95-13298. Environmental Impact Statement: Virginia Counties of Spotsylvania and Stafford and the City of Fredericksburg

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28645-28646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13298]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Virginia Counties of Spotsylvania 
and Stafford and the City of Fredericksburg

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 to investigate 
transportation alternatives for a proposal transportation corridor 
between the Virginia Counties of Spotsylvania and Stafford.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bruce J. Turner, Transportation 
Planner, Federal Highway Administration, The Dale Building, Suite 205, 
1504 Santa Rosa Road, Richmond, Virginia 23229, Telephone: (804) 281-
5111.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Virginia 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) for various alternatives develop to alleviate 
congestion and provide a transportation corridor west of the City of 
Fredericksburg on new location from Route 3 in Spotsylvania County to 
Route 1 in Stafford County and to relieve traffic congestion on 
existing Routes 3 and 17. The proposed corridor consists of a multi-
lane, controlled access roadway and would include a new bridge across 
the Rappahannock River. The project is estimated to be approximately 14 
miles in length. A major metropolitan transportation investment study 
will be completed in accordance with 23 CFR 450 Subpart C.
    Possible alternative to be considered will likely include multi-
modal transportation alternatives, the improvement of existing 
facilities, and new construction. The no-build alternative will be 
considered throughout the study.
    Letter describing the proposed action and soliciting comments have 
been sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and to 
private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are 
known to have an interest in this study. A series of public meetings 
will be held within the study area beginning in the summer of 1995. 
Additional public outreach will occur through the issuance of project 
newsletters and the establishment of a study hotline which can be 
called at no cost within the Commonwealth of Virginia. The toll-free 
hotline number is 1 [phone]. The draft EIS will be available for 
public and agency review [[Page 28646]] and comment prior to a formal 
public hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this project 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 20.204, 
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing 
Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation of 
Federal programs and activities apply to this proposed action)

    Issued on: May 22, 1995.
Roberto Fonseca--Martinez,
Division Administrator, Richmond, Virginia.
[FR Doc. 95-13298 Filed 5-31-95; 8:45 am]
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