[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 111 (Monday, June 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39786-39787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14403]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Suffolk County, New York

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 a 
NEPA environmental impact statement will be prepared for proposed 
highway project PIN 0041.97, NY 25 Reconstruction, County Road 83 to 
Coram--Mt. Sinai Road, Suffolk County, New York.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Oelerich, P.E., Acting Regional

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Director, New York State Department of Transportation, 250 Veterans 
Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, Telephone: (631) 952-6632. 
or Robert Arnold, Division Administrator, Federal Highway 
Administration, New York Division, Leo W. O'Brein Federal Building, 7th 
Floor, Room 719, Clinton Avenue and North Pearl Street, Albany, New 
York 12207, Telephone: (518) 431-4127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the New York 
State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), will prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve NY Route 
25 in Suffolk County, New York. The proposed improvement would involve 
the reconstruction of the existing route in the hamlet of Coram, Town 
of Brookhaven for a distance of 1.5 miles. The objectives of the 
project are: (1) To improve the safety of the roadway; (2) To improve 
the overall traffic conditions using cost effective methods to provide 
an acceptable level of service for the design period of 20 years while 
minimizing adverse environmental impacts; (3) To address geometric 
deficiencies to improve sight distance and traffic flow; (4) To 
reconstruct pavement to provide an acceptable riding surface within the 
project area for the design period; (5) To provide adequate pavement 
drainage to eliminate roadway flooding.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) No Build; (2) 
Utilization of a five lane typical section (two lanes in each direction 
with either a continuous center turn lane or a raised center median 
with provisions for turns) and; (3) Split one way roadways, build new 
NY 25 eastbound on existing State property south of the existing NY 25 
and retain the existing NY 25 as the reconstructed NY 25 westbound.
    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 
interest in this proposal. In addition a Public Hearing will be held. 
Public notice will be given of the time and place of the meeting and 
hearings. The draft EIS will be available for public review and agency 
review and comment. A Public Information Center/Scoping Meeting will be 
held in the Activity Court of the Longwood Middle School located on 
Middle Island--Yaphank Road in Middle Island, N.Y., 11953 on Wednesday, 
June 12, 2002 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
    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 NYSDOT or FHWA at the address provided above.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123.

(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: May 16, 2002.
Douglas P. Conlan,
District Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, New York 
Division, Albany, New York.
[FR Doc. 02-14403 Filed 6-7-02; 8:45 am]
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