[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 28942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13212]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impacts Statement San Diego 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 Oceanside, San Diego County, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Lewis, Senior Transportation 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 980 9th Street, Suite 400, 
Sacramento, CA 95814-2724: Telephone (916) 498-5035. Internet address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California 
Department of Transportation and the City of Oceanside will prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to construct an 
interchange at State Route 78 and Rancho Del Oro Drive in the City of 
Oceanside.
    The new interchange is considered necessary to minimize existing 
and future traffic congestion at adjacent interchanges and arterial 
roadways in Carlsbad and Oceanside. The proposed project includes a new 
overcrossing structure and four new ramp connections from Rancho Del 
Oro Drive to SR78. Alternatives under consideration include the 
following: (1) Taking no action; (2) construction of a tight diamond 
interchange to connect SR78 and Rancho Del Oro Drive; (3) shifting the 
existing roadway and constructing the new diamond interchange to the 
north; (4) construction of a tight diamond interchange, shifted to the 
north with Rancho Del Oro realigned to the west; and (5) construction 
of an offset diamond, located north of State Route 78 with a fly-over 
structure for on- and off-ramps. All alternatives will accommodate the 
addition of an eastbound truck-climbing land between El Camino Real and 
College Boulevard.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and to 
private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are 
known to have interest in this proposal. Public scoping meetings are 
anticipated to be held at appropriate locations in or near the cities 
of Oceanside and/or Carlsbad in summer/fall of 2001. After the draft 
EIS is made available for public and agency review, a public hearing 
will be held. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the 
public scoping meetings and public hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues are 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. The views 
of agencies having knowledge about the historic resources potentially 
affected by the proposal or interested in the effects of the project on 
historic properties are solicited.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing 
Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation of 
Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)
Jeffery S. Lewis,
Senior Transportation Engineer, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 01-13212 Filed 5-24-01; 8:45 am]
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