[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51314-51315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25081]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Environmmental Impact Statement: Salt Lake County, Utah

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 (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed 
transportation project in Salt Lake County, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tom Allen, Project Development Engineer, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 South, 
Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118, Telephone (801) 963-0182; or Jon 
Nepstad, Wasatch Front Regional Council, Suite 200, 420 West 1500 
South, Bountiful, Utah 84010, Telephone (801) 292-4469.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Utah 
Department of Transportation (UDOT), the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), 
the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), Draper City, Sandy City, and 
Salt Lake County will prepare an EIS for transportation improvements in 
the corridor at 2000 East (Highland Drive) from 9400 South in the city 
of Sandy, Utah to Interstate 15 between 11400 South and 14600 South 
(inclusive) in the city of Draper, Utah.
    To provide for local and regional travel demands, the Salt Lake 
Area Long Range Transportation Plan has identified needed improvements 
to the Highland Drive corridor from Interstate 215 to Interstate 15, 
for the past 30 years. These suggested improvements have varied 
throughout the years and for this reason, the Wasatch Front Regional 
Council along with Salt Lake County, Sandy City, Draper City, the Utah 
Transit Authority, and the Utah Department of Transportation desire to 
prepare an EIS for the Highland Drive corridor from 9400 South to 
Interstate 15. The section from Interstate 215 to 9400 South will not 
be included in the EIS because it is an existing roadway.
    Alternatives that will be considered in this study include: (1) 
Taking no action; (2) transportation system management; and (3) build 
alternatives. A multimodal evaluation of transportation improvements in 
the corridor will be the focus of the study. Transportation build 
alternatives to be studied include, but are not limited to: (1) 
collector roadway; (2) freeway; (3) arterial roadway; (4) high 
occupancy vehicle lane (HOV)/bus lane; and (5) others, as well as 
combinations of the alternatives mentioned.
    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. Formal scoping meetings are 
planned to be held in November 1996 in Sandy City ad Draper City. In 
addition, a public hearing will be held after the draft EIS has been 
prepared. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the 
meetings and hearing. The draft EIS will be available for public and 
agency review and comment prior to the public hearing.
    To ensure that a full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues are 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 or the WFRC at the addresses 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 of

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Federal programs and activities apply to this program)

    Issued on: September 25, 1996.
John R. Baxter,
Assistant Division Administrator, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 96-25081 Filed 9-30-96; 8:45 am]
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