[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 7905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3607]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: San Francisco City and County, 
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 roadway 
improvement project in San Francisco City and County, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. P. Bill Wong, Acting Team Leader, 
Project Delivery Team North, Federal Highway Administration, California 
Division, 980 Ninth Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, California 95814-
2724. Telephone: 916-498-5042.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, working with the California 
Department of Transportation and the San Francisco County 
Transportation Authority, will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve State Route 101, in the City 
and County of San Francisco, California. The proposed improvement would 
involve construction of a new roadway to replace the existing southern 
approach to the Golden Gate Bridge, between the Golden Gate Bridge Toll 
Plaza and Broderick Street for a distance of just over one mile. State 
Route 101 at this location is known as Doyle Drive.
    The project is considered necessary to increase safety, to replace 
the existing elevated 57-year old roadway to meet current seismic 
standards, to minimize the impacts of the highway and its traffic on 
the Presidio and the local communities, and improve access to the 
Presidio. Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no 
action; (2) construct six-lane at-grade parkway on same alignment; and 
(3) transportation system management improvements.
    The project area is located within the Presidio of San Francisco, 
which is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Presidio 
Trust and the National Park Service are land management agencies for 
the Presidio. The Presidio is a National Historic Landmark.
    Letters describing this proposed action and soliciting comments 
will be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and to 
private organizations and individuals that have previously expressed, 
or are known to have, an interest in this proposal. Three public 
scoping meetings will be held on the following dates, times and 
locations: (1) Friday, March 3, 2000 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 100 
Van Ness, 25th Floor, San Francisco; (2) Tuesday, March 14, 2000 from 
3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Golden Gate Club, The Presidio Building 
135, Fisher Loop, San Francisco; and (3) Wednesday, March 15, 2000 from 
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Marin Center Exhibit Hall, Avenue of the 
Flags, San Rafael, CA.
    To ensure that the full range of issues and alternatives related to 
this proposed action are addressed and all significant issues 
identified, comments and suggestions are invited from interested 
parties. Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the 
EIS should be directed to FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalogue 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 February 10, 2000.
G.P. Bill Wong,
Acting Team Leader, Sacramento.
[FR Doc. 00-3607 Filed 2-15-00; 8:45 am]
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