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Environmental Impact Statement: Chester County, PA
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[Federal Register: October 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 200)]
[Notices]
[Page 55676-55677]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Chester County, PA
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 will be prepared for a proposed highway
project in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Suciu Smith, Environmental Specialist, Federal Highway
Administration, Pennsylvania Division Office, Room 558, 228 Walnut
Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1720, Telephone: (717) 221-3785 or Michael
J. Girman III, P.E., Project Manager, Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation, District 6-0, 200 Radnor-Chester Road, St. David's, PA
19087, Telephone: (610) 964-6530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to identify and evaluate
alternatives for transportation improvements to approximately 14.5
kilometers (9 miles) of S.R. 41 from S.R. 926 to the Delaware state
line. Improvements in the corridor are considered necessary to address
deficient safety, traffic congestion and poor roadway infrastructure.
Included in the overall project will be the identification of a range
of alternatives that meet the identified project need, and supporting
environmental documentation and analysis to recommend a selective
alternative for implementation. Through a Congestion Management System
analysis, it has been determined that project needs cannot be met
without adding significant single occupant vehicle capacity. A complete
public involvement program is part of the project. Cooperating agencies
for this proposed project are the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
A study of the project needs was prepared in 1994 and presented to
Federal and State regulatory and resource agencies. A Preliminary
Alternatives Analysis Report is being prepared to identify and evaluate
potential alternatives which would meet the project need. Alternatives
under consideration will include: No Build; Widening Alternative (two
to four
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lanes); Short Alternative (bypass of Avondale Borough only); and Long
Alternative (bypass of Avondale Borough and Chatham Village). These
alternatives will be the basis for recommendation of alternatives to be
carried forward for detailed environmental and engineering studies in
the EIS.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed
action are addressed and all significant issues are identified,
comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties.
Letters describing the proposed actions 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. Comments or questions concerning
this proposed action and the EIS should be directed to FHWA or PennDOT
at the addresses 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: October 8, 1998.
Deborah Suciu Smith,
FHWA Environmental Specialist, Harrisburg, PA.
[FR Doc. 98-27858 Filed 10-15-98; 8:45 am]
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