[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10616-10617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6092]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Ramsey County, MN
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI).
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed
highway project in Ramsey County, Minnesota. The EIS will include
special studies into noise, soil and ground water contamination, water
body contamination, water body modification, wetland mitigation and
endangered species.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Lohr, Program Development Engineer, Federal Highway
Administration, Suite 490 Metro Square Building, 121 East Seventh
Place, St. Paul, MN 55101, Telephone (612) 290-3241.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Minnesota
Department of Transportation, will prepare a EIS to consider the
alternatives and impacts on a proposal for a new three-mile long
roadway called Phalen Boulevard in St. Paul, Minnesota. The proposed
project will connect Interstate 35E near the Pennsylvania Avenue
interchange to Prosperity Avenue near the south end of Lake Phalen. The
roadway will serve industrial, commercial, and residential development
on Arcade, Payne, Minnehaha, and East 7th Streets. The proposed project
is an integral element of an overall Phalen Corridor Initiative
directed toward revitalization of St. Paul's East side. Improvements to
the corridor are considered necessary to provide for the existing and
projected traffic demand.
The alternatives which will be considered include: ``No-Build'',
which would only provide maintenance of the existing system;
``Transportation System Management'', which would include activities to
optimize the efficiency of the existing system; and all reasonable/
feasible ``Build'' alternatives which meet the project objectives. A
scoping process will be used to identify the range of ``Build''
alternatives and their impacts and the significant issues which will be
addressed in the Environmental Impact Study. The time and place for a
scoping meeting, planned for April, 1996, will be announced in the
local news media. The location and time of other public meetings will
be published.
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. (Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning and
Construction. The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on federal programs and
activities apply to this program.)
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Issued on: March 5, 1996.
Alan J. Friesen,
Engineering & Operations Engineer, FHWA Minnesota Division, St. Paul,
Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 96-6092 Filed 3-13-96; 8:45 am]
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