[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 228 (Monday, November 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62629-62630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28452]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[WisDOT Project 1206-07-03]


Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement; USH 18 & 151, CTH PD to USH 12 & 14, Madison Urban 
Area; Dane County, WI

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a 
Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) is being 
prepared for transportation improvements to the USH 18 & 151 (Verona 
Rd) corridor from CTH PD to USH 12 & 14 in the Madison Urban Area, Dane 
County, Wisconsin, WisDOT Project 1206-07-03. The SDEIS is being 
prepared in conformance with 40 CFR 1500 and FHWA regulations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 
in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation 
(WisDOT), is preparing a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (SDEIS) on improvements needed to provide capacity for 
existing and projected traffic demand, to reduce high crash rates, and 
to provide better connectivity between land areas adjacent to the 
highways on approximately 2 miles of existing USH 18 & 151 (Verona 
Road) from CTH PD (McKee Rd) to USH 12 & 14 (Madison South Beltline 
Hwy). The previous DEIS corridor included three focus areas: (1) The 
West Madison Beltline Hwy (USH 12 & 14 from USH 14 in Middleton to Todd 
Dr in Madison), (2) Interchange upgrades and new grade separations on 
the West Madison Beltline, and (3) the same

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section of USH 18 & 151 (Verona Rd) which will be reevaluated by the 
proposed SDEIS. The proposed SDEIS will evaluate No Build, Interim 
Improvements, and Freeway Conversion alternatives for this section of 
USH 18 & 151. Possible improvements for the other two focus areas may 
be re-evaluated as separate independent environmental studies at some 
future date.
    Participation by the public, local officials, state and federal 
regulatory agencies, American Indian Tribes and other interested 
parties are being solicited through public information meetings, agency 
coordination meetings, and public hearings. Opportunities to be 
participating and/or cooperating agencies and to provide input on the 
project's coordination plan and impact assessment methodology are also 
being provided under Section 6002 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
    This study shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and 
of Executive Order 12898, which prohibits discrimination on the basis 
of race, color, age, sex, or country of national origin in the 
implementation of this action. To ensure that the full range of issues 
related to this proposed action is addressed, and all substantive 
issues are identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all 
interested parties. Comments or questions concerning this proposed 
action should be directed to FHWA or WisDOT at the addresses provided 
below (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Planning and Construction.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Johnny Gerbitz, Field Operations 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 525 Junction Road, Suite 
8000, Madison, WI 53717-2157; Telephone: (608) 829-7500, Ext ``O''. You 
may also contact Eugene Johnson, Director, Bureau of Equity and 
Environmental Services, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, P.O. 
Box 7916, Madison, Wisconsin, 53707-7916: Telephone: (608) 267-9527.
    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from the 
Government Printing Office's Electronic Bulletin Board Service at (202) 
512-1661 by using a computer modem and suitable communications 
software. Internet users may reach the Office of Federal Register's 
home page at: http://www.archives.gov/ and the Government Printing 
Office's database at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.

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

    Issued on: November 17, 2009.
Johnny M Gerbitz,
Field Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, 
Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. E9-28452 Filed 11-27-09; 8:45 am]
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