[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 108 (Thursday, June 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 33757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14137]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Los Angeles County, CA

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 the proposed 
1st Street Bridge Widening and Road Realignment project in the city and 
county of Los Angeles, California in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cesar Perez, Senior Transportation 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 980 Ninth St., Suite 400, 
Sacramento, CA, Telephone: (916) 498-5860.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with Caltrans, will 
prepare an EIS on a proposal to widen the 1st Street Bridge and realign 
1st Street in the city and county of Los Angeles, California. The 
proposed improvements would involve construction over the Los Angeles 
River between Vignes Street and Clarence Street for a distance of 
approximately 1.25 miles (1.6 kilometers).
    The study will determine the type of facility required to meet the 
transportation needs of this traffic corridor. Existing and proposed 
industrial, commercial and residential development along the 1st Street 
corridor is expected to induce traffic demand in excess of the capacity 
of the existing east-west transportation corridor. The proposed EIS 
will discuss the sufficiency rating of the bridge in terms of its 
functional serviceability and the realignment 1st Street to accommodate 
construction of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Los 
Angeles Eastside Corridor Light Rail Transit (LRT) line in the median, 
while maintaining the existing four traffic lanes and adding shoulders 
on the bridge. Also included in the proposal is the realignment and 
lowering of local streets at Santa Fe Avenue and Myers Street meet 
vertical and horizontal clearance requirements. Alternatives under 
consideration include (1) no-build; (20 widen bridge on the north side; 
and (3) construct a separate structure on the north side of existing 
bridge.
    The public information program and project development team 
meetings will continue throughout the design and environmental process. 
There will be ongoing project development team meetings that involve 
concerned parties such as the city of Los Angeles and the Metropolitan 
Transportation Agency (MTA). The draft EIS will be available for public 
and agency review and comment. A public hearing will be held to discuss 
alternatives and impacts of the proposed action. Public notice will 
given for the time and place of the public hearing. To ensure that the 
full range of issues related to this proposed action are addressed and 
all significant concerns are identified, comments and are invited from 
all interested parties. Comments or questions about this proposed 
action and the EIS should be directed to FHWA at the address indicated 
herein.

(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.)

    Issued: May 30, 2003.
Cesar E. Perez,
Senior Transportation Engineer.
[FR Doc. 03-14137 Filed 6-4-03; 8:45 am]
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