[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 61 (Thursday, March 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 16528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7786]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Environmental Impact Statement: San Diego County, CA
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 will be prepared for a proposed highway
project in San Diego County, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis A. Scovill, Chief, District Operations-C, Federal Highway
Administration, 980 Ninth Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814-2724,
Telephone: 916/498-5034.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California
Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), will prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to extend State Route (SR) 905
easterly approximately six miles, connection Interstate 805 and the
Otay Mesa International Boarder Crossing, in Diego County. Sensitive
resources already identified within the project area include
archaeological sites, vernal pools and other wetlands.
The purpose of the project is to accommodate existing and future
east-west traffic generated by development on Otay Mesa and growing use
of the Otay Mesa International Port-Of-Entry. Initial freeway
construction will be for a four-or-six-lane roadway (depending on the
results of traffic modeling studies currently in progress) which would
improve safety and traffic flow in the Otay Mesa area. The EIS will
address an ultimate ten-lane freeway (including two high occupancy
vehicle lanes). The project also includes evaluation of siting
locations for six proposed interchanges: including Caliente Boulevard,
Heritage Road, Dritannia Boulevard, La Media Road, and Siempre Viva
Road, as well as a major junction with (proposed) SR 125.
Several Alternatives are being considered for this project. These
include a ``no build'' alternative, expansion of Otay Mesa Road,
several different alignments of a new SR 905 route from I-805 to the
Otay Mesa International Border Crossing, and system alternatives (e.g.,
public transport via electric trolley or bus).
The appropriate federal, state and local agencies, private
organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are known
to have interest in this proposal will placed on a mailing list to
receive project-related materials.
A public information/scoping meeting is planned for Monday, April
10, 1995 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Sanyo Building, 2055 Sanyo
Avenue, Otay Mesa. Scoping meetings will also be arranged with
responsible/cooperating agencies and special interest groups upon
request. A public hearing will be held after the EIS is available for
review. Public notice will given as to the time and place of the
hearing.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposal
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 FHWA at the address provided above.
Issued on March 24, 1995.
Dennis Scovill,
Chief, District Operations-C, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 95-7786 Filed 3-29-95; 8:45 am]
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