[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 58188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28909]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: St. Charles and St. Louis 
Counties, MO

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advice the public that an 
environmental impact statements (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed 
new bridge location of U.S. Route 40 and Interstate 64 over the 
Missouri River in St. Charles and St. Louis Counties, Missouri.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Peggy Casey, Environmental 
Projects Engineer, FHWA Division Office, 209 Adams Street, Jefferson 
City, MO 65101, Telephone: (573) 636-7104; or Mr. Dave Nichols, 
Director of Project Development, Missouri Department of Transportation, 
PO. Box 270, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Telephone Number: (573) 751-
4586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Missouri 
Department of Transportation (MoDOT), will prepare an EIS on a proposal 
to replace the existing westbound I-64 (U.S. Route 40) bridge over the 
Missouri River with a new bridge and appurtenant roadways/structures in 
St. Charles and St. Louis Counties, Missouri. The existing westbound 
bridge was completed in 1935. A location study will run concurrently 
with the preparation of the EIS and will provide definitive 
alternatives for evaluation in the EIS. The proposed action will 
accomplish several goals:
    (1) Improve safety and capacity for through traffic, (2) replace 
the aging westbound bridge over the Missouri River, and (3) promote 
economic development in the counties involved.
    The proposed project begins 0.5 mile east of the U.S. Route 40 and 
Route 94 interchange in St. Charles County and continues easterly to 
0.6 mile east of the Chesterfield Airport Road interchange in St. Louis 
County. The project in approximately 1.9 miles in length. The proposed 
new bridge location will provide for a 3 or 4-lane crossing of the 
Missouri River.
    Alternatives under consideration include (1) No build, (2) build 
alternatives north or south of the existing bridge and (3) 
transportation system management options.
    To date, preliminary information has been issued to local officials 
and other interested parties. As part of the scoping process, an 
interagency meeting will be held with federal, state, and local 
agencies. In addition, public information meetings, and community 
official meetings will be held to solicit public and agency input and 
to engage the regional community in the decision making process. A 
location public hearing will be held to present the findings of the 
draft EIS (DEIS). The DEIS will be available for public and agency 
review and comment prior to the 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 MoDOT 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 intergovernmental consultation on 
Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)

    Issued on: November 13, 2001.
Peggy J. Casey,
Environmental Projects Engineer, Jefferson City.
[FR Doc. 01-28909 Filed 11-19-01; 8:45 am]
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