[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34399]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Environmental Impact
Statements: City of St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare environmental impact statements.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA in cooperation with the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that
Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) will be prepared for proposed
improvements to the transportation system in the City of St. Louis and
St. Louis County, Missouri.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Don Neumann, Programs Engineer,
FHWA Division Office, 209 Adams St., Jefferson City, MO 65101,
Telephone: (573) 636-7104 or Ms. Joan Roeseler, Director of Program
Development Planning, FTA Region 7, 6301 Rockhill Road, Suite 303,
Kansas City MO, 64131, Telephone (816) 523-0204 or Mr. Bob Innis,
Transportation Corridor Improvement Group, East-West Gateway
Coordinating Council, 10 Stadium Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63102, Telephone
(314) 421-4220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFOMATION: The FHWA and the FTA in cooperation with the
East-West Gateway Coordinating Council, the Bi-State Development
Agency, and the Missouri Department of Transportation, will prepare
Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for proposed improvements to the
transportation system in the Northside, Southside and Daniel Boone
study areas in the City of St. Louis and in St. Louis County, Missouri.
The transportation improvements are being defined in conjunction with
Major Transportation Investment Analyses (MTIAs) for the three study
areas. Each MTIA includes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
scoping process, the identification and evaluation of multi-model
transportation facility and/or service alternatives, and the selection
of a preferred design concept and scope in the study area.
The Northside study area is from St. Louis Central Business
District (CBD) to Florissant. The study limits are generally Chouteau
Avenue on the south, the Mississippi River on the east, Lindbergh
Boulevard on the north and New Florissant Road/Lucas and Hunt
Boulevard/Union Boulevard/Kingshighway Boulevard on the west. The
Northside study area covers approximately 77 square miles.
The Southside study area is from the St. Louis CBD to Mehlville.
The study limits are generally Interstate 64 on the north, the
Mississippi River on the east, the Meramec River on the south and
Gravois Avenue/Hampton Avenue on the west. The Southside study area
covers approximately 84 square miles.
The Daniel Boone study area is from I-170 to Chesterfield. The
study limits are generally Page Avenue/the Missouri River on the north,
Eatherton Road/Wild Horse Creek Road (Highway CC)/Kehrs Mill Road on
the west, north of Manchester Road (Highway 100) on the south and
Interstate 170 on the east. The Daniel Boone study area covers
approximately 85 square miles.
Improvements to the study areas are considered necessary to provide
for a safe and efficient transportation network. Alternatives under
consideration include: taking no action; Transportation Demand
Management (TDM), Transportation Systems Management (TSM), Busway/High
Occupancy Vehicle (HOV), Transit, and Improvements to Existing
Roadways, such as, additional travel lanes, interchange improvements
and intersection widening.
The scoping process will involve all appropriate federal, state,
and local agencies, and private organizations and citizens who have
previously expressed or are known to have interest in these proposals.
An interagency scoping meeting will be held on January 22, 1999, from
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Federal Highway Administration Division
Office in Jefferson City, Missouri. Public scoping meetings will be
held on January 19, 20, and 21, 1999, between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
in the study areas to engage the regional community in the decision
making process and to obtain public comment. Subsequent public meetings
will be conducted as the studies progress. In addition, public hearings
will be held to present the findings of the draft EIS (DEIS). The DEIS
will be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the
public hearings.
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 actions and the EIS's should be
directed to the FHWA or EWGCC at the addresses provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing
Executive Order 12373 regarding intergovernmental consultant on
Federal programs and activities apply to the program.)
Issued on: December 16, 1998.
Donald L. Neumann,
Programs Engineer, Jefferson City.
Mokhtee Ahmad,
Regional Administrator, FTA Region VII.
[FR Doc. 98-34399 Filed 12-29-98; 8:45 am]
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