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Environmental Impact Statement: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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 [Federal Register: April 17, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 74)]
[Notices]
[Page 20510-20511]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr17ap00-152]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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 the City of Pittsburgh and the Borough of Millvale in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David W. Cough, P.E., Operations Group Leader, Federal Highway
Administration, Pennsylvania Division Office, 228 Walnut Street, Room
536, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1720, Telephone: (717) 221-3411
    OR
William Gibson, P.E., Project Manager, Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation, District 11-0, 45 Thoms Run Road, Bridgeville, PA
15017, Telephone: (412) 429-4930.

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 the reconstruction and widening of State Route 28
including improvements to the intersections of State Route 28 and the
31st Street

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Bridge and State Route 28 and the 40th Street Bridge. The proposed
action would extend from Heinz Street in the City of Pittsburgh, to the
Millvale Interchange in the Borough of Millvale. The length of the
project is 3.3 kilometers (2.0) miles. 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 selected alternative for implementation. A
complete public involvement program is part of the project.
    Documentation of the need for the project was completed in 1997.
This process identified the need for roadway improvements through the
study area based on local and regional transportation demand, system
linkage and continuity, geometric criteria, safety and local and
regional planning.
    Alternatives that will be considered include: No Build; Widen left
on existing alignment to bring roadway to freeway standards; Widen
right on existing alignment to bring roadway to freeway standards;
Widening alternative that combines widening left and right to bring
roadway to freeway standards; and Improvements resulting in non-
standard freeway design features. A number of intersection and
interchange alternatives at the 31st Street and 40th Street Bridges
will be studied. These alternatives will be the basis for
recommendation of alternatives to be carried forward for detailed
environmental and engineering studies in the EIS.
    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 express interest in this proposal.
Public meetings will be held in the area throughout the study process.
Public involvement and agency coordination will be maintained
throughout the development of 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.
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)

James A. Cheatham,
FHWA Division Administrator, Harrisburg, PA.
[FR Doc. 00-9517 Filed 4-14-00; 8:45 am]
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