[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 67020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27692]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement: Los Angeles County, CA

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of 
Transportation (Caltrans), announces the availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the 6th Street Viaduct Seismic 
Improvement Project in Los Angeles County, California.

DATES: The comment period for the 6th Street Viaduct Seismic 
Improvement Project will end 30 days after publication of the NOA in 
the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: A hard copy of the document may be viewed at the following 
locations:
     City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering, Bridge 
Improvement Program, 1149 South Broadway, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 
90015
     Caltrans, District 7, 100 S Main St, Los Angeles CA 90012
     Benjamin Franklin City Library, 2200 E 1st St., Los 
Angeles, CA 90033
     Little Tokyo Branch City Library, 244 S. Alameda St., Los 
Angeles, CA 90012
     Los Angeles City Council District 14, 1870 E 1st Street, 
Los Angeles, CA 90033
    The report can also be accessed through the project Web site at 
http://www.la6thstreetviaduct.org; City Web site at http://eng.lacity.org/techdocs/emg/Environmental_Review_Documents.htm; and 
Caltrans Web site at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/resources/envdocs/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlos J. Montez, Branch Chief, 
Division of Environmental Planning, Caltrans District 7, 100 S. Main 
Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Telephone: (213) 897-9116.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA) assigned, and the California Department of 
Transportation (Caltrans) assumed, environmental responsibilities for 
this project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans as the delegated 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) agency has prepared a Final 
EIS on a proposal for 6th Street Viaduct Seismic Improvement project in 
Los Angeles County, California.
    The City of Los Angeles (City) and the California Department of 
Transportation (Caltrans) propose to undertake the seismic improvement 
of the 6th Street Viaduct over the Los Angeles River (Bridge No. 53C-
1880) and the 6th Street Overcrossing, which spans the US 101 Hollywood 
Freeway (Bridge No. 53-0595). These two bridges comprise a single 
structure--the 6th Street Viaduct. The project limits would extend 
along 6th Street from west of southbound (SB) Interstate 5 (I-5) on the 
east side of the Los Angeles River to Mill Street on the west side of 
the river.
    The project alternatives consist of two Build Alternatives 
(Alternative 2, Viaduct Retrofit; Alternative 3, Viaduct Replacement) 
and one No Action Alternative (Alternative 1). Alternative 3, Viaduct 
Replacement, has been selected as the Preferred Alternative. Under the 
replacement alternative, the proposed project would correct geometric 
design and structural detailing deficiencies of the existing viaduct by 
constructing the replacement to current standards set forth by American 
Association of State Highway and Transportation officials (AASHTO) and 
the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT).

(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.)

    Issued on: October 18, 2011.
Jacob Waclaw,
Senior Transportation Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Los 
Angeles, California.
[FR Doc. 2011-27692 Filed 10-27-11; 8:45 am]
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