[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 246 (Thursday, December 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68444-68445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30561]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Northwest I-
75/I-575 Corridor, Cobb and Cherokee Counties, GA (Atlanta Metropolitan 
Area)

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), USDOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the interested 
parties (public, agencies and tribal governments) that a supplemental 
draft environmental impact statement (SDEIS) will be prepared for 
proposed highway improvements on Interstate 75 and Interstate 575 (I-
75/I-575) in Cobb and Cherokee Counties, Georgia. The length of the 
proposed project is 30.70 miles.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Rodney Barry, Federal Highway 
Administration, 61 Forsyth Street, Suite 17T100, Atlanta, Georgia, 
Telephone: 404-562-3630, E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with Georgia 
Department of Transportation (GDOT) will prepare a SDEIS to consider 
environmental impacts of proposed transportation improvements to I-75 
and I-575 in the Atlanta metropolitan area. These improvements are 
collectively referred to as the Northwest Corridor project and are 
located within the project area, which extends northwesterly along I-75 
in Cobb County from I-285 through Marietta, Kennesaw and into Acworth. 
Within the project area, I-575 extends from I-75 northeasterly into 
Cherokee County.
    A notice of intent announcing the preparation of an environmental 
impact statement was published in the Federal Register on March 9, 
2004. FHWA and GDOT issued the Alternative Analysis/Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (AA/DEIS) in May 2007.
    The AA/DEIS evaluated four build alternatives, three design options 
and two operational options. The build alternatives included the high-
occupancy vehicles (HOV) and truck only lanes (TOL) Alternative, the 
HOV/TOL/Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative, the HOV/
TOL/Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Alternative, and the HOV/TOL/Reduced BRT 
Alternative. The SDEIS will evaluate a proposal that would consist of a 
two-lane reversible managed alternative and improvements to operations 
will be analyzed in the SDEIS.
    An agency meeting will be held during the development of the SDEIS. 
Numerous opportunities for public input will be provided. The Northwest 
Corridor project Web site will be updated to include the SDEIS and 
there will be outreach to local and state-wide media. Letters 
describing the new alternative and soliciting comments will be sent to 
the public, private entities, Federal, State and local agencies. Formal 
public hearings will take place along the corridor. Public notice will 
be given announcing the time and place of the public hearings. The 
SDEIS will be available for public and agency review prior to the 
public hearings. Comments and questions should be directed to FHWA 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. Georgia's 
approved clearinghouse review procedures apply to this program.)


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    Issued on December 17, 2009.
William Farr,
Assistant Division Administrator, Atlanta, Georgia.
[FR Doc. E9-30561 Filed 12-23-09; 8:45 am]
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