[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8198]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: City of Baton Rouge and 
Unincorporated Parts of East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the 
Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for 
the proposed highway project in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana has 
been withdrawn. The Louisiana Department of Transportation of 
Development (LDOTD) is not planning to pursue to the project as 
proposed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William C. Farr, Program Operations 
Manager, 5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, 
Telephone: (225) 757-7615, or Ms. Michele Deshotels, Environmental 
Impact Program Manager, LDOTD, Section 28, P.O. Box 94245, Baton Rouge, 
LA 70804-9245, Telephone: 225-248-4192.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Intent was published (63 FR 
16616) to prepare an EIS on a proposal to improve Interstate 10 through 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The proposed project included the construction 
of an additional lane in the east and west bound directions in order to 
provide an eight-lane freeway facility, interchange improvements to 
address safety and capacity problems, as well as frontage road 
additions and extensions. It would also have included congestion 
management measures consisting of ramp metering, incident management, 
park and ride lots, transit improvements and demand management 
strategies.
    The proposed project began at the eastern end of the Mississippi 
River Bridge and extended eastward along Interstates 10 and 12 to 
points immediately east of the interchanges with Essen Lane. The 
proposed construction was approximately 11.2 kilometers (7 miles) long 
from the western terminus to the eastern terminus of Interstate 10 and 
9.7 kilometers (6 miles) from Interstate 110 to Interstate 12.
    Public involvement activities completed included neighborhood 
meetings, steering committee activities, newsletters and public 
meetings which were used to obtain input from citizens who may have 
been affected by the proposal. All of the neighborhood meetings were 
open to all citizens and advertised in the Baton Rouge media to solicit 
general public participation.
    To ensure that a full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues identified comments and 
suggestions were invited from all interested parties to 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 inter-governmental consultation on 
federal program and activities apply to this program)
    Issued on March 26, 2001.
William A. Sussmann,
Division Administrator, Baton Rouge, LA.
[FR Doc. 01-8198 Filed 4-3-01; 8:45 am]
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