[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1531]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


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

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

ACTION: Revised notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the 
southern limit of the proposed interstate improvement project in Salt 
Lake County and Davis County has been changed from 500 North in Salt 
Lake City to 400 South in Salt Lake City. The southern limit has been 
changed in order to fully analyze all possible access schemes to 
downtown Salt Lake City. An environmental impact statement will be 
prepared for the proposed Interstate improvement project in Salt Lake 
County and Davis County, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Greg Puske, 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 400 South 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. An additional formal 
public scoping meeting will be held in Salt Lake City in January 1997. 
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: January 14, 1997.
Michael G. Ritchie,
Division Administrator, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 97-1531 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]
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