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Environmental Impact Statement: Rensselaer County, NY

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 [Federal Register: January 5, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 4)]
[Notices]
[Page 1184-1185]
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: Rensselaer County, NY

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 Rensselaer County, New York.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas C. Werner, Regional Director, New York State Department of
Transportation, Region One, 84 Holland Avenue, Albany, New York 12208,
Telephone: (518) 474-6178.
    or
A. Graham Bailey, Acting Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, New York Division, Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building, 7th
Floor, Clinton Avenue and North Pearl Street, Albany, New York 12207,
Telephone: (518) 431-4127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA in cooperation with the New York
State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), will be preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on a proposal to provide a new
connector road to Interstate 90 (I-90), in Rensselaer County, New York.
The proposed improvement would involve the construction of a new
limited access highway that extends from the terminus of the existing
Interstate 90 Exit 8 at Route 43 northerly on an alignment about \1/2\
mile west of Route 4 and curving northeasterly to an intersection with
Route 4 in the vicinity of the Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC),
a distance of 5.1 km (3 miles). Improvements to the corridor are
considered necessary to provide for the projected traffic demand.
Project objectives include reducing forecast congestion and promoting
economic development along the Route 4 corridor, supporting the land
use goals and master plans of local communities, and improving mobility
for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users. The project also seeks
to establish an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) ``in situ
laboratory facility'' on the new roadway and segments of the other
existing area roadways.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) providing a new
limited access highway from the terminus of the existing Interstate 90
Exit 8 northerly to terminate at Route 136 (Williams Road); (2)
providing a new limited access highway from the terminus of the
existing Interstate 90 Exit 8 northerly to the vicinity of the Hudson
Valley Community College (HVCC). Incorporated into and studied with the
alternatives will be design variations of grade and alignment and
intersection modifications.
    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. Also planned are early coordination and
exchanges of information meetings, direct requests to other agencies to
become cooperating agencies, and early notification and solicitation
with entities affected by the proposed action through the clearinghouse
process. A series of public information meetings and public hearings
will be held between January and December, 2001. Public notice will be
given of the time and place of the meetings and hearings. The draft EIS
will be available for public and agency review and comment. No

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formal scoping meeting is planned at this time.
    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 the NYSDOT or FHWA at the addresses 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 Federal Programs and activities apply to this program.)

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; U.S.C. 771.123.

    Issued on: December 18, 2000.
Douglas P. Conlan,
District Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York.
[FR Doc. 01-291 Filed 1-4-01; 8:45 am]
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