[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9717-9718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4087]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement; Marion, Lake and Volusia 
Counties, FL

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) will be prepared for a proposed 
highway project in Marion, Lake and Volusia Counties, Florida.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Jim Travis, Transportation Engineer, Federal Highway 
Administration, 227 N. Bronough Street, Room 2015, Tallahassee, Florida 
32301, (904) 942-9579; or Mr. William F. Sloup, P.E., Project Manager, 
Florida Department of Transportation, 719 S. Woodland Blvd, DeLand, 
Florida 32720, (904) 943-5406.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the U.S. 
Forest Service, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Department of 
Transportation will prepare an EIS for a proposal to improve SR 40 in 
Marion, Lake and Volusia Counties, Florida. The proposed improvement 
would involve the reconstruction of SR 40 from the end of the 4-lanes 
in Silver Springs, Marion County to US 17/92 Barberville, Volusia 
County, a distance of 40 miles with 27 miles within the Ocala National 
Forest. Improvement to the corridor are considered necessary to provide 
for projected traffic demands and to meet the required Florida 
Intrastate Highway Systems (FIHS) minimum standards. The FIHS is a 
legislatively established interconnected system of limited and 
controlled access facilities designed for high speed, high volume 
traffic movements. SR 40 from CR 326 in Marion County to Interstate 95 
in Volusia County has been designated as part of the 
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    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Taking no action; (2) 
widening to a four lane divided roadway; or (3) providing alternate 
corridors.
    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 expressed interest in this 
proposal. A series of public meetings will be held in Marion, Lake and 
Volusia County between February 1995 and October, 1996. In addition at 
least two public hearings will be held. The Draft EIS will be made 
available for public and agency review and comment. Formal scoping 
meetings will be held during the early part of 1995.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to the 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 FHWA at 227 N. Bronough Street, Room 2015, Tallahassee, 
Florida 32301.

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

    Issued On: February 7, 1995.
Melisa L. Ridenour,
Supervisory Transportation Engineer, Tallahassee, Florida.
[FR Doc. 95-4087 Filed 2-17-95; 8:45 am]
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