[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8332-8333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4230]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(F) Evaluation: Prince 
George's County, Maryland

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 (EIS)/Section 4(f) Evaluation will be 
prepared for a proposed transportation project in Prince George's 
County, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Caryn Brookman, Environmental

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Protection Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, The Rotunda--
Suite 220, 711 West 40th Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21211, Telephone: 
(410) 962-4342, Extension 130.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Maryland 
State Highway Administration, will prepare an EIS/Section 4(f) 
Evaluation on the proposed alternates to improve US 1 and MD 201 in 
Prince George's County, Maryland. The Environmental Protection Agency 
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been invited to participate 
as cooperating agencies.
    Continued growth in population and development is creating traffic 
congestion along existing US 1 and MD 201. The local roadway network 
will soon reach capacity and will be unable to accommodate future 
travel demand. Improvements within the corridor will address safety 
problems and accommodate existing and projected travel demand.
    The alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action; 
(2) using multi-modal strategies and intersection improvements without 
the addition of through travel lanes or new roadways; (3) widening US 1 
from Sunnyside Avenue to MD 198 and improving intersections on US 1 and 
MD 201; (4) widening MD 201 from Sunnyside Avenue to Odell Road, 
providing a new roadway on a new alignment from MD 201 at Odell Road to 
Ritz Way/Virginia Manor Road, realigning and widening Virginia Manor 
Road and Van Dusen Road, and improving major intersections on MD 201; 
(5) widening MD 201 from Sunnyside Avenue to Muirkirk Road, extending 
MD 201 from Muirkirk Road to Contee Road, and improving major 
intersections on MD 201 and US 1; (6) widening US 1 from Sunnyside 
Avenue to MD 198, widening MD 201 from Sunnyside Avenue to Muirkirk 
Road, extending MD 201 from Muirkirk Road to Contee Road, and widening 
and improving cross streets (Sunnyside Avenue, Powder Mill Road, 
Muirkirk Road, and Contee Road) from MD 201 to US 1; and (7) widening 
US 1 from Sunnyside Avenue to MD 198, widening MD 201 from Sunnyside 
Avenue to Odell Road, providing a new roadway from MD 201 to Ritz Way/
Virginia Manor Road, realigning and widening Virginia Manor Road and 
Van Dusen Road from Muirkirk to MD 198, and extending MD 201 from 
Muirkirk Road to Contee Road.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies, private 
organizations, and to citizens who have previously expressed or are 
known to have an interest in this project. A public hearing is 
tentatively scheduled for Fall of 2002. Public notice will be given of 
the time and place of this hearing.
    The draft EIS/Section 4(f) Evaluation will be available for public 
and agency review and comment prior to the public hearing. Scoping 
meetings for the public, agencies, and for the Metropolitan Washington 
Council of Governments have been conducted throughout the course of the 
project.
    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 these proposed actions and the 
EIS/Section 4(f) Evaluation should be directed to the FHWA at the 
address provided above. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program 
Number 20.205, Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The 
regulation implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding 
intergovernmental consultation of Federal Programs and activities apply 
to this program).

Daniel W. Johnson,
Environmental Program Manager, Baltimore, Maryland.
[FR Doc. 02-4230 Filed 2-21-02; 8:45 am]
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