[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 5994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2844]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Suffolk County, New York
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), USDOT.
ACTION: 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 Suffolk County, New York.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Siracusa, P.E., Regional Director, New York State Department of
Transportation, 250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York,
11788, Telephone: (516) 952-6632
or
Harold J. Brown, Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, New York Division, Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building, 9th
Floor, Clinton Avenue and North Pearl Street, Albany, New York, 12207,
Telephone: (518) 431-4127.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the New York
State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve NY Route
25 in Suffolk County, New York. The proposed improvement would involve
the reconstruction and widening of about 2.5 miles of the existing
route and crossroad approaches in the Town of Smithtown and the Village
of the Branch between NY Route 111 and NY Route 347. Improvements to
this corridor are considered necessary to provide for the existing and
projected traffic demand and to address existing pavement and safety
deficiencies.
Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Taking no action; (2)
widening the existing mainline to provide: (a) Four lanes consisting of
two eastbound travel lanes, one westbound travel lane, and one
continuous center left turn lane between NY 111 and Terry Road and (b)
three lanes consisting of one eastbound travel lane, one westbound
travel lane, and one continuous center left turn lane between Terry
Road and NY 347; (3) widening the existing two and three lane highway
to a five lane section with no shoulders; (4) widening the existing two
and three lane highway to a five lane section with shoulders.
Incorporated into and studied with the various build alternatives will
be design variations of grade, alignment, shoulder widths, and
intersection configurations.
Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and to
provide organizations and citizens who have previously expressed
interest in this proposal. A public hearing will be held. Public notice
will be given of the time and place of the hearing. The draft EIS will
be available for public and agency review and comment. No formal NEPA
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 should be
directed to the NYSDOT or FHWA at the addresses 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)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315, 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: January 26, 1998.
Robert Arnold,
District Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York.
[FR Doc. 98-2844 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am]
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