[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17851]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Kennebec County, ME
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 (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed
project in the City of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Linker, Manager of Right of Way
and Environmental Programs, Room 614, Muskie Federal Building, Augusta,
Maine 04330, Telephone (207) 622-8355 ext. 23; or Ray Faucher, Project
Manager, Maine Department of Transportation, Design Division, State
House Station 16, Child Street, Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone (207)
287-3171.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FWHA, in cooperation wit the Maine
Department of Transportation, will prepare an EIS on a proposal to
improve highway connections across the Kennebec River to National
Highway System and other State highways on the east and west sides of
Augusta. This proposal is in response to a need to improve traffic
congestion, improve traffic service and access, and to provide for
projected traffic demands in a manner consistent with the City's Growth
Management Plan.
The EIS will examine the feasibility and potential impacts of the
following alternatives:
Taking no action;
Improving the existing highway corridor through Augusta
from routes 201, 202, 3, 9, 17, 27, 100 and 105 on the east, to I-95
and routes 201, 202, 8, 11, 27, 100, and 104 on the west side of the
city.
Construction on new alignment in a corridor in the
northern portion of Augusta, connecting major transportation routes on
the east and west of the Kennebec River. The corridor is approximately
5 kilometers in length.
Construction on new alignment in a corridor in the
southern portion of Augusta, connecting major transportation routes on
the east and west of the Kennebec River. The corridor is approximately
5 kilometers in length.
Coordination and scoping has been initiated with the City of Augusta,
and appropriate Federal, State and local agencies. A public scoping
meeting will be held on July 17, 1997, 7:00 p.m. at the Augusta City
Hall. Other public meetings are anticipated during development of the
EIS. The draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and
comment and a public hearing will be held following publication of the
draft. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the
meetings and hearings.
To ensure that the full range of issues relating to this proposed
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or
questions should be directed to FHWA or MDOT at the addresses provided
above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental
consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: July 2, 1997.
Paul L. Lariviere,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Augusta, Maine.
[FR Doc. 97-17851 Filed 7-8-97; 8:45 am]
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