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Environmental Impact Statement: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

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 [Federal Register: June 21, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 120)]
[Notices]
[Page 38625]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr21jn00-137]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Lycoming 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 Woodward Township and Piatt Township in Lycoming County,
Pennsylvania.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David W. Cough, P.E., Director of
Operations, Federal Highway Administration, 228 Walnut Street, Room
536, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101-1720, Telephone: (717) 221-3411; --
OR-- Eric E. High, P.E., Special Projects Coordinator, Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation, District 3-0, 715 Jordan Avenue, P.O. Box
218, Montoursville, Pennsylvania 17754-0218, Telephone: (570) 368-4258.

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 improvements to the U.S. Route 220 corridor between
Williamsport and Jersey Shore in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The
proposed action would consist of improvements to U.S. Route 220 between
and including its interchanges with PA Route 44 (Main Street) in Jersey
Shore and Route 2014 (West Fourth Street) in Williamsport. The
approximate project length from the east-west is approximately 13
kilometers (8 miles). Included in the overall project will be the
identification of a range of alternatives that meet the identified
project needs and supporting environmental documentation and alaysis to
recommend a selected alternative for implementation. A complete public
involvement program is included as part of the project.
    Documentation of the need for the project will be prepared. This
process will identify the need for roadway improvements through the
study area based on local and regional transportation demand, system
linkage and continuity, geometry criteria, safety, and local and
regional planning.
    Alternatives that will be considered may include, but will not be
limited to: No Build; transportation system management (TSM) upgrade of
the existing facility for short-term improvements; upgrade of existing
roadway network, construction of a new roadway on a new alignment, or a
mixture of the upgrade and new alignment alternatives for long-term
improvements. 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
public/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 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 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: June 9, 2000.
James A. Cheatham,
FHWA Division Administrator, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
[FR Doc. 00-15611 Filed 6-20-00; 8:45 am]
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