[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 22892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10178]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Salt Lake County, UT

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), USDOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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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 
transportation improvement project in Salt Lake County, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Woolford, Environmental Program 
Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 South, Suite 
9A, Salt Lake City, UT 84118, telephone (801) 963-0182, e-mail 
[email protected]. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) 
contact is Brandon Weston, Project Manager, 2010 South 2760 West, Salt 
Lake City, UT 84104, telephone (801) 887-3470, e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with UDOT, will 
prepare an EIS for a proposal to address projected transportation 
demand and safety on Bangerter Highway in the area of 600 West in the 
city of Draper in Salt Lake County. The EIS will evaluate methods to 
reduce congestion and improve safety on the exit ramps from Interstate 
15 (I-15) onto Bangerter Highway and at the intersection of 200 West 
and Bangerter Highway in Draper. Other transportation needs and 
economic development opportunities will be considered in the 
evaluation. The need for improvements in this project area is 
identified in the regional transportation plan developed by the local 
metropolitan planning organization, the Wasatch Front Regional Council 
(WFRC).
    Improvements are necessary to meet the projected travel demand in 
2030 in the project area and to improve safety and regional mobility. 
Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action (no-
build), (2) using access control and transportation system management/
travel demand management to improve the efficiency of the existing 
network, and (3) build alternatives. A multi-modal evaluation of 
transportation improvements will be considered. Transportation build 
alternatives to be studied include but are not limited to (1) a new 
interchange or intersection on Bangerter Highway in the area of 600 
West, (2) improvements to the existing roadway configuration without 
constructing a new interchange or intersection, (3) transit, (4) 
combinations of any of the above, and (5) other feasible alternatives 
identified during the scoping process.
    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 an interest in this proposed action. A public scoping 
meeting will be held in the project area June or July 2010. Public 
notices announcing the meeting will be published in the region. In 
addition to the public scoping meeting, public hearings will be held 
after the draft EIS has been prepared. The draft EIS will be available 
for public and agency review and comments before the public hearing.
    To ensure that a full range of issues related to the proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues 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 at the address provided above by July 30, 2010.

(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.)


    Issued on: April 26, 2010.
James C. Christian,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, 
Utah.
[FR Doc. 2010-10178 Filed 4-29-10; 8:45 am]
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