[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 12856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6598]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: New London County, Connecticut

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 
joint Environmental Impact Statement/Major Investment Study (EIS/MIS) 
will be prepared for transportation improvements within the Connecticut 
Route 82/85/11 (RT 82/85/11) corridor in the towns of Salem, Montville, 
Waterford, and East Lyme Connecticut.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald West, Division Administrator, 
Federal Highway Administration, Connecticut Division Office, 628-2 
Hebron Avenue, Suite 303, Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033. Telephone: 
(860) 659-6703; or Edgar T. Hurle, Director of Environmental Planning, 
Connecticut Department of Transportation, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, P.O. 
Box 317546, Newington, Connecticut 06131-7546. Telephone; (860) 594-
2920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the 
Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), will prepare a 
joint Environmental Impact Statement/Major Investment Study (EIS/MIS) 
to analyze potential impacts to transportation improvements within the 
RT 82/85/11 corridor in southeastern Connecticut. The approximate 
length of the study area corridor is ten miles. Improvements to the 
corridor are considered necessary to improve safety and provide for 
projected traffic demand. The alternatives that will be considered in 
the EIS/MIS include, but are not limited to, the no action, minor 
roadway improvements, roadway widening, new roadway alignments, 
transit, transportation demand management and transportation system 
management. An advisory committee was established with representation 
from the corridor towns. The committee has met, and will continue to 
meet and advise the FHWA. A public informational meetings has been 
held.
    To ensure that a full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments, 
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Due to the 
extensive public input received to date and the history of corridor 
transportation studies, no formal scoping meeting is planned. Comments 
or questions concerning this EIS/MIS should be directed to the FHWA at 
the address provided above.
    During the EIS/MIS, a number of public informational meetings will 
be held at major milestones in the process. In addition, the Department 
will hold a public hearing or hearings approximately 30 days after the 
Draft EIS/MIS has been made available for public and agencies review 
and comment.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing 
Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on 
Federal programs and activities apply to this program)

    Authority: 12 USC 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued: March 4, 1998.
Carl L. Gottschall,
Assistant Division Administrator, Hartford, Connecticut.
[FR Doc. 98-6598 Filed 3-13-98; 8:45 am]
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