[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6766-6767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2671]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Jefferson and Shelby Counties, 
Alabama

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 (EIS) and a Major Investment Study (MIS) 
will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Jefferson and Shelby 
Counties, Birmingham, Alabama.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Joe D. Wilkerson, Division Administrator, Federal Highway 
Administration, 500 Eastern Boulevard, suite 200, Montgomery, Alabama 
36117-2018, telephone (334) 223-7370.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Alabama 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an EIS/MIS for a proposed 
freeway/expressway facility within the U.S. 280 corridor extending 
approximately 16.09 kilometers (10 miles) from E.B. Stephens Expressway 
in Jefferson County to just east of Alabama State Route 119 in Shelby 
County. Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to 
provide for the existing and projected traffic demand.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Taking no action, (2) 
conventional six-lane urban freeway with parallels service roads, (3) a 
four-lane raised toll facility within the right-of-way and along the 
sides of a six-lane arterial facility, (4) others build alternatives 
which may be developed through the MIS process, and (5) alternate 
travel demand strategies such as transit, carpooling, and vanpooling 
which may also be considered in [[Page 6767]] conjunction with proposed 
infrastructure improvements.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to the appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and 
officials. A public information meeting and a public hearing will be 
held. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the meeting 
and hearing. The Draft EIS/MIS will be made available for public and 
agency review and comment. No 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/MIS should be 
directed to FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistant Program Number 20.205, 
Highway, Research, Planning, and Construction. The regulations 
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding inter-governmental 
consultation of Federal programs and activities apply to this 
program).
Joe D. Wilkerson,
Division Administrator, Montgomery, Alabama.
[FR Doc. 95-2671 Filed 2-2-95; 8:45 am]
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