Environmental statements; notice of intent: New London County, CT,

[Federal Register: March 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 50)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement: New London County, Connecticut

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a joint Environmental Impact Statement/Major Investment Study (EIS/MIS) will be prepared for transportation improvements within the Connecticut Route 82/85/11 (RT 82/85/11) corridor in the towns of Salem, Montville, Waterford, and East Lyme Connecticut.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald West, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Connecticut Division Office, 628-2 Hebron Avenue, Suite 303, Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033. Telephone: (860) 659-6703; or Edgar T. Hurle, Director of Environmental Planning, Connecticut Department of Transportation, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, P.O. Box 317546, Newington, Connecticut 06131-7546. Telephone; (860) 594- 2920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), will prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement/Major Investment Study (EIS/MIS) to analyze potential impacts to transportation improvements within the RT 82/85/11 corridor in southeastern Connecticut. The approximate length of the study area corridor is ten miles. Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to improve safety and provide for projected traffic demand. The alternatives that will be considered in the EIS/MIS include, but are not limited to, the no action, minor roadway improvements, roadway widening, new roadway alignments, transit, transportation demand management and transportation system management. An advisory committee was established with representation from the corridor towns. The committee has met, and will continue to meet and advise the FHWA. A public informational meetings has been held.

To ensure that a 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. Due to the extensive public input received to date and the history of corridor transportation studies, no formal scoping meeting is planned. Comments or questions concerning this EIS/MIS should be directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.

During the EIS/MIS, a number of public informational meetings will be held at major milestones in the process. In addition, the Department will hold a public hearing or hearings approximately 30 days after the Draft EIS/MIS has been made available for public and agencies review and comment.

(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)

Authority: 12 USC 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

Issued: March 4, 1998. Carl L. Gottschall, Assistant Division Administrator, Hartford, Connecticut.

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