[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70296-70297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29564]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Alameda and Contra Costa 
Counties, California

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 will be prepared for a proposed highway 
project in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maiser Khaled, Chief District 
Operations--North, Federal Highway Adminstration, California Division, 
980 Ninth Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, California 95814-2724, 
Telephone: (916) 498-5020 or John Webb, Chief Environmental Management, 
Caltrans North Region, Sacramento Area Office, PO Box 942874, 
Sacramento, CA. 94274-0001, Telephone: (916) 274-0588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California 
Department of Transportation (Caltrans), will prepare an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) for a proposed project to construct a forth bore 
of the Caldecott tunnel between the State Route 24/Broadway interchange 
in the City of Oakland in Alameda County and the State Route 24/Camino 
Pablo interchange in the City of Orinda in Contra Costa County, 
California.
    Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to alleviate 
congestion, improve safety, and provide for existing and projected 
trafic demand. Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no 
action; (2) a 2-lane bore North or South; (3) a 3-lane bore North or 
South; and (4) a 4-lane bore North or South.
    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 interest in this proposal. Two public scoping meetings 
will be held. One public scoping meeting will be held in the evening on 
December 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Orinda Masonic Center, 9 Altarinda Road 
in Orinda. A second public scoping meeting will be held in the evening 
on December 12 at at 6:30 p.m. at the MetroCenter Auditorium, 101 
Eighth Street in Oakland. Additional public meetings will be held. In 
addition, a public hearing will be held. The draft EIS will be 
available for public and agency review and comment prior to the public 
hearing. Public notice will be given of the exact time and location of 
the meetings and hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues are 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.)

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    Issued on: November 14, 2002.
Maiser Khaled,
Chief, District Operations--North Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 02-29564 Filed 11-20-02; 8:45 am]
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