95-7753. Environmental Impact Statement: Rock County, Wisconsin

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 61 (Thursday, March 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16527-16528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7753]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Environmental Impact Statement: Rock County, Wisconsin

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) will be prepared for a proposed 
bypass south and west of Janesville on State Highway (STH) 11, Rock 
County, Wisconsin.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Richard C. Madrzak, Statewide Projects Engineer, Federal Highway 
Administration, 4502 Vernon Boulevard, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-4905. 
Telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Wisconsin 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement to improve STH 11 in Rock County, Wisconsin. The proposed 
improvement creates an arterial bypass south and west of Janesville on 
STH 11 for a distance of about 9.7 km (6 mi). A new structure over the 
Rock River is proposed. [[Page 16528]] 
    STH 11 is identified in WiosDOT's Corridors 2020 as a 2-lane 
connector linking Monroe and southwestern Wisconsin to Rock County. The 
1991 Rock County Regional Transportation Study included the proposed 
arterial bypass in their recommendations for enhancing the regional 
economic development for the corridor. Improvements to the corridor are 
considered necessary to provide for the compatibility with the regional 
function of STH 11, and also to provide for the safety and traffic 
demand of this highway.
    Planning, environmental and engineering studies are underway to 
develop transportation alternatives. The EIS will assess the 
environmental impacts of alternatives including (1) no-build; (2) 
improvements along existing local roads and (3) an alignment on new 
location.
    Information 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 in this proposal. A series of public 
meetings will be held in the project corridor throughout the data 
gathering and development of alternatives. In addition, a public 
hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of the time and place 
of the meetings and hearing. The Draft EIS will be available for public 
and agency review and comment prior to the hearing. As part of the 
scoping process, coordination activities have begun. Scoping meetings 
will continue to be held on an individual or group meeting basis. 
Agency coordination will be accomplished during these meetings.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues are identified, 
comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. 
Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS 
should be directed to FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing 
Executive Order 112372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on 
Federal programs and activities apply to this program)

    Issued March 20, 1995.
Richard C. Madrzak,
Statewide Projects Engineer, Madison, Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. 95-7753 Filed 3-29-95; 8:45 am]
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