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Environmental Impact Statement: Forsyth County, North Carolina

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 [Federal Register: August 3, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 150)]
[Notices]
[Page 47820]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr03au00-117]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Forsyth County, North Carolina

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 a
supplemental draft environmental impact statement will be prepared for
a proposed highway project in Forsyth County, North Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Roy Shelton, Operations Engineer,
Federal Highway Administration, 310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 410,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601, Telephone: (919) 856-4350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the North
Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), will prepare a
supplemental draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on an extension
of the proposed Northern Beltway (Eastern Section) of Winston-Salem in
Forsyth County. The proposed action would be the construction of a
multi-lane divided, controlled access highway on new location from US
421 east of Winston-Salem to US 311 southeast of Winston-Salem. A Draft
Environmental Impact Statement on the Eastern Section, the portion of
the facility from US 52 northwest of Winston-Salem to US 421 east of
Winston-Salem (FHWA-NC-EIS-95-04-D) was approved by FHWA on 14
September, 1995. The Eastern Section together with the Eastern Section
Extension will carry proposed I-74 and will relieve congestion on US 52
and US 421. The proposed action is a part of the 1987 Winston-Salem/
Forsyth County Thoroughfare Plan.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) The ``no-build'', (2)
improving existing facilities, and (3) a controlled access highway on
new location.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies. A public
meeting and meetings with local officials and neighborhood groups will
be held in the study area. A public hearing will also be held.
Information on the time and place of the public hearing will be
provided in the local news media. The supplemental draft EIS will be
available for public and agency review and comment at the time of the
hearing. No formal scoping meeting is planned at this time.
    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 and questions concerning the proposed action should be
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.

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

Roy C. Shelton,
Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North
Carolina.
[FR Doc. 00-19606 Filed 8-2-00; 8:45 am]
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