[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33759-33760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16331]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement Salt Lake and Davis Counties, UT

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Revised notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is being prepared for a proposed 
transportation project in Salt Lake and Davis Counties, Utah. The 
initial notice of intent was given in the Federal Register on March 17, 
1997 (Volume 62, Number 51, Pages 12681-12682).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tom Allen, Project Development Engineer, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2520 West 4700 South, 
Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118, Telephone (801) 963-0182; Byron 
Parker, Utah Department of Transportation, 2060 South 2400 West, Salt 
Lake City, Utah 84104, Telephone (801) 975-4806; or Michael Schwinn, 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Suite A, 1403 South 600 West, Woods 
Cross, Utah 84010, Telephone (801) 295-8380.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Changes to the original notice of intent 
include: the determination of the northern terminus, change of the 
southern terminus from I-80 and 5600 West to 2100 North and I-215, 
change of the length of the highway from 17 to 13 miles, and updated 
information on the alternatives studied in detail and public meetings 
held. A detailed description of these changes are represented in the 
following information.
    The FHWA, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and 
the

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Utah Department of Transportation is preparing an EIS for 
transportation improvements in the corridor from 2100 North and I-215 
in Salt Lake City, Utah northward and eastward to the I-15/U.S. 89 
interchange in Farmington, Utah due to transportation demand studies 
identifying the need for an additional north-south route in corridor. 
System connections at each end as well as other appropriate 
interchanges will be included. The proposed improvement involves 
construction of approximately 13 miles of limited access, divided 
highway along a new alignment.
    Alternatives considered in this study include: (1) taking no 
action; (2) transportation system management; (3) intelligent 
transportation systems; (4) investment in mass transit; (5) 
reconstruction and widening of I-15 North; and (6) build alternatives. 
Transportation build alternatives being studied in detail include, but 
are not limited to: three alternative alignments with options.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments have 
been sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and to 
private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are 
known to have interest in this proposal. Three public meetings have 
been held. Scoping meetings were held on April 30, 1997 and May 1, 
1997. Public meetings presenting alternatives were held on August 20 
and 21, 1997, and public meetings presenting impacts of alternatives 
were held on October 28 and 29, 1997. A public hearing will be held 
after the draft EIS has been prepared. Public notice will be given of 
the time and place of the hearing. The draft EIS will be available for 
public and agency review and comment prior to the public hearing.
    Comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. 
Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS 
should be directed to the FHWA.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations 
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental 
consultation of Federal programs and activities apply to this 
program.)

    Issued: June 15, 1998.
Michael G. Ritchie,
Division Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-16331 Filed 6-18-98; 8:45 am]
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