meetings have occurred monthly since 1992, 
and have been open to the public. A public hearing will be held upon 
completion of the draft EIS. Public notice will be given of the time 
and place of all formal meetings and hearings.
    To insure 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.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Research Planning and Construction. The regulations 
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental 
consultation on federal programs and activities apply to this 
program.)

    Issued on: October 8, 1996.
Bradley D. Keazer,
Assistant Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-26393 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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