[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 27342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12615]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: San Diego, California

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 will be prepared for a proposed highway 
project in San Diego County, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. C. Glenn Clinton, Team Leader-
Program Delivery Team South, Federal Highway Administration, 980 9th 
Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, California 95814-2724; Telephone: (916) 
498-5037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California 
Department of Transportation will prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) on a proposal to widen and realign approximately 10.1 
miles (16.2 KM) of State Route 76 between Melrose Drive to Interstate 
15 in San Diego County, California.

    The proposal calls for the construction of a four-lane conventional 
highway alongside the existing State Route 76 alignment with grading to 
accommodate future widening to 6 lanes. Improvements to the corridor 
are considered necessary to provide for existing and projected traffic 
demand and to improve motorist safety. Planned growth is expected to 
more than triple traffic volume by the year 2020. The accident rate on 
State Route 76, for fatal and injury accidents, is higher than expected 
when compared to similar two-lane routes in the state.

    Alternatives under consideration include (1) take no action; (2) 
widening the existing two-lane State Route 76; and (3) other alignment 
and grade variations as appropriate to minimize environmental effects 
of the project.

    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. A public meeting will be held 
at an appropriate location in or near the communities of Bonsall and 
Fallbrook in February 1999. In addition, a public hearing will be held. 
Public notice will be given of the time and place of the meeting and 
hearing. The draft EIS will be available for public and agency review 
prior to the public hearing. No formal scoping meeting is planned at 
this time.

    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposal 
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments 
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or 
questions concerning this proposal action and the EIS should be 
directed to FHWA at the address provided above. The views of the 
agencies having knowledge about the historic resources potentially 
affected by the proposal or interested in the effects of the project on 
historic properties are solicited.

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

    Issued on May 10, 1999.
C. Glenn Clinton,
Team Leader--Program Delivery Team South.
[FR Doc. 99-12615 Filed 5-18-99; 8:45 am]
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