[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 74 (Monday, April 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20510-20511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9517]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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 highway 
project in the City of Pittsburgh and the Borough of Millvale in 
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David W. Cough, P.E., Operations Group Leader, Federal Highway 
Administration, Pennsylvania Division Office, 228 Walnut Street, Room 
536, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1720, Telephone: (717) 221-3411
    OR
William Gibson, P.E., Project Manager, Pennsylvania Department of 
Transportation, District 11-0, 45 Thoms Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 
15017, Telephone: (412) 429-4930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the 
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), will prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to identify and evaluate 
alternatives for the reconstruction and widening of State Route 28 
including improvements to the intersections of State Route 28 and the 
31st Street

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Bridge and State Route 28 and the 40th Street Bridge. The proposed 
action would extend from Heinz Street in the City of Pittsburgh, to the 
Millvale Interchange in the Borough of Millvale. The length of the 
project is 3.3 kilometers (2.0) miles. Included in the overall project 
will be the identification of a range of alternatives that meet the 
identified project need, and supporting environmental documentation and 
analysis to recommend a selected alternative for implementation. A 
complete public involvement program is part of the project.
    Documentation of the need for the project was completed in 1997. 
This process identified the need for roadway improvements through the 
study area based on local and regional transportation demand, system 
linkage and continuity, geometric criteria, safety and local and 
regional planning.
    Alternatives that will be considered include: No Build; Widen left 
on existing alignment to bring roadway to freeway standards; Widen 
right on existing alignment to bring roadway to freeway standards; 
Widening alternative that combines widening left and right to bring 
roadway to freeway standards; and Improvements resulting in non-
standard freeway design features. A number of intersection and 
interchange alternatives at the 31st Street and 40th Street Bridges 
will be studied. These alternatives will be the basis for 
recommendation of alternatives to be carried forward for detailed 
environmental and engineering studies in the EIS.
    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 express interest in this proposal. 
Public meetings will be held in the area throughout the study process. 
Public involvement and agency coordination will be maintained 
throughout the development of the EIS.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues are identified, 
comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. 
Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS 
should be directed to FHWA or PennDOT 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)


James A. Cheatham,
FHWA Division Administrator, Harrisburg, PA.
[FR Doc. 00-9517 Filed 4-14-00; 8:45 am]
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