[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6766-6767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2671]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Jefferson and Shelby Counties,
Alabama
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and a Major Investment Study (MIS)
will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Jefferson and Shelby
Counties, Birmingham, Alabama.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Joe D. Wilkerson, Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, 500 Eastern Boulevard, suite 200, Montgomery, Alabama
36117-2018, telephone (334) 223-7370.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Alabama
Department of Transportation, will prepare an EIS/MIS for a proposed
freeway/expressway facility within the U.S. 280 corridor extending
approximately 16.09 kilometers (10 miles) from E.B. Stephens Expressway
in Jefferson County to just east of Alabama State Route 119 in Shelby
County. Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to
provide for the existing and projected traffic demand.
Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Taking no action, (2)
conventional six-lane urban freeway with parallels service roads, (3) a
four-lane raised toll facility within the right-of-way and along the
sides of a six-lane arterial facility, (4) others build alternatives
which may be developed through the MIS process, and (5) alternate
travel demand strategies such as transit, carpooling, and vanpooling
which may also be considered in [[Page 6767]] conjunction with proposed
infrastructure improvements.
Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will
be sent to the appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and
officials. A public information meeting and a public hearing will be
held. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the meeting
and hearing. The Draft EIS/MIS will be made available for public and
agency review and comment. No formal scoping meeting is planned at this
time.
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/MIS should be
directed to FHWA at the address provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistant Program Number 20.205,
Highway, Research, Planning, and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding inter-governmental
consultation of Federal programs and activities apply to this
program).
Joe D. Wilkerson,
Division Administrator, Montgomery, Alabama.
[FR Doc. 95-2671 Filed 2-2-95; 8:45 am]
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