[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30829-30830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10608]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Kootenai County, ID

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 highway 
project in Kootenai County, Idaho.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edwin B. Johnson, Field Operations 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 3050 Lake Harbor Lane, Suite 
126, Boise, Idaho 83703, Telephone: (208) 334-9180; or Mr. David 
Karsann, Senior Environmental Planner, Idaho Transportation Department, 
District 1 Office, 600 West Prairie, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Idaho 
Transportation Department, will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve Interstate 90 (I-90) in 
Kootenai County, Idaho. The proposed improvements would involve access 
and mobility enhancements on I-90 between the Spokane Street west 
terminus interchange (approximately milepost (MP) 4.3) and State 
Highway (SH) 41 east terminus interchange (approximately MP 7.6) for a 
distance of about three (3) miles.
    The purpose of this project is to provide transportation system 
solutions on the I-90 corridor, from the Spokane Street Interchange 
through the SH 41 Interchange, that will enhance access and cross-
freeway mobility, improve traffic operations within the corridor

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and provide safe and efficient movement of people, goods and services, 
while giving full consideration to local roads as primary 
transportation corridors. This project is needed because congestion and 
safety concerns are rising within the project corridor and travel times 
for local and through traffic have increased. These conditions have 
arisen from increased and projected regional travel demand due to 
planned community growth, limited local city street connectivity to and 
across I-90, and mobility limitations at existing interchanges.
    Ten alternatives under consideration include (a) taking no action, 
(b) applying enhanced Transportation Systems and Transportation Demand 
Management methods on existing transportation systems, (c) Transit, and 
(d) seven combinations of actions that combine some or all of the 
following: Interchange modifications at the Spokane Street Interchange, 
interchange modifications at the SH 41 Interchange, expansion of SH 41 
to six lanes; interchange modifications at the Seltice Way Interchange, 
a new interchange or an I-90 grade separation at Greensferry Road, an 
I-90 grade separation at Syringa Street, applying access management on 
Seltice Way, and auxiliary lanes and/or collector distributor roads on 
I-90 from the Spokane Street Interchange to the SH 41 Interchange.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and to 
provide organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are 
known to have interest in this proposal. A series of public meetings 
will be held in Post Falls. A scoping meeting will be noticed and held 
in Post Falls. In addition, a public hearing will be held. Public 
notice will be given of the time and place of the meetings and 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 or ITD at the address provided above.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123; 49 CFR 1.48.

(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 the 
program.)

    Issued on: May 4, 2005.
Renee Sigel,
Assistant Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 
Boise, Idaho.
[FR Doc. 05-10608 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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