[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 241 (Thursday, December 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 78255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31895]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Monterey County, CA

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 Monterey County.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Glenn Clinton, Team Leader, Program 
Delivery Team--North, Federal Highway Administration, 980 Ninth Street, 
Suite 400, Sacramento, California 95814-2724, Telephone: 916-498-5020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California 
Department of Transportation (Caltrans), will prepare an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) on a proposed project to construct three 
operational improvements to improve traffic flow on portions of State 
Route 1 between Carmel Valley Road and the Route 1/68 interchange (a 
distance of 2.2 miles), near the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, in Monterey 
County. The project is to add a northbound climbing land and a median 
left turn lane from Carmel Valley Road to Ocean Avenue; add a left turn 
lane for northbound traffic turning onto Handley Drive; and add an 
additional northbound lane from Handley Drive to the Route 1/68 
interchange. The other alternative under consideration would construct 
one, two or none of the three proposed operational improvements. The 
proposed project would basically be an upgrade of the existing 
facility.
    There would be a public scoping meeting to discuss the proposed 
project and another opportunity for public comment on the draft 
environmental document during the circulation phase of the draft 
environmental impact statement (DEIS).
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action is addressed and all significant issues identified, comments and 
suggestions are invited from all interested parties. The views of 
agencies that may have interest in the effects of the proposal on 
historic properties are specifically solicited. 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 Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations 
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental 
consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this 
program.)

    Issued on: December 6, 2000.
C. Glenn Clinton,
Team Leader, Program Delivery Team--North, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 00-31895 Filed 12-13-00; 8:45 am]
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