[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12681-12682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6580]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Salt Lake and Davis Counties, UT

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

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Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed 
transportation project in Salt Lake and Davis Counties, 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; Byron 
Parker, Utah Department of Transportation, 2060 South 2400 West, Salt 
Lake City, Utah 84104, Telephone (801) 975-4806; or Michael Schwinn, 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Suite A, 1403 South 600 West, Woods 
Cross, Utah 84010, Telephone (801) 295-8380.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers, and the Utah Department of Transportation will 
prepare an EIS for transportation improvements in the corridor from I-
80 and 5600 West Street northward and eastward to the Farmington-
Kaysville, Utah area. The north terminus has not been determined. A 
revised notice of intent will be issued when a determination is made. 
The proposed improvement would involve construction of approximately 17 
miles of limited access, divided highway along a new alignment.
    To provide for local and regional projected travel demands, the 
Western Transportation Corridor Major Investment Study (MIS) has 
identified the need for an additional north-south route in the 
corridor. System connections to I-215 near the Salt Lake International 
Airport and to SR-89 and I-15 near Farmington as well as other 
appropriate interchanges would be included.
    Alternatives that will be considered in this study include: (1) 
taking no action; (2) transportation system management, and (3) build 
alternatives. The findings of the MIS will be incorporated to the 
maximum extent possible. Transportation build alternatives to be 
studied include, but are not limited to: two alternative alignments 
from I-80 and 5600 West Street to a point northeast of the airport, two 
alignments northward to Farmington, and two alternative connections to 
SR-89 and I-15 at Farmington.
    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. Scoping meetings are planned 
to be held in April. Additional public involvement activities will take 
place as EIS studies progress and a public hearing will be held after 
the draft EIS has been prepared. Public notice will be given of the 
time and place of meeting 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.

(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: March 11, 1997.
Michael G. Ritchie,
Division Administrator, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 97-6580 Filed 3-14-97; 8:45 am]
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