Environmental statements; notice of intent: San Diego, CA,

[Federal Register: May 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 96)]

[Notices]

[Page 27342]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement: San Diego, California

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in San Diego County, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. C. Glenn Clinton, Team Leader- Program Delivery Team South, Federal Highway Administration, 980 9th Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, California 95814-2724; Telephone: (916) 498-5037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California Department of Transportation will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to widen and realign approximately 10.1 miles (16.2 KM) of State Route 76 between Melrose Drive to Interstate 15 in San Diego County, California.

The proposal calls for the construction of a four-lane conventional highway alongside the existing State Route 76 alignment with grading to accommodate future widening to 6 lanes. Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to provide for existing and projected traffic demand and to improve motorist safety. Planned growth is expected to more than triple traffic volume by the year 2020. The accident rate on State Route 76, for fatal and injury accidents, is higher than expected when compared to similar two-lane routes in the state.

Alternatives under consideration include (1) take no action; (2) widening the existing two-lane State Route 76; and (3) other alignment and grade variations as appropriate to minimize environmental effects of the project.

Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will be 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. A public meeting will be held at an appropriate location in or near the communities of Bonsall and Fallbrook in February 1999. In addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the meeting and hearing. The draft EIS will be available for public and agency review prior to the public hearing. No formal scoping meeting is planned at this time.

To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposal action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or questions concerning this proposal action and the EIS should be directed to FHWA at the address provided above. The views of the agencies having knowledge about the historic resources potentially affected by the proposal or interested in the effects of the project on historic properties are solicited.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation of Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)

Issued on May 10, 1999. C. Glenn Clinton, Team Leader--Program Delivery Team South.

[FR Doc. 99-12615Filed5-18-99; 8:45 am]

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