[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 61 (Thursday, March 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 16528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7786]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Environmental Impact Statement: San Diego County, CA

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 San Diego County, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis A. Scovill, Chief, District Operations-C, Federal Highway 
Administration, 980 Ninth Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814-2724, 
Telephone: 916/498-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California 
Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), will prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to extend State Route (SR) 905 
easterly approximately six miles, connection Interstate 805 and the 
Otay Mesa International Boarder Crossing, in Diego County. Sensitive 
resources already identified within the project area include 
archaeological sites, vernal pools and other wetlands.

    The purpose of the project is to accommodate existing and future 
east-west traffic generated by development on Otay Mesa and growing use 
of the Otay Mesa International Port-Of-Entry. Initial freeway 
construction will be for a four-or-six-lane roadway (depending on the 
results of traffic modeling studies currently in progress) which would 
improve safety and traffic flow in the Otay Mesa area. The EIS will 
address an ultimate ten-lane freeway (including two high occupancy 
vehicle lanes). The project also includes evaluation of siting 
locations for six proposed interchanges: including Caliente Boulevard, 
Heritage Road, Dritannia Boulevard, La Media Road, and Siempre Viva 
Road, as well as a major junction with (proposed) SR 125.
    Several Alternatives are being considered for this project. These 
include a ``no build'' alternative, expansion of Otay Mesa Road, 
several different alignments of a new SR 905 route from I-805 to the 
Otay Mesa International Border Crossing, and system alternatives (e.g., 
public transport via electric trolley or bus).
    The appropriate federal, state and local agencies, private 
organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are known 
to have interest in this proposal will placed on a mailing list to 
receive project-related materials.
    A public information/scoping meeting is planned for Monday, April 
10, 1995 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Sanyo Building, 2055 Sanyo 
Avenue, Otay Mesa. Scoping meetings will also be arranged with 
responsible/cooperating agencies and special interest groups upon 
request. A public hearing will be held after the EIS is available for 
review. Public notice will given as to the time and place of the 
hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposal 
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 FHWA at the address provided above.

    Issued on March 24, 1995.
Dennis Scovill,
Chief, District Operations-C, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 95-7786 Filed 3-29-95; 8:45 am]
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