[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 55210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20594]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Forsyth County, NC

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION:  Revised notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a 
supplemental final environmental impact statement on the Western 
Section of the Northern Beltway and a supplemental draft environmental 
impact statement on the Eastern Section and Eastern Section Extension 
of the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway will be prepared as one document 
to address the impacts of the consolidated proposed Winston-Salem 
Northern Beltway projects in Forsyth County, North Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Emily Lawton, Operations Engineer, 
Federal Highway Administration, 310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 410, 
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601, Telephone: (919) 856-4350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the North 
Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), will prepare, as one 
document and under one cover, a supplemental final environmental impact 
statement on the Western Section of the Northern Beltway and a 
supplemental draft environmental impact statement on the Eastern 
Section and Eastern Section Extension of the Northern Beltway of 
Winston-Salem in Forsyth County. The document will address the impacts 
that all sections of the Northern Beltway will have on the environment. 
Public comments will be addressed in a subsequent environmental 
document that will also address any changes to the Western Section and 
the Eastern Section and Eastern Section Extension of the Northern 
Beltway, prepared as a single document. The proposed action would be 
the construction of a multi-lane divided, controlled access highway on 
new location from US 158 southwest of Winston-Salem to US 311 southeast 
of Winston-Salem. A Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Western 
Section, the portion from US 158 southwest of Winston-Salem to US 52 
northwest of Winston-Salem (FHWA-NC-EIS-92-06-F), was approved by FHWA 
on 14 March 1996. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Eastern 
Section, the portion of the facility from US 52 northwest of Winston-
Salem to US 421 east of Winston-Salem (FHWA-NC-EIS-95-04-D), was 
approved by FHWA on 14 September 1995.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) The ``no-build'', (2) 
improving existing facilities, (3) transportation demand management and 
transportation system management alternatives; (4) mass transit 
alternatives; and (5) a controlled access highway on new location.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments have 
been sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies. Public 
meetings and meetings with local officials and neighborhood groups have 
been held in the study area. A public hearing will also be held. 
Information on the time and place of the public hearing will be 
provided in the local news media. The supplemental final environmental 
impact statement/supplemental draft environmental impact statement will 
be available for public and agency review and comment at the time of 
the hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues are identified, 
comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. 
Comments and questions concerning the proposed action should be 
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal 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)

    Dated: September 1, 2004.
Emily O. Lawton,
Operations Engineer, Raleigh, North Carolina.
[FR Doc. 04-20594 Filed 9-10-04; 8:45 am]
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