[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 15968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8511]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Environmental Impact Statement: Yankton County, South Dakota and
Cedar County, Nebraska
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 bridge
project between Cedar County, Nebraska and Yankton County, South
Dakota.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Kosola, Realty Officer,
Federal Highway Administration, Federal Building, Room 220, 100
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508, Telephone: (402) 437-
5521. Mr. Arthur Yonkey, Project Development Engineer, Nebraska
Department of Roads, P.O. Box 94759, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509,
Telephone: (402) 479-4795. Mr. Tim Bjorneberg, Chief Road Design
Engineer, South Dakota Department of Transportation, Transportation
Building, 700 East Broadway, Pierre, South Dakota 57501, Telephone:
(605) 773-3433.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Nebraska
Department of Roads, the South Dakota Department of Transportation, and
the City of Yankton, South Dakota, will prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) for a proposal to construct a bridge over the Missouri
River. The proposed project would connect Yankton County, South Dakota
and Cedar County, Nebraska, in the vinicity of Yankton, South Dakota.
Alternatives under consideration include: (1) taking no action; (2)
replacing the US 81 Bridge on the existing alignment; and (3) providing
a new crossing upstream or downstream from the existing alignment.
The US 81 Bridge has been listed as a historic landmark in the
National Register of Historic Places. The existing bridge consists of
two concrete decks; the upper deck providing one lane of northbound
traffic into Yankton and the lower deck serving one lane of southbound
traffic into Cedar County, Nebraska.
An agency scoping meeting was held on December 10, 1996 and a
public scoping meeting is planned. A Draft EIS will be prepared and a
public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of the public
scoping meeting and public hearing.
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 and
questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be
directed to the FHWA or the Nebraska Department of Roads at the address
provided.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Project 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)
Edward Kosola,
Realty Officer, Nebraska Division, Federal Highway Administration,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
[FR Doc. 97-8511 Filed 4-2-97; 8:45 am]
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