Environmental statements; notice of intent: Douglas County, CO,

[Federal Register: November 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 222)]

[Notices]

[Page 63105-63106]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement; Douglas County, Colorado

agency: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

action: Revised notice of intent.

summary: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the scope of work for the environmental impact statement/4(f) evaluation has changed for transportation improvements along I-25 in Douglas County, Colorado. The project scope has been extended to include I-25 between Lincoln Avenue and C-470.

for further information contact: Mr. Scott Sands, FHWA, Colorado Division, 555 Zang Street, Room 250, Lakewood, CO, 80228, Telephone: (303) 969-6730 extension 362.

supplementary information: The FHWA in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS)/Section 4(f) evaluation for transportation improvements on Interstate 25 (I-25) between the I-25/C-470 interchange (I-25 Milepost 194) and south of Castle Rock (I-25 Milepost 178) a distance of approximately 16 miles and on Colorado State Highway 85 (SH 85) between the Colorado 470 (C-470) (SH 85 Milepost 200) and the SH 85/I-25 interchange in Castle Rock (SH 85 Milepost 184) a distance of approximately 16 miles. The proposed amendments will be identified in the EIS/Section 4(f) evaluation. The EIS/Section 4(f) evaluation will evaluate improvement alternatives to compare to the No-Build Alternative.

To be placed on the public mailing list to receive additional project information or to provide written comments of project scope please contact:

Theresa Tiehen, Colorado Department of Transportation Project Manager, 18500 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora CO 80011, Colorado Department of Transportation, Region 1, Telephone: (303) 757-9285.

The draft EIS/Section 4(f) evaluation will be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the public meeting.

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To ensure that a full range of issues related to the proposed action are addressed and all significant issued identified, comments, and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS/Section 4(f) evaluation should be directed to Theresa Tiehen at the CDOT address provided above. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program 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.)

Issued on: November 9, 1999. Ronald A. Speral, Program Delivery Engineer, Colorado Division, Federal Highway Administration, Lakewood, Colorado.

[FR Doc. 99-29966Filed11-17-99; 8:45 am]

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