[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 68 (Monday, April 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18454-18455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7232]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Fairfield County and New Haven 
County, CT

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 proposed 
transportation improvements to 32 miles (52 km) of Interstate Route 84 
(I-84) in Fairfield County and New Haven County, Connecticut.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bradley D. Keazer, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 628-2 Hebron Avenue, 
Suite 303, Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033, telephone (860) 659-6703, 
ext. 3009; or Edgar T. Hurle, Transportation Planning Director, Bureau 
of Policy and Planning, Connecticut Department of Transportation, 2800 
Berlin Turnpike, P.O. Box 317546, Newington, CT 06131-7546, telephone: 
(860) 594-2920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the 
Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), will prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal for transportation 
improvements to I-84 in the towns of Danbury, Bethel, Brookfield, 
Newtown, Southbury, Middlebury and Waterbury, Connecticut for a 
distance of approximately 32 miles (52 km).
    Improvements to the I-84 corridor are considered necessary to 
improve safety and to provide for increases in projected traffic 
volumes. Alternatives under consideration include, but are not limited 
to: (1) Taking no action; (2) transit operation service; (3) 
transportation system management; (4) addition of a third travel lane 
in each direction; (5) addition of a third travel lane in each 
direction with congestion pricing; and (6) addition of a third travel 
lane in each direction for use as managed travel lanes.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, the I-84 
Corridor Deficiencies/Needs Study Project Advisory Committee, and to 
private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are 
known to have an interest in this proposal. Public scoping meetings, 
public hearings and public informational meetings will be held.

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Public notice will be given of the time and place of these meetings and 
hearings. The draft EIS 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 either the FHWA or ConnDOT 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.)

    Authority: 23 CFR part 771.

    Issued on: March 31, 2005.
Bradley D. Keazer,
Division Administrator, Hartford, Connecticut.
[FR Doc. 05-7232 Filed 4-8-05; 8:45 am]
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