[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21192-21193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10468]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Holt County, Missouri and 
Richardson County, Nebraska

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 bridge 
project between Holt County, Missouri, and Richardson County, Nebraska.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Kosola, Realty Officer, 
Federal Highway Administration, Federal Building, Room 220, 100 
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508, Telephone: (402) 437-
5521. Mr. Arthur Yonkey, Project Development Engineer, Nebraska 
Department of Roads, P.O. Box 94759, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509, 
Telephone: (402) 479-4795. Ms. Renate A. Wilkinson, Transportation 
Planning Manager, Missouri Department of Transportation, Northwest 
District, 3602 North Belt Highway, P.O. Box 287, St. Joseph, Missouri 
64502, Telephone: (816) 387-2434.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Nebraska 
Department of Roads, and the Missouri Department of Transportation, 
will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposal to 
construct a bridge over the Missouri River. The proposed project would 
connect Holt County, Missouri and Richardson County, Nebraska, in the 
vicinity of Rulo, Nebraska.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) taking no action; (2) 
replacing the US-159 Bridge on the existing alignment; and (3) 
providing a new crossing downstream from the existing alignment.
    The Rulo Bridge (Highway US-159 Bridge) has been listed on the 
National Register of Historic Places. The existing bridge is composed 
of 10 steel, riveted, Warren deck truss approaches (5 on each end of 
the bridge), and 3 steel, 8-panel, riveted Pennsylvania through 
trusses.
    An agency scoping meeting is planned for May 1, 2001 and a public 
scoping/information meeting is planned. A Draft EIS will be prepared 
and a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of the 
public scoping/information meeting and public hearing.
    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 or the Nebraska Department of Roads at the address 
provided.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Project 20.205, Highway 
Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing Executive 
Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation of Federal 
programs and activities apply to this program.)

    Issued on April 20, 2001.
Edward Kosola,
Realty Officer, Nebraska Division, Federal Highway Administration, 
Lincoln, Nebraska.
[FR Doc. 01-10468 Filed 4-26-01; 8:45 am]
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