[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10965-10966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5758]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement; San Joaquin County, CA

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation.

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 San Joaquin County, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael G. Ritchie, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, California Division, 980 
Ninth St., Suite 400, Sacramento, California 95814-2724.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California 
Department of Transportation (Caltrans), will prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve State Route (SR) 99 in 
San Joaquin County, California. The proposed improvement would involve 
widening SR 99 from four lanes to six lanes from 0.6 kilometers north 
of Arch Road to 0.2 kilometers south of SR 4 West, in Stockton, San 
Joaquin County, California. Depending on the alternative selected, this 
project proposes to also remove the existing South Stockton over-
crossing (#29-156) and the Clark Drive ``button hook'' ramps. The 
project would evaluate the feasibility of eliminating existing freeway 
access at the Farmington Road (SR 4 East) interchange and constructing 
frontage roads between Farmington Road (SR 4 East) and Mariposa Road to 
maintain continuity through the SR 4 East system. The proposed project 
would extend Netherton Avenue to Mariposa Road. It would reconstruct 
the Farmington Road (SR 4 East), Mariposa Road, and Charter Way 
interchanges and replace all existing bridges within the project limits 
to meet width and vertical clearance standards with provisions for the 
ultimate eight-lane freeway concept.
    Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action, (2) 
widening into the median leaving a median that would vary between 3.8 
meters and 7.1 meters, (3) widening into the median and to the outside 
leaving a median that would vary form 7.1 meters to 10.8 meters and, 
(4) reconstructing SR 99 to full standards with an 18-meter median.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to the 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. A public hearing will be held. 
Public notice will be given of the time and place of the hearing. The 
draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and comment 
before the public hearing.
    To ensure that all concerns and issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and identified, comments and suggestions are 
invited from all

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interested parties. If you have any information regarding historic 
resources, endangered species, or other sensitive issues that could be 
affected by this project, please notify this office. Also, please 
indicate if you would be interested in being notified at the completion 
of historic resources studies.
    Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS 
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 regulations 
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental 
consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this 
program.)

    Issued on: January 29, 2002.
Maiser Khaled,
District Engineer, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 02-5758 Filed 3-8-02; 8:45 am]
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