[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33759-33760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16331]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement Salt Lake and Davis Counties, UT
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Revised notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is being prepared for a proposed
transportation project in Salt Lake and Davis Counties, Utah. The
initial notice of intent was given in the Federal Register on March 17,
1997 (Volume 62, Number 51, Pages 12681-12682).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tom Allen, Project Development Engineer, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 South,
Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118, Telephone (801) 963-0182; Byron
Parker, Utah Department of Transportation, 2060 South 2400 West, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84104, Telephone (801) 975-4806; or Michael Schwinn,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Suite A, 1403 South 600 West, Woods
Cross, Utah 84010, Telephone (801) 295-8380.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Changes to the original notice of intent
include: the determination of the northern terminus, change of the
southern terminus from I-80 and 5600 West to 2100 North and I-215,
change of the length of the highway from 17 to 13 miles, and updated
information on the alternatives studied in detail and public meetings
held. A detailed description of these changes are represented in the
following information.
The FHWA, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and
the
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Utah Department of Transportation is preparing an EIS for
transportation improvements in the corridor from 2100 North and I-215
in Salt Lake City, Utah northward and eastward to the I-15/U.S. 89
interchange in Farmington, Utah due to transportation demand studies
identifying the need for an additional north-south route in corridor.
System connections at each end as well as other appropriate
interchanges will be included. The proposed improvement involves
construction of approximately 13 miles of limited access, divided
highway along a new alignment.
Alternatives considered in this study include: (1) taking no
action; (2) transportation system management; (3) intelligent
transportation systems; (4) investment in mass transit; (5)
reconstruction and widening of I-15 North; and (6) build alternatives.
Transportation build alternatives being studied in detail include, but
are not limited to: three alternative alignments with options.
Letters 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 interest in this proposal. Three public meetings have
been held. Scoping meetings were held on April 30, 1997 and May 1,
1997. Public meetings presenting alternatives were held on August 20
and 21, 1997, and public meetings presenting impacts of alternatives
were held on October 28 and 29, 1997. A public hearing will be held
after the draft EIS has been prepared. Public notice will be given of
the time and place of the hearing. The draft EIS will be available for
public and agency review and comment prior to the public hearing.
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.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental
consultation of Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Issued: June 15, 1998.
Michael G. Ritchie,
Division Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-16331 Filed 6-18-98; 8:45 am]
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