Environmental Impact Statement: Monroe County, NY
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[Federal Register: January 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 10)]
[Notices]
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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: Monroe 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 Monroe County, New York.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles E. Moynihan, P.E., Regional
Director, New York State Department of Transportation; 1530 Jefferson
Road, Rochester, NY 14623; Telephone: (585) 272-3310; or Robert E.
Arnold, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, New
York Division, Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building, 7th Floor, Room 719,
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 prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve Routes 31
and 531 in the Towns of Ogden and Sweden, Monroe County, New York. The
approximate project limits are from the current terminus of Route 531
at Route 36 to west of Redman Road. Improvements to the 6.5 mile long
corridor are considered necessary to provide for the existing and
projected traffic demand and to address highway safety.
Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action; (2)
improvements to the Route 531 terminus and to Route 31; (3)
constructing a four-lane, limited access highway on new location.
Incorporated into and studied with the various build alternatives will
be design variation of grade and alignment and various intersection
improvements.
Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local
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agencies, and to private organizations nad citizens who have previously
expressed interest in this proposal. In addition to scoping discussion
with these interested parties, the general public will have the
opportunity to make scoping comments both in writing and in person at a
Public Information/Scoping Meeting that will be held at Brockport
Central Fred Hill Elementary School, 40 Allen Street, Brockport, on
Tuesday, March 8, 2005. After the DEIS is prepared, it will be
available for public and agency review and comment. This will be
followed by a public hearing. Public notice will be given of the time
and place of the hearings.
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 on Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; CFR 771.123
Issued on: January 3, 2005.
Willet R. Schroft,
District Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, New York
Division, Albany, New York.
[FR Doc. 05-768 Filed 1-13-05; 8:45 am]
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