[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23519-23520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10845]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Federal Transit Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Salt Lake Utah Counties, Utah

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT., Federal Transit 
Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA and FTA are issuing this notice to advise the public 
that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a 
proposed transportation improvement project in Salt Lake and Utah 
Counties, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlos C. Machado, Program Manager, 
Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 South, Suite 9A, Salt 
Lake City, UT 84118, Telephone: (801) 963-0182, E-mail: 
[email protected] or Donald D. Cover, Project Manager, 
Federal Transit Administration, 216 16th St., Suite 650, Denver, CO 
80202-5120, Telephone (303) 844-3242, E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA and FTA, in cooperation with the 
Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), the Utah Transit Authority 
(UTA), the Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG), and the 
Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), will prepare an EIS on a 
proposal to address projected transportation demand in the western Salt 
Lake Valley south of I-80 and the western Utah Lake Valley north of 
Utah Lake. Although the exact limits of the study area have not been 
defined the transportation needs that will be

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evaluated in the proposal extend northward from the northern shore of 
Utah Lake in Utah County to Interstate 80 in Salt Lake County. The 
eastern limits of the study area extend to Bangerter Highway north of 
13400 South in Salt Lake County and I-15 from 13400 South down into 
Utah County. The western limit of the study area in Salt Lake and Utah 
counties is the Oquirrh foothills.
    To provide for local and regional travel demands, the long-range 
transportation plans developed by the local Metropolitan Planning 
Organizations, WFRC and MAG, have identified the need for an improved 
transportation system in the study area. The proposed corridor is 
approximately 35 miles long. Alternatives under consideration include 
(1) taking no-action (no-build); (2) transportation system management; 
and (3) build alternatives. A multi-modal evaluation of transportation 
improvements in the corridor will be the focus of the study. 
Transportation build alternatives to be studied include, but are not 
limited to: (1) Collector roadway; (2) freeway; (3) arterial roadway; 
(4) transit; (5) combinations of any of the above; and (6) other 
feasible alternatives identified during the scoping process.
    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. A series of public scoping 
meetings will be held in the project study area from 5:30 p.m. to 9 
p.m. as follows: Wednesday, May 21, 2003, Eagle Crest Elementary 
School, 2760 North 300 West Lehi, UT; Wednesday, May 28, 2003, South 
Hills Middle School Cafeteria, 13508 South 4000 West, Riverton, UT; 
Thursday, May 29, 2003, West Jordan High School Commons Area, 8136 
South 2700 West, West Jordan, UT; Wednesday, June 4, 2003, Granger High 
School Cafeteria, 3690 South West, West Valley City, UT; and Thursday, 
June 5, 2003, Pleasant Grove Jr. High Cafeteria 810 North 100 East 
Pleasant Grove, UT. Public notices announcing these meetings will be 
published in the region. Information regarding this meeting and the 
project may also be obtained through a public Web site, 
www.udot.utah.gov/mountainview. In addition to the public scoping 
meetings, public hearings will be held after the draft EIS has been 
prepared. The draft EIS will be available for public and agency review 
and comment before the public hearing.
    To ensure that full ranges of issues related to the proposed action 
are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments and 
suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or 
questions concerning the proposed action and the EIS should be directed 
to the FHWA or FTA at the addresses provided above.

(Catalog of Federal and 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: April 23, 2003.
David C. Gibbs,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, 
Utah.
Lee O. Waddleton,
Regional Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Denver, 
Colorado.
[FR Doc. 03-10845 Filed 5-1-03; 8:45 am]
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