[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50233-50234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18584]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Clark County, NV

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 freeway 
project in the cities of Las Vegas and Henderson, Clark County, Nevada.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted P. Bendure, Environmental Program 
Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 705 N. Plaza, Suite 220, 
Carson City, NV 89701, Telephone: 775-687-5322, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Nevada 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve Interstate 515 (I-515) in the 
cities of Las Vegas and Henderson, Clark

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County, Nevada and in that portion of unincorporated Clark County 
located between the two cities. The proposed project would involve 
improvements to the I-515 Corridor between the southern terminus of the 
present I-515 Freeway in the City of Henderson (MP56) and the northern 
terminus of I-515 in the City of Las Vegas (MP76). The proposed project 
covers a total distance of approximately 20 miles on the present route.
    Improvements to the corridor are considered necessary to provide 
for the existing and projected traffic demand resulting from the growth 
of interstate traffic and local commuter traffic in the southeast 
region of the Las Vegas Valley. Specifically, the project will evaluate 
improvements to I-515 to mitigate congestion along the freeway 
corridor, widening and upgrading the existing freeway, upgrading 
existing interchanges, providing new interchanges at F Street and 
Sahara Avenue, and realigning Bonanza Road at Las Vegas Boulevard. The 
EIS will consider the effects of the proposed project, the No Action 
alternative, and other alternatives to the proposed project.
    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 project. A public scoping meeting will 
be held September 14, 2004, and local notice will be provided. The Web 
site for the project is http://www.i515study.com. In addition, public 
information meetings will be held throughout the duration of the 
project and a public hearing will be held for the draft EIS. Public 
notices will be given announcing the time and place of the public 
meetings and 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 August 9, 2004.
Susan Klekar,
Nevada Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Carson 
City, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 04-18584 Filed 8-12-04; 8:45 am]
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