[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15967-15968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8549]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Savannah, 
Georgia

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 a 
supplemental draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be 
prepared for the proposed extension (phases III, IV, and V) of the 
Harry S. Truman Parkway, Savannah, Georgia.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry R. Dreihaup, P.E., Division Administrator, Federal Highway 
Administration, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Suite 17T100, Atlanta, Georgia 
30303, Telephone (404) 562-3630; or David E. Studstill, State 
Environmental/Location Engineer, Georgia Department of Transportation, 
Office of Environmental/Location, 3993 Aviation Circle, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30336, Telephone (404) 699-4401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Georgia 
Department of Transportation (GDOT), will prepare a supplemental draft 
EIS on a proposal to construct a four-lane limited access highway on 
new location from the terminus of the existing Phase I segment at 
Derenne Avenue to the Abercorn Street extension. The project length is 
approximately 10.3 km. The proposed project is necessary to provide 
additional capacity to mitigate congestion for north-south traffic on 
the east side of Savannah.

    A draft EIS for this project was approved on February 20, 1997; 
however, due to a recent discovery of an active bald eagle's nest near 
the applicant's preferred alternate, a supplemental draft EIS will be 
prepared. Letters describing this action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to the appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies. A public 
hearing will be held and a public notice will be given of the time and 
place of the hearing. Comments or questions concerning the supplemental 
draft EIS should be directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. Georgia's approved 
clearinghouse review procedures apply to this program)

    Issued on: March 18, 1997.
Marvin Woodward,
Transportation Manager, Atlanta, Georgia.
[FR Doc. 97-8549 Filed 4-2-97; 8:45 am]
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