[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 15968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8511]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Environmental Impact Statement: Yankton County, South Dakota and 
Cedar County, Nebraska

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed bridge 
project between Cedar County, Nebraska and Yankton County, South 
Dakota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Kosola, Realty Officer, 
Federal Highway Administration, Federal Building, Room 220, 100 
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508, Telephone: (402) 437-
5521. Mr. Arthur Yonkey, Project Development Engineer, Nebraska 
Department of Roads, P.O. Box 94759, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509, 
Telephone: (402) 479-4795. Mr. Tim Bjorneberg, Chief Road Design 
Engineer, South Dakota Department of Transportation, Transportation 
Building, 700 East Broadway, Pierre, South Dakota 57501, Telephone: 
(605) 773-3433.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Nebraska 
Department of Roads, the South Dakota Department of Transportation, and 
the City of Yankton, South Dakota, will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) for a proposal to construct a bridge over the Missouri 
River. The proposed project would connect Yankton County, South Dakota 
and Cedar County, Nebraska, in the vinicity of Yankton, South Dakota.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) taking no action; (2) 
replacing the US 81 Bridge on the existing alignment; and (3) providing 
a new crossing upstream or downstream from the existing alignment.
    The US 81 Bridge has been listed as a historic landmark in the 
National Register of Historic Places. The existing bridge consists of 
two concrete decks; the upper deck providing one lane of northbound 
traffic into Yankton and the lower deck serving one lane of southbound 
traffic into Cedar County, Nebraska.
    An agency scoping meeting was held on December 10, 1996 and a 
public scoping meeting is planned. A Draft EIS will be prepared and a 
public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of the public 
scoping meeting and public hearing.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments 
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments and 
questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be 
directed to the FHWA or the Nebraska Department of Roads at the address 
provided.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Project 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)
Edward Kosola,
Realty Officer, Nebraska Division, Federal Highway Administration, 
Lincoln, Nebraska.
[FR Doc. 97-8511 Filed 4-2-97; 8:45 am]
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