[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 198 (Thursday, October 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26018]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Salt Lake County and Davis 
County, UT

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration, (FHWA), UDOT.

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 
Interstate improvement project in Salt Lake County and Davis County, 
Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tom Allen, Project Development Engineer, Federal Highway 
Administration, 2520 West 4700 South, Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, Utah 
84118, Telephone: (801) 963-0182; or Larry Kirby, Project Manager, Utah 
Department of Transportation, Region Two, 2060 South 2400 West, Salt 
Lake City, Utah 84104, Telephone: (801) 975-4826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Utah 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on a proposal to address the existing and projected 
traffic needs in the Interstate (I-15) corridor from 500 North in Salt 
Lake City to 200 North in Kaysville. The Wasatch Front Regional Council 
has identified a need for improving the I-15 north corridor of Salt 
Lake City in previous studies. These studies are the I-15 Corridor 
Study (1991) and the 2015 Salt Lake Area Long Range Transportation Plan 
Year (1995).
    Alternatives that will be considered based on these studies include 
(1) taking no action (no-build); (2) highway capacity improvements such 
as additional through lanes, auxiliary lanes, and interchange 
modifications; (3) transit improvements such as high occupancy vehicle 
lanes, express bus service, commuter rail, and light rail; (4) travel 
demand management strategies which create options designed to 
discourage the single occupant vehicle; (5) transportation system 
management strategies which improve the efficiency of the existing 
highway; (6) combinations of any of the above; and (7) other 
alternatives identified during the scoping process.
    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 an interest in the proposed project. Formal public 
scoping meetings at two different locations will be held in December, 
1996. 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 public scoping meetings and the public 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 the 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 UDOT 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 Federal programs and activities apply to this 
program.)

    Issued on: October 3, 1996.
Michael G. Ritchie,
Division Administrator, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 96-26018 Filed 10-9-96; 8:45 am]
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