[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 246 (Friday, December 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76353-76354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24342]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: 
Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties, WI, and Lake County, IL

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.

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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 
roadway corridor project in Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties, 
Wisconsin extending into Lake County, Illinois by the Wisconsin 
Department of Transportation (WisDOT) in Conformance with 40 CFR part 
1500 and the FHWA regulations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Scott, FHWA, 567 D'Onofrio 
Drive, Suite 100, Madison, WI 53719-2844; Telephone: (608) 829-7522.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWH), 
in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation 
(WisDOT), will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a 
proposal to improve the I-94 corridor in Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha 
Counties, WI, and Lake County, IL; approximately 34 miles in length. 
This freeway corridor has emerging pavement needs, safety issues and 
design deficiencies. The proposed project may require full 
reconstruction and redesign of I-94 as well as potential new 
interchanges within the project limits of Howard Avenue on the north, 
35th street on the west (I-894) and south to the I-94/USH 41 
interchange in Lake County, IL. The study will also include the 
Mitchell Airport Spur/STH 119 from I-94 to STH 38 (Howell Avenue) on 
the east. The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will evaluate the I-
94 freeway mainline for the entire corridor as well as the Mitchell 
Interchange (I-94 and I-894) and service interchanges in Milwaukee 
County. Those interchanges include Howard Avenue, 27th Street 
(interchange with I-894), Layton Avenue/CTH Y, Mitchell Airport Spur/
STH 119, College Avenue/CTH ZZ, Rawson Avenue/CTH BB, and Ryan Road/STH 
100 Interchanges.
    The service interchanges with I-94 in Racine and Kenosha Counties 
were previously evaluated in a 1996 Environmental Assessment (EA); FHWA 
approve the EA with a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on 
December 18, 1996. Those interchanges are: STH 165, CTH C, STH 50, STH 
158, STH 142, and CTH E in Kenosha County; CTH KR at the Kenosha-Racine 
County line; and STH 11, STH 20, CTH K, CTH G, 7 Mile Road, and 27th 
Street/STH 241 in Racine County. The 1996 EA/FONSI will be reevaluated, 
in a separate document from the EIS, to reflect any changes that have 
occurred at those interchanges since it was written.
    The proposed I-94 North-South Corridor project is intended to make 
necessary safety improvements and to accommodate projected future 
traffic volumes. Alternatives to be considered include: (1) No build; 
(2) limited safety improvements; (3) full design and safety 
improvements; and (4) full design, safety improvements and capacity 
expansion.
    Public involvement will be solicited throughout this process 
including involvement from minority and low-income populations in the 
corridor to ensure that the construction of the corridor does not 
create disproportionately high and adverse environmental and health 
impacts to these communities. Several public workshops are scheduled in 
January 2006, and the first of a series of public information meetings 
in May 2006. WisDOT and FHWA will coordinate with appropriate state and 
federal contacts during the study. Public notice will be given as to 
the time and place of all workshops and public information meetings. In 
addition, a public hearing will be held after the draft EIS has been 
prepared. 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 and questions concerning the 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.)

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

    Issued on: December 15, 2005.
Tracey McKenney,
Program Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, 
Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. 05-24342 Filed 12-12-05; 8:45 am]
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