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Environmental Impact Statement: Oneida County, New York

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Environmental Impact Statement: Oneida County, New York

[Federal Register: October 20, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 203)] [Notices]
[Page 54281-54282]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]



DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement: Oneida County, New York

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration ((FHWA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT).

ACTION: Notice of Intent.


SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for the proposed Judd Road Connection Highway Project, Oneida County, New York.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harold J. Brown, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, New York Division, Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building, 9th Floor, Clinton Avenue and North Pearl Street, Albany, New York 12207, Telephone: (518) 431-4127

or

Philip J. Clark, Director, Facilities Design Division, New York State Department of Transportation, State Campus, 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12232, Telephone: (518) 457-6452.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the NYSDOT, will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on a proposal to construct the Judd Road Connection located in the Village of New York Mills, Towns of Whitestown and New Hartford in Oneida County, New York. The proposed improvement involves the construction of a new highway, from the Route 5/8/12 (North-South Arterial) interchange proceeding west, to State Route 5A (Commercial Drive) continuing to Middle Settlement Road then terminating at the existing Judd Road/Halsey Road intersection. This proposed section of highway is approximately 6.5 kilometers in length. Improvements to the study area are considered necessary in order to provide an effective, safe, transportation service based on projected traffic demands, growth factors and current design standards. This new highway should aid in mitigating the existing and continual degradation of capacity, and increase in vehicle hours of delay on the highway network. This improvement would also provide system continuity between the existing state highway systems within the study area, improve the movement of people and/or goods and the overall safety to the traveling public. As a result of this project, there

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could be improvements to the Route 5/8/12 interchange. Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Take no action, and (2) various design alternates of constructing a four lane, full control of access highway from the Route 5/8/12 interchange for a section of the improved highway tapering to a two lane limited access highway for the remaining section to Judd Road/Halsey Road intersection on new alignment. Incorporated into and studied with the build alternatives will be design variations of grade, alignment and interchange/ intersection locations and type.
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 interest in this proposal. A series of public information meetings will be held at convenient locations during the environmental process. In addition, a public hearing will also be held. Public notice will be given regarding the time and place of the meetings and hearings. Upon completion, the Draft Environmental Impact Statement will be available for public and agency review and comment. To ensure that the 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. Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the Environmental Impact Statement should be directed to the NYSDOT and FHWA at the addresses provided above.

Issued on: October 11, 1995.
Harold J. Brown,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York.
[FR Doc. 95-26037 Filed 10-19-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-M

 
 


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