[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 111 (Friday, June 10, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-14183]
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[Federal Register: June 10, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Carroll, Lafayette, and Saline
Counties, Missouri
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 project
in Carroll, Lafayette, and Saline Counties, Missouri.
for further information contact: Mr. Donald Neumann, Federal Highway
Administration, P.O. Box 1787, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Telephone
Number 314-636-7104; or Mr. Bob Sfreddo, Design Engineer, Missouri
Highway and Transportation Department, P.O. Box 270, Jefferson City, MO
65102, Telephone Number 314-751-2876.
supplementary information: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Missouri
Highway and Transportation Department (MHTD), will prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve U.S.
Route 65 in Carroll, Lafayette, and Saline Counties, Missouri.
1. The proposed improvement would involve the reconstruction of
U.S. Route 65 from immediately south of Marshall to just north of
Carrollton. The project would be approximately 54.7 kilometers (34
miles) long. Improvements in the corridor are considered necessary to
(1) provide additional capacity in the U.S. Route 65 regional corridor
between the Iowa and Arkansas state lines to accommodate increasing
traffic, and (2) improve regional mobility and connections to major
linkages within the corridor. The U.S. route 65 corridor is the only
mid-state, continuous, north-south corridor across Missouri. This
proposal also includes the replacement of a functionally obsolete
bridge across the Missouri River.
2. Alternatives under consideration include (1) a ``no build''
option; (2) using alternative travel modes; (3) phased construction of
a four-lane freeway, with fully controlled access, substantially
parallel to the existing route; (4) phased construction of a four-lane
freeway substantially parallel to the existing route on a new location;
and (5) phased construction of a four-lane freeway in an alternative
corridor between Carrollton and Marshall.
3. To date, preliminary information has been issued to local
officials and other interested parties. The scoping process has been
initiated with Federal, State, and local agencies. Formal agency and
public scoping meetings will be held. In addition, public hearings will
be held. Public notice will be given in advance of the date and time of
each meeting. The draft EIS will be available prior to the public
hearing for public review and comment. 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. Any comments or questions concerning this
proposed action and the EIS should be directed to the FHW or the
Missouri Highway and Transportation Department at the address provided
above.
Issued on: May 25, 1994.
Donald Neumann,
Program Review Engineer, Jefferson City.
[FR Doc. 94-14183 filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]
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