[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15323-15324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7164]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Grant and Lafayette Counties, WI
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 the proposed
improvement of USH 151 between Belmont and Dickeyville in Grant and
Lafayette Counties, Wisconsin.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Richard C. Madrzak, Statewide Projects Engineer, Federal Highway
Administration, 4502 Vernon Boulevard, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-4905.
Telephone (608) 264-5968.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation, will prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement to improve US Highway 151 (USH 151) from west of the Village
of Belmont to south of the Village of Dickeyville, a distance of about
29 km (18 mi).
The improvement of USH 151, which is primarily a two-lane rural
highway, is being considered to improve traffic operation and safety
while enhancing economic development potential for the USH 151 corridor
from Dubuque, Iowa to Madison, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of
Transportation's Corridors 2020 Program, which provides a network of
multi-lane highways serving statewide and regional transportation
needs, includes this segment of USH 151 on the backbone network.
Service expectation for the backbone network is for improvement to a 4-
lane divided highway built to expressway standards, with full access
control on relocation portions of the route.
Planning, environmental and engineering studies are underway to
develop transportation alternatives. The EIS will assess the
environmental impacts of alternatives including (1) No-build; (2)
improvements along the existing rural corridor, with possible relocated
alignments along portions of the route; (3) bypass corridors around the
Village of Dickeyville; and (4) bypass corridors around the City of
Platteville.
Information 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, or
are known to have interest in this proposal. A series of public
meetings will be held in the project corridor throughout the data
gathering and development of alternatives. In addition, a public
hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of the time and place
of the meetings and hearing. The Draft EIS will be available for public
and agency review and comment prior to the hearing. As part of the
scoping process, coordination activities have begun. Scoping meetings
will continue to be held on an individual or group meeting basis.
Agency coordination will be accomplished during these
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To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed
action are addressed and all significant issues are 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 at the address provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing
Executive Order 112372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this program)
Issued: March 15, 1995.
Richard C. Madrzak,
Statewide Projects Engineer, Madison, Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. 95-7164 Filed 3-22-95; 8:45 am]
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