[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18876-18877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 93-9123]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Environmental Impact Statement: Broome County, NY

agency: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), New York State 
Department of Transportation (NYSDOT).

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 bridge 
crossing the Susquehanna River connecting Route 17C with Route 17 and 
Route 434 in eastern Tioga/western Broome Counties, New York.

for further information contact: Harold J. Brown, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, New York Division, Leo 
W. O'Brien Federal Building, 9th Floor, Clinton Avenue and North Pearl 
Street, Albany, New York 12207, Telephone: (518) 431-4127.

      or

Richard R. Church, Regional Director, New York State Department of 
Transportation, Binghamton State Office Building, 44 Hawley Street, 
Binghamton, New York 13901-3200, Telephone: (607) 721-8116.

supplementary information: The FHWA, in cooperation with the NYSDOT, 
will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to 
construct a bridge and associated approach roadway and interchange 
ramps for a new crossing of the Susquehanna River connecting NYS Route 
17C with NYS Route 17 and NYS Route 434 in one of the four corridors 
located between Hiawatha Boulevard in the town of Owego, Tioga County 
and NYS Route 26 in the town of Vestal and village of Endicott, Broome 
County.
    Four alternatives and the no-build alternative are under 
consideration. The four build alternatives (referred to as A1, B2, C4 
and D2) represent the bridge alignments deemed most feasible in each of 
the proposed corridors. All four of the alternatives would connect 
Route 434 with Route 17C. Alternatives A1, B2 and C4 would also provide 
access to Route 17. Alternative D2, being a local connector, would not.
    All four bridge alternatives would span the Susquehanna River. 
Alternatives A1, B2 and C4 would also span Route 17 on the south side 
of the river and the Conrail tracks on the north side of the river. 
Betterments being considered along Route 434 and Route 17C would be 
limited to intersection improvements required at the termini of the 
proposed bridge alternatives.
    The proposed project has possible benefits including reduced 
traffic congestion, improved mobility, and increased potential for 
community cohesion, growth and economic development.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments have 
been sent to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies, and others 
who have previously expressed interest in this proposal. Public 
information meetings were held in the town of Vestal on November 30, 
1993 and in the town of Apalachin on December 1, 1993. Meetings were 
also held with local officials in the towns of Vestal, Union and Owego 
in September 1993. The issues raised by written correspondence and at 
the local public information meetings will be incorporated into the 
EIS. The Draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and 
comment.
    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 by May 
15, 1995.


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    Issued on: April 4, 1995.
Stanley Gee,
Division Administrator, Assistant Federal Highway Administration, 
Albany, New York.
[FR Doc. 93-9123 Filed 4-12-95; 8:45 am]
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