[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 122 (Monday, June 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 36388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5655]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: State Route (SR)-108, Davis and 
Weber Counties, UT

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS).

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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 improvement on SR-108 in Davis and Weber Counties, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Emery, Transportation and 
Environmental Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 
South, Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, UT 84118, Telephone: (801) 963-0078, 
x. 227. Charles Mace, Project Manager, Utah Department of 
Transportation, 166 West Southwell Street, Ogden, UT 84404, Telephone 
(803) 620-1685. To received project updates, please provide your name 
and address to one of the above addresses.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Utah 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an EIS on a proposal to 
improve SR-108 in Davis and Weber Counties. The proposed improvements 
would involve reconstruction of the existing SR-108 between SR-127 
(West Antelope Drive) in Syracuse and SR-126 (1900 West) in West Haven, 
a distance of about 9.5 miles. The project would go through the cites 
of Syracuse, West Point, Clinton, Roy, and West Haven, Utah.
    Improvements to SR-108 are necessary to provide for projected 2035 
travel demand, and improve safety and regional mobility. Alternatives 
under consideration include (1) Taking no-action (no-build); (2) using 
alternative travel modes; (3) employing access control and 
transportation demand management to improve the efficiency of the 
existing road network; and (4) widening the existing two-lane roadway 
to five lanes or the appropriate number of lanes to address travel 
demand needs. Incorporated into and studied with the various build 
alternatives will be design variations for key intersections along the 
roadway. In addition, alternatives identified in the scoping process 
will be evaluated in the EIS.
    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 interest in this proposal. A series of public meetings to 
solicit input on the project, identify potential alternatives, and 
obtain information about the community will be held in the proximity of 
the project starting in late July 2006. Information on the time and 
location of the public meeting will be provided to the community in 
local news papers and fliers through the mail. In addition, a public 
hearing to seek input on the alternatives evaluated in detail will be 
held after the draft EIS has been prepared. The draft EIS will be 
available for public and agency review and comment before the public 
hearing.
    To ensure that a full range of issues related to the proposed 
action is addressed and all significant issues are identified, comments 
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or 
questions concerning the proposed action and the EIS should be directed 
to the FHWA or the Utah Department of Transportation at the addresses 
provided above.

(Catalog of Federal and 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)

Walter C. Waidelich,
Division Administrator, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[FR Doc. 06-5655 Filed 6-23-06; 8:45 am]
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