[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 20751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3812]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Tolland 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 (EIS) will be prepared for the proposed 
3,400-foot (1.0 km) extension of North Hillside Road from its current 
terminus northward to U.S. Route 44 in Tolland 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 Richard A. Miller, Esq., Director of Environmental 
Policy, University of Connecticut, 31 LeDoyt Road U-3055, Storrs, 
Connecticut, 06269-3055, telephone: (860) 486-8741.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the University 
of Connecticut (UConn), will prepare an environmental impact statement 
(EIS) for the proposed extension off North Hillside Road from its 
current terminus northward to U.S. Route 44 in the town of Mansfield, 
Connecticut.
    The proposed action will construct a road to provide an alternate 
entrance to the University and to relieve traffic on U.S. Route 44, 
Route 195, and Hunting Lodge Road. The new road is also intended to 
facilitate the development of UConn-related academic and research 
buildings, student housing, and recreational facilities on parcels of 
land adjacent to the Storrs campus, also known as the ``North Campus.''
    The extension of North Hillside Road is considered necessary to 
improve circulation within the campus, to reduce traffic on the local 
roadway network, and to facilitate development of the North Campus. 
Alternatives under consideration include, but are not limited to: (1) 
Taking no action; (2) alternative project locations, including off-site 
locations; and (3) various roadway alignments within the proposed 
project area.
    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 an interest in this proposal. A public scoping meeting 
and a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of the 
time and place of the scoping meeting and public 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 are 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 UConn 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: April 13, 2006.
Bradley D. Keazer,
Division Administrator, Hartford, Connecticut.
[FR Doc. 06-3812 Filed 4-20-06; 8:45 am]
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