[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 72 (Thursday, April 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18653-18654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9421]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Columbia County, New York

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 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed 
highway

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project in the Towns of Greenport and Stockport in Columbia County, New 
York.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harold J. Brown, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, New York Division, Leo 
W. O'Brien Federal Building, 9th Floor, Clinton Avenue and North Pearl 
Street, Albany, New York 12207, Telephone number (518) 431-4127, FAX--
(518) 431-4121; or R.A. Dennison III, Regional Director, New York State 
Department of Transportation, Region 8, 4 Burnett Boulevard, 
Poughkeepsie, New York 12603, Telephone number (914) 431-5750, FAX--
(914) 431-5703.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the New York 
State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), will prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve United 
States Route 9. The proposed improvement (Project Identification No. 
8010.11) will involve the reconstruction of Route 9 from Graham Avenue 
in the Town of Greenport (near the City of Hudson border) north to 
Atlantic Avenue (County Route 20) in the Town of Stockport, a distance 
of 4.3 km (2.7 mi). The project will address existing traffic operation 
and safety problems, projected future increases in traffic demand and 
identified needed highway improvements.
    Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action, (2) 
widening the existing two-lane highway to three lanes, (3) widening the 
existing two-lane highway to five lanes, and (4) widening the existing 
two-lane highway to four lanes with a raised median with turn lanes. 
Incorporated into and studied with the various build alternatives will 
be design variations of grade and alignment.
    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 interest in 
this proposal. No formal scoping meeting is planned at this time. A 
public information meeting will be held after further study. In 
addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of 
the time and place of the hearing. The draft EIS will be made available 
for agency and public review and comment prior to the public hearing.
    To ensure that the 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. Comments or 
questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be 
directed to the FHWA or NYSDOT at the addresses provided herein.

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

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315:23 U.S.C. 777.123.
Robert E. Arnold,
District Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York.
[FR Doc. 99-9421 Filed 4-14-99; 8:45 am]
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