[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 19597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9384]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Central Link 
Light Rail Transit Project

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement (SEIS).

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public, tribes and agencies that an SEIS will be 
prepared to further evaluate station and route alternatives from 
Northeast (NE) 45th Street to Northgate Mall in Seattle, Washington, 
and possibly design refinements and variations in other segments of the 
project for the Central Link Light Rail Transit Project. This action is 
a supplement to the Central Link Light Rail Transit Project Final EIS, 
November 1999.

DATES: This EIS is a supplement to the Central Link Light Rail Transit 
Project Final EIS, November 1999, and scoping has been waived 
consistent with 23 CFR 771.130(d).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Witmer, Federal Transit 
Administration, 915 2nd Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174, 
Telephone: 206.220.7964 or Chris Townsend, Sound Transit, 401 South 
Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104-2826, Telephone: 206.398.5135

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FTA and the Puget Sound Regional Transit 
Authority (Sound Transit) will prepare a supplemental EIS on three 
route alternatives from NE 45th Street to Northgate Mall. The first 
option is the ``12th Avenue Tunnel.'' This route is in a tunnel from NE 
45th Street at the University of Washington to just north of Lake City 
Way near NE 76th Street and continues elevated mostly within the right-
of-way of Interstate 5 (I-5) to Northgate. Stations would be located at 
(1) 12th Avenue NE and NE 65th Street and (2) Northgate. The second 
option is the ``A2.1b 8th Avenue NE retained cut'' alternative. This 
route is in tunnel from NE 45th Street to a West portal located just 
south of Ravenna Boulevard. From there it ascends to a new elevated 
station layout south of NE 65th Street adjacent to I-5, then into a 
retained cut-fill configuration along the east side of I-5, and then 
elevated to a station and three tail tracks at Northgate.
    The third option is the ``A2.1c 8th Avenue retained cut'' 
alternative. This route is in tunnel from NE 45th Street to an East 
portal located just south of Ravenna Blvd. From there it also ascends 
to an elevated station south of NE 65th Street, then into a retained 
cut-fill configuration and storage track along the east side of I-5, 
and then elevated to a station and one tail track at Northgate. There 
are two new station and park-and-ride lot options at the Northgate 
Transit Center on the east side of First Avenue NE between NE 100th 
Street and NE 103rd Street. The supplemental EIS may also address 
design refinements and variations in other segments of the project.

    Issued on: April 11, 2001.
Linda M. Gehrke,
FTA Deputy Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-9384 Filed 4-13-01; 8:45 am]
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