[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 43838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20832]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Cumberland, Hoke, and Robeson 
Counties, North Carolina

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 Cumberland, Robeson, and Hoke Counties, North Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roy Shelton, Federal Highway Administration, 310 New Bern Avenue, 
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601, Telephone: (919) 856-4350

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the North 
Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposed new highway facility 
known as the Fayetteville Outer Loop (western and southern portions) in 
Cumberland, Hoke, and Robeson Counties of North Carolina. The proposed 
project would extend from the western termination point of the northern 
segment of the Fayetteville Outer Loop (X-2) near Ramsey Street (U.S. 
401), would pass through the Fort Bragg Military Reservation, western 
and southern Cumberland County, eastern Hoke County, and northern 
Robeson County, and would end along I-95 south of Fayetteville, a 
distance of approximately 26 miles (42 kilometers). The proposed 
project is needed to improve access and reduce congestion on the 
Fayetteville urban roadway system and other roadway facilities in the 
area.
    Alternatives under consideration include the (1) the ``no-build''; 
(2) improve existing facilities; (3) transportation systems management; 
(4) mass transit; and (5) constructing a four-lane freeway on new 
location.
    A public hearing will be held in the vicinity of the project 
following the release of the draft EIS. Public notice will be given of 
the time and place of the public hearing. The draft EIS will be 
available for public and agency review and comment at the time of the 
hearing. No formal scoping meeting is planned at this time.
    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 and 
questions concerning the proposed action should be directed to the FHWA 
at the address provided above.

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

    Issued on August 15, 1995.
Roy Shelton,
Operations Engineer, FHWA, Raleigh, North Carolina.
[FR Doc. 95-20832 Filed 8-22-95; 8:45 am]
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