[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 218 (Monday, November 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66687-66688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26714]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement, Los Angeles County, CA

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the 
Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for 
the proposed Interstate 5 (I-5) High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) and Truck 
Lanes project in the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los 
Angeles (Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 90; FR Doc. E7-8937), California 
will be withdrawn, and an Environmental Assessment (EA) in lieu of an 
EIS is being prepared for this proposed highway project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mine Struhl, Associate Environmental 
Planner, California Department of Transportation, Division of 
Environmental Planning, 100 S. Main St., MS 16A, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 
(213) 897-5446.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, on behalf of the California 
Department of Transportation (Caltrans), is advising the general public 
that Caltrans conducted studies of the potential environmental impacts 
associated with the proposed highway project. The project proposes to 
widen existing I-5 between the State Route 14 (SR-14) Interchange and 
the Parker Road Interchange. The project area is in Los Angeles County 
and covers a distance of approximately 13.6 miles (mi).
    Within the limits of the proposed project, I-5 currently provides 
generally four mixed-flow lanes in each direction, with the exception 
of three mixed-flow lanes in each direction at the I-5/SR-14 
interchange. In addition, two truck lanes in each direction are 
separated from the mainline freeway south of the Weldon Canyon 
Overcrossing. The project segment of I-5 crosses the City of Santa 
Clarita, the unincorporated community of Castaic, and other parts of 
unincorporated northern Los Angeles County.
    The project proposes extending the HOV lanes on I-5 from the newly 
constructed HOV lanes south of the SR-14 interchange to just south of 
the Parker Road/I-5 interchange, incorporating truck climbing lanes 
from the SR-14 interchange to Pico Canyon Road/Lyons Avenue, and 
constructing and/or extending auxiliary lanes between interchanges at 
six locations.

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    Three alternatives, including the No Build Alternative, are being 
analyzed as part of the Draft EA. The alternatives are defined as 
follows: Alternative 1--No Build; Alternative 2--Reduced Median; and 
Alternative 3--Full Median. Alternative 2 would provide one HOV lane in 
each direction from SR-14 to Parker Road and truck climbing lanes in 
each direction from SR-14 to Calgrove Boulevard (NB) and Pico Canyon 
Road/Lyons Road (SB). This Reduced Median Alternative would provide 
standard lane widths. Alternative 3 would include the same HOV and 
truck lanes as described above and would provide for standard lane 
widths and full shoulders.
    The EA will be available for public inspection prior to the public 
meeting. Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the 
determination that an EA is the proper environmental document should be 
directed to Caltrans at the address provided above.

(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 this 
program.)

    Issued on: November 3, 2008.
Nancy E. Bobb,
Director, State Programs, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, 
California.
[FR Doc. E8-26714 Filed 11-7-08; 8:45 am]
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