[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 98 (Thursday, May 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29160-29161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11439]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: City of Coronado, San Diego 
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 a proposed 
transportation project in the City of Coronado, San Diego County, 
California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C[eacute]sar P[eacute]rez, Team Leader 
(South), Federal Highway Administration, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4-100, 
Sacramento, California, 95814-4708, telephone: (916) 498-5065.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for transportation improvements in the State Route (SR) 
75/SR 282 corridor within the City of Coronado, California. The FHWA 
has determined that the proposed project would have a significant 
impact on the quality of the human environment. The project entails 
transportation improvements to approximately a 1.6 kilometer (1.0 mile) 
corridor that includes SR 75 and SR 282 between the San Diego-Coronado 
Bridge and the Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI). This corridor 
serves not only Coronado residents and visitors, but also serves the 
largest combined military airport and aircraft carrier berthing 
facility on the west coast of the United States.
    The project is proposed to address current traffic conditions 
within the SR 75/SR 282 transportation corridor. These traffic 
conditions include: severe congestion between 5-8 a.m. and between 3-6 
p.m; and segments that operate at or below Level of Service \1\ (LOS) E 
or F.
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    \1\ The ability of a highway to accommodate traffic is typically 
measured in terms of level of service (LOS), based on the ratio of 
traffic volume to the design capacity of the facility. Roadway 
capacity is generally measured as the number of vehicles that can 
reasonably pass over a given section of roadway in a given period of 
time. Traffic low, classified by LOS, ranges from LOS A to LOS F. 
LOS A is defined as free-flow traffic, with no delays, and LOS F is 
defined as forced-flow, with substantial delays. LOS E and F are 
generally defined as unacceptable levels of service.
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    A Major Investment Study (MIS) for the project was completed in 
2003. The MIS evaluated a full range of reasonable capital alternatives 
to improve mobility and access, and reduce congestion, delay and 
traffic intrusion into residential neighborhoods while effectively 
addressing associated operation, safety, environmental and financing 
issues. Four feasible corridor alternatives have been selected for 
detailed evaluation in the EIS: Third Street/Fourth Street couplet with 
grade separations at Orange Avenue; two-lane reversible bored traffic 
tunnel (single bore); two-lane reversible cut-and-cover traffic tunnel; 
and twin single-lane reversible bored traffic tunnels.
    Comments are being solicited from appropriate federal, state and 
local agencies and from private organizations and citizens who have 
previously expressed, or are known to have, an interest in this 
proposal. Further

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information regarding the proposed project can be found at the Coronado 
City Hall, Coronado Public Library and on the city's Web site http://www.coronado.ca.us.
    Open house public scoping meetings will be held in the City of 
Coronado on June 9, 2004, from 3-5 p.m. at the Public Library Winn Room 
located at 640 Orange Avenue and from 6-8 p.m. at the Coronado Middle 
School Granzer Hall located at 550 F Avenue in the City of Coronado. 
Prior to the public scoping meeting on June 9, 2004, a tour of the 
project study area will be conducted from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on that day. 
The tour will leave at 1:30 p.m. from the Public Library at 640 Orange 
Avenue. A public hearing will be held at a later date and a public 
notice will be circulated stating the time and place of the 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)

    Issued on: May 14, 2004.
Maiser Khaled,
Director, Project Development & Environment, Federal Highway 
Administration, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 04-11439 Filed 5-19-04; 8:45 am]
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