[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36754-36755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14651]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Kelly Parkway; 
Bexar County, TX

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 the proposed Kelly 
Parkway highway project in Bexar County, Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Waidelich, Federal Highway 
Administration, 300 East 8th Street, Room 826, Austin, Texas 78701, 
(512) 916-5988; John Kelly, District Engineer, San Antonio District, 
Texas Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 29928, San Antonio, Texas 
78284, (210) 615-1110.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Texas 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on a proposed highway project in Bexar County, Texas. 
The proposed action is to construct the ``Kelly Parkway'' in and near 
southwest San Antonio, Texas. The purpose of and need for the proposed 
facility is to accommodate access and mobility needs related to traffic 
growth in the southwest San Antonio area and the redevelopment of the 
former Kelly Air Force Base (currently Kelly USA) and nearby areas. The 
proposed project will either be reconstructing an existing facility or 
building a new-location facility designed to be a direct link from 
Kelly USA and the Union Pacific South San Antonio Intermodal Rail 
Terminal to IH 35, IH 410, US 90 and State Highway 16.
    The proposed Kelly Parkway termini are at US 90, between General 
Hudnell Drive on the west and the Union Pacific Railroad on the east, 
and SH 16, south of the San Antonio City limits. The length of the 
proposed project is approximately 8.8 miles. These boundaries form the 
northern and southern limits of the corridor for the EIS and are termed 
the ``Kelly Parkway Corridor Study Area.'' The proposed Kelly Parkway 
Corridor Study Area limits begin along US 90 between the General 
McMullen drive interchange and Loop 353 (Nogalitos Street), and extends 
southeasterly to SH 16 south of the San Antonio city limits.
    A full range of modal alternatives were examined for the proposed 
Kelly Parkway during the development of Mobility 2025, the San Antonio 
Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The proposed Kelly Parkway is 
included in this region's long range plan (MTP) as a highway facility 
in combination with transit accommodations to serve Kelly USA. As such, 
the range of alternatives for the proposed facility within the limits 
described above include: various alignments for a new-location 
facility, improvements to existing facilities, combinations of existing 
facility improvements and a new-location facility, and a no-build 
option. The number of lanes and roadway configuration will be 
determined as a part of the study.
    A scoping meeting is planned and will be announced at a later date, 
followed by a series of public meetings. A local public involvement 
office will be established. Letters describing the proposed action and 
soliciting comments will be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and 
local agencies having special interest or expertise, as well as private 
organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are known 
to have interest in the proposed project. A public hearing will be 
held. The draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and 
comment prior to the public hearing. Public notice will be given of the 
time and place for the meetings and hearing.

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    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)
Brett M. Jackson,
Urban Programs Engineer, Austin, Texas.
[FR Doc. 00-14651 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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