[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10616-10617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6092]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Ramsey County, MN

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI).

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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 a proposed 
highway project in Ramsey County, Minnesota. The EIS will include 
special studies into noise, soil and ground water contamination, water 
body contamination, water body modification, wetland mitigation and 
endangered species.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Lohr, Program Development Engineer, Federal Highway 
Administration, Suite 490 Metro Square Building, 121 East Seventh 
Place, St. Paul, MN 55101, Telephone (612) 290-3241.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Minnesota 
Department of Transportation, will prepare a EIS to consider the 
alternatives and impacts on a proposal for a new three-mile long 
roadway called Phalen Boulevard in St. Paul, Minnesota. The proposed 
project will connect Interstate 35E near the Pennsylvania Avenue 
interchange to Prosperity Avenue near the south end of Lake Phalen. The 
roadway will serve industrial, commercial, and residential development 
on Arcade, Payne, Minnehaha, and East 7th Streets. The proposed project 
is an integral element of an overall Phalen Corridor Initiative 
directed toward revitalization of St. Paul's East side. Improvements to 
the corridor are considered necessary to provide for the existing and 
projected traffic demand.
    The alternatives which will be considered include: ``No-Build'', 
which would only provide maintenance of the existing system; 
``Transportation System Management'', which would include activities to 
optimize the efficiency of the existing system; and all reasonable/
feasible ``Build'' alternatives which meet the project objectives. A 
scoping process will be used to identify the range of ``Build'' 
alternatives and their impacts and the significant issues which will be 
addressed in the Environmental Impact Study. The time and place for a 
scoping meeting, planned for April, 1996, will be announced in the 
local news media. The location and time of other public meetings will 
be published.
    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 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.)


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    Issued on: March 5, 1996.
Alan J. Friesen,
Engineering & Operations Engineer, FHWA Minnesota Division, St. Paul, 
Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 96-6092 Filed 3-13-96; 8:45 am]
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