[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 51924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20170]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Middlesex County, CT

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
environmental impact statement will be prepared for proposed 
transportation improvements in Middlesex County, Connecticut.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bradley D. Keazer, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 628-2 Hebron Avenue, 
Suite 303, Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033, telephone (860) 659-6703; or 
Edgar T. Hurle, Director of Environmental Planning, Connecticut 
Department of Transportation, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 
06111, telephone: (860) 594-2920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the 
Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), will prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal for transportation 
improvements in the Route 9 corridor, in the city of Middletown, 
located between the Washington Street intersection and the bridge over 
the Mattabesset River for a distance of approximately 6000 feet (1800 
meters).
    Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to provide 
for the existing and projected traffic demand. Alternatives under 
consideration include: (1) Taking no action; (2) using alternate travel 
modes; and (3) construction of a new interchange to provide improved 
access to the Arrigoni Bridge and Main Street (Route 66) and 
elimination of the existing traffic signals on Route 9 at the Hartford 
Avenue and Washington Street intersections.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, the 
Middletown Route 9 Corridor Advisory Committee, and to private 
organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are known 
to have an interest in this proposal. Public scoping meetings and a 
public hearing will be held. 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.
    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 on 
Federal programs and activities apply to this program.)

    Authority: 23 CFR Part 771.

    Issued on: July 29, 2002.
Bradley D. Keazer,
Division Administrator, Hartford, Connecticut.
[FR Doc. 02-20170 Filed 8-8-8; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-22-M