[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 154 (Friday, August 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45085-45086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3907]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Madison and Hinds Counties, MS

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department Of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY:  The Federal Highway Administration is issuing this notice to 
advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will be 
prepared to study improvements to State Route 22 from Interstate 55 
near Canton in Madison County, MS to Interstate 20 near Edwards in 
Hinds County Mississippi.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Cecil Vick, Project Development 
Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration 666 North Street, Suite 
105, Jackson, MS 39202-3199, Telephone: (601) 965-4217. contacts at the 
State and local level, respectively are: Mr. Claiborne Barnwell, 
Environmental/Location Division Engineer, Mississippi Department of 
Transportation, 7759 Highway 80 West, Newton, MS 39345, telephone (601) 
683-3341.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, Mississippi Division Office will 
serve as the lead Federal agency for this project while the Mississippi 
Department of Transportation (MDOT) will serve as joint lead agency. 
The FHWA, in cooperation with MDOT, will prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) to study potential improvements to the existing 
State Route 22 (SR 22) corridor. This 40-mile long corridor will be 
upgraded to Interstate standards. It has logical termini near Canton, 
MS in Madison County on Interstate 55 and near Edwards, MS on 
Interstate 20 in Hinds County.
    The purpose of the EIS is to address the transportation, 
environmental, and safety issues of such a transportation corridor. The 
improved connection will improve mobility and access throughout the 
Jackson metropolitan area and support economic activity. the highway is 
proposed as a full control of access facility, and appropriate 
interchanges will be studied at various locations. Alternatives under 
consideration include (1) taking no action and (2) build alternatives.
    The FHWA and MDOT are seeking input as a part of the scoping 
process to assist in determining and clarifying issues relative to this 
project. Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments 
will be sent to appropriate federal, state, and local agencies, Native 
American tribes, private organizations and citizens who have previously 
expressed or are known to have interest in this proposal. A formal 
scoping meeting with federal, state, and local agencies, and other 
interested parties will be held in the near future. Public involvement 
meetings will be held during the EIS process. The draft EIS will be 
available for public and agency review and comment prior to the 
official 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 at the address provided above.

Andrew H. Hughes,
Federal Highway Administration, Division Administrator, Mississippi 
Division, Jackson, Mississippi.
[FR Doc. 07-3907 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am]
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