[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 43253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18349]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Boulder, Broomfield, and 
Jefferson Counties, CO

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation (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 
transportation improvement project in Boulder, Broomfield, and 
Jefferson Counties, Colorado.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Shaun Cutting, Senior Operations 
Engineer, FHWA, Colorado Division, 555 Zang Street, Room 250, Lakewood, 
CO, 80228, Telephone: (303) 969-6730 extension 369. Mr. William 
McDonnell, Project Engineer, Colorado Department of Transportation 
Region 6, 2000 South Holly Street, Denver, Colorado 80222, Telephone: 
(303) 757-9914.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Colorado 
Department of Transportation (CDOT), will prepare an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) for an improved connection between the western 
terminus of the Northwest Parkway in Broomfield County and the SH 58, 
I-70, or C-470 freeway systems to the south in Jefferson County. This 
connection is considered necessary to address the need for system 
linkage, to provide for existing and projected transportation demand, 
to improve safety, and to enhance modal interrelationships, within the 
Northwestern Quadrant of the Denver Metropolitan Area:
    Alternatives under consideration include but are not limited to (1) 
taking no action; (2) construction of a new highway alignment; (3) 
improvement of the existing highway network; (4) improvement of the 
existing arterial system; (5) transit options; and, (6) expansion to 
the existing bus system.
    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 and agency 
meetings will be held in the project area in January 2004. In addition, 
public hearings will be held after the publication and issuance of the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement and the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the 
meetings and hearings. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement and 
Final Environmental Impact Statement will be available for public and 
agency review and comment prior to the public hearings.
    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 or the Colorado Department of Transportation at 
the addresses 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)

    Issued on: July 14, 2003.
William C. Jones,
Division Administrator, Lakewood, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 03-18349 Filed 7-18-03; 8:45 am]
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