[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 11369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5945]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Wayne County, Michigan

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) will be prepared for a proposed 
intermodal freight terminal in Wayne County, Michigan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James A. Kirschensteiner, Assistant 
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 315 West 
Allegan Street, Room 207, Lansing, Michigan 48933, Telephone: (517) 
702-1835, Fax: 377-1804, e-mail, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Michigan 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on a proposal to develop a complex of terminals 
operated by several railroads, which will provide consolidated and 
efficient intermodal freight service to business and industry. The 
project could include land acquisition, consolidation, roadway, and 
rail improvements to improve access and egress to the existing terminal 
site, known as the Detroit-Livernois Yard.
    Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to provide 
for improved intermodal efficiencies regionally and on an international 
scale. Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action 
and (2) refinements of Rail Strategy 3 as identified in the Detroit 
Intermodal Freight Terminal Project--Feasibility Study, Technical 
Report No. 4. The draft EIS will describe other alternatives that were 
considered during the feasibility phase.
    The Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal Project study area is 
bounded roughly by I-94 and U.S. 12 to the north, M-39 to the west, I-
75 to the south, and M-10 to the east. Presently about 65 train 
movements occur daily at some point within the study area, with less 
than half being through movements. Rail Strategy 3, as it is now 
conceived, calls for expanding the existing railroad-controlled 
property in this area from about 500 acres to 840 acres (an increase of 
340 acres). The freight terminal would be served by six entrance/exit 
gates. Daily intermodal train traffic is expected to grow by the year 
2025 from fewer than a dozen today to 50-plus, and be associated with 
16,000 intermodal truck movements per day into and out of the terminal 
in 2025 compared to 2000 truck trips today.
    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 an interest in this proposal. A series of public meetings 
were held during the Feasibility Study phase on March 13, April 24, May 
23-24, July 25-26, October 24-25, and December 13, 2001. Additional 
meetings and a public hearing are planned. Public notice will be given 
of the time and place of the meetings and hearing. The draft EIS will 
be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the 
public hearing. No formal scoping meeting is planned at this time.
    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 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 of 
Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)

    Issued on: February 27, 2002.
James J. Steele,
Division Administrator, Lansing, Michigan.
[FR Doc. 02-5945 Filed 3-12-02; 8:45 am]
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