[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 202 (Thursday, October 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 54099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25874]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Environmental Impact Statement: Putnam and Mason Counties, WV

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 Putnam and Mason Counties, West Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Leighow, Division Environmental Coordinator, Federal Highway 
Administration, 550 Eagan Street, Suite 300, Charleston, West Virginia 
25301, Telephone: (304) 347-5329, or, Ben L. Hark, Environmental 
Section Chief, Roadway Design Division, West Virginia Department of 
Transportation, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Building 5, Room A-416, 
Capitol Complex, Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0430, Telephone: (304) 
558-2885.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the West 
Virginia Division of Highways, will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve US Route 35 in Putnam and 
Mason Counties, West Virginia, for a distance of about 35 miles.
    Alternatives under consideration include but are not limited to (1) 
taking no action, (2) minimal improvement of existing road, (3) where 
possible, widening the existing two-lane highway to four lanes, and (4) 
constructing a four-lane, partially controlled access highway on new 
location. Additional alignments may be evaluated based upon the results 
of the preliminary environmental engineering studies and the public and 
agency involvement process. Incorporated into and studies with the 
various build alternatives will be design variations of grade and 
alignment. Multi-model forms of transportation, such as mass transit, 
will be considered and addressed as appropriate.
    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 previously expressed, or 
are known to have, interest in this proposal. A formal scoping meeting 
will be scheduled. The draft EIS will be available for public and 
agency review and comment prior to a public meeting and public hearing. 
Public notice will be given of the times and places for the meeting and 
hearing.
    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 parties. Comments or questions 
concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be directed to the 
FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing 
Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on 
Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)
    Issued on October 10, 1995.
David A. Leighow,
Environmental Coordinator, Charleston, West Virginia.
[FR Doc. 95-25874 Filed 10-18-95; 8:45 am]
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