[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 5388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2306]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement; Clark County, NV

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 the cities of Boulder City and Henderson, Clark County, 
Nevada/

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ted L. Bendure, Environmental Program 
Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 705 N. Plaza, Suite 220, 
Carson City, NV 89701, Telephone: 775-687-5322, E-
mail:[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The FHWA, in cooperation with the Nevada 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve U.S. Highway 93 (US 93) in the 
cities of Boulder City and Henderson, Clark County, Nevada. The 
proposed project would involve improvements to the US 93 Corridor 
between the west terminus of the present US 93 highway through 
Henderson, Nevada (milepost 59), on the west end and the 
east terminus of the project on US 93 (milepost 2.5), a 
point about 7.6 kilometers (4.7 miles) east of downtown Boulder City 
which is coincidental with the planned terminus of the US 93 Hoover Dam 
Bypass project. The project covers a total distance of approximately 
16.7 kilometers (10.4 miles) on the present route.
    Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to provide 
for the existing and projected traffic demand and to correct existing 
high accident areas. Specifically, the project will evaluate mitigating 
congestion in the vicinity of Boulder City; replacing the at-grade 
railroad crossing near Railroad Pass; reducing the high accident rate 
at the signalized intersection of the Railroad Pass Casino entrance; 
upgrading the existing US 93/US 95 Interchange; and a tie-in with the 
US 93 Hoover Bypass Project. The EIS will consider the effects of the 
proposed project, the No Action alternative, and other alternatives to 
the proposed 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 project. A project scoping meeting will 
be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 22, 2000 with the appropriate 
agencies. In addition, public information meetings will be held 
throughout the duration of the project and a public hearing will be 
held for the draft EIS. Public notices will be given annnouncing the 
time and place of the public meetings and the hearing. The draft EIS 
will be available for public and agency 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 at the address provided above.

(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)

    Issued on: January 3, 2000.
John T. Price,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-2306 Filed 2-2-00; 8:45 am]
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